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Gorilla Radio with Chris Cook, John Snyder, Jon Elmer, Janine Bandcroft Feb. 7, 2011
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- Created on Sunday, 06 February 2011 11:41
- Written by Chris Cook
This Week on GR
by C. L. Cook
The Coal Watch Comox Valley Society is an alliance of residents and
islanders concerned about the environmental and social impacts of the
proposed Raven Underground Coal Project slated to be sited between
Parksville and Courtenay. Coal Watch will be holding public forums On
Denman Island tomorrow, and right here at the University of Victoria
this Wednesday at 7pm in the Law Building.John Snyder is a resident of
Fanny Bay, and serves as president of the Coal Watch Comox Valley
Society. John Snyder watching the Raven in the first half.
The effects of Egypt's fledgling revolution are already being felt
beyond its borders, and nowhere in the region are events being more
closely watched than in neighbouring Palestine, where the Mubarak regime
has provided essential garrison duty for Israel, manning the western
wall of besieged Gaza.
Jon Elmer is a Canadian photojournalist, who lives in and reports from Occupied Palestine. Jon Elmer, live from Bethlehem in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher, and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us up to speed with goings on going on on Victoria's streets and beyond. But first, John Snyder and the rumoured coal barons' return to Vancouver Island.
Jon Elmer is a Canadian photojournalist, who lives in and reports from Occupied Palestine. Jon Elmer, live from Bethlehem in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher, and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us up to speed with goings on going on on Victoria's streets and beyond. But first, John Snyder and the rumoured coal barons' return to Vancouver Island.
Chris Cook hosts Gorilla Radio, airing live every Monday, 5-6pm Pacific Time. In Victoria at 101.9FM, 104.3 cable, and on the internet at: http://cfuv.uvic.ca. He also serves as a contributing editor to the web news site, www.pacificfreepress.com. Check out the GR blog at: http://GorillaRadioBlog.blogspot.com
The provincial government of British Columbia is currently weighing the environmental pros and cons of a proposed coal mine on Vancouver Island. Coal mining has a bitter history on the island, most famously remembered in the songs and stories recounting the murder of union activist Ginger Goodwin, but the industry left long ago. Now they want back in, and residents of the mid-island are saying "Hell No!"
The Coal Watch Comox Valley Society, is an allilance of residents and islanders concerned about the environmental and social impacts of the proposed Raven Underground Coal Project slated to be sited between Parksville and Courtenay.
Coal Watch will be holding public forums On Denman Island tomorrow, and right here at the University of Victoria this Wednesday at 7pm in the Law Building. John Snyder is a resident of Fanny Bay, and serves as president of the Coal Watch Comox Valley Society. John Snyder watching the Raven in the first half.
And; almost two weeks after Egyptian police bruatality rallies touched off a popular uprising against the autocracy of Hosni Mubarak, democracy demonstrations persist in Cairo's Tahrir Square, and across the country. The effects of Egypt's fledgling revolution are already being felt beyond its borders, and nowhere in the region are events being more closely watched than in neighbouring Palestine, where the Mubarak regime has provided essential garrison duty for Israel, manning the western wall of besieged Gaza.
Jon Elmer is a Canadian photojournalist, who lives in and reports from Occupied Palestine. Jon Elmer, live from Bethlehem in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher, and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us up to speed with goings on going on on Victoria's streets and beyond. But first, John Snyder and the rumoured coal barons' return to Vancouver Island.
And; almost two weeks after Egyptian police bruatality rallies touched off a popular uprising against the autocracy of Hosni Mubarak, democracy demonstrations persist in Cairo's Tahrir Square, and across the country. The effects of Egypt's fledgling revolution are already being felt beyond its borders, and nowhere in the region are events being more closely watched than in neighbouring Palestine, where the Mubarak regime has provided essential garrison duty for Israel, manning the western wall of besieged Gaza.
Jon Elmer is a Canadian photojournalist, who lives in and reports from Occupied Palestine. Jon Elmer, live from Bethlehem in the second half.
And; Victoria Street Newz publisher, and CFUV broadcaster, Janine Bandcroft will join us at the bottom of the hour to bring us up to speed with goings on going on on Victoria's streets and beyond. But first, John Snyder and the rumoured coal barons' return to Vancouver Island.
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