National role
A local resident has been elected onto the board of the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA).
Zoë Ludski, program director for CJMP 90.1FM, Powell River’s community radio station, was elected through a by-election to the association’s board of directors.
In a press release, Don Mitchinson, secretary of the CMJP board, said: “Any experience Zoë gains on a national level will benefit us too, and her presence on the board will ensure all community radio stations that rely solely on donations and member funding will be well represented.”
Ludski has been a volunteer with CJMP for more than three years, and has always been active in the local community arts and music scene. She carries a broad range of experience in equity and social justice work into her NCRA role, and hopes to focus on the sustainability of member stations through regional networking and shared resources.
The NCRA represents more than 80 campus and community radio stations from across all of Canada.
Ludski recently returned from the national NCRA conference in Victoria with an honorable mention for a radio program segment recorded and produced at CJMP. Her recognition was one of three awarded to CJMP programmers at the conference.
“We don’t want to lose her experience,” said Mitchinson. “Each year she plays such an important role in transitions between board of directors, programmers and new volunteers.”
Earlier, she was also instrumental in the writing of a $95,000 Community Radio Fund of Canada grant that was jointly awarded to CJMP and two other BC community radio stations.
August heat
Morning temperatures have dipped to single digits and a thick layer of dew coats cars, all signals that the end of summer draws near.
August continued in July’s hot and dry weather footsteps, said John Ede, weather observer at Powell River airport. At its hottest, August 11, Powell River came within 0.1° Celsius of matching the extreme maximum temperature of 32.7°C set back in August 1960.
Over 310 hours of sunshine were recorded during the month, about 55 hours more than usual.
The mean temperature for the month was 18.7°C, more than one degree warmer than historical averages. The mean maximum temperature was 24.7°C, much warmer than the historical average of 22.1°C. The mean minimum was 12.8°C, almost one degree warmer than the historical average.
August was very dry. Powell River received only about a quarter of the precipitation, on average, that usually falls. Ede recorded 11.8 millimetres of rain throughout the month. The historical average is 44.6 millimetres.
