The New Democrat whose 27-vote, come-from-behind election victory is
being credited with giving Premier David Eby a razor-thin majority says
he's a bridge builder in his diverse community and the party needs to
forge similar relationships across British Columbia.
Garry Begg's slim win over the BC Conservative candidate in
Surrey-Guildford is still subject to a judicial recount, but for now it
gives the NDP the 47 seats needed to form a majority in British
Columbia's 93-seat legislature ...
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FORSETH: Without a strong local presence, there is NO reason for anyone to tune in to local(?) radio
LOCAL HOMETOWN RADIO IS DYING … and without serious measures put in place, it will likely never see the light of day again. For well over four decades, the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) has presided over its’ demise, and for that I say, “Shame”. Without out a word to say enough was enough, the CRTC has allowed corporate Canada to buy up one radio station after the other, and then allowed them to slash staff to the point where some so-called local radio stations do nothing more than air programming that originates from communities well outside the region in which they are located. Case in point? On CHNL* 610 in Kamloops, the morning show hosted by Vinnie and Randi, DOES NOT originate from Kamloops -- it doesn’t even originate here in BC. It’s a program that Stingray airs across multiple radio stations in Western Canada. It doesn’t end there. Not only are Vinnie and Rando doing mornings on CHNL, but they also show up on sister station Country 103 … and of course o...
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