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Talking With Friends, Sharing the Load PodcastSmells Like ChildhoodWhen I was a kid, growing up in a small mountain town in the West Kootenays of BC, summer Sundays meant gardening and washing the concrete sidewalks. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joannapiros.substack.com/subscribe2025-02-2104 min
Regent College PodcastDr. Janet Soskice: God and Creation (Laing Lectures 2025)We're kicking off Season 6 with a mini-series on Women in Theology! In this episode, we hear from Dr. Janet Soskice, who delivered the 2025 Laing Lectures at Regent (Feb 4-6, 2025) on the topic "God and Creation: An Urgent Teaching for Today." In this engaging conversation, Janet shares about her time as a Regent student, her work on the doctrine of creation and the names of God, and her experience as a woman in theology. BioDr. Janet Martin Soskice is the William K. Warren Distinguished Research Professor of Catholic Theology at...2025-02-1455 min
Talking With Friends, Sharing the Load PodcastSmells Like ChildhoodWhen I was a kid, growing up in a small mountain town in the West Kootenays of BC, summer Sundays meant gardening and washing the concrete sidewalks. My dad was proud of the steps and sidewalks because they were the product of the combined efforts of the neighbourhood’s men, who used a hand mixer and countless wheelbarrows and spades to fill, smooth and edge the layouts. Like barn-raisings of old, this is the way things were done back then.We kids did a bit in the garden, mostly turning the soil to find the new potatoes, bu...2024-07-2404 min
The 10Adventures PodcastEP-144 SKIING IN CANADA: A breakdown of where to Ski from Whistler to BanffThis week we have Alex Ross back on the podcast. Alex is the Founder of Fresh Adventures, and he shares his insight of the skiing opportunities from Whistler to Banff.
During the podcast we cover skiing the Coast Range, the Okanagan, West Kootenays, East Kootenays, Powder Highway, and the Rockies. Learn about the best snow, terrain, towns and how to get around.
Looking for a tour, check out: 11-day BC ski tour, 9-day BC ski tour, 6-day BC Ski Tour, Powder Highway Ski trip, 9-day Rocky Mountain Ski trip, Powder Highway in a campervan, and a...2023-12-0448 min
The Whiteout Ski PodcastS2. E2 British Columbia Special Bonus EditionDrop us a message with any questions you may have :)In this fantastic bonus episode, we chat with Squamish, BC resident Amber Turnau who tells us the ins and outs of the best ski resorts in British Columbia, Canada the massive province that we all know and love and home to some of the best ski resorts in the world. Beginning on the west coast, The resorts start at Vancouver Island's Mount Washington Alpine Resort. Then, as you make your way to the mainland, head up the fabulous Sea to Sky Highway to Wh...2023-10-1813 min
The Tyee: Audio EditionPanic on the CutblockTree planting offers lots of alone time outdoors, good for anxiety. On the other hand, there’s wildfire season.
Madeline Dunnett spends her time between Vancouver, the Comox Valley and the West Kootenays. She has a master of journalism from UBC and is interested in the intersections of climate change and mental health.
https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2023/04/07/Panic-Cutblock/2023-04-0700 min
This Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 35 - MaxJoined in shed studio by Max. He produces bands, podcasts; plays in three bands; the Adits, Severed Arm, and Reality Trap. He trades things with strangers, lives a luxurious lifestyle beside a funeral home, and grew up racing through wild streets of Montreal.
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2023-03-0458 minThis Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 34 feat. Santa ClausCome and check in with Santa with us! Whoaaaaa! Also, heartwarming stories to share with your family by the hearth. Gather, Sip, and take your wool pants off, it's time for Holiday grab assing!2023-02-2028 min
The Smoke ShowS03E10 - East Meets West In Battle Of the KootenaysPowered by Castlegar Kia, The Smoke Show Podcast returns for another episode to recap a weekend split by the Smoke Eaters, who get back in the win column thanks to a 6-3 win over the Spruce Kings. It now sets up a final home and home series with the Cranbrook Bucks, who sit second in the Interior Conference. As part of the lead up to the game we're joined by Bucks Network contributor a member of the Cranbrook Bucks podcast, Chris Keck to talk the Kootenay rivalry and the expectation going into this weekend. All that and more on...2023-02-091h 02This Week in The West KootenaysThe Ads Volume IITurn it up and tell your Aunt about your mom's favourite podcast episode, The Ads Volume II! Featuring new ads, revamped ads, and more bathroom sounds that your mom absolutely loves!
