Jesse Woodward

Jesse Woodward


Executive Director/Host/Producer at @chly1017fm in Nanaimo. Audio Editor at Politicoast. He/him/they/them. Millennial and anti-dystopian. Posting on the Salish Sea from the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw. 🚲📻🎧📷www.chly.ca

Appears in 216 Episodes

Mayor Krog AAP/Superette memories

Mayor Krog AAP/Superette memories

S3E39 · · 28:01

Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog discusses the cancelled alternative approval process and the future of the public works yard project. Shoppers at Nanaimo’s Superette share memories of the...

The cancelled AAP

The cancelled AAP

S3E39 · · 28:01

Nanaimo has shelved an alternative approval process for the second time, after failing to follow the rules set out in provincial legislation. To try and make sense of the situatio...

Lunar New Year in Nanaimo

Lunar New Year in Nanaimo

S3E39 · · 28:01

Lunar New Year falls on Saturday February 10th in 2024 An important holiday in the culture of many Asian nations, including China, Korea, Vietnam, and Indonesia, Today we’ll be tak...

Nanaimo's resolutions to the AVICC

Nanaimo's resolutions to the AVICC

S3E38 · · 28:01

Nanaimo’s nailed down five specific proposals it wants to see action on from the province This week council approved the resolutions the city will bring before the Association of Va...

Housing in Nanaimo (Extended)

Housing in Nanaimo (Extended)

S3E37 · · 45:14

Housing has been a hot topic around town this week. The provincial housing minister was in Nanaimo for an announcement, the province announced more funding for rent banks in BC, and...

A season at Stray Moat

A season at Stray Moat

S3E36 · · 27:59

A pair of Vancouver Island Entrepreneurs have lost their space but not their vision. Last Mother's day Sabrina Anderson and Whirly Bird launched Stray Coastal Moat Farm market, hopin...

Geese and marmots: a tale of two critters

Geese and marmots: a tale of two critters

S3E35 · · 28:00

The Canada goose and the Vancouver Island marmot, two iconic species in very different situations. We’re going to hear about a pair of efforts on today’s show, one to get our goose ...

Nanaimo's new youth poet laureate

Nanaimo's new youth poet laureate

S3E34 · · 28:00

Paige Pierce is Nanaimo’s new Youth Poet Laureate. The Vancouver Island University education student will spend a two year term raising awareness of poetry and the impact that lite...

Food and beverage festival kicks off in Nanaimo

Food and beverage festival kicks off in Nanaimo

S3E33 · · 28:01

For the next two weeks It’s Dine About Mid-Island, as the local Food and Beverage festival returns for a second year. During the event a variety of independent restaurants from Lady...

Touring Nanaimo's public works yard

Touring Nanaimo's public works yard

S3E32 · · 28:00

Nanaimo is offering tours of its public works yard this weekend. The city is looking to borrow $48.5 million to begin replacing and upgrading parts of the facility, which was built ...

BC's new French-language policy

BC's new French-language policy

S3E31 · · 28:00

British Columbia has a new French-language policy. The five page document outlines a goal of incrementally increasing services available for francophones across the province. Today...

Jen Gerson on Canadian media in the digital age

Jen Gerson on Canadian media in the digital age

S3E31 · · 28:00

National commentator Jen Gerson is in town for a talk tonight at Vancouver Island University, titled “Free speech in the digital age: the problems of censorship and the perils of reg...

Reffing the beautiful game in Nanaimo

Reffing the beautiful game in Nanaimo

S3E30 · · 28:00

The stoppage time winner, the penalty save, the last second tackle, the dazzling dribble. There are a lot of reasons why people might call soccer the beautiful game, but have you eve...

Christmas trees in January

Christmas trees in January

S3E29 · · 28:01

What happens at a Christmas tree farm in January? And what’s the best way to dispose of your tree? Can you put it in the green bin?

2023 in review with Mayor Krog (part two)

2023 in review with Mayor Krog (part two)

S3E29 · · 28:01

From the Hullo Ferry, to new turf fields, to some prime locations that are due for facelifts, we check in on the infrastructure of Nanaimo in part 2 of our 2023 Year in review with N...

2023 in review with Mayor Krog (part one)

2023 in review with Mayor Krog (part one)

S3E28 · · 28:01

From speeding up adoption of the zero carbon step code, to a contentious alternative approval process, there’s plenty to look back on in municipal politics in 2023. Nanaimo Mayor L...

2023 in books (part two)

2023 in books (part two)

S3E28 · · 28:00

As Nanaimo gets ready to turn the page on 2023, we’re taking a look at the year in books. In this episode, we head to the Vancouver Island Regional Library to learn about the most...

2023 in books (part one)

2023 in books (part one)

S3E25 · · 27:59

As Nanaimo gets ready to turn the page on 2023, we’re taking a look at the year in books. In this episode, we explore the world of Literacy Central Vancouver Island, and hear from...

International students face work restrictions

International students face work restrictions

S3E25 · · 28:02

International students have received some answers about how much they’ll be allowed to work over the coming months. The federal government provided an update on a number of temporar...

A petition for The Island Rail Corridor

A petition for The Island Rail Corridor

S3E25 · · 28:01

It’s been more than twelve years since passenger rail on Vancouver Island ground to a halt. Back in the 19th century, governments gave away around two million acres of land on sout...

The world's largest hockey stick

The world's largest hockey stick

S3E24 · · 27:59

If you’ve so much as driven through Duncan in the last thirty years, chances are you’ve seen the World’s Largest Hockey Stick. Now, with its wooden structure rotting, its future is ...

Harewood Plains

Harewood Plains

S3E23 · · 27:59

Nanaimo’s MP is speaking up amid concerns that the habitat of the city’s official flower is at risk. There’s a an application to build a subdivision on land in Harewood Plains, a s...

Artwalk and local art

Artwalk and local art

S3E22 · · 27:59

Art is in the air this weekend in Nanaimo. To mark Nanaimo’s 25th annual artwalk, Midcoast Morning spoke with the artists behind some pieces you might see around town.

Derelict and abandoned vessels

Derelict and abandoned vessels

S3E20 · · 28:00

Where do boats go when they die? There are more than a thousand tugs, ships, and other seafaring craft in British Columbia listed on the Canadian Coast Guard’s inventory of wrecked,...

Shelters and the building code

Shelters and the building code

S3E20 · · 27:59

In theory, building and fire codes exist to protect us. But what happens if someone’s last resort for a place to spend the night doesn’t meet the building code? That’s a reality th...

Shoe and Sock Drive to Warm People's Soles

Shoe and Sock Drive to Warm People's Soles

S3E19 · · 27:59

Nobody likes cold feet. As the weather gets colder, those unhoused in our communities know this more than anyone. Right now, two groups are coming together to help warm feet. Today ...

A Motion for Electoral Reform in Canada

A Motion for Electoral Reform in Canada

S3E18 · · 29:58

Electoral reform is once again an issue in the House of Commons.  Back in the summer, NDP MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith Lisa Marie Barron put forward a motion for the creation of a Natio...

Making Waves at the Nanaimo Art Gallery

