Radio West
with Rebecca Zandbergen

4:00-4:30

Song: Mountain Town
Album: Let It Go
Artist: Jon and Roy

4:30-5:00

Song: Three Good Reasons
Album: Sun
Artist: Mud Dog

5:00-5:30

Song: Me and My Dog
Album: Night and Day
Artist: Andre Williams and The Sadies

5:30-6:00

Song: Call Me Maybe
Album: Curiosity
Artist: Carly Rae Jepsen

A new opera is premiering in Halifax this week. It's called I Will Fly Like A Bird and is about the life and death of Robert Dziekanski. The Polish man died at the Vancouver airport in 2007 after being tasered by the RCMP. John Plant composed the music for the opera and spoke to Rebecca.

Learn more about the apples Heidi mentioned here.

This week, our outdoor guy Dave Quinn heads to the grasslands to check out the spring flowers.

 

4:00-4:30

 

Song: You Make Me Laugh
Album: Blame it on Me
Artist: Alfie Zappacosta

 

4:30-5:00

 

Song: River By the Garden
Album: Say Us
Artist: Zeus

 

5:00-5:30

 

Song: Head Above Water
Album: Love in the Age of War
Artist: Men Without Hats

 

5:30-6:00

 

Song: 90s Kids
Album: Pau Pau
Artist: Oh No Yoko

 

Song: I Got You Babe
Album: Barchords
Artist: Bahamas 

Our wine columnist Jeannette Montgomery takes Radio West on a virtual tour of the Fraser Valley. The region is known best known for its farming, but is now growing grapes.
 


Jeannette's Fraser Valley Recommendation, 2009 Township 7 Rose

 

The Columbia River Treaty is up for review, and residents have a chance to share their thoughts. Deb Kozak chairs the local government committee, and she joined Rebecca to explain.

You can also read more about it here (includes open house dates).

 

 

Katherine Monk tells Rebecca about Men in Black 3 and Chernobyl Diaries.

 

A BC cyclist is poised to win one of the world's most prestigious races this weekend. Victoria's Ryder Hesjedal currently sits in second place overall in the Giro d'Italia. Rebecca spoke with three-time Olympic cycling medalist, Curt Harnett about Hesjedal's chances.