Please, go easy on yourself this holiday season. Buy a gift that you know someone will loathe, watch their face, observe how they change their demeanour toward you in 2023. Try bocce in the winter, hell, pull one out in nature, for once.
Thanks for the listens and the shares and the love. It's been a blast of a year.
2022-12-1851 minThis Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 32 - Man Gut with ST3 and Dr. TinaIn Episode 32 we tackle the problem of Man Guts. Are they useful? Are they healthy? Do you want to keep it?
Buckle up, strap in, grab a can of lard, and listen in!2022-11-1730 minThis Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 31 - Spine Tingler Tales feat. Rad Dog, Philliam and Gord and CourtneyEpisode 31 has the thrills and spills. Not for the scared of heart. Not for those who are afraid of a little nipple sauce. But YES for us who love to be super cool. When you're super cool, you'll bleed blue blood. Nobody knows what any of this means.
Rad Dog, Gord and Courtney and Philliam scare us with first hand accounts of terror. These stories are tinglers, they are real, and you will die.
Join us!
wkinthewk@gmail.com2022-10-2648 minThis Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 30 feat Janna pt 2We continue the conversation with the wise and welcoming Janna, and we discuss religion, conformity, and traveling.
I also visited the Doukhabour Discovery Center with the kids. There is learning to be done!
Remember kids, email wkinthewk@gmail.com if you have an ad you'd like to work on together. if you have a live event, visit www.livekootenays.com2022-10-211h 10This Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 29 Feat Janna Pt 1Episode 29 features Janna, a lawyer, advocate, business instructor, business advisor, and knowledge sharer. In part 1 we talk about why nobody wants to be a mayor anymore and the general state of humankind. Also, a sweet show in Nelson happened, Hell Fire and Screamer, brought to the area by Noise Cult Productions. Also, ads, can't live with them, can't listen to them, can't even feel my legs2022-10-151h 25This Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 28 feat Kaleigh from The Shop and Jalopy TalkEpisode 28 features an awesome chat with Kaleigh from The Shop in Castlegar, and we chat skateboards and Jalopy Parade and Punk Rock Show. It also features ALL the Jalopy ads played in a ROW. Now that's exciting2022-09-2256 minThis Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 27 ft Martin PopoffThis Episode Features the legendary Martin Popoff of Trail, BC. This man knows music and has published more than 115 books and written more music reviews than anyone in history. Also, Why was the lead level in 1992 in Trail? Kill Rats and Adits at the Royal? Roundworms?2022-08-2843 minThis Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 26 - Jay from MASSIFJay from the independent and gloriously welcoming MASSIF Music Festival joins (15:45). We also look at the building in which Massif was first held, the original Sing Ching Laundry, what's the short history behind that??
And more, get your tits ready2022-08-1937 minThis Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 25 feat. Robin the MacOn this episode we chat with radio personality Robin (22:23) who has spent the last year in Nelson working on-air at the local radio stations. We also catch up with a joke teller in Nelson and cat about the the LOUDEST year in the history of Ymir BC.2022-08-121h 03This Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 24 feat. Sam and the DamsIn episode 24 we chat about the Jalopy Parade, why there isn't an abundance of fish in the Columbia River and dearest Sam stop by the shed (25:58) to chat dams, hockey fandom, and life in the fast lane. Join us will you!2022-08-0254 minThis Week in The West KootenaysJalopy Parade AnnouncementIt appears we have a venue to host a some bands in Castlegar! Prior to this happy ending, there with a first ever Jalopy Parade! Get your rust box, your shit wagon, your yellow hearse and creaky buggy, drive it down the road and win.
There will be more info coming so soon your heart will melt.
2022-07-2213 min
Franc OuestAgriculture, Language loss and the Road back to one’s roots according to RACHEL TETREAULTEnglish-speaking farmer, Rachel Tetreault, reveals her Franco-Quebec origins and her complicated relationship with the French language. Rachel's family is originally from Eastern Quebec. Her parents moved out west before she was born. A victim of linguistic insecurity, Rachel left aside the common use of French as a teenager after being bullied due to her Franco-Colombian accent. Having grown up in English in the West Kootenays, she now wants her children to speak French and be connected to their roots. Rachel Tetreault is actively involved with Canadian Parents for French – Castlegar Chapter as president to ensure the sustainability of French am...2022-07-0124 min
This Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 22 with Steve MarcWe are joined today by Steve from Steve Marc and the Marksmen (14:51),
Joined in the studio as well by Sam and Dalia and we discuss the Ghost Town of Sandon! Buckle up compadres, it's time for a feast of horse backs!
2022-06-1744 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThe Ads Volume 1These are all the ads from the episodes thus far in chronological order.2022-05-181h 36This Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 20 Featuring Nathan, Budtender ExtraordinaireThis episode features the very knowledgable and entertaining Nate, chatting about bud, life, and a little of the wild side of life in Trail. We also rip through some of the headlines, buckle up and hold on and be glad your impaired ass isn't driving2022-05-021h 17This Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 19 featuring The TarholesThis episode featuring The amazing Tarholes! Get out and see them this summer! Bobtown stops by to swap car crash and poop stories and Kirk, from the Adits, discusses a post on Facebook about a YURT for sale. https://thetarholes.bandcamp.com wkinthewk@gmail.com2022-04-191h 19
This Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 18 featuring JesseIn this episode Reverend Ted joins and the book burning intensifies. We also chat with Jesse in Trail and if you'd like your mind to go somewhere you'd never thought, listen! Out of town report featuring ST3 and a whole lotta good times ahead.
wkinthewk@gmail.com2022-04-0345 min
The Scoop with Avi & Ginger: The official podcast of the City of NelsonEp 3 - 125th Anniversary Trivia Quiz - with the Mayors of Nelson, Rossland, Grand Forks & GreenwoodDid you know the cities of Nelson, Rossland, Grand Forks and Greenwood have something in common? All four municipalities were incorporated in 1897 and are celebrating their 125th anniversary this year. Join Avi and Ginger as they ask the Mayors of these four communities some historical trivia! Listen in to learn some interesting facts and find out which Mayor knows the most about the West Kootenays...2022-03-1831 min
This Week in The West KootenaysEpisode 17 Featuring ChrisWKWK 17 features the hilarious Chris (13:08) and Reverend Ted joins once again (40:30) with another book to burn. You don’t want to miss the Mayor of the West Kootenays or the great band Sandwich Rap!
You have a cool story or great vision for a peaceful and loving future and want to share? WKintheWK@gmail.com2022-03-0854 min
GDP - The Global Development PrimerHeroes of the past & victims of today: A Twitter investigation reveals what the ‘freedom convoy,’ Islamophobes, incels and Hindu supremacists have in common.What do Truckers in Canada, Islamophobes in the U.S., Hindu supremacists and incels the world over have in common? Distorted visions of a golden age when they ruled as they liked. Selective histories of nationalist glories are on the front steps of Capitols and Parliaments around the world. Fuelled by half-baked histories and disinformation online, the rise of anti-establishment movements, white supremacy and nationalisms tend to follow a similar script. Joining us today to unpack that script, and to understand why people fall for it, are Zenaib Farokhi and David R. Anderson.
Zeinab Farokhi is a doct...2022-02-2840 min
This Week in The West KootenaysThie Week in the West Kootenays Episode 16 feat. Uncle GusThis episode we are joined by Uncle Gus (12:49), a veteran of radio who graced local airwaves for not even close to enough time. This episode introduces Burning Books with Reverend Ted! (35:04) Stick around for good times and drop at line anytime at wkinthewk@gmail.com2022-02-2248 min
This Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays feat Nic and MarcNic and Marc from the Royal (20:50) in Nelson, BC join the show this week/month. A legendary venue, bar and hangout known the land afar. Join them for good times!
Also, real estate hey?, we got a complaint (41:52), talk about the Coldest Night of the Year coming Feb 26. 2022-02-1045 min
the Soul Connection Duo Podcast3. Field of DaisiesOn this week’s episode, Alexa & Sydney chat with their longtime friend and hairdresser, Leah! She is a business owner, mother of two, and leads a life full of adventure in the West Kootenays.
During this episode, we dive right into the worlds of manifestation, dreamwork, mediumship, and psychic awareness. Leah shares some of the truly amazing experiences she's had while developing her spiritual awareness and recognizing her intuitive gifts. We touch on a variety of topics, which include: dreams and journaling, connecting to loved ones on the other side, past-life regressions, recognizing spiritual abilities, grounding, becoming a h...2022-02-0841 min
This Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Episode 14 feat. Jamie MerkelThis episode will keep your toes rocking and lips smacking. Jamie Merkel (11:42) is a broadcaster and podcaster who in starting a new podcast featuring the music and musicians of the West Kootenays. There is thought that listener Scotty had that left me feeling a little queasy (31:59) and Tim Horton's, friend or foe?
