Let’s Talk Music is back with a little twist! Let’s Talk Europe will be taking over for the next couple weeks. Our music director took a trip to Europe and recorded audio recordings for CFUR, tune in to a step by step journey on a solo trip to Europe!
Northern Static Series - Big Fancy S2 Ep5
We were so excited to have the man, the mystery, the legend, old-timey, western swingin’, honky-tonk, two-steppin son of a gun in CFUR Studios. Performing under the name Big Fancy, we are honoured to welcome Blake Bamford to our airwaves for this episode of the Northern Static Series!
Catch new episodes of the Northern Static Series on CFUR 88.7FM every Wednesday at 7pm, re-broadcasted on Sundays at 10am. All episodes will be posted on our website, mixcloud, youtube, and can be found on podcast platforms “Northern Static Series”!
Support Big Fancy here: https://bigfancy.bandcamp.com/album/the-legendary-loser-wins-again
Produced, recorded, interviewed and edited by Genevieve Tucker in CFUR Studios
Performance edited by Connor Pritchard
Audio mixed and mastered by Connor Pritchard
This initiative is made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada
A Hiatus for the Little Prince – Part 2: End of the Line? - July 1st, 2026
While the Little Prince has been the cute cherry-on-top of Lheidli T’enneh Memorial Park for decades, the investment it requires to extend its timeline brings gravity to its whimsical ambience as its hiatus sheds light on the historical role the locomotive played in developing the community as we know it.. CFURadio looks at whether the sister miniature rail operation at the Central BC Railway & Forestry Museum can capture stranded passengers, and seeks to understand what the big obstacles are for the Little Prince in the meantime.
photo Credit - Ian Gregg
A Hiatus for the Little Prince – Part 1: A Moving Story - July 1st, 2026
CFUR off the air for campus maintenance until 3pm today
Heads up listeners! CFURadio will go off-air by powering down our transmitter between 12pm-3pm, today:
Saturday, June 27th
This is due to campusmaintenance work, but we still love and respect you, dear audience ;)
Our STREAM though will also not be live, so sorry if you plan catch us there on your device: cfur.ca/listen-live
Northern Static Series - Bug Riot S2 Ep4
Bug Riot is an absolute force who blends punk, folk, and metal with raw and honest emotions. Bug brings life’s chaos and challenges into their music, offering a relatable human experience.
Catch new episodes of the Northern Static Series on CFUR 88.7FM every Wednesday at 7pm, re-broadcasted on Sundays at 10am. All episodes will be posted on our website, mixcloud, youtube, and can be found on podcast platforms “Northern Static Series”!
Produced, recorded, edited by Genevieve Tucker in CFUR Studios
Interviewed by Grace Hoksbergen
Performance edited by Connor Pritchard
Audio mixed and mastered by Connor Pritchard
This initiative is made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada
20260618 - Artswells Lets Talk music
Today we talked about whats to come with Artswells Festival.
Caterpillars crawl into Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh, but set to fly off by June’s end - June 18, 2026
June 18, 2026
Forest tent caterpillars, or “t’angoo dughai” have been spotted massing on deciduous trees locally, and across the west of Canada this summer, returning after an approximately 10 year cycle. If you find them yucky, luckily this year’s cycle will soon be over, but next year could support them in larger numbers. Photo Credit - Ian Gregg
Caterpillars have inspired many-legged creativity from children’s books, famous literary characters, theories involving government intervention, culinary exploits, to the Stranger’s rockabilly hit The Caterpillar Crawl. Perhaps more commonly, forest tent caterpillars inspire revulsion in those who happen upon a writhing infestation of them roughly every ten years. Locally, they’re doing just that as their blue-striped presence has re-emerged. They’re even making appearances as far away as Chetwynd, Calgary & Edmonton this June 2026. While it’s evident that many people find forest tent caterpillars yucky, CFURadio wondered if they pose any serious threat to people, the environment, or the plants they actively munch on.
Dr. Dezene Huber, an entomologist in the University of Northern British Columbia’s Ecosystem Science and Management Program spoke with us to essentially say, “No.” While their presence may be alarming, they do have a number of natural enemies which eventually bring their numbers down, all are an integral part of the ecosystem, and the critters have been present long enough locally to earn the Lheidli Dakelh name “t’angoo dughai.” While the forest tent caterpillar can cause allergic reactions in some people, and stress the trees after repeated outbreaks, ultimately, “a lot of forest insects, things we call pests, things like the mountain pine beetle,” said Huber, “they’re just here in low levels doing their thing. You’d have to go look hard for them to find them nine years out of ten, but then suddenly they show up and everyone is like, ‘Where did they come from?’ Well they were here. They just haven’t… they haven’t left.”
Meanwhile these arthropods will continue to munch until they mature into moths later this month. At which point they will lay their eggs, locally, and we will get to see if our environment can support their numbers next spring or not. Have a listen for lore, curiosity, and hopeless prevention tips.
Ian Gregg, CFURadio 88.7FM, Due North News, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.
In the collection of photos above, a stand of aspen trees has been eaten by forest tent caterpillars on the east side of Tyner Blvd near the University Heights neighborhood in Prince George—Lheidli T’enneh. One of these trees is featured in the photo collection. Another photo shows the pedestrian path on the East side of Tyner Blvd, which is littered with the desiccated remains of thousands of forest tent caterpillars.
Photo Credit - Ian Gregg
A mass of forest tent caterpillars is pictured. They tend to gather on hammock like structures of their own design, spun from the silk they can produce and dangle from.
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Episode #3 of Northern Static Series ft. Katherine Benny
Born and raised locally in Lheidli T'enneh Keyoh , Katherine Benny is a wearer of many hats. She is a seasoned arts administrator, producer, performer, and passionate advocate for the arts in Northern BC. Since 2022, Katherine has been involved with 'Coldsnap - the prince george winter music festival', where she is currently Communications Manager and Producer. She excels at "Vibe Management"—harnessing her contagious enthusiasm to build powerful, collaborative teams where every performer, crew member, and volunteer feels supported and appreciated. As a performer, Katherine typically focuses on mallet percussion, but also dabbles in Foley arts, melodica and piano.
Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5F9F2Omn73G8KZxYgNdXw7?si=4I4yVLmcR4KgxgcIi1uM_
YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZJvI0N-g9bk
Catch new episodes of the Northern Static Series on CFUR 88.7FM every Wednesday at 7pm, re-broadcasted on Sundays at 10am. All episodes will be posted on our mixcloud, youtube, and can be found on podcast platforms “Northern Static Series”!
Produced, recorded, edited and interviewed by Genevieve Tucker in CFUR Studios *with help from Grace Hoksbergen
Performance edited by Connor Pritchard
Audio mixed and mastered by Connor Pritchard
This initiative is made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada