Mike Powell Fanclub

We’ve got an exciting show lined up today- at 8:30 I’ll be speaking with the President of the Hintonburg Community Association, Jeffrey Leiper, about the goings on in the community, including concerns about developer access to planning staff at City Hall and proposals for new condo towers.

We’ll also touch on some of the following:

Occupy Ottawa was handled fairly by police

Settle soon, school boards told

One weekend into the Olympics, and already some results might be too good to be true

Goodbye, Coliseum building

…and perhaps the more famous Coliseum building as well.

More mortgage rate wars

To the beemobile!

The last Tuesday in June. Happy early Canada Day as next time you hear us, Canada will be another year older. We have an exciting show lined up for you. At 7:30 Adam will talk to a member of local area band The Flats about their new E.P and their upcoming shows. At 8:45 Mike will be talking with a representative from Amethyst Women’s Addiction Centre regarding their fundraising events.  As per usual we air on 93.1 CKCU FM in Ottawa and online at www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

Is Ryan Murray worth all the draft picks you have? Garth Snow thinks so.

Montana law banning corporate donations in state elections is struck down by the US Supreme Court.

Toronto Pride began yesterday and yet again, Rob Ford had other plans so couldn’t be there.

Tories pull their punches with ad attacking Mulcair.

Oracle CEO buys an island…and not a little one either.

Liberal leadership speculation now shifts full time to Justin Trudeau.

Is the Canada-Obama relationship souring?

Supply management is again a point of contention in free trade talks.

Today promises a break from the heat but it returns on Wednesday and is here to stay. We have an exciting show lined up this week as Mike and Adam speculate and give their opinions regarding the Polaris Music Prize. The long list of 40 nominees is announced on Thursday. As per usual we air from 7-9am on 93.1 CKCU FM in Ottawa and at www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

Capital Hoedown is now more like party on a ranch in Stittsville.

Compare and contrast: official twitter accounts in Canada vs. Sweden.

Trees in Holmwood Park meet the chainsaws much to local residences’ protests.

Toronto bans plastic bags as a gigantic FU to Rob Ford.

Mulcair vs. Harper regarding Canada’s role in contributing money to a European bail-out fund.

European Championships kick-off amid concerns regarding racial attitudes in Poland and the Ukraine.

House of Commons sleep-over! Fight over budget bill begins this week.

The hot weather has run away and June has started with clouds and cold. I don’t mind at all but I suspect most everyone else is wondering where summer went. This week we will feature new music from Moonface and from Japandroids! As per usual the Tuesday Morning Special Blend airs from 7-9am on 93.1 CKCU FM in Ottawa and online at www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

The two crime stories that everyone is talking about so we will also talk about them:

Eaton’s Centre shooting
Luka Magnotta

Canadian websites go to black…and white to protest Conservative’s omnibus budget bill

Watch a small black dot go slowly across the face of the sun!

Ontario Catholic school trustees are concerned over the fallout from opposition to Bill 13.

International Mental Health Conference occurring now in Ottawa.

60 years and counting for the Queen.

Presto is here…are you impressed?

Thank god the Ontario government is here to protect our children…from BINGO.–

What a show we have for you today! At 8:00, I’ll speak with Jaime Alexanderson about the Cycling For Sight event taking place in Ottawa this weekend. At 8:30, Adam will speak with Wanda Gibson about the “Save the Gatineau” concert taking place this Thursday at the Carleton.

We’ll also touch on some of the following:

So long, Sunday Citizen. So longer, big portions of postmedia editorial staff.

Rob Ford quit weighing himself in public.

BC parents vote to limit wifi in schools.

…but at least they’ll have a family day!

Thomas Mulcair’s had 11 mortgage’s on the same house

Lightning strike kills teen in Ottawa.