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2022-01-1939 min
Los Altos Institute ArchiveFailed Utopias of the Americas: Episode #08 - Gilded Age Utopias of the Pacific NorthwestIn this episode, we discuss Metlakatla, Sointula and the Doukhobor communities of the West Kootenays as the theory of internal colonialism that made them possible. 2022-01-181h 32This Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Episode 13 with Run Sasquatch RunEpisode 13 features Run Sasquatch Run (15:04) and their new single, Here to Party! Also, do we need to build camps for the immigrant Albertans? And Dr Bonnie Henry's Glory Hole Alley is open for business! Minister of Happiness left a message (29:15)
Email us wkinthewk@gmail.com2022-01-0437 min
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH with Blake MelnickLong Haired Country Girl Part 1 - Pass the Jam SeriesSend us a textWell, welcome to this week's two-part episode of #ForWhatit'sWorthwithBlakeMelnick called #LongHairedCountryGirl . This episode is the next installment in our #PasttheJam music series, where our current artist in residence #BlairPackham a will join me to help pass the jam to an amazing new artist. Rooted in the heart of the Kootenay Rockies. She draws her inspiration from the wild and rugged landscape that she calls home from the river she wades in and from the small town working life that. With our use of traditional instruments, kinetic foot percussion, old time lyrics. S...2021-12-3041 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays featuring the Grand Forks Border BruinsThis episode features four member of the Grand Forks Border Bruins, (12:08) Ray Warrack, Justin Dueck, Matteus Reis and Ollie Morberg. We also features some heartwarming Holiday Stories and the sweet sweet forgiveness of Dr Universe. You have something for, or would be willing to be on the show? Email wkinthewk@gmail.com2021-12-1831 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Episode 11 featuring BilliamThis episode features Phil and Kirk from Billiam’s Golden Tales. They join the show (13:30) and there is also a message from the Minister of Happiness (44:42) along with the Going’s On, Complaints, Gold Getting Stories and more!
Email is wkinthewk@gmail.com2021-12-0953 min
Danger SpaceEp 57- Waving At StrangersThis week we are joined by Tim from This Week In The West Kootenays Podcast! We talk about last weeks challenge and trying out some different vitamins and supplements. Week 57 Comfort Zone Challenge: Stand at an intersection and wave at strangers driving by2021-12-0723 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Episode 10 with Shawn MichaudIn episode 10, Bobby and I talk to a man who builds guitars, slaps basses, grows the green and works with the sexiest wood in the whole wide world, West Kootenay Lumber, it's Shawn Michaud.
You will hopefully be inspired to be your best average self and apologies for having to wait on hold.2021-12-0225 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Episode 9 - Adda from the Way Out ShelterWe got some events! Adda from the Way Out Shelter joins to chat about housing in the West Kootenays, (07:41) and we managed to get the Minister of Philanthropy Related Government Affairs on the line to respond to the question of supplying homeless people with homes. 2021-11-2622 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Episode 8 - LDS FellowsIn this episode I'm happy to have chatted with a couple young cool dudes who wear very clean clothes from the LDS church (15:18)
There is a new t-shirt available for those of us with exquisite nipples so listen for you chance to win that! The Minister of Happiness joins to give us a glimpse of our bleak future, and we talk some Smoke Eaters. And more and more.
2021-11-1724 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays - The Adits - Cops and RogerTwo of The Adits, Kirk and Nelson, join (8:53) to chat about their new and amazing full animation music video for their latest single, Cops and Roger. Roger couldn't make it to the chat so we can only speculate.
Amazing video! So good it can make a dehydrated marathoner pee! Heres a link https://youtu.be/n72IkaTA3ak
2021-11-0832 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Episode 6 - John Boivin and the Narrows of Slocan ValleyIn this episode I chat with John Boivin (10:35), a writer, reporter, and artist as we explore the Narrows in Slocan Valley. We discuss the history of the pit houses, the logging in the Narrows, journalism in todays world and I fall down twice.
There's a new message from the Minister of Happiness in the year 2035 (40:50) and run down events in the upcoming months and have a good damn time.
****NOTE**** In the episode John refers to the damage of the pit houses as caused by the nearby rail "trail" when in fact h...2021-11-0445 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Episode 5 feat. Paul HinrichsThis episode features concert promoter and all round fantastic human being, Paul Hinrichs (08:38). It's a beautiful conversation about music in the West Kootenays and the journey of the promoter who helped put the scene on the map.
I also try and answer the question, "what is this podcast about?", in the intro. Theres a new sponsor, Dr Slyck from the Ministry of Happiness (42:20) in the future left another voicemail and of course COMPLAINTS! send them in at wkinthewk@gmail.com 2021-10-2648 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Ep. 4 - Rambleon ManIn this episode host, this guy Tim, almost plays the interview he just did with West Kootenay Band, Run Sasquatch Run, but decided to wait. Find out more in this episode.
