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CHSR News – November 1st, 2024 – FLOURISH Festival expands with new, heavier stream called PERISH

Posted on 2024-11-01 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

Flourish Festival has been a staple in the Fredericton music and visual arts scene for the last decade. Welcoming a diverse array of artist and art installations every spring to venues in the city’s downtown area. Now the festival is looking to add to their yearly programming with PERISH Festival, a miniature lineup of music

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Mornings Are Hard || 2024-11-01

Posted on 2024-11-01 by Bondo Posted in General, Mornings Are Hard

Artist – Track || Album 1.) Stephen Hero, Uncle Fester, Moka Only – One Square At A Time || The Squeeze 2.) Snotty Nose Rez Kids – SHAPESHIFTER || RED FUTURE 3.) La Sécurité – Detour || single 4.) Mike Trask – Last Known Picture Of Love || single 5.) Les Hay Babies – Soyez

CHSR News – October 30th, 2024 – Military history professor launches final book in New Brunswick military heritage series

Posted on 2024-10-30 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

Recently retired University of New Brunswick military history professor Brent Wilson launched his latest and final contribution to the New Brunswick Military Heritage Book Series this week. War Among The Clouds: New Brunswick Airmen In The Great War, is the third title in the series authored by Wilson, who is a co-founder and has been

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CHSR News – October 28th, 2024 – UNB Reds fall short In final, but qualify for Nationals in Atlantic University Sport Playoffs

Posted on 2024-10-28 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

The University of New Brunswick Reds fell just short of completing a trifecta of upsets as they hosted the Atlantic University Sport men’s soccer playoffs this past weekend at their home field the BMO Centre. UNB knocked off the second-ranked Memorial Sea-Hawks 3-2 in their semi-final on Friday, just a day after upsetting the third-ranked

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CHSR Digital Music Distro

Posted on 2024-10-28 by Bondo Posted in CHSR News, General, Media, Music, Music Shows

New Brunswick artists! Looking to get your music out there? We’re excited to announce a new initiative to help you get heard—across campus and community radio stations all over Canada! Here’s how it works: each month, Bondo will send a special email featuring music from New Brunswick musicians to over 65 campus, community, and public

Testing For Echo – Episode 62 – A couple of my opinions. Do you agree? – Orig. Air Date October 26, 2024

Posted on 2024-10-26 by Tim Scammell Posted in Barry Awards, chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Testing For Echo

Hi again folks. I trust all is well. Welcome to Testing For Echo Episode 62 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. If I was to be asked what my favourite era of Pink Floyd was, I would say the late 1980’s and 1990’s. In my opinion

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CHSR News – October 25th, 2024 – Host University of New Brunswick Reds Upset Saint Mary’s Huskies, Advance To AUS Semi-Finals

Posted on 2024-10-25 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

The University of New Brunswick Reds men’s soccer team are moving on to the Atlantic University Sport semi-finals after upsetting the third-ranked Saint Mary’s University Huskies 1-0 on their home turf Thursday night. After barely squeaking into the playoffs as the sixth seed, the Reds defeated the Huskies using a strong defensive scheme and were

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Design Our Next CHSR T-Shirt!

Posted on 2024-10-25 by Bondo Posted in Announcements, Featured, General

Do you have a knack for design or a creative idea you’re itching to share? CHSR 97.9 FM needs a fresh, standout t-shirt, and we want you to help bring it to life! We’re excited to open up this opportunity to our community of listeners, artists, and fans. Whether you’re an experienced designer or someone

CHSR News – October 24th, 2024 – Atlantic Canadian rappers tour to make communities “Better Together”

Posted on 2024-10-24 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

Nova Scotia’s Aquakultre (aka Lance Sampson) is joining forces with New Brunswick’s Stephen HERO (aka Matthew Elliott) and Wolf Castle (aka Tristan Grant) for a tour of some of the east coast’s best hip-hop, but with a much greater purpose than the music itself. In each tour stop, including a date at Fredericton’s The CAP

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CHSR News – October 17th, 2024 – Garrison Night Market Diverts Two Tons Of Cardboard From Landfill

Posted on 2024-10-17 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

Fredericton’s Garrison Night Market has become a staple during summers in the city, packing the streets on Thursday nights for locals to browse and support local vendors and artisans. In a recent report from the market and city, that foot traffic left a small environmental footprint during its 2024 season, diverting a total of two

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Testing For Echo – Episode 61 – Bet There Are a Couple You Don’t Know? – Orig. Air Date October 12, 2024

Posted on 2024-10-12 by Tim Scammell Posted in Barry Awards, chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Testing For Echo

Hi again folks. I trust all is well with you. Welcome to Testing For Echo Episode 61 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. I’m going to bet that there is going to be a couple of tracks today that you have never ever heard before. There’s

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CHSR News – October 7th, 2024 – New Brunswick Provincial Candidates Discuss Arts Sector

Posted on 2024-10-07 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

Provincial candidates gathered this weekend at Fredericton’s Charlotte Street Arts Centre for a forum to discuss how their parties will help improve issues in the provinces arts sector, hosted by the Fredericton Arts Alliance. Fredericton Grand Lake NDP candidate Arthur Taylor, Fredericton North Green Party candidate Anthea Plummer and Fredericton North Liberal Candidate Luke Randall

