Heart Breaker

For renters, security of tenure — the ability to stay in a home without fear of being destabilized by eviction — is essential. When you have that security, you can put down roots in your neigbhourhood for you and your family.

But evictions occur all the time. They may be the result of lack of payment, but there are different legal avenues for landlords to pursue "no-fault evictions," such as renovations or moving in a family member. Sometimes these are simply loopholes being exploited, but that's difficult and costly to prove for the renter. Because housing is such big business, there is plenty of incentive to evict current tenants and name a new, higher price.

Alina McKay is Research Manager for the Housing Research Collaborative the the University of British Columbia and Sean Grisdale is a PhD Candidate in Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto. They have both been conducting research on evictions and security of tenure.

The Overhead: Security for Renters

Not Fair

40 Days & 40 Nights

Out On A Walk

Passionless

Evictions are a problem for renters across the country. As we explored in the last episode: part of tackling the housing crisis requires improving "security of tenure" for the many people who rent their homes.

But evictions are difficult to quantify. Many of them are not reported. And each province has different processes, legislations, and tribunals surrounding evictions and landlord/tenant disputes.

How do we get a picture of evictions across the country?

Alexandra Flynn is an assistant professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. She's been tracking eviction data from province to province. We asked her about her findings.

And David Wachsmuth an associate professor at McGill University's School of Urban Planning and Canadian Research Chair in Urban Governance. He's been conducting meta analysis and qualitative research on evictions in Canada. He tells us a startling fact about people who experience homelessness after an eviction.

What can we learn about eviction policy by comparing provinces and municipalities?

The Overhead: Tracking Evictions Across Canada

Director Chris Auchter joins Jesse for a conversation about his documentary film The Stand, which chronicles the hidden true story of Indigenous resistance on Haida Gwaii.

The Stand returns to the VIFF Centre on Friday, February 28th and runs until March 20th.

Image from the film, courtesy of the National Film Board of Canada.

Interview with Chris Auchter, director of The Stand

BC Hydro Commercial

We can learn a lot about evictions and the housing crisis from cities in other countries, all over the world. Often, we draw comparisons to our neighbour just south of the border: the United States. Just like us, renters in the States are dealing with soaring rent prices, a lack of security of tenure, and the threat of eviction. But they're also dealing with a second Trump presidency that threatens to remove protections for renters, scrap housing programs, and defund research into solving the housing crisis

Tim Thomas is Research Director of the Urban Displacement Project at University of California, Berkeley. He tells us about the hurdles renters in America face, the racial bias inherent in many of the laws governing evictions and displacement, and how housing advocates and academics are scrambling to come to terms with Trump 2.0.

The Overhead: The Housing Crisis in Trump's America

Dust off your bike and pack your panniers—this episode is all about bikepacking! With the recent warm weather, we can't be the only ones dreaming of bike season. But as you'll hear, a little snow doesn’t have to stop a great adventure. Steve and Elaine take us along for the ride… a nine-month ride!   

Silent Crushers S2 Ep2: Steve and Elaine

This week, join host John Watts as he picks tracks from his extensive jazz collection highlighting recording artists from the Blue Note label.

E103 Blue Note 3



March 20th marks Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day in Canada. In Vancouver, on the territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, the Community-Based Research Collective (CBRC) is celebrating with an all-day event on Friday, March 21st.

The celebration, to be held at The Birdhouse in Vancouver, will feature opening ceremonies and speeches form activists and community leaders; discussions about gender-based violence, which disproportionately impacts Two-Spirit and queer and trans Indigenous peoples, and about this year’s theme of “Access” to healthcare, culture, and ceremony; art therapy sessions and drag performances; and will wrap up with a Two-Spirit Dance Party.

CJSF’s Jesse Wentzloff met with Jaylene McRae, Two Spirit Research Coordinator at the CBRC, for this interview.


All-day event celebrates Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ Celebration and Awareness Day

The 1964 Alaska earthquake sent a tsunami to Vancouver Island, B.C. This documentary introduces listeners to four witnesses to the events of that night, as well as other voices on emergency preparedness in the province.

For more information on this, read our web article:

https://bcitnews.com/remembering-64-the-night-a-tsunami-surged-through-port-alberni/

In the Wave — Audio Documentary

Lyrics:

Damp and sullen
Such is the teakettle soul
And I might, just maybe, yeah
Try and play the hand it deals

Cause I got good books to read
And a run-down place to sleep
With nobody new in my dreams
Yet the same old's haunting me

Cause I got good books to read
And a run-down place to sleep
With nobody new in my dreams
Yet the same old's haunting me

Same Old Haunting Me

CJSF's Danny Nesvaderani interviews Wade Chang, candidate for the LIberal Party of Canada in the Burnaby Central Riding.

CJSF reached out to all candidates in the four ridings of Burnaby Central, Burnaby North - Seymour, Vancouver Fairview - Burnaby South, and New Westminster - Burnaby - Maillardville, and will publish interviews with all candidates who responded in time prior to the Federal Election on Apri  28th.

Wade Chang - Burnaby Central MP Candidate Interview

11 people have died after a lone suspect allegedly drove a vehicle through the crowd at a Lapu Lapu Day Festival in South Vancouver. 

APR 28 - 11 killed in Lapu Lapu Day Festival car attack

British Columbia

This is a full-spectrum episode. We kick things off with our favorite kind of story — a love affair with a local peak, and the ensuing obsession to go up and down it in as many ways as possible. Then we go global, diving into some wild and tumultuous tales from some of the world’s biggest mountains. The episode's got everything: passion, adventure, and Jeff’s unmistakable gift for storytelling. Enjoy!

Silent Crushers S2 Ep5: Jeff Relph

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he Strange & Odd Secrets Club is a home recording project.

The project originated on the West Coast and has since settled in rural British Columbia.

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BCIT Student Journalist. Recipient of the Alexis Mazurin Award for Radio Excellence, for the audio documentary, In the Wave.

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CJSF 90.1 FM is Simon Fraser University's arts, public affairs and indie music radio station!

CJSF strives to provide points of view that are rarely expressed in mainstream media. We take pride in being an alternative to mainstream media, offering the public a forum for expressing perspectives that otherwise may not be heard.

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As a non-commercial station, CJSF takes pride in being an alternative to mainstream media and offers the public a forum for artists and social issues that otherwise may not receive media attention. This includes music by independent artists from a diverse range of genres and public affairs programming that addresses issues faced by marginalized or disadvantages communities. 

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