Enjoy listening to a voicemail from the Minister of Happiness, a bedtime story you can share with your kids and COMPLAINTS! We all have them so air them dammit! wkinthewk@gmail.com
Enjoy yourselves!2021-10-1922 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Episode 3This week, the GM of The Flying Steamshovel in Rossland, Dan D’amour joins the show (4:42) to chat about upcoming shows and the allure of the famed hotel, restaurant and music venue. Rosy from WildBC joins (23:30) to help answer some burning questions about city bears, their garbage diets and poops. Listen through to the mailbag where I read your emailed complaints (35:38). There are some absolute doozies in there, looking at you Bobby. Tune in at the end to guess where the audio is from. Could be anywhere in the West Kootenays and you could win one helluva prize. Email wkinthewk@gm...2021-10-1040 minThis Week in The West KootenaysThis Week in the West Kootenays Episode 2 featuring ToasterThis episode features the amazing punk rock band out of Castlegar, Toaster. Jeff, Randy and Shawn sit down with us to chat about the scene in the west kootenays and talk about some of the other talent in the area. Awesome interview, awesome guys and we are playing three of their songs on this episode so try not to shit your pants.
There is a new feature called guess where we are. You guess from the audio and email wkinthewk@gmail.com and you could win a surprise. Can't tell you what kind of...2021-09-2829 min
The Sustainable Herbs Program PodcastETHNOBOTANY SERIES: Ethnobotany and the Secret Life of PlantsETHNOBOTANY SERIES. Ethnobotany and the Secret Life of Plants (October 15, 2020)
In this conversation, ethnobotanist Claudia Ford, PhD speaks about her research into the uses of cotton and black haw to control pregnancy by African slaves and plantation owners in the American South during the 1800s. She talks about how traditional ecological knowledge is carried as its knowledge holders are forced to leave their homelands and why knowing this history matters.
Through stories she uncovered, Claudia explores themes about traditional ecological knowledge and migration, a sense of the sacred, the impact of politics, economics and colonization...2021-08-2557 min
Shed DogsInterlocudogsThe Dogs are in situ, in the real Shed, rising to the challenge of more Short Snappers from KJ at the same time as we get to read a bunch of listener mail. We also discuss a very cool recording of KJ’s and Shauna Sylvester’s fathers on the day they fired up a paving company. Plus our pithy observations on e-bikes, mercury, minstrel shows, JW predictions, and a short celebration of the state of health care in the West Kootenays ensue as we whisk you through a potpourri of palaver! You can hear the paving inte...2021-08-0248 min
The Luigi Ess Show# 14 - Wanna be a lumberjack?Episode 14 - Werner Stills - Wanna be a lumberjack?
Werner stops by (for 3 hours!) to talk about being a faller on the West Coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Werner is a good friend and has worked in forestry, mining and welding industries. He also shares many funny and crazy stories of all the hell he raised growing up in the Kootenays.
Please note: Canada does not have "lumberjacks". Some of the professions in the forestry industry include fallers or loggers, but not lumberjacks. But I called...2021-01-203h 24
Navigating Your Best Life!Embracing Wellness By Living the Slow LifeAn inspired conversation with Patrick J. Spencer, Marketing Manager with Halycon Hot Springs Resort, to learn what this means during a pandemic! With bragging rights to some of the world’s most restorative hot springs, Halycon Hot Springs Resort is exceptional. The history of the area as a wellness destination goes back over 100s of years as the Resort sits adjacent to Upper Arrow Lake in the West Kootenays region of British Columbia in Canada. Listen in to the history, the opportunities for your well-being, and why this special destination resort should be on your wellness bucket list! Learn more a...2020-10-1921 min
Yoga Lifestyle with MelissaDiscovering Nelson BC and the Kootenays Summer 2020Discovering Nelson BC and the Kootenays Summer 2020
In this vlog, using Nelson B.C. as our base we take a little roadtrip around the Kootenays.
If you love West Coast scenery then you are going to love this travel vlog.
Join us as we drive through the mountains, beside Kootenay Lake.
Our first stop was beautiful Coffee Creek. Fletcher Falls was our next destination: the falls and the view of Kootenay Lake was spectacular there.
From Fletcher Falls we moved on to Kaslo.
Unity Bridge, just outside of Kaslo is super adorable.
