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Happy birthday to a mom, boss, baller and shorty!Love, The Haasen 5Music is Happy-Chappy by Ketsa (freemusicarchive.org)

The perks of living beside a funeral home.This story originally aired on October 30th, 2023 on the Halloween episode of I Digress on 93.9FM CICK Smithers Community Radio.Story by: Nancy Haasen and Lilly BleyenbergProduced by: Haasen PodMusic by: Metal Rouge

Gerald had never been so hungry...This story originally aired on October 30th, 2023 on the Halloween episode of I Digress on 93.9FM CICK Smithers Community Radio.Story by: Ichabod De La RueProduced by: Haasen PodMusic by: Pocahaunted

Two fairies drop acid on a Halloween night in Ontario -- what's the worst that could happen?This story originally aired on October 30th, 2023 on the Halloween episode of I Digress on 93.9FM CICK Smithers Community Radio.Story by: Danielle AntonetteProduced by: Haasen PodMusic by: Golden Hits

Though the experience couldn't be explained, the rules were simple: this family were living in Mrs. Rose's house.This story originally aired on October 30th, 2023 on the Halloween episode of I Digress on 93.9FM CICK Smithers Community Radio.Story by: Nicki BorlandProduced by: Haasen PodMusic by: Soulflair

Nicky's parents suffered the worst experience a parent could have, and then received a little hope in the form of a balloon.This story originally aired on October 30th, 2023 on the Halloween episode of I Digress on 93.9FM CICK Smithers Community Radio.Story by: Nancy HaasenProduced by: Haasen PodMusic by: 1000cuts

Steve and June Senger share stories from the late seventies in Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The found out their house has been exorcised only after they moved in.This story originally aired on October 30th, 2023 on the Halloween episode of I Digress on 93.9FM CICK Smithers Community Radio.Story by: Steve Senger and June SengerProduced by: Haasen PodMusic by: Sometimes and Blue Dot Sessions

Two sisters play with a game, and the game plays back.Nancy shares an all-too-real dream her mother had when her father died.This story originally aired on October 30th, 2023 on the Halloween episode of I Digress on 93.9FM CICK Smithers Community Radio.Story by: Nancy Haasen and Lilly BleyenbergProduced by: Haasen PodMusic by: 1000cuts

Young Nancy is paralyzed by the vision at the end of her bed in a dark, old farmhouse in Delaware, Ontario.This story originally aired on October 30th, 2023 on the Halloween episode of I Digress on 93.9FM CICK Smithers Community Radio.Story by: Nancy HaasenProduced by: Haasen PodMusic by: Question Band

CICK's annual fundraiser event is on October Friday the 13th at Smithers Brewing Co.Git along, lil doggies!

BIO:A reformed bank manager, Kimberley realized she was doing a successful job of living someone else’s life—and a poor job living her own. In 2013, she launched her original songs into the world and took centre stage.She has since released three full-length albums, and was awarded Female Artist of the Year at both the 2015 and 2016 Edmonton Music Awards. In 2022, she relocated to Vancouver Island, residing in Qualicum Beach.She lovingly crafts and passionately performs songs that will move your heart, change your mind and stomp your feet. Weaving seamlessly between blues, folk and rock, her common threads are strength, vulnerability and badassery, always sizzling with soul. Check out her website: https://kimberleymacgregor.com/Photo by Marc J Chalifoux

Tracklist:1. Chains2. Chastity Belt3. These Chains Are Too Heavy4. Foot Foul5. Was it Stable?6. You Don't Deserve Par7. Tail Wind, Nose Up (That's The Way I Like to Putt)8. Start With A Destroyer9. You Call That A Backhand?10. Get A Rock, It's In The Tree AgainAnd much, much more!

