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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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CHSR News – September 12th, 2024 – NBTA President Peter Legacy Outlines Education Demands To The Current & Future Government

Posted on 2024-09-12 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

NB Teachers association president Peter Legacy spoke to reporters Wednesday morning, laying out the concerns that need to be addressed by candidates running  in the upcoming provincial election. He began his address acknowledging the continued understaffing and shortages in the province’s school system and that those within the association are continuing to ring the alarm

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CHSR News – September 11th, 2024 – Harvest Opens With Kulasihkulpa!

Posted on 2024-09-11 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

Fredericton’s Harvest Music Festival opened last night with a celebration of indigenous music called Kulasihkulpa! which featured Judie Acquin, The Muskrat Singers, Dee Dee Austin and local grass dancers. The opening ceremonies was the festival’s second opening ceremony featuring a heavy spotlight on indigenous artists. Johnny James was at the event and spoke to Wolastoq Grand

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CHSR News – September 10th, 2024 – New Fredericton Police Chief Gary Forward

Posted on 2024-09-10 by Johnny James Posted in CHSR News, General, News

CHSR’s broadcast journalist Johnny James was at the latest Fredericton city council meeting last night speaking with newly sworn-in police chief Gary Forward about how he will apply his extensive leadership experience to his new role, his outlook on community policing and addressing the recruitment issues within the Fredericton Police Force. Podcast: Play in new

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Testing For Echo – Episode 58 – Up and Down and All Around – Orig. Air Date August 31, 2024

Posted on 2024-08-31 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 58 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. What an amazing show we have! I spent time sorting out the music and then sat back and thought WOW! This is a great show. The listeners will really enjoy

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Testing For Echo – Episode 57 – Pretty certain you’ll like this one – Orig. Air Date August 17, 2024

Posted on 2024-08-17 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 57 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. What an amazing show we have! I spent time sorting out the music and then sat back and thought WOW! This is a great show. The listeners will really enjoy

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Testing For Echo – Episode 56 – I Hope You Can Hear Me Now – Orig. Air Date August 3, 2024

Posted on 2024-08-03 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hello everyone. It’s great that you’re here and supporting Public Radio. This is Episode 56 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I’m your host Tim Scammell. This episode has plenty of great music from friends of the show that has been passed along for your listening

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Testing For Echo – Episode 55 – Old and New Doing Great Things Together – Orig. Air Date July 20, 2024

Posted on 2024-07-20 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hello again everyone. Thanks again for joining us and supporting Public Radio. This is Episode 55 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. I love this episode. It’s another sweet mix of classics and a bunch of brand-new music. In fact, there are

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Testing For Echo – Episode 54 – A Surprise or Two – Orig. Air Date July 6, 2024

Posted on 2024-07-06 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hello again everyone. Thanks again for joining us and supporting Public Radio. This is Episode 54 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. This episode is another perfect example of the joys of networking and making friends. My publicist friend Chip in Toronto

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emvy’s kitchen! 25 – 2024-05-30

Posted on 2024-06-27 by miss.emvy Posted in emvy's kitchen, General

The Firey – Myself Miss Conduct – It’s My Life Heavy Petter – Professionally Pathetic Like a Girl – Angel Baby Pale Lips – (You Make Me) Wanna Be Bad Danger Inc. – Your Boy Carissa Johnson & the Cure-Alls – Something Good Chelsea Manor – Breathe Feral Trash – Ghost in You Sister Suzie

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Testing For Echo – Episode 53 – Ready for Some New Stuff? – Orig. Air Date June 22, 2024

Posted on 2024-06-22 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hello there everyone. Thanks for dropping in. This is Testing For Echo Episode 53 on CHSR 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. There are several cuts on here today that many of you may have not heard for a while, if at all. But I’m confident that you’ll dig

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Away From The Mire Episode 38

Posted on 2024-06-11 by Stephen Dominey Posted in Away From The Mire, chsr, Current Shows, General, Music Shows

  Colliding Canyons – K2-141B The Decemberists – Oh No! Phish – Harry Hood Jude – Rick James Eels – Last Stop: This Town The Smashing Pumpkins – Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts) Sonic Youth – Silver Rocket Slugmilk – Backstreet Records Slugmilk – County Line Gord Downie – We’re Hardcore Gizmo – Luanne Bruce Springsteen –

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Testing For Echo – Episode 52 – Off We Go! – Orig. Air Date June 8, 2024

Posted on 2024-06-08 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Music, Testing For Echo

Hello there everyone. Welcome to Episode 52 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. One thing you may notice about this episode is that there isn’t too many tunes from my usual friends as in other shows. There’s nothing to that. It was

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Testing For Echo – Episode 51 – Are You Ready? – Orig. Air Date May 25, 2024

Posted on 2024-05-25 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hello there everyone. Welcome to Episode 51 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. I’d like to start off with a couple of things. I have popped in music today from the legendary Steve Vai of Frank Zappa fame, among many other things.

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emvy’s kitchen! 23 – 2024-05-16

Posted on 2024-05-23 by miss.emvy Posted in emvy's kitchen, General

emvy’s kitchen! 23 Track List: Fugazi – Arpeggiator Fugazi – Guilford Fall Motherhood – Ripped Sheet Life in Vacuum – Russian Melody in B Minor Virginia On Duty – Fragments Editrix – Two Questions Tin-Ear – Fling Straw Man Floatie – Shiny Little Sprout – THE BEES THE BEES Shady Bug – Peapod Asobi Seksu

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Electronic Boutique – MMW Edition w/ Mikey Whyte & Channe – March 15/24

Posted on 2024-05-17 by Leiya Posted in General

Missed this epic double feature episode? First up, Mikey Whyte, the head of marketing and events at Toolroom Records, joins for an exclusive chat. Dive deep into Toolroom’s highly anticipated Miami Music Week lineup as we discuss the incredible artists on the bill and, insider insights into the world of event curation from one of

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Testing For Echo – Episode 50 – Another Milestone! – Orig. Air Date May 11, 2024

Posted on 2024-05-11 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hi again everyone. Welcome to Episode 50 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell. Well here we are! Episode 50. Thank you all for tuning in. I appreciate it more than I can tell. Here’s to 50 more! So let’s get going. Another

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emvy’s kitchen! 21 – 05-02-2024

Posted on 2024-05-09 by miss.emvy Posted in emvy's kitchen, General

emvy’s kitchen! 21 Track List: Spectres – The Old Regime Leathers – Highrise Soft Vein – GIVEUPTHEGHOST Wingtips – Innocent Blood (Twin Tribes remix) Front Line Assembly – Mechvirus (single edit) feat. Ayria cEvin Key – House Tried to KILL ME Lead Into Gold – The Eternal Present Ritual Dictates – Romanticism in Crapulence (Blood

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emvy’s kitchen! 20 – 04-25-2024

Posted on 2024-05-02 by miss.emvy Posted in emvy's kitchen, General

emvy’s kitchen! 20 Track List: Solveig Matthildur – Your Desperation (Hante. Remix) Hante. – I Don’t Need a Hero Minuit Machine – Prey/Hunter DenMother – Salem (Victoria’s Reprise) & Redeemless (Dance of the Wretched) ACTORS – Only Lonely Of the Veil – Famine Sex With Strangers – Gift of Fear Winter Severity Index – Backstroke

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