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Today we heard a feature from the archives, from Matt Street and Carol Hunsberger taking a look at biking to the Ottawa Bluesfest back in 2007. They spoke with people at the festival, and discussed why biking to this annual festival (coming up in only 2 month) is the best way to go! We . . . → Read More: May 13, 2010: Biking In Ottawa, Part 1 This week on the show we heard from Stewart Fast, with the first instalment in a new feature we are calling ‘Managing Your Lawn, Managing Expectations’. The segment will look at some of the oddities of lawncare, and this one looked at the urge to maintain a perfect lawn, with or without pesticides, at . . . → Read More: May 6, 2010: Spring (And Gardening) Is In The Air This week on the show Robyn Penney spoke with the winner of the Ottawa 2010 Eco-Stewardship Award, Jim Birtch. He is the founder of the Biosphere Eco-City project and a Carleton Geography Alumni. They discussed the model and its potential role in improving our urban environment by engaging citizens to become more active and aware. This week on the show, Henry Hawkins spoke with Fran Klodawsky, a professor of Geography at Carleton, about her research on homelessness in Ottawa. She spoke to some of the many myths of homelessness; why people become homeless, why it is not so easy to get out of, substance abuse and mental illnesses, and . . . → Read More: March 25, 2010: Homelessness In Ottawa This March SPFer Robyn Penney competed in the Eco-logical Green building competition held in Carleton’s Architecture Building. She was put on a team and competed with students from Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. Within two days the teams had to fully redesign the Science and Technology Museum and adapt it to a different location, just . . . → Read More: Robyn Penney’s CBC Radio One Interview 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. This week on the show, Ashleigh Grange interviewed Diane Falvey about the reality and the possibilities of permaculture, both in Canada an internationally. Diane will be speaking at the “Power of Community” event tonight at the main branch of the Ottawa Library from 7-9 pm, hosted by the Sierra Club. Ever found yourself in . . . → Read More: November 15, 2007: Toward Sustainable Living Our first guest was Naser al-Ardah from Relief International, who is the organization’s Regional Program Development Director for the Middle East and North Africa. Naser discussed the potential for a women’s microfinance program in the West Bank to contribute to greater economic stability, social networking and a stronger social structure in an area that . . . → Read More: November 8, 2007: Growing Local Resources Safety has a major effect on the way we perceive our urban spaces. Often youth are identified as a safety problem in a community; however, youth are very much a part of the community and have safety concerns themselves. In this segment Matt Street talked with Leonore Evans, a graduate student at Carleton, about . . . → Read More: October 4, 2007: Act Locally Two features this week dealt with ideas that can change our outlook on life. First, Brittany Boychuk speaks with Mike Nickerson, the author of Life, Money and Illusion: Living on Earth as if we want to stay. They discuss problems with our market-driven economy and current societal focus on money, as well as positive . . . → Read More: September 20, 2007: Change Your Mind |
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