Community Psychology

Dr. Paola Lake, registered psychologist, established her practice in 2004 after moving from Ottawa, Ontario. Shortly after settling into west coast living, she received a call from CHLY programmer Pam Edgar; host of Living for the Health of It, who invited Lake to become a monthly guest on her show. Lake eventually decided to produce [...]


“Chill out”

Bliss Rider Jennifer Paige has been involved with CHLY since 2002. She recalls another student at Vancouver Island University stating that she could have her own show on the campus community radio station. Skeptical but intrigued, Paige and another student followed through and began a metal show that lasted almost 3 years. She progressed to [...]


Radio by the seat of your pants

Radio by the seat of your pants, by Alison Roberts As a youngster growing up in the northern community of Houston, British Columbia, Ron Makowichuk didn’t have a lot of listening options; it was either CBC, country or a cheesy AM station. Although KISS was his favourite band when he was in Grade 3, Makowichuk [...]


CHLY’s weekly hour-long talk show Be the Media showcases the latest in media creation and consumption from artist to audience across technologies and platforms – the Web, music, radio, books, magazines, TV, film, and theatre. The savvy show celebrates its one-year anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 20 with star-studded highlights from the last 52 episodes. A review of Be [...]


Take in the lush scenery & scents on this sonic expedition of the Pulse! Breathe in the ancient rhythms of Morrocco and find yourself with sand between your toes among the Kel Tamashek’s heavy blues; Hook up with Malian superstars and old-timer musicians from Benin with their flashy comeback album; an Iranian vocalist serenading you [...]


2011 CHLY Show Logos

All logos produced by Louis-Philippe Pouliot of Seventy Nine Graphics.