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The Juice Dispatch

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  • The Juice Dispatch is a civic news and local journalism program based out of CJUC 92.5FM in Whitehorse, Yukon. It is hosted by Asad Chishti and Zach McCann-Armitage. The program focuses on in-depth reporting and a series of major civic topics in Whitehorse. Topics include but aren't limited to: housing and development, issues affecting minorities and vulnerable populations, accessibility, garbage and waste, and community engagement.
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Episodes
  • Dispatch 12 - Depth of Content
    Mar 6 2024

    Original air date: February 25, 2024


    Show runtime:

    4:49 - Interview with John Glynn-Morris and Lauren Manekin-Beille on the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act review process and its Solutions Lab and public engagement meetings

    26:30 - Interview with Karyn Leslie, Director of Residential Tenancies Office with Government of Yukon

    34:36 - Excerpts from the Yukon Native Language Centre graduation ceremony for the Youth of Today: Language Leaders Tomorrow program, with words from Luke Campbell (courtesy of Council of Yukon First Nations)

    38:20 - Interview with Kelsey Jaggard, acting Executive Director of the Yukon Native Language Centre

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    59 mins
  • Dispatch 11 - Conversations Ended Quickly
    Mar 6 2024

    Original air date: February 21, 2024


    Show runtime:

    2:20 - Interview with Ella, Sophie, Audrey, and Koome, co-leaders of Fridays for Future Yukon

    28:35 - City Council updates on Transportation Master Plan, free public transit, and short term rental regulations presented and recommended by the city's Housing and Land Development Advisory Committee (HLDAC), with interview with John Vogt, acting chair of HLDAC.

    43:40 Interview with community health nurse Sasha Dyck on universal pharmacare

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    58 mins
  • Dispatch 10 - Groceries or Medication
    Mar 5 2024

    Original air date: February 18, 2024


    Show runtime:

    4:55 - Interview with Raven ReCentre's communications coordinator Megan MacLeod on the state and future of Yukon recycling

    27:43 - Interview with Teresa Acheson, President of the Yukon Federation of Labour, on universal pharmacare

    35:52 - Local footwear and apparel store the Franchise releases the lucratively popular Jordan 4 Bred Reimagined shoe

    40:35 - City Council updates from Zach on mining regulations bylaw in city limits and a potentially new building height maximum

    47:10 - Devo Obs: an examination of the development project at 2086 2nd Avenue and the dentists that own it

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    56 mins

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