Mick Miller is a 36 year old living in Terrace, BC. Mick is a typical northern-BC type: he likes to bike, board, and fish. He works in construction for a small company in Terrace, even though he went to school to work in Marketing. Mick lives with what is called Allgrove Syndrome. Allgrove Syndrome is also called "3A" or "aaa" because the manifestation of the illness breaks down into 3 illnesses which begin with "a" —  achalasia (a dysfunction of the esophagus), addisonianism (a rare long-term endocrine disorder characterized by inadequate production of the steroid hormones cortisol and aldosterone), and alacrima (insufficiency of tears).Mick, however, lives with 4A or "aaaa" because he also has autonomic neuropathy (damage to nerves that control your internal organs). Mick used to hate the term "disabled" when he was in his twenties and younger. "I did not like to identify as disabled. I also did not like the word, I thought it was dirty. I thought it belittled me. But as I've grown older and I would say matured and learned more about disability disabilities and, you know, just come to know myself better, I no longer think that word is bad."Mick's 4A symptoms limit his dexterity and mobility at times (and especially when it is cold), so working in construction has its own perks: winters off. However, that's not why he works in construction."I have a background in marketing. I have a degree in business administration, marketing specialization, and I worked in that area for a while, but I wasn't enjoying it and I always wanted to work in the 'big kid sandbox' as people like to say," he explained. "And I didn't pursue that when I was younger cause I didn't think it was a noble career. I, I felt like I had to go to a university to prove something to myself, my peers and others. But anyway, it was, long story short I finally took the jump and left my career in marketing and I approached an owner of a small construction company here in Terrace, who some of my friends were working for, and I sat down with him and I was open about my disability and my limitations and how it would affect me on the job site. But I told him that I really wanted to, you know, get my hands dirty, work on the ground and inside the machines and if he was willing to gimme a chance, I would work my hardest and do everything to the best of my ability."Mick Miller is open about his disabilities because they do not define him. Listen to his full interview on CICK News in the link below.Also, check out Mick's podcast Adaptive in the link here.

Riun Garner is a musician, songwriter, actor and director living and working in Vancouver, BC.He was on I Digress to discuss his latest release "Nice To Meet Ya" which you can listen to on Spotify.Check it out!

Singer-songwriter, artist, audio engineer and producer, Theresa makes and shares songs that reflect her experiences of family and motherhood, raising a child with a disability, and reclaiming her authentic self from trauma and chronic illness. Her mission is to encourage and inspire people who are going through tough times to have courage and be creative.Former artist name: Theresa Michelle Mohr. Listen to Theresa's music here: https://theresamichellemusic.bandcamp.com/track/trail-of-glitter

Nicholas Goszer, who records as Nickybaby, was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In his early 20s Nicky picked up a guitar for the first time and instantly started writing music. His music draws inspiration from his favourite artists, Elliott Smith, Girls, Silver Jews and The Velvet Underground.Listen to his music here: https://nickybabyforever.bandcamp.com/album/nickybaby

My niece is officially a teenager now, so this song is about my love for her!Love you Gwenny,xoxo Aunt Pam

The community of Quick is home to about 100 people. The village is divided on the north and south sides of the Bulkley River, connecting travellers on Quick Station Road to their mailboxes, as well as Round Lake Hall the community centre servicing Quick and the neighbouring villages.The Quick Bridge is a wooden Howe Truss bridge, structure built in 1921 and has been in service for 102 years. Back in October 2021 the bridge was closed by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to vehicle traffic, citing an engineering report that assessed the bridge condition rating as "very poor".The members of the Quick Station Residents Association implored the Ministry to consider replacing elements of the bridge after word got out that the Ministry was leaning toward a total replacement job.This podcast episode is a year's worth of interviews with David Gillespie, member of the QSRA and a timeline of the demise of the Quick Bridge going back to 1990.This episode was produced and hosted by Pam Haasen, research  by David Gillespie, and music by Joseph Bertolozzi.Interviews by David Gillespie, Bridget Gillespie, and Greg Young.

This audio (video) is tips and tricks to making your voice over recording sound better!Intended for new podcasters and broadcasters who are using a mic or phone to record.

Welcome to The Show Show! This short podcast looks at how the sausage was made!The sausage being Space Train, a live music event that paralleled our generation's biggest health hurdle: the PANDEMIC.So, how did we do it? And why?Tune in to find out!

Without volunteers, Smithers Community Radio would just be a whole lot of nothing.On this episode of The Show Show we talk to Laura and Christine about why they volunteered for Space Train, and what would they do differently.And Miriam Colvin talks about why live music is so important for the body.

On this episode of The Show Show, we use leftover interviews from the year to mash into a casserole of Space Train love. If that's all gibberish, check out episodes one and two to see what I'm talking about!

Who is the man in the black hat? Don't listen if you believe in hauntings.Read by Nicole BorlandProduced by Pam Haasen

Who's to say what makes a good sibling? listen to this poem for the WORST babysitting advice!

O-scare and Def-Isla Haasen wrote and read a scary story! Can two kids and two adults escape the clutches of a tall, scary alien? Listen to find out!Written and read by Oscar and IslaProduced by Aunt Pam

*** I did not create this piece, but consulted on the production and story-boarding. I think this is an important piece to listen to and am SO PROUD of the work that Jordyn and Morgyn did to create it!***Tune in today at 3:30PM to hear an amazing podcast by Jordyn Nalaine Morin and Morgyn Budden about how candidates for council in Town of Smithers and Terrace, BC plan to work with the Indigenous communities of the Wet'suwet'en and Tsimshian peoples if elected.This is a special CICK News piece that was produced by two young Indigenous people, so listen and LEARN.If you can't wait until 3:30 today or you're finding this post later, listen here on the CICK News website: https://www.smithersradio.com/.../cick-news-playlist...Tune in to hear these important conversations before you #vote TOMORROW SATURDAY OCT 15th!(Photo is CICK Community Journalist Jordyn Nalaine Morin)

A good joke told by Emma.

A good joke told by Emma. 

You think you're being funny, but you're really just scaring that poor child.

Are you already tired from social interactions? A song for what ails you.

In 2019, the Skidegate Haida Immersion Program (S.H.I.P) submitted a request to the Queen Charlotte Village Council to change the name of Queen Charlotte back to the ancestral "Daajing Giids."Daajing Giids, in the Haida language, means roughly "the hat of a child of a chief." Daajing means "hat," whereas giids means "child," but according to GwaaGanad (a member of SHIP), "giids" is an honourable term, so it likely means the child of a chief."Listen to the attached audio clip to hear the members of the program speak about what Daajing Giids means.The Skidegate Haida Immersion Program began in 1998 and has been documenting the Skidegate Haida language of Xaada Kil for the purpose of saving a language that is quickly disappearing.The protection and preservation of Xaada Kil is a lengthy process, and it is due to the efforts of Haida elders—10 very committed and dedicated Elders who are fluent speakers of the Skidegate Haida Language.  The average age of these Elders is 80. The Elders attend S.H.I.P five days a week, ten months of the year. They represent approximately 50 per cent of today’s fluent Skidegate Haida speakers. Of the more than 60 Indigenous languages spoken in Canada, Haida is unlike any other. It is a language isolate (meaning it has no other language relatives, like French has with Spanish and Italian, for example) consisting of three main dialects: Alaskan (Xaat kil), Masset (Xaad kil), and Skidegate (Xaayda kil).The elders at S.H.I.P wrestle with fragments of upwards of 19 dialects in order to come to a consensus on any given translation. When no one solution can be settled on, they write down and record all of their options.Since the original request to change the village name, with an interruption in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Village of Queen Charlotte Council has been engaging with Village residents, business owners and island stakeholders to have meaningful discussions, listen, share knowledge, and ask and answer questions.In March 2022, the village disseminated a Community Response Form to formally gather opinions of residents and property owners. The results of the 380 conforming responses, which were shared at the May 2, 2022 council meeting, indicated that 48.7 per cent of respondents strongly supported a change, 11.8 per cent somewhat supported a name change, and 36.3 per cent did not support changing the name of the village. Council’s subsequent resolution on May 16, 2022 that supports restoring Daajing Giids as the municipality’s name is the most recent step in an ongoing process started in 2019 that is without precedent.To change the municipality’s name, council must ask the Minister of Municipal Affairs to advance a request to cabinet. By way of the ground-breaking resolution on May 16, council has triggered the statutory two-week notice period that aims to see a formal request to Minister Nathan Cullen by June 6, 2022. From there, Cullen will need to decide whether to advance the request for an Order-in-Council.Listen to the full episode of CICK News to hear the voices of Queen Charlotte Mayor Kris Olsen, Minister Nathan Cullen, as well as S.H.I.P. Members GwaaGanad (Diane), Crystal and Denver.