We took a free ferry ride over to...2020-09-0700 min
Fly Fishing 97 Podcast41 Dana Harrison, Writer, PhotographerAn engaging chat with Dana Harrison. Dana's articles appear on Fishwest out of Sandy Utah and in Fly Fusion Magazine. Known as kootenay_kid on Instagram, his photography and passion for fly fishing is well documented. Dana is based in Nelson BC, he spends his time chasing Bull Trout, Rainbow and Cutthroat in the West and East Kootenays.2019-03-1029 minFly Fishing 97 Podcast41 Dana Harrison, Writer, PhotographerAn engaging chat with Dana Harrison. Dana's articles appear on Fishwest out of Sandy Utah and in Fly Fusion Magazine. Known as kootenay_kid on Instagram, his photography and passion for fly fishing is well documented. Dana is based in Nelson BC, he spends his time chasing Bull Trout, Rainbow and Cutthroat in the West and East Kootenays.2019-03-1029 min
I Love KelownaGet organized with Meghan Carr: how to declutter physically, mentally and emotionallyMeghan Carr from Get Organized with Meg sat down with me, for a great conversation about starting a new business, in a city where she had just relocated to and barely new anyone. We discussed how decluttering and organizing not only frees up physical space, but also mental and emotional space.You can listen to Episode 31 (and see detailed Show Notes) of the I Love Kelowna Podcast right here:Apple PodcastIf You Don’t Have Apple PodcastIf you enjoyed this episode, an iTunes re...2018-09-3035 min
You Can Do That HereEpisode 106 - Kootenay Precision EarthworksRob van der Laan grew up in The Netherlands, and in addition to wanting to be a rock star as a kid, he had a love of nature. In the largely wilderness free lands of Nether, that connection to nature grew into a love and practice of a new trade. Plying his wares as a horticulturist around The Hague was good, but he dreamed of bigger, more rugged wilderness, which ultimately brought him to Nelson, BC and helped launch his business Kootenay Precision Earthworks. Grow up with a love of nature, pursue that while travelling...2017-04-0600 min
Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)Racism Post-Conflict; Reflections on Japanese-Canadian Experiences 75 years after their Internment (Part 1)Before WW II, Japanese people had long suffered the sting of racism in Canada. Ever since the first Japanese person, a man named Manzo Nagano, stepped ashore in 1877 at New Westminster, white settlers in British Columbia tried to exclude people whom they considered to be “undesirables.” In so doing, they passed laws to keep Japanese people from working in the mines, to prevent them from voting and to prohibit them from working on provincially funded projects.
On the heels of Japan’s attacks on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, Canadian fears of a Japanese invasion were sparked and their flames fanned by a s...2017-01-2600 minSouthern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)Racism Post-Conflict; Reflections on Japanese-Canadian Experiences 75 years after their Internment (Part 2 Q&A)Before WW II, Japanese people had long suffered the sting of racism in Canada. Ever since the first Japanese person, a man named Manzo Nagano, stepped ashore in 1877 at New Westminster, white settlers in British Columbia tried to exclude people whom they considered to be “undesirables.” In so doing, they passed laws to keep Japanese people from working in the mines, to prevent them from voting and to prohibit them from working on provincially funded projects.
On the heels of Japan’s attacks on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, Canadian fears of a Japanese invasion were sparked and their flames fanned by a s...2017-01-2600 min
Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)Racism Post-Conflict; Reflections on Japanese-Canadian Experiences 75 years after their Internment (Part 2 Q&A)Before WW II, Japanese people had long suffered the sting of racism in Canada. Ever since the first Japanese person, a man named Manzo Nagano, stepped ashore in 1877 at New Westminster, white settlers in British Columbia tried to exclude people whom they considered to be “undesirables.” In so doing, they passed laws to keep Japanese people from working in the mines, to prevent them from voting and to prohibit them from working on provincially funded projects.
On the heels of Japan’s attacks on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, Canadian fears of a Japanese invasion were sparked and their flames fanned by a s...2017-01-2626 min
Southern Alberta Council on Public Affairs (SACPA)Racism Post-Conflict; Reflections on Japanese-Canadian Experiences 75 years after their Internment (Part 1)Before WW II, Japanese people had long suffered the sting of racism in Canada. Ever since the first Japanese person, a man named Manzo Nagano, stepped ashore in 1877 at New Westminster, white settlers in British Columbia tried to exclude people whom they considered to be “undesirables.” In so doing, they passed laws to keep Japanese people from working in the mines, to prevent them from voting and to prohibit them from working on provincially funded projects.
