CFUR Off-Air for between 9-10pm tonight, Monday March 4th

Heads up listeners! CFURadio will go off-air by powering down our transmitter between 1pm-2pm after Democracy Now, today:

Wednesday, July 5th

This is due to maintenance work, but we still love and respect you, dear audience ;)

Our STREAM though will still be live, so catch us there on your device cfur.ca/listen-live

Snow and cold return to Prince George in time for Para Nordic Competition

Five years after its first para Nordic skiing competition, the Caledonia Nordic Ski Club of Prince George hosts the return of the event during a welcome cold-snap.

The 2024 Para Biathalon World Championships and Para Nordic World Cup includes both cross-country skiing and biathlon for athletes of all ages, from all over the world, who have physical impairments.

The facility itself is ready to go following the organization’s first successful para Nordic event in 2019, but in the words of Chair of the Local Organizing Committee Kevin Pettersen, “it’s been kind of a roller coaster winter.”

Fortunately, temperatures dropped favourably, and snow making commenced in a short window just weeks ahead of the event, when it would normally have occurred months in advance. The starter pistol fires March 5-17. - Ian Gregg, Due North

Democracy Now! Moves to 11am on Weekdays starting on March 4th

Democracy Now! will move to a new time on March 4th, and will air on 88.7FM at 11am on weekdays from its previous time of 12pm. ‘Democracy Now! produces a daily, global, independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Our reporting includes breaking daily news headlines and in-depth interviews with people on the front lines of the world’s most pressing issues. On Democracy Now!, you’ll hear a diversity of voices speaking for themselves, providing a unique and sometimes provocative perspective on global events.’

CNC launches survey to strengthen community’s food security and independence

As the cost of groceries increase, Prince George residents have become familiar with empty shelves at the grocery store during the past few years. Many have become curious about local food security.

To assess the impact of grocery inflation on households and people’s knowledge of food security, the College of New Caledonia (CNC), is launching a survey. Shelby Roberts, Research Associate at CNC’s Applied Research and Innovation department is working with the Public Health Association of BC with funding from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.

Roberts says, “Food is directly liked to health.” By documenting what food sources people are accessing, and what their limitations are, solutions to better address the gaps can be explored.

Data gathered from the survey may influence what courses are offered at the college, from wild food harvesting, to gardening in the Prince George climatic zone. The survey can be found on CNC’s website here, is open until March 1st, and a participant will win a $100 gift card.