The first of our funding drive shows brought in $320 in pledges. Thanks to everyone who donated to keep CKCU running for another year!
Matt Street reported on another fundraising effort: a pumpkin carving contest in Ottawa that raised money for low-income Kenyan children to attend secondary school through the Canada Mathare Education Trust. Organizer Wayne [...]
Entries from October 2008
October 30, 2008 – Funding Drive I
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Tags: Africa · Education · Volunteerism
October 23, 2008 – Farming
October 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Two features today dealt with farming in the Ottawa area. First, Minh Ngo spoke with young farmers about the joys and challenges of learning how to live off the land – and produce enough food to make a living as well. Then, Bryan Grimwood paid a visit to the new farmer’s market at Carleton University [...]
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October 16, 2008 – Homelessness in Ottawa
October 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This show featured a two-part documentary on homelessness produced by Heather Gilberds. In the documentary, homeless people share their experiences in their own words and researchers discuss some of the systemic and policy issues that surround insecure housing and homelessness in Ottawa.
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October 9, 2008 – Action-based education
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In June 2007, the Ontario provincial government pledged to accept all 32 recommendations made by a special working group on environmental education. New SPF contributor Bryan Grimwood discussed the implementation of the Bondar report on environmental education with Grant Linney, past president of the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario.
Then, Digory McGinn and Brittany Boychuk [...]
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October 2, 2008 – Wind Power
October 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
On this show Tim Weis from the Pembina Institute discussed the opportunities and challenges facing the further development of wind power in Canada. He told Carol Hunsberger about differences in provincial regulations, the contribution electricity solutions can make to bigger energy problems, and the need for long-term government planning to encourage investment in renewable energy.
For [...]
Tags: Alternative energy