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Meet the Mehtas

In CBC, Prince George on 15 December 2011 tagged cbc, housing, landlords, Natalie Clancy, Prince George, tenant rights, tenants, Vancouver, Victoria Towers with 2 comments

This one feels good. As I write this, the most prominent story on CBC’s B.C. website is about some Vancouver landlords who are being taken to court by the city for years of causing problems for their tenants and refusing to pay fines when ordered. A pretty big story from those Vancouver residents who’ve been [...]

Defending the Stanley Cup riots as B.C.’s top news story

In British Columbia, CBC on 14 December 2011 tagged 2011, cbc, social media, story of the year, Vancouver, Vancouver riots with 2 comments

CBC has chosen its top B.C. news story: the Stanley Cup riots. On the surface, this seems like a pretty dismissable choice.  It’s Vancouver-centric. It’s flashy, rather than substantial. It’s just hockey. But think back to when those riots started. Think back to the moment that you realized that the core of B.C.’s biggest city, [...]

No Magic Bullet: Tenant Rights in B.C.

In British Columbia, CBC, Prince George on 1 December 2011 tagged cbc, Daybreak North, fire, homelessness, housing, landlord, low-income, Murry Krause, Standards of Maintenance Bylaw, Tony Wedzinga, Vancouver, Victoria Towers with 4 comments

the Victoria Towers apartment, still damaged Summary: Even though the province of B.C. has a branch that can order landlords to repair or upgrade their rental units, it’s up to municipalities to make sure the work gets done. And many cities, including Prince George, have no mechanism to do this. So what are renters supposed [...]

Producing and Luck

In CBC, personal on 29 July 2011 with 1 comment

I’m producing Daybreak North today. That sounds bigger than it probably is, since I’m only holding things together for a day, as opposed to actually taking on the full-on management portions of the producer’s job. Still, I’m nervous. And excited. Two years ago, I didn’t know what I was going to be doing. I was [...]

Rick Mercer at UNBC

In CBC on 22 March 2011 with no comments

When it comes to Canadian celebrities, you don’t get much bigger than Rick Mercer. I was actually surprised by this– I know he still has his show, but I though his fan base was mostly limited to people who remembered his 22 Minutes/Talking to Americans Day. Boy, was I wrong. He was in town after [...]

On Climbing Frozen Trees and Killing Babies

In CBC, personal, Prince George, radio on 24 February 2011 tagged cbc, Daybreak North, ice climbing, ice tree, Prince George, radio, winter with no comments

Iceclimbing – Daybreak Edition “Please don’t mess this up.” That thought kept jumping into my head as I stood on the outskirts of the city, in a complete strangers’ front yard, against the backdrop of a completely frozen tree being used for iceclimbing. That’s right. Iceclimbing. On a tree. I first got wind of this [...]

Live Radio

In CBC, personal, radio on 15 January 2011 with Comments Off

So, I’m now a researcher at CBC Radio. I’ve even taken some training. And as time goes on, I’m starting to feel more and more like I might actually know what I’m doing around there. But over the last couple of weeks, I’ve had to do something I wasn’t sure I was ready for: go [...]

My Day So Far… December 13, 2010 (CBC Training in Vancouver, Day 1)

In CBC, personal on 13 December 2010 with 1 comment

Left Prince George… Arrived in Vancouver (no rain yet)… Tried out the Millennium Line (it’s pretty great– in at 8, downtown by 9)… Found the CBC… Got a little meta with my t-shirt… Found the dungeon leading to our workspace (it’s actually a nice big studio, but the entrance is a bit ominous)… Had a ridiculous burger [...]

Prince George's Best Arm Wrestler

In CBC on 8 December 2010 tagged arm wrestling, audio with Comments Off

My parents live near a champion arm wrestler. A few years ago,  I found out that he was training a guy I went to high school with in how to be a competitive arm wrestler. When I found out that he was headed to the world championships after a few successful national runs, I went to [...]

Meet the new researcher for CBC Radio in Northern BC

In CBC, personal on 24 November 2010 with Comments Off

Hey. In case you are one of the two or three people who read this blog and yet don’t know me, last week I successfully applied for the permanent researcher position at CBC. I’ve been doing that job since September in a contract role, and I’d been backfilling it on a pretty regular basis since [...]