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Researchers call for more inclusive focus aids
Jun 26, 2026
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The Bylaw State explores public space, encampments, municipalities, and the courts
Jun 21, 2026
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Talking boredom, substance use, and homelessness
Jun 12, 2026
36m 22s
New building addition — and new name for Salvation Army Centre of Hope in Nanaimo
Jun 10, 2026
17m 37s
Former gang member shares story with Nanaimo youth
Jun 1, 2026
21m 45s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/26/26 |  Researchers call for more inclusive focus aids | A group out of UBC says distraction blocking apps are often marketed at neurodiverse people, but little is known about how they are actually used. Kevin Chow and Marvel Hariadi were among the authors of a study that looked into the issue. They spoke with People First Radio about digital well being tools and inclusivity. […] | — | ||||||
| 6/21/26 |  The Bylaw State explores public space, encampments, municipalities, and the courts | A UBC law prof argues that homelessness in Canada is governed by a patchwork of municipal bylaws. Alexandra Flynn is co-author of The Bylaw State, a book that explores municipal government responses to homeless encampments from a legal perspective. Flynn says that the idea for the book came when she and coauthor Joe Hermer were […] | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 |  Talking boredom, substance use, and homelessness✨ | boredomsubstance use+3 | Cory Herzog-Fequet | Vancouver Island Mental Health Society | — | boredomsubstance use+3 | — | 36m 22s | |
| 6/10/26 |  New building addition — and new name for Salvation Army Centre of Hope in Nanaimo✨ | shelterconstruction+3 | — | Salvation Army Centre of HopeNew Hope Centre | Nanaimo19 Nicol St. | Salvation ArmyNanaimo+4 | — | 17m 37s | |
| 6/1/26 |  Former gang member shares story with Nanaimo youth✨ | gang preventionyouth mentorship+3 | Joe Calendino | Hell’s Angels | Kelowna | gang memberyouth+5 | — | 21m 45s | |
| 5/30/26 |  Vancouver Island radio play warns of elder financial abuse✨ | elder financial abuseaudio drama+3 | Bill Collins | Vancouver Island Mental Health SocietyBeware Mysterious Mark | Vancouver IslandRadio Sidney | elder abusefinancial abuse+3 | — | 35m 02s | |
| 5/24/26 |  Exploring the history of a Saskatchewan mental hospital✨ | mental healthhistory+4 | Erika Dyck | Weyburn Mental HospitalManaging Madness | Saskatchewan | Weyburn Mental Hospitalmental health history+3 | — | 41m 24s | |
| 5/16/26 |  Retired judge turned busker shares stories from cross Canada tour✨ | retirementbusking+3 | retired judge | Vancouver Island Mental Health Society | Canada | retired judgebusker+3 | — | 53m 04s | |
| 5/7/26 |  “Street Dr. Jill” talks influencing on homelessness and healthcare✨ | homelessnesshealthcare+3 | Dr. Jill Wiwcharuk | Vancouver Island Mental Health SocietyInstagram | — | homelessnesshealthcare+3 | — | 47m 33s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Nanaimo supportive housing site celebrates 10 years✨ | supportive housingcommunity+3 | — | Vancouver Island Mental Health Society | NanaimoBoundary+2 | supportive housingNanaimo+4 | — | 16m 53s | |
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| 4/24/26 |  Crafting a high school curriculum on homelessness✨ | homelessnesseducation+3 | Erin Dej | Wilfrid Laurier University | — | homelessnesscurriculum+5 | — | 45m 36s | |
| 4/17/26 |  Unpacking 10 years of a public health emergency✨ | public healthtoxic drug crisis+3 | Bernie Pauly | Canadian Institute for Substance Use ResearchUniversity of Victoria | — | toxic drug crisispublic health emergency+3 | — | 57m 00s | |
| 4/17/26 |  VIU researcher looking at intersection between local government and overlapping crises✨ | municipal governancehealth policy+3 | Trevor WidemanChristopher Hauchildt | Vancouver Island UniversityVancouver Island Mental Health Society | — | municipal governancehealth policy+3 | — | 30m 34s | |
| 4/6/26 |  “Finding a passion…really can save your life” – autobiographical Boy Player hits the stage in Nanaimo✨ | mental healththeatre+3 | Frank Moher | Western Edge Theatre | Gabriola IslandNanaimo | Frank MoherBoy Player+3 | — | 26m 36s | |
| 4/4/26 |  Nurse, UVic PhD student looking at chronic pain and sexuality✨ | chronic painsexuality+3 | Jenise Finlay | University of VictoriaVancouver Island Mental Health Society | — | chronic painsexuality+3 | — | 24m 21s | |
| 3/30/26 |  Drug user group co-hosting its first author talk in Nanaimo✨ | drug user groupsmental health+3 | Ann Livingston | Vancouver Area Network of Drug UsersNanaimo Area Network of Drug Users | Nanaimo | drug usersNANDU+3 | — | 32m 49s | |
| 3/26/26 |  Mountain Muscox providing support for people who’ve experienced trauma in the backcountry✨ | trauma supportmental health+3 | Lexie Morgan | Mountain MuscoxVancouver Island Mental Health Society | Sea to Skymountains | traumacounseling+5 | — | 20m 38s | |
| 3/26/26 |  Mountain Muskox providing support for people who’ve experienced trauma in the backcountry | Lexie Morgan is a registered clinical counsellor. She does work with the Sea to Sky chapter of a group called Mountain Muskox, which offers support to people who have experienced trauma or loss in the mountains. She spoke with People First Radio about the group and her work. When someone had experienced a traumatic event, […] | — | ||||||
| 3/21/26 |  “We’re all working hard, I’d like people to know” – Rethinking Drinking panelist shares story✨ | alcohol use disorderlived experience+3 | Jordan Kawchuk | Nanaimo FoundationVancouver Island Mental Health Society | — | alcoholtreatment+3 | — | 34m 54s | |
| 3/19/26 |  Checking the levels on music industry mental health | Independent musicians from around coastal B.C. speak about mental health in the industry, following on the heels of a report from music industry leadership consultancy Revelios that identified significant challenges faced by Canadians working in music. The episode features Revelios president and founder Catherine Harrison, as well as musicians Jeff Cancade AKA Devours, NEAVV, and […] | — | ||||||
| 3/13/26 | Victoria company aims to translate in patient treatment experience to online format | Home Based Recovery Executive Director Rob DeClark says he’s spent the last few decades working in the in patient treatment industry. “ The landscape changed considerably in terms of the amount of options and also in terms of the cost of treatment,” he says. DeClark says that when he entered the field, a six week in […] | — | ||||||
| 3/4/26 | Hungry stories project looking to spark solutions on food insecurity | Elaine Power says a few decades back, close to the start of her career, Canada started viewing food as the solution to food insecurity. Power is now approaching retirement from her work as a professor at Queen’s University focused on food insecurity, while the number of Canadians who are food insecure is on the rise. […] | — | ||||||
| 3/2/26 |  A visit to the Ethics Bowl | The Ethics Bowl is billed as “a space where discussion is used to untangle the nuanced topics.” Ethics Bowl events see teams present positions on complex topics like and face questions from judges and fellow competitors. Example subjects covered include the moral implications of life sentences without the opportunity for parole, or the ethics of […] | — | ||||||
| 2/24/26 |  Victoria filmmaker’s Mildlife aiming to avoid tropes in depicting disability | Victoria filmmaker Cory Thibert says he never saw a family like his depicted on screen, which was the starting point for his debut narrative feature film, Mildlife. “ Both of my parents live with cerebral palsy,” he said, “I’ve never seen that represented.” Thibert spoke with People First Radio about the film, which had its Canadian […] | — | ||||||
| 2/22/26 | Nanaimo stage show explores emotional journey of an artist | Clown Fish tells the story of Paul Tedeschini’s journey through life as an actor moving across Canada and navigating various emotional challenges. The show is being performed by Tedeschini at Nanaimo’s OV Arts Centre through March 1st. He visited the CHLY studio, along with the show’s director Nicolle Nattrass, to speak about it. Clown Fish […] | — | ||||||
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