He/She/They live performances, new demos and CHMA live session!
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Revolution Rock
Thursdays 9 pm. David Konstantino and Adam Peliter. Revolution Rock is a syndicated award-winning radio show that broadcasts from CJAM 99.1 FM in Windsor//Detroit. It focuses on 60s garage rock, 70s punk/new wave, surf, alternative, indie and new/old music within and beyond those genres.… Continue
Back from the brink: Wild salmon return to inner Bay of Fundy following efforts led by Fort Folly First Nation
The Inner Bay of Fundy wild salmon population, which collapsed in the 1990s, is experiencing an apparent rebound following efforts led by Amlamgog, also called Fort Folly First Nation.
To mark the return of the endangered wild salmon this season, a ceremony is taking place to bless the waters for their safe passage at Alma Beach today, National Indigenous Peoples Day.
Tim Robinson, director of Fort Folly Habitat Recovery, credited the leadership of the small Mi’kmaw community with ensuring the survival of wild salmon in the inner Bay of Fundy.
“Chief Rebecca [Knockwood] speaks of salmon as being traditionally, culturally one of those iconic species that’s so important to the First Nations peoples across Canada and the non-Indigenous people as well,” Robinson said in an interview with CHMA.
“People want salmon back in their rivers,” he said. “And, you know, we’re determined to do our part and make that happen, and it’s just not acceptable to be inactive.”
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Wild salmon saw a major decline throughout the Atlantic region starting in the 1980s, particularly in the area known as the inner Bay of Fundy, which includes some 50 watersheds north of the Wolastoq River.
That population has been listed as endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act since 2003. … Continue
Return of inner Bay of Fundy salmon follows restoration efforts led by Fort Folly First Nation
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A Daily Dose of Steel Cut Oats
Steel Cut Oats is a Halifax indie dream pop rock band. Their songs transcend you into a fantastical state of mind and bring iconic harmonies to make you feel out of this world. The group recorded their debut single My Funeral, in Yukon while hiking in the mountains for a week. Check out their EP At the Eleventh Hour.… Continue
Tantramar residents asked to weigh in for $68K brand development initiative
The new municipality of Tantramar is in the midst of a roughly $68,000 brand development initiative.
To develop the brand identity for the newly formed town, the town hired the Details Design + Branding, which is working with the public relations firm Porter O’Brien.
They’re seeking input from local residents through a survey that can be found online at TakePartTantramar.ca. The survey closes on June 30th.
Public engagement will also be taking place in-person at several locations around Tantramar beginning this weekend.
Tanya Duffy, who runs the Fredericton-based design firm, said the process will involve more than just the creation of a logo.
“A brand is more than an image, it’s a sense of identity,” Duffy said.
Listen to the interview with CHMA
The municipality, which brings together Sackville, Dorchester and neighbouring areas, came into existence on New Year’s Day, following the Higgs government’s controversial process of local governance reform.
In May 2022, a committee of local officials announced that it would be called Tantramar. Until then, it was known by the placeholder name Entity 40.
Throughout this process, there’s been a lot of talk about what the changes would mean for the identities of formerly separate communities.
Tom Bateman, a senior consultant with Porter O’Brien, noted that the goal isn’t to stop residents from calling their home community by established names such as Sackville. … Continue
KIF Radio
Saturday 8pm. IMVNZI and Sound Curator. KIF Radio is a music podcast showcasing nothing but the most recent R&B and African vibes from the legends of tomorrow. Hosted by IMVNZI and Sound Curator. Tracklist of all episodes available on our website: www.kifrad.io
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Four-day Shiretown Fest begins today in Dorchester
Dorchester’s Shiretown Festival begins today at 6 p.m. with opening ceremonies at the Village Square Gazebo.
The main organizer of the festival is Debbie Shea, owner of the Village Square Take-Out restaurant in Dorchester.
In an interview with CHMA, she said the community event will have a strong emphasis on activities for kids.
Some of the activities include a watermelon-eating contest, a kid’s dance at the gazebo, a baseball game, a book sale at the library, a community yard sale, a cake auction, a car show, and more.
“We just do it for the community and for the enjoyment,” Shea said.
Listen to the interview with CHMA:
A schedule of events can be found on the restaurant’s Facebook page.
Visitors to Dorchester may want to confirm details of events with organizers or by asking local residents around the village.
A movie night scheduled in the brochure for Thursday at the Moving Forward Co-op is, in fact, happening outside Dorchester Consolidated School on Friday evening.
The movie is Toy Story and it will be screened after the baseball game on Friday evening at 9 p.m., according to the Co-op.
Shea advised people to check out the Moving Forward Co-op’s Facebook page for details about events hosted by that group. … Continue
‘We just do it for the community and for the enjoyment’: Shiretown Festival this week in Dorchester
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New Brunswick poised to join class-action lawsuit against opioid industry for health damages
A proposed law would allow New Brunswick to join a multimillion dollar class-action lawsuit against more than 40 pharmaceutical players involved in the opioid industry.
Bill 58, the Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act, is meant to help recoup funds which the health-care system has lost because of the opioid epidemic.
The government bill went through second reading in the legislature on Tuesday, and so far appears to have the support of all parties.
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Local MLA and Green Party health critic Megan Mitton (Memramcook-Tantramar) told the Legislative Assembly that any funds won through legal action should be used to deal with addiction-related issues.
For example, she called for more safe consumption sites, facilities where people can use substances indoors under the supervision of trained staff who can intervene in case of an overdose.
Ensemble Moncton recently opened an overdose prevention site in downtown Moncton, the first of its kind in New Brunswick. The organization also installed a vending machine-style service in Sackville to distribute material such as sterile syringes.
A wave of overdoses in Saint John has also led to calls for a safe consumption site in that city.
Among other changes, Mitton called for more widespread availability of Naloxone kits, which can rapidly reverse an overdose.
“We hear from firefighters, we hear from other first responders that they’re administering Naloxone kits regularly,” she said.… Continue