On the heels of Japan’s attacks on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, Canadian fears of a Japanese invasion were sparked and their flames fanned by a s...2017-01-2630 min
AbortCast: Interview Podcasts – ABORT MagazineLiquid Sunshine: Episode 30 – Junk of Northwest DivisionPhoto by: Joel Dufresne Liquid Sunshine rains down, with a triumphant return to interviewing. The posse arrives mad lit and sits down with Team-Back Pack alumni and North West Division mic-assassin, Junk. We learn about some of his history leading up to his arrival in Canada and his early rapping years in the Kootenays, and delve into his battle history, the formation of NWD and his new solo record, I.A.N, being released soon on Stealth Bomb Records. Sauce and Archive […]2016-05-0400 min
AbortCast: Interview Podcasts – ABORT MagazineLiquid Sunshine: Episode 30 – Junk of Northwest DivisionPhoto by: Joel Dufresne Liquid Sunshine rains down, with a triumphant return to interviewing. The posse arrives mad lit and sits down with Team-Back Pack alumni and North West Division mic-assassin, Junk. We learn about some of his history leading up to his arrival in Canada and his early rapping years in the Kootenays, and delve into his battle history, the formation of NWD and his new solo record, I.A.N, being released soon on Stealth Bomb Records. Sauce and Archive […]2016-05-0400 min
????????????Core English?CORE 500?iKnow!?Liquid Sunshine: Episode 30 – Junk of Northwest DivisionPhoto by: Joel Dufresne Liquid Sunshine rains down, with a triumphant return to interviewing. The posse arrives mad lit and sits down with Team-Back Pack alumni and North West Division mic-assassin, Junk. We learn about some of his history leading up to his arrival in Canada and his early rapping years in the Kootenays, and […]2016-05-041h 59You Can Do That HereEp 75 - Chad Hansen, Nelson Brewing CompanyCollaboration, cooperation and celebration. You might say they are the three C’s of how to sell most any product, especially beer, Find the right partners to work with supplying your business, and distributing your product., cooperate on sales and marketing efforts with key partners, and throw a good party where people can enjoy and consume your product. Of course there is one more point to add to that list. Make a good, quality product that sells itself. The Nelson Brewing Company has been figuring out that formula for 25 years. While craft brewing is all th...2016-04-2900 min
Podcast From Another PlacePodcast From Another Place #07 - Realization TimeOur panel is all back together for Podcast From Another Place, as DemiGod Rob rejoins Stevil, Drex and Dustin for another episode. He tells us of his near death story of heading up to the West Kootenays. It will make you think twice about driving on the highway in a snow storm!
So, when the show left off a naked Audrey was in Coop's bed. Does the want outweigh the need? That's not even the beginning of the questions posed for this episode. Is Lucy knocked up? What does Waldo the Myna bird know? Is James ever going t...2015-03-2500 min
Needs No IntroductionThe sweet sound of protest: Words and music from the Day of Action to protest Bill C-51On Saturday March 14, 2015, people gathered together in communities across Canada for an emergency Day of Action to stop the government's "secret police" law Bill C-51. From Antigonish, Bancroft and Barrie, to Winnipeg, West Kootenays and Yellowknife, Days of Action were organized in over 50 communities across the country. In Toronto, over 2,000 people gathered on a cold drizzly day. They gathered at Nathan Philips Square, and then marched to the U.S. Embassy and the Toronto CSIS headquarters. For those of you who couldn't be there, here is a recap of the speeches, music and poetry. 2015-03-151h 13
Gerhard's West Canada - Podcast022 Kootenay National Park - atemberaubendes BergpanoramaGerhard's West Canada
Euer Wegweiser den Westen Canadas für euch zu entdecken
Kootenay National Park - atemberaubendes Bergpanorama
Begleitende Internetseite, Bilder und Kartenausschnitte
www.gerhards-west-canada.de
In den ersten Folgen dieser Podcast-Serie Gerhard's West Canada wird zunächst beschrieben, über welche Regionen hierin berichtet wird. Begonnen wird schließlich mit dem Südwesten British Columbia's, inklusive einem ersten Eindruck von der Traummetropole Vancouver, sowie ausführlich mit der vorgelagerten, riesigen Insel Vancouver Island.