Hope everyone had a good Mother’s Day and enjoyed Bikefest. We have an exciting show lined up for you this Tuesday with three interview. At 7:30 Mike will be speaking with Elizabeth Creary about the upcoming Craig Cardiff show/fundraiser taking place on Saturday the 19th. At 8:05 Mike will speak with Dave Gallson about the Defeat Depression walk on May 27th at Vincent Massey Park. Finally, at 8:30 Mike will be speaking with Andrew Caddell about about his new book of interviews with key officials in multilateral organizations. As per usual we air from 7-9am on CKCU 93.1FM in Ottawa and www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

Conservative government to allow slaughterhouses to process already dead animals.

IPO for Facebook could be values at an obscene amount of money.

Obama comes out in favour of gay marriage…thank you Joe Biden.

Conservative’s send massive budget bill to House of Commons committee despite NDP’s best efforts.

Bizarre BC hand-gliding tragedy continues to be in the news.

Swing state with a large latino population? Time for Florida’s Republican government to scrutinize the voters list.

Already the second Tuesday of May. Adam is back for the summer and we have three interviews for the show, everything is as it should be. Now If only Ottawa was still playing hockey. At 7:30 Adam will be speaking with Cheryl regarding the 12th Annual Hintonburg Tulipfest which will include a plant exchange, brownie bake-off and horse and trolley rides. At 8pm Mike will be speaking with Caron from MEC regarding Ottawa bike-fest taking place on Sunday. As well Caron is going to perform her own version of the famous 80’s song “Busta Move!” Finally at 8:15 Mike will be speaking with Cynthia regarding Defeat Depression Day. As per usual we air from 7-9am on CKCY 93.1 FM in Ottawa, online at www.ckcufm.com for everyone else.

Mayfair Orleans in financial trouble only 6 months after opening.

Just when it looked like both sides in Quebec’s tuition fee stand-off had reached a deal...it starts to unravel.

Student suspended for wearing a religious t-shirt is now taken out of school by his own bible waving father. Sigh…

Rob Ford vs. The Toronto Star.

Anti-austerity parties win big in Greece and France.

The Tories want to pass the entire budget in one giant bill, the NDP is not happy with this plan. The Tories don’t care.

Happy May Day! Once again, we’ll be joined this week at 8:00 AM by Caron Cheng from MEC to talk about Bikefest on May 13th. We’ll also be talk with people from the Otesha project. At 8:30, we’ll speak with Risa Sargent from CfSC about their Tulips on Two Wheels event on May 5th.

We’ll also talk about some of the following:

Quebec student protests are ongoing, students move to negotiate.

More Royals are coming! It’s costing money!

Nonsense story of the week: Canada’s bank “bailout”

Friends of Lansdowne lose again.

Someone took Marc Garneau’s space ships.

Happy Tuesday!

This week we’ll continue our weekly conversations with the fine folks organizing MEC bikefest. At 8:05, Caron Cheng will update on us on what’s going on with prep for that event, and we’ll also speak with Connie Lebrun from CHEO, who is helping to coordinate CN Cycle, which raises money for the hospital.

We’ll also touch on some of the following:

Alberta had an election. Someone was elected. Find out who!

Toronto Catholic schools to require students to sing national anthem a cappella.

Kingston Penn to close. Museum to open?

Afghan interpreters get a second shot at coming to Canada

Which is better- public or private schools?

Moratorium on arctic fishing?

Happy Tuesday! We’ve got an exciting show lined up. At 8:05, we’ll continue our build up to MEC’s annual bikefest, chatting with some of the folks behind the Right Bike Program in Hintonburg. At 8:30, we’ll talk with Julia Sterpam and Nancy Oakley of Heritage Ottawa about their event on the history of Lebreton this Thursday.
We’ll also touch on some of the following:

Barrhaven pile-on for decision to rebuild downtown Ottawa school.

Government was encouraged not to be “cheerleaders” for the oilpatch.

It’s 30 years of the Charter! Most of us wouldn’t give up rights, say polls. Harper thinks its  a bit controversial.

More BC Teachers labour strife.

And we hear about how the Wildrose party is bad for healthcare.

Ottawa axes program designed to reduce recidivism

A human rabies diagnosis, in Toronto.

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