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Local News
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Students protested outside the doors of Vancouver Island University’s president's office on Thursday over what they say is an incident of racial profiling.
Nanaimo city council voted to direct city staff to look at increasing fines for violating the city’s short term rental bylaw from $250 to $500 at its meeting on March 18.
Parksville city council has approved an advance of levy funding to the Parksville Downtown Business Association.
Those planning on using trailers or RVs in the Comox Valley might have to replan where they dump their blackwater and greywater this summer.
A dam safety engineer told Nanaimo city council that there would be serious consequences if dams the city owns and maintains were to fail.
At a Regional District of Nanaimo, or RDN, board meeting on Tuesday, March 13, directors voted to defer a motion that would have seen a four per cent increase to curbside collection utility fees.
Utility boxes around the Ladysmith area are getting a new look.
Station Updates
Updates about station happenings.
CHLY 101.7FM is thrilled to welcome back Joe Pugh as host and producer of its news and current affairs program Midcoast Morning. Joe is taking over the role as current host Lauryn Mackenzie moves into an interim full-time role as an LJI Reporter at CHLY. He previously served as host and producer of an earlier version of Midcoast Morning in the summer of 2021.
The Radio Malaspina Society Board of Directors has again moved to hold our 25th Annual General Meeting in person at Vancouver Island University. The meeting will occur on Thursday, October 26th with sign-in starting at 5:30 PM, and meeting business starting at 6:00 PM.
On September 1st, 2023, CHLY Station Manager Jesse Woodward was interviewed by CBC Rundown regarding the impact of Meta's social media ban on campus-community radio stations like CHLY in retaliation for Bill C-18, the Online News Act. It was broadcast on CBC News Network.
CHLY 101.7FM is excited for the return of its news and current affairs program Midcoast Morning with the recent hiring of Lauryn Mackenzie as the host and producer of the program. Lauryn returns to CHLY after working this past summer as a junior producer at the station.
CHEK reporter Tchadas Leo interviewed CHLY Station Manager Jesse Woodward, Lauryn Mackenzie, as well as others involved in student media on Vancouver Island.
Great news for local journalism! You probably read that we recently hired Mick Sweetman as a reporter at CHLY 101.7FM and will be posting a weekly newsletter and eventually local news podcasts. I am excited about this.
Bad news for local journalism. In the coming days or weeks, maybe even today, Meta is going to block access to news on Facebook and Instagram in retribution for Bill C-18, the Online News Act. The Online News Act, based on the "Australian Model", is meant to rectify the financial imbalance between tech giants and news organizations that has developed over the last decade.