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CHSR News – October 4th, 2024 – UNB Men’s Hockey Enters Rob Hennigar Era

Posted on 2024-10-04 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

After 24 seasons and 9 national championships, the UNB Reds Men’s hockey team enter the post Gardiner MacDougall under new head coach Rob Hennigar. Hennigar played under MacDougall from 2004 to 2008 and was his associate coach for the past decade. Johnny James sat down with him to talk about his history with the program

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CHSR News – October 2nd, 2024 – Fredericton Public Library Suffers Extensive Vandalism

Posted on 2024-10-02 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

Fredericton Police have launched an investigation into an incident of vandalism at Fredericton’s downtown public library that has forced the space to temporarily close. Members of the Fredericton Police Force and the City Of Fredericton’s Community Safety Services Unit arrived on the scene Monday morning to find a smashed window, flooded bathrooms, discharged fire extinguishers

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Testing For Echo – Episode 60 – Milestones? Sure! Keep Them Coming! – Orig. Air Date September 28, 2024

Posted on 2024-09-28 by Tim Scammell Posted in Barry Awards, chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hello there folks. Welcome to Testing For Echo Episode 60 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. Today I’ve decided to browse through the music archives and focus on a few that I’ve played before and love, but haven’t played recently. So let’s get to it.

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CHSR News – September 27th, 2024 – Harvest Bounces Back

Posted on 2024-09-27 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

After Hurricane Lee spoiled the party last year Harvest Music Festival returned to Fredericton’s streets for it’s 34th year. Johnny James caught up with the festival’s general manager Courtney Steeves to talk about how the festival bounced back and navigated the aftermath of a difficult decision with an outpouring of community support. Podcast: Play in

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CHSR News – September 25th, 2024 – UNB holds grand opening of newly renovated Student Union Building

Posted on 2024-09-25 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

The University of New Brunswick had their grand opening of the newly renovated Student Union Building yesterday afternoon. The project, which began in October 2023, was recently completed in August., and features a complete overhaul to the buildings main floor layout, a new outdoor social space, the removal of the old Campus Shoppe and the

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CHSR News – September 24th, 2024 – Fredericton City Council Votes On Next Steps For Aquatic Centre

Posted on 2024-09-24 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

Fredericton city council voted on their next course of action in building a new regional aquatic centre last night. Chief Administrative Officer Steven Hart made a presentation to Fredericton’s counselors on paths forward in the municipal governments pursuit of building a new regional aquatic center to replace the close Sir Max Aitken Pool. This past

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CHSR News – September 23rd, 2024 – Fredericton’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Community Joins National Counter Protest

Posted on 2024-09-23 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

Joining a national cross-country counter-protest, Fredericton’s 2SLGBTQIA+ community and allies gathered to fight against policies and rhetoric they deem hateful and dangerous to the province’s youth. Over 80 Frederictonians gathered in front of the NB Legislature on Friday in support of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and to counter a movement called 1 Million March For Kids,

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CHSR News – September 20th, 2024 – 12 Neighbours Expanding Neighbourhood

Posted on 2024-09-20 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

One of Fredericton’s most forward-thinking housing projects is looking for community members to join its neighborhood. In the over two years since their first move-ins in early 2022, which came to fruition after the previous two years of construction, they have delivered and expanded on their mission to create a context where people can use

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CHSR News – September 19th, 2024 – Kylie Fox Pays Tribute To Her Idol, Releases Second Album Sequoia

Posted on 2024-09-19 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

Local singer-songwriter Kylie Fox recently released her new studio album Sequoia as a part of Harvest Music Festival. Bringing her new songs to life, while also paying tribute to the voice that has inspired her the most. First, she stepped into the shoes of her idol Joni Mitchell, performing her 1974 album Court & Spark

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CHSR News – September 18th, 2024 – Provincial Leaders Present To Fredericton City Council

Posted on 2024-09-18 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

New Brunswick provincial political leaders, Premier Blaine Higgs (Progressive Conservatives), Susan Holt (Liberals) and David Coon (Greens) made their cases to Fredericton City Council on Monday ahead of next months election. The leaders had 15 minutes each to address the capital regions concerns, followed by a number of questions from council members, and how those

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CHSR News – September 16th, 2024 – FHS’s Merrit Johnson Wins Youth Human Rights Award

Posted on 2024-09-16 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

The recipients of the 2024 New Brunswick Human Rights Awards were honoured during a ceremony at Government House on Friday. 17-year-old Fredericton High School student Merrit Johnson received the Youth Human Rights Award for her work as a queer community advocate, mainly through her work as executive committee president for FHS’s GSA. Johnny James spoke

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Testing For Echo – Episode 59 – Lot’s to Play! Let’s Go! – Orig. Air Date September 14, 2024

Posted on 2024-09-14 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hello there folks. This is Testing For Echo Episode 59 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. I’m really happy to have another great track from the new Mandoki Soulmates album and a legendary show ID from Leslie Mandoki himself. I’ve prepared an hour of awesome for

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CHSR News – September 13th, 2024 – Higgs Government Announces New Physician Payment Model

Posted on 2024-09-13 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

The Provincial Government announced a new compensation model for healthcare physicians on Thursday that seeks to combat growing wait-lists and make New Brunswick a more attractive destination for doctors. The new investment, which is a commitment of 18.6 million dollars in funding this year and 20 million next year, surrounds a new provider and patient

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