Features: September 2011 Archives

Wednesday September 28, 2011

Mount Allison Memorial Library

Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB, is building a brand-spanking new Performing Arts Centre.

Only problem is, they're planning on tearing down the library - which is also a memorial to Mt. A's war dead - to do it.

As you can imagine, the call is controversial and has some - including donor alumni groups up in arms

Listen to Alumnus Bruce Coates: (Pop-up)

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Wednesday September 21, 2011

Africville Heritage Trust

As It Happens has followed the emerging story of the Africville Heritage Trust since the hiring of Carol Nixon raised community ire last week. Members of the black community in Nova Scotia were incensed about the appointment of a new executive director for the Trust which was set up to establish a memorial to Africville, a community that city officials destroyed in the 1960s to make room for a bridge. First we spoke with Halifax lawyer and human rights activist Burnley 'Rocky' Jones. Mr. Jones spoke to the indignation within the community at the hiring of a white woman to run the trust.

Listen to Rocky Jones: (Pop-up)

Then - for the other side of the story - we went to Daurene Lewis. She is the Chair of the Trust, and she staunchly defended Ms. Nixon's hiring.

Listen to Daurene Lewis: (Pop-up)

Tonight - in the wake of Carol Nixon's dismissal - we go back to Daurene Lewis to ask her why the candidate she staunchly defended has been turfed.

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Wednesday September 21, 2011

Canadian Air and Space Museum Closure

It is the home to the only full scale replica of the famed Avro Arrow and the building that houses it is intricately entwined with Canada's aerospace heritage - yet the doors have been locked on the Canadian Air and Space Museum. The facility will be restored and converted into a four-pad arena. On Tuesday, September 20th As It Happens spoke with curator Rob Godwin.

Listen to Rob Godwin: (Pop-up)

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• December 2011
  • Thu., 15 – Hummingbird Mystery Solved
     
  • Thu., 1 – A Whale of an Accent
     
• November 2011
  • Thu., 24 – Ann Patchett - Parnassus Books
     
  • Tue., 22 – Return to Tahrir
     
  • Wed., 16 – Featured Audio: New "Marcel the Shell" Video
     
• October 2011
  • Mon., 10 – Jim Thomson responds to Don Cherry
     
  • Fri., 7 – Swede meets weed
     
• September 2011
  • Wed., 28 – Mount Allison Memorial Library
     
  • Wed., 21 – Africville Heritage Trust
     
  • Wed., 21 – Canadian Air and Space Museum Closure
     
  • Tue., 20 – Omnibus Crime Bill: The View from Victim's Services 9/19/2011
     
  • Thu., 15 – Minister of Agriculture Gerry Ritz
     
• August 2011
  • Thu., 25 – Interview With Nurse Karen Graham In Tripoli
     
• July 2011
  • Fri., 29 – Ireland Church Abuse (extended version)
     
  • Fri., 1 – Afghanistan Archive Feature
     
• June 2011
  • Fri., 24 – G-20 Bill Blair (Extended Version)
     
  • Fri., 17 – Botswana Ambassador (extended version)
     
• March 2011
  • Fri., 25 – For the Record: Photocopier Transcript - An "As it Happens" Dramatization
     
• February 2011
  • Wed., 23 – Gene Sharp on Non-Violent Revolution
     
• January 2011
  • Wed., 19 – Word of the Day: "Bicimaquina"
     
  • Thu., 13 – Sarah Palin's "Blood Libel" Video - full response by Rabbi Brad Hirschfield
     
• December 2010
  • Fri., 24 – Al Maitland Reads Frederick Forsyth's "The Shepherd"
     
• October 2010
  • Fri., 29 – As It Happens interview with Rob Ford, Toronto's Mayor Elect
     
• July 2010
  • Wed., 14 – Vermontasaurus
     
• October 2009
  • Wed., 21 – Brian Jungen
     
  • Wed., 14 – World's Hottest Curry
     
  • Thu., 8 – Pothole Art
     
• June 2009
  • Mon., 22 – Fastest Hummingbird
     
  • Mon., 1 – Iran's Election Crisis
     
• April 2009
  • Thu., 30 – Inside Hana's Suitcase - the story about Hana and George Brady
     
  • Tue., 21 – Farmer brings Nazi-bred cows back to Britain after 2,000 years
     
• March 2001
  • Thu., 29 – AIH pays respect to the man behind our theme song