Einige Tipps das...2013-08-1613 minGerhard's West Canada - Podcast021 Der Yoho National Park - eine PerleGerhard's West Canada
Euer Wegweiser den Westen Canadas für euch zu entdecken
Der Yoho National Park - eine Perle
Begleitende Internetseite, Bilder und Kartenausschnitte
www.gerhards-west-canada.de
In den ersten Folgen dieser Podcast-Serie Gerhard's West Canada wird zunächst beschrieben, über welche Regionen hierin berichtet wird. Begonnen wird schließlich mit dem Südwesten British Columbia's, inklusive einem ersten Eindruck von der Traummetropole Vancouver, sowie ausführlich mit der vorgelagerten, riesigen Insel Vancouver Island.
Einige Tipps...2013-08-1016 minGerhard's West Canada - Podcast020 Von Revelstoke nach Cranbrook durch die KootenaysGerhard's West Canada
Euer Wegweiser den Westen Canadas für euch zu entdecken
Von Revelstoke nach Cranbrook durch die Kootenays
Begleitende Internetseite, Bilder und Kartenausschnitte
www.gerhards-west-canada.de
Nachdem in den ersten vier Podcasts ein Überblick gegeben wird, über welche Regionen Westkanadas Gerhard's West Canada berichtet, wird ab der fünften Epsiode nun genauer auf die einzelnen Streckenabschnitte, Routen und Landschaften eingegangen - was dort so alles zu finden, zu sehen ist, was man da so alles anstellen kann.2013-08-0718 minGerhard's West Canada - Podcast019 Die Kootenays British Columbia'sGerhard's West Canada
Euer Wegweiser den Westen Canadas für euch zu entdecken
Die Kootenays British Columbia's
Begleitende Internetseite, Bilder und Kartenausschnitte
www.gerhards-west-canada.de
Nachdem in den ersten vier Podcasts ein Überblick gegeben wird, über welche Regionen Westkanadas Gerhard's West Canada berichtet, wird ab der fünften Epsiode nun genauer auf die einzelnen Streckenabschnitte, Routen und Landschaften eingegangen - was dort so alles zu finden, zu sehen ist, was man da so alles anstellen kann.
So...2013-08-0514 minGerhard's West Canada - Podcast018 Entlang der US-Grenze durch die südlichen KootenaysGerhard's West Canada
Euer Wegweiser den Westen Canadas für euch zu entdecken
Entlang der US-Grenze durch die südlichen Kootenays
Begleitende Internetseite, Bilder und Kartenausschnitte
www.gerhards-west-canada.de
Nachdem in den ersten vier Podcasts ein Überblick gegeben wird, über welche Regionen Westkanadas Gerhard's West Canada berichtet, wird ab der fünften Epsiode nun genauer auf die einzelnen Streckenabschnitte, Routen und Landschaften eingegangen - was dort so alles zu finden, zu sehen ist, was man da so alles...2013-08-0116 min
Deconstructing DinnerKootenay Harvest Revival I (The Local Grain Revolution IV) / GE-Free Zones IVSince March 2008, The Local Grain Revolution series has been following the evolution of Canada's first Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) project for grain. A total of 180 members and one business from the communities of Nelson and Creston, British Columbia, are blazing a trail towards a local grain economy. Kootenay Harvest Revival I On this Part IV of the series, we explore the first in a two-part series of recordings from the Kootenay Harvest Revival - an event hosted by Deconstructing Dinner, the Nelson-Creston Grain CSA and All Seasons Café. The two-day event was held to celebrate the CSA's m...2008-11-0859 minDeconstructing DinnerLivestock: Updates and IssuesSince the inception of Deconstructing Dinner in January 2006, a growing number of broadcasts have explored livestock as a topic for discussion. This broadcast will revisit with a number of guests who have previously appeared on the program. These topics are in much need of an update, and the three programs to revisit on this broadcast are "Eggs" (Jan.12/06), "Bacon and Marshmallows: The Story Behind Pork" (Mar.23/06) and "Slaughterhouses on the Butcher Block?" (May.4/06). Topics of discussion.......1. An update on the elimination of battery cage egg production in Canada. 2. An update on the elimination of sow gestation stalls...2007-05-1958 minDeconstructing DinnerSlaughterhouses on the Butcher Block?In September 2004, the province of British Columbia enacted new meat inspection regulations that were set to come into effect by September 2006. That deadline has since been pushed to September 2007. Regulations will see all slaughterhouse operations fall under provincial and federal liceneses (about 5% of operations in BC are unlicensed). The province declares that these regulations will "strengthen public safety" and "provide new opporutnities for the marketing and sale of BC produced meat." Critics argue that the new Meat Inspection Regulations fail to address safety concerns such as Mad Cow (BSE) and Avian Flu, and threaten vital local agricultural economies and...2006-05-0458 min