GroundWire | Splatsin Members Oppose Land Transfer, River Run, Community Radio Awards

Jul 12, 2016

GroundWire | Splatsin Members Oppose Land Transfer, River Run, Community Radio Awards

GroundWire | Splatsin Members Oppose Land Transfer, River Run, Community Radio Awards. This episode of GW was produced by volunteers at Kootenay Co-operative Radio on Sinixt traditional territory in Nelson BC.

Headlines

Government of British Columbia's 2016 Crown Contaminated Sites Report released | Catherine Fisher, CJLY

Inquest into the deaths of seven First Nations youths | Carly Forbes, GroundWire

Features

Walk in opposition to condominium developments on a sacred site on unceded Algonquin Territory | Matt Cicero, CKCU/OPIRG Radio

Splatsin community members opposed the transfer of land that is known to be an ancestral burial ground | Gunargie O'Sullivan, CFRO

River Run protest in support of Grassy Narrows at Queen's Park in Toronto | Stephane Doucet, CKUW

Community Radio Report

Highlighting the work and achievements of community radio volunteers and producers at this year's National Campus and Community Radio Awards | Ophira Horwitz, CFUZ

Music in this episode by Casse-Tête: A Festival of Experimental Music which takes place each June in Prince George, BC. Featured: Hunt the Circle by Alberta composer and musician Kathleen Yearwood