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OUTREACH MEMO 4

Memo to: Everyone 4

From: Outreach Committee

Topic: How do you listen?

How are we reaching you or why aren’t we?

There are a two ways you can listen to the station. Of course here at the web site or over over the air at 102.7 FM.  We offer many ways you can listen at any time to many programs here through a direct pod cast connection.  Many of our programers have archived shows.

We do have a transmitter and tower that basically services the Cambridge to Waterloo corridor.  

Our web site services are the most economical way to interact with you as the transmitter and tower requirements are quite a big part of our financial requirements.  Up until very recently most radio was concentrated in the over air reception by people at home listening through a big stereo receiver unit.  Today of course many people just stream us.  Including in their cars.

That actually makes sure you receive a nice signal no matter what the weather or how far you are from the tower.  It’s a nice way to see what is available as you can just hit our schedule button and see the full range of great shows we host.  Because that factor is becoming such large part of our community engagement we are looking for a web site programmer or web development company to join us.  Your expertise can only enhance our own great technical team.  We’ve got some great ideas.

Stations these days must be multi layered in what they offer you.  Not only do we broadcast the widest range of music anywhere from our vibrant multi-ethnic communities but we also offer shows ranging from financial planning and news to student involvement and theatre.

We need to build our partnerships with not only our listeners but with the business community as well.  If you would like to devote some of your skills to help us out, please just email me at nocrapradio@yahoo.com

Next up, some of the people who are with us.

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“With our thoughts we make the world”. Buddha

CKMS News – 2021-06-03 – Community engagement process on prime ministers statue project

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Host: Namish Modi

This piece features an interview on May 26, with Guy Freedman, president of the First People’s Group, an Indigenous advisory firm based out of Ottawa.

The First People’s Group is in the midst of conducting a community engagement process in regards to the Prime Ministers Path in Baden and steps forward.

Debate around the need for the path began when the Sir John A. Macdonald statue was painted red in June 2020. The painting off a heated debate within the community of whether the statue should remain. After much deliberation, Wilmot council temporarily  removed the SJAM statue later in 2020.

Earlier in 2021, council hired the First People’s Group to conduct a consultation process and conduct community engagement for the path. 

“These are Wilmot recommendations,” said Freedman, highlighting the need for community engagement on the future of the path.

The community engagement process launched earlier in May. The next official update from the First People’s Group is on June 5 while people can input their opinions right now on the Township of Wilmot website.

This program is a part of the “Local Journalism Initiative” grant program and is funded by the Community Radio Fund of Canada, the Government of Canada, and the CKMS Newsroom.

Check out the archived versions of  this program and other episodes on radiowaterloo.ca/news., and other stories commissioned under the Local Journalism Initiative at canada-info.ca.

You can  follow us on twitter @RadioWaterloo. If you want to get in touch with comments, or ideas about stories to cover, email us at news@radiowaterloo.ca

Ivy Friedman & Steve Singer

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A wonderful and an important conversation with Ivy Friedman & Steve Singer speaking everything about the importance of building strong communities, the ongoing urbanization and isolation. They shared the work they have been doing and strategies and suggestions for building communities in the neighborhoods. From how to engage and encourage community involvement and participation to the importance of volunteers within communities and having younger generations involved to lead.

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