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Local News
News from Nanaimo, the Comox Valley, and the Salish Sea.
Jam Camp, a musical summer camp for families across B.C., is coming to Vancouver Island for the first time this August and will be taking place at Camp Gilwell just outside Courtenay.
As the need for more school backpacks grows, Fresh Start’s charity drive is figuring out what to do as they see a lack of donations compared to previous years.
As the Wesley Ridge fire continues to burn in the Cameron Lake area, United Way BC has opened its wildfire fund to help those affected by the fire.
The BC Green Party leadership race is on, and Comox Valley’s own Jonathan Kerr is one of three candidates running. Kerr is a local family doctor, Vice-Chair of the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), and is serving his second term as a councillor in the Town of Comox.
Art galleries tend to be pretty quiet spaces, but a new exhibit at the Nanaimo Art Gallery is welcoming visitors to jump, dance, and play around.
Comox Valley’s new organization Queer Centre is hosting Pride this year, with events spanning the weekend of August 21st to 24th, including the 3rd annual Pride Parade on Saturday August 23rd.
As summer heats up, Westwood Lake Park is a go-to spot for many locals, and the City of Nanaimo has finished upgrades that will allow many more people to get out and enjoy the lake.
Midcoast Morning
Our news and current affairs program.
Transit workers in the Cowichan Valley have been on strike since Febraury 8th. Last week workers voted against going to binding arbitration to settle the dispute with contractor Transdev. Midcoast Morning speaks with a Unifor representative, as well as the Mayor of Lake Cowichan, and a case worker with the Cowichan Brain Injury Society
The BC Green party is getting set to choose a new leader. Three candidates are in the race to replace Sonia Furstenau. Voting will happen in September. To be eligible to vote in the contest a person needs to be a member of the party ahead of a deadline Sunday August 10. Midcoast Morning speaks with each of the candidates in the race.
Nanaimo City Council is calling on BC Housing to contemplate sober housing for those who qualify for supportive housing and who are in recovery. Council also wants to see a sober housing model used for a planned site at 250 Terminal avenue. Midcoast Morning speaks with B.C.’s new Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Christine Boyle, as well as Francesca Plewes, a person in recovery who now manages a Nanaimo supportive housing site.
Station Updates
Updates about station happenings.
In June of this year, we at CHLY 101.7FM had the pleasure of hosting NCRC43, the 43rd National Campus and Community Radio Conference of the National Campus Community Radio Association/L'Association nationale des radios étudiantes et communautaires.
92+ attendees came to Nanaimo from all across Canada, from the Maritimes, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, to everything in between, and even Australia and the United States! For four days from June 17th to June 20th, thirty fascinating sessions were hosted by 45 presenters invigorating those involved in campus and community radio.
Once again our Summer Radio Camp for Youths returns for 2025! With funding returning to normal, this years camp will run larger with room for 15 youths per week. Don’t forget to register soon to reserve a seat for your youth!
As Conference Coordinator for NCRC43, you will be working with both CHLY 101.7FM staff, as well as staff from the National campus and Community Radio Association to help coordinate the 43rd National Community Radio Conference.
As a Junior Producer at CHLY, you will be working within a broadcast facility that provides a community service to its listeners. You will be responsible for a variety of tasks. These tasks include but are not limited to, taking the lead in hosting our Summer Radio Camp in July; filling in on the VIU Meter, our daily drive time new music program; recording ads and PSA, as well as helping to develop other on-air programming!
With less than two weeks to go before the federal election on April 28th, CHLY 101.7FM wants to give you a voice in the campaign. We’re asking the following: How are you making your decision? What questions do you have for the candidates? What's top of mind as you head to the polls?
We’re updating our Tape Sync Rates in line with AIR and TSU recommendations.