Gavin Smith is a man of passion and restraint. By day, he works to transform the legal landscape through his work in environmental law. His slight physique and quiet voice might conjure ideas of a bike-riding gentle soul, book smart and funny if you corner him at an event. Maybe you think he closes his eyes when he really likes a song, or feels the power of a bassline run through him. Well, if that’s what you think, I think you might’ve thought right. Gavin’s musical stylings venture from soft, fingerpicked pharyngal voicing that to me, remind me of a soft seventies offering akin to Seals & Croft or -- and he’d likely be embarrassed if he heard me say this -- Nick Drake. To hear this, find his work under the name Wedgwood on Soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/gavin-smith-973200710But then, he flits into this upbeat and driving bass player with the band Starlight Pines, with bouncing bass lines that start in your stomach and move through your body. The other two thirds of Starlight Pines are singer/guitarist Jordan Mitchell and drummer Gerilee McBride.https://thestarlightpines.com/music/I spoke to Gavin before he met with Achievable Heights band member Brennan Anderson at their practice space in the alleyway, swatting away mosquitos and letting my recorder run out of card space.Hosted, edited and produced by PammerThe song Phantom Limb was written and recorded by Pam HalenMusic by KetsaThe last song on the episode is Safe Journeys by Wedgwood

What is the origin of the Jiggle Jiggle song you keep hearing on Tik Tok?Beside the Music: Viral Songs Explained

What are you thinkingHow are you feelingWhat have we done to each other?New show intro for I Digress, April 2022

Apollo Ghosts formed in 2008, and their live show currently features Amanda Panda on bass, Adrian Teacher on guitar and vocals, and Dustin B on Drums.Their latest album Pink Tiger, is a 2-part, 22 song epic. Part 1 (Pink) is an intimate home recording with themes that grapple with loss, illness, death, and memory. Part 2, (Tiger) is an exuberant indie-garage rock celebration of the persistence of friendship, music and hope. Apollo ghosts draw on a long history of independent and locally focused music making, from Flying Nun to K Records to their own Vancouver scene, to reinvigorate indie guitar rock songwriting with ambition and poise.I’m speaking with singer and guitarist, Adrian Teacher today on the show about the making of the record, the sense experience of live music shows, and the band’s general excitement for their first-ever show in Smithers.

Band dynamics. Ouch.interviews are:Brennan Anderson (Town Council)Glen Ingram (Your Favourite Band)Live Davesy (Your Favourite Band)Pammer (Your Favourite Band)Liliana DragowskaFeaturing Lust for Life by Girls

Godspeed, Space Train 3.

Tune in to SPTR for the hottest tracks.Space Train is your best bet on a Saturday night in Smithers.

EarthChild is the solo act from hip hop artist Travis Hiebert.Travis is Cree Nehiyawak Metis, and adopted Wet'suwet'en. He is best known for his work in the hip hop duo Mob Bounce (whom the Snotty Nose Rez Kids champion in numerous interviews).EarthChild's music is political, uplifting, exuberant, and catchy. If you want an example of that, check out his single Feel The Vibe, it became an instant jam in my playlist.The song at the end of the interview is Fail / Fall with Manitoba artist Stun.Find EarthChild's music online at https://soundcloud.com/earthchildmusichttps://open.spotify.com/artist/7qAN7JzQdbYU0I7TsO3OmY?si=f-6NL_z0R_u0yP57OPpHVA

Jessica Rampling is the lead singer of the Prince George / Haida Gwaii band APPLES.APPLES is noise/rock/sax grunge and I loved seeing them live at a outdoor show in the summer of 2021 called Future Fest. Their album is called About The Future and it released this year, in 2022.Check out their music here: https://soundcloud.com/apples-musicThe song at the end of the interview is Called Grace off their album About The Future.

You'll tune in to the entire frequency but you only need the EDGE

Good luck getting rid of that God-awful earworm.Mullholland Drive parody for a birthday.

Fast one.

Prettay prettay prettay sad

Can you believe Leo called?

As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a DJ.

For I Digress, my weekly radio show on Smithers Community Radio

By Charles DigginsFor my radio show I Digress on Smithers Community Radio