Feb 26, 2013 | 54:00In the Field In The Field February 26 2013 AudioIn the Field In The Field February 26 2013 Feb 26, 2013 | 54:00This week in In The Field, in honour of this year's Canada Reads winner, Lisa Moore's "February," we dig into the archives and replay Marie Wadden's documentary on the sinking of the Ocean Ranger, called "Still Sinking; Remembering the Ocean Ranger Disaster." The documentary originally aired on The Current on the 30th anniversary of the sinking of the Ocean Ranger and features excerpts of February read by author Lisa Moore. Mary Wiens introduces us to Katie from Burlington and Dhruva from Hyderabad, who met in Toronto and got married in India on February 14th. Zac Markan meets some urban mushers from Halifax, who use dog sledding to keep their pooches en sante. And we hear Karin Wells' visit to a barbershop in Vancouver that has raised about $200,000 for charities across the city over the past several years.
5.In Thunder Bay, the airport is selling off its furniture. JOsh Lynn checked it out.
Feb 19, 2013 | 53:59In the Field In The Field Feb 19, 2013 AudioIn the Field In The Field Feb 19, 2013 Feb 19, 2013 | 53:59This week on In The Field, some dedicated Tragically Hip fans. Fly-around-the-world-to-see-them-dedicated fans. We'll also hear about a theatre production in Montreal bringing the classic South African novel "Waiting For The Barbarians" to the stage. And we'll meet the volunteer who help French-speaking visually impaired people to read, a wolf pack on the wide open spaces of Washington State and the man who built Ottawa's skinniest house.
Jan 22, 2013 | 54:00In the Field January 22, 2013 AudioIn the Field January 22, 2013 Jan 22, 2013 | 54:00This week on In The Field we revisit a trip David made to Haiti three years ago just after the 2010 earthquake, and a day he spent in one of the makeshift tent camps. We also meet a man who offers up free prayers in Kelowna and we head to Winnipeg to say goodbye to the Paddlewheel restaurant and go backstage to meet the costume designer for a local production of Gone With the Wind.
Jan 8, 2013 | 54:00In the Field To our good health in 2013 episode AudioIn the Field To our good health in 2013 episode Jan 8, 2013 | 54:00As we all try begin the New Year on a healthy footing, the show looks at stories involving disease and nutrition, including, a series of documentaries on how a community-centred group is effectively fighting AIDS/HIV in Cape Breton ... yet fears for its future, why seniors and the poor face hardship over the loss of a chain of department store lunch counters, why Newfoundlanders are so passionate about their bologna and why a store that sells nothing but olive oil and vinegar is thriving in Moose Jaw.
Aug 28, 2012 | 27:28In the Field Montreal Symphony Orchestra AudioIn the Field Montreal Symphony Orchestra Aug 28, 2012 | 27:28In part two of this episode. The story of Ethel Stark and the Montreal Women's Symphony Orchestra . In 1940 ,the same year that Quebec women got the vote , the celebrated violinist and conductor pulled together a rag-tag group of women who loved to play music. Within months, she conducted their first concert on the top of Montreal's Mount Royal. Just 7 years later they were at Carnegie Hall.
Dec 11, 2012 | 27:30In the Field Our history together with one person fighting violence against women Part 1 AudioIn the Field Our history together with one person fighting violence against women Part 1 Dec 11, 2012 | 27:30Young Angel Wolfe could have retreated into grief when she discovered her mother's remains were among those discovered on the Pickton farm outside Vancouver. Instead, Angel decided to follow a better path by speaking out and organizing people to better protect other women against violence. And she believe she is getting the full support of her mum from the great beyond..
Feb 5, 2013 | 54:00In the Field In The Field February 5, 2013 AudioIn the Field In The Field February 5, 2013 Feb 5, 2013 | 54:00This week on In The Field, Vancouver freelancer Eileen Power tries to restore a family heirloom to its former glory, or at least get it in tune. And former Accordion Idol Justin Martin takes his button accordion to an elementary school in Sheshatshiu Labrador.
And Karin Wells takes us to El Salvador, where there is a lot of opposition to a Vancouver junior mining company's attempt to open a gold mine.
Jul 31, 2012 | 27:29In the Field Workplace Bully AudioIn the Field Workplace Bully Jul 31, 2012 | 27:29Later on In the Field.We know there are bullies on the school ground, and we know who they're picking on. It's the small kids, the new kids, the ones who don't speak English so well. The ones who don't have support from their peers. In the workplace, we know there are bullies too, that's no surprise to anyone. But you might be surprised to hear how often it happens. And it might be a big surprise to hear who's getting bullied.
Nov 20, 2012 | 27:30In the Field The uplift episode contd. on hope against all odds and whales Part 2 AudioIn the Field The uplift episode contd. on hope against all odds and whales Part 2 Nov 20, 2012 | 27:30Erin Kapela and her very brave friend Lee-Anne Peters at a birthday party. Lee-Anne is dying from a terminal disease, but is cheerfully determined to seize the days left to her by working down her bucket list, including having an enormous bash when she turned 27 recently. And also in this episode, getting up close and personal with humpback whales off the coast of Alaska.
Jan 29, 2013 | 53:59In the Field In The Field January 29, 2013 AudioIn the Field In The Field January 29, 2013 Jan 29, 2013 | 53:59This week on In The Field, we'll head south of the border ... to a gym in Connecticut where a hijab-wearing personal trainer teaches more than physical fitness. We will also follow an Ottawa architect to Washington DC's Gallaudet University, where he is building bridges...by tearing down walls. We also meet one resident of a Regina apartment building built to help female addicts get back on track, and a university student whose own condition, Treacher Collins Syndrome, prompted his area of study.
But let's begin closer to home, in Toronto, with medical story that you will not want to miss.
Oct 23, 2012 | 27:30In the Field Canadian beauty is about Raylene Rankin's singing Part 2 AudioIn the Field Canadian beauty is about Raylene Rankin's singing Part 2 Oct 23, 2012 | 27:30In the second of a two part exploration of Canadian beauty, In The Field showcases a feature documentary on the late Raylene Rankin. Before here untimely death in the autumn of 2012 Rankin secured her place in the Canadian pop music pantheon with her gorgeous performances of hits like All The Diamonds and Rise Again.
Feb 12, 2013 | 53:59In the Field In The Field February 12, 2013 AudioIn the Field In The Field February 12, 2013 Feb 12, 2013 | 53:59This week on In The Field, we'll hear about the inaugural production from Halifax's Charles Taylor Theatre Company, the city's first professional black theatre company, we'll get a tour of the Quartier Francais of St Boniface in Winnipeg and we visit Mamisarvik, an Inuit-specific centres for the treatment of trauma and addiction in Ottawa.
Nov 5, 2012 | 25:00In the Field War and Remembrance of Afghanistan Part 1 AudioIn the Field War and Remembrance of Afghanistan Part 1 Nov 5, 2012 | 25:00On this episode of In The Field, Remembrance Day week in Canada is seen in the light of our experience in Afghanistan. A documentary by veteran CBC journalist Rick MacInnes-Rae features a moving interview with a Canadian soldier just days after he was critically wounded on an Afghan battlefield. And the story of Suzanne Steele, Canada's official war poet in Afghanistan.