Sara Jones is back with a brand new episode! This episode highlights new music from local bands Infectious, Limelight and so much more! Learn about all the events happening in August at Omineca- Your favorite local community arts centre! For all the details on the events discussed in this episode visit our events calendar at www.ominecaartscentre.com
Final Episode of S2 of the Northern Static Series ft Melissa Walker is available now!
On the final episode of Season 2 of the Northern Static Series, we sat down and got to know Melissa Walker. Melissa is very well known and admired within our music community. Her music career spans widely throughout the past decade plus and has become a cornerstone of Northern BC’s live music scene. She has played bass in many projects throughout the years, recorded on multiple records, graced an endless number of stages all across the country and overseas. Melissa Walker is one of the hardest working musicians out there who puts an incredible amount of care in every song she learns and performs. She is most recently making herself known by performing her own songs with her band Checkdown Charlie.
Support Checkdown Charlie here: https://checkdowncharlie.bandcamp.com/album/they-find-a-way-3
Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5lXrr60yD5YQzvqDT270WU?si=3J5g65ZPS6yk5VG7IjhWYQ
YouTube: https://youtu.be/vGC9LPd3QJ0
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, and Interviewed By Genevieve Tucker in CFUR Studios *with help from Grace Hoksbergen. Performance edited and recorded by Connor Pritchard. Audio mixed and mastered by Connor Pritchard
This initiative is made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada
Nixon Boyd Interview - 20260810
Tune into this interview with the Toronto based artist Nixon Boyd who is also part of the band 'Hollerado'! Nixon Boyd just released an album called 'Every Time We Turn A Corner'. Check it out to hear the recording process, future plans and how Nixon started off as a musician!
UNBC's New Cyber Secutiry Courses
UNBC is expanding is now offering four new courses in Cyber Security. You can access these courses remotely at any time and receive a recognized certifications to help meet the growing demand for cyber-skilled professionals. Check out this interview with the manager, Nicole, to learn more!
Local dives into the Fraser River Challenge
Local resident Michelle Connolly shifts her conservation efforts from the forest to the river by participating in The Fraser River Challenge relay swim from the headwaters to the mouth of the Fraser.
Photo: Kinney Lake BC
Credit: Naomi Devine - Fraser Riverkeeper
The Angels Interview - 20260801
Tune into this interview with the lovely Nelson based Trio, The Angels! The Angels were such a pleasure to chat with about how the trio met, a bit of behind the scenes info and future music goals :)
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Let's Talk Music - 20260730
First new episode of Let's Talk Music in a while! Check it out for some fun Indie tunes picked out by our Summer Intern, Kristian!
Northern Static Series - Genevieve Jaide S2 Ep9
We are stoked to showcase our Station Manager, Genevieve Jaide for this episode of the Northern Static Series. Tune in to hear more about Genevieve’s upbringing, songwriting process, and to hear an acoustic performance featuring some new tunes!
Support Genevieve Jaide’s music here: https://genevievejaide.bandcamp.com/album/why-am-i-like-this
Spotify Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7rXTjKygRDeE43jjE8EZM9?si=FVUbeGfwTkaCx1wa9BbVyA
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cfuradio_88.7/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Gls4qSUHsKE
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”!
Interviewed by Grace Hoksbergen in CFUR Studios
Performance edited and recorded by Connor Pritchard
Audio mixed and mastered by Connor Pritchard
This initiative is made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada
Enbridge Lugs Four Billion Dollars of Loops into Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh
Enbridge announced a four billion dollar pipeline expansion project to take place along Highway 97 with the partial investment of the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation and the consent of the City of Prince George. Provincial and Federal Ministers took notice. Photo Credit - Ian Gregg
Mayo Simon Yu’s signature is seen on a symbolic section of pipe to be placed over the course of installation.
Photo Credit - Ian Gregg
On Monday July 20th a crowd that included local politicians, labour reps, and employers gathered in Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh’s BCR site to hear Enbridge’s executive vice-president of gas transmission, Matthew Akman, and CEO of Enbridge, Greg Ebel, announce the initiation of their $4 Billion dollar Sunrise Expansion Program. The project will install pipeline expansion loops in our region approximately between McLeod Lake and Hixon. The executives were flanked on-stage by Lheidli T’enneh Chief, Dolleen Logan, Federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Tim Hodgson, and BC Minister of Jobs and Economic Development, Ravi Kahlon who welcomed the news.
That much investment in the pre-existing Westcoast Transmission System brought a lot of attention, with Ministers of this stature rarely making joint visits to our region. It also promises to bring a lot of opportunities and tax revenue to the area, including a $3 Billion estimated GDP growth for the country at large. Obstacles were navigated to bring the project to this point, and not just in terms of regulations and logistics, which were overcome with relative haste. To that effect, Minister Hodgson stated, “The Sunrise Expansion project has gone from approval to groundbreaking in just three months, showing how in 2026 Canada has gone from delay to delivery,”
The entrance to the event site was flanked with rows of 42” diameter pipe destined for the Sunrise Expansion Program, fabricated in Regina, SK by Inter Pipeline.
Image Credit - Ian Gregg
Enbridge has had difficulty gaining traction in the area since its Northern Gateway Pipeline Proposal was cancelled in 2016, and a gas pipeline the company operates ruptured in 2018, 15km from Prince George’s city centre, in Shelley, that resulted in a fireball visible from several kilometers away. These trials have been handled with fortuitous results, but some questions remain.
Looking past local ecological impacts, or climate change factors that go along with fossil fuels, and the Woodfibre LNG facility incorporated into the greater pipeline network’s net-zero feature, the risks that “man camps” associated with industrial projects of this nature bring into communities are now on the company’s radar. Enbridge developed a Community Gender Safety (CAGS) Plan for the project in an attempt to address and mitigate the impacts that a temporary influx of working men can bring into a community. The plan fosters increased cultural awareness, incorporates human trafficking prevention, and outlines codes of conduct, among other aspects that intend to create respect for community policies.
A view of the expanse within one section of 42” diameter pipe to be used in the Sunrise Expansion Project.
Photo Credit - Ian Gregg
Human resources are another challenge the project and community face, with an estimated 1,300 local jobs to fill. The timing of Enbridge’s announcement follows Canfor’s announcement of the Northwood Pulpmill closure by mere days. That closure represents about 300 layoffs, and hope has been expressed by Ministers in attendance at the BCR stockyard that a labour transition can occur between the two entities. When it comes to upskilling that cohort, or training a new workforce locally, the College of New Caledonia is the obvious choice for education. That institution made over 100 cuts to its workforce over the last two years though. To that end BC Minister Ravi Kahlon expressed, “Quite frankly the thing that stresses me out most from all the economic development, is how are we going to train enough people up for those opportunities.” The College had already taken advantage of the province’s doubling of trades funding amidst its cuts, but Federal Team Canada Strong funding Minister Kahlon referenced sounds promising.
While signatures now adorn a section of the 42” diameter pipe, and tires currently turn towards Minister Hodgson’s vision of Canada becoming an energy superpower, little Prince George–Lheidli T’enneh lays in the middle of a path where big interests shape a big picture.