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This week on the show we heard a review of the Yes You Can! conference that took place this past week at Carleton, and a summary of Robyn’s presentation that she gave at the event. We also had a report from special guest Greg Boyle on the South March Highlands rally to protect Beaver . . . → Read More: January 20, 2011: The Yes You Can! Conference, Episode 2  Robyn Penney: Yes You Can! Conference - Greening Your World [6:11] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThe Yes You Can conference – this weekend at Carleton University. Visit www.yesyoucancu.com for tickets, or more information. This morning on the show we heard from an organizer of this weekend’s Yes You Can! conference, and Matt Ellerbeck talked about vegetarianism. Emile Scheffel: The Yes You Can! Conference By: Henry Hawkins, Regular . . . → Read More: January 13, 2011: The Yes You Can Conference For our first show in the new year, we played a couple of features from our archives. One about jobs in geography, and another with Michael Runtz, on a talk he gave last year entitled ‘Sex, Flies, and Videotape’. Also, next week is the Yes You Can! conference at Carleton, with SPF’s Robyn Penney . . . → Read More: January 6, 2011: Happy New Year This morning we heard all about GIS Department in Madgic, the upcoming GIS Day at Carleton on November 17th, and talked to Greg Macdougall from Organizing for Justice, a conference being held this weekend to promote social, environmental, and economic justice. You can visit the Carleton GIS Day website, or the worldwide website for more . . . → Read More: November 11, 2010: GIS Day At Carleton The CKCU Funding Drive This morning on the show we had our second funding drive show, and raised another $140 to bring out total to $305 dollars for the our funding drive contribution. If you wanted to donate, it’s not too late! Call the station at 613 520 3920, or toll free at . . . → Read More: November 4, 2010: Funding Drive Show II The CKCU Funding Drive: Visit their website at www.ckcufm.com and support community radio! The CKCU Funding Drive It’s that time again; the annual CKCU Funding Drive! During the 3 week period, the station raises money toward their operating budget for the year, and every show kicks in to help them reach their $110,000 target. . . . → Read More: October 28, 2010: Funding Drive Show I The LEED Certification Logo of the Canada Green Building Council, and one of the first Platinum Certified buildings in the US. Have you ever wondered what it takes for a building to be ‘green’, or what that term means beyond some vague definitions or confusing claims? The LEED Certification is perhaps the most widely . . . → Read More: September 16, 2010: LEED Building Certifications A map of the Petitcodiac River, with its 4 main tributaries highlighted in light blue. From time to time on SPF we like to highlight the work of volunteer organizations that work to promote environmental protection and restoration. Today we put the spotlight on Lake Ontario Waterkeeper, an organization that promotes public education and . . . → Read More: September 2, 2010: Petitcodiac River On the May Long weekend SPFer Matt Street went camping at Sand Banks Provincial Park and took along his audio recorder. He recorded some interesting sounds, but he particularly liked this story that was read around the campfire. Listen carefully and you can hear the fire and the frogs in the background. The Story . . . → Read More: May 21, 2009: Campfire Stories And Karate Kids 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. . . . → Read More: October 30, 2008: The Funding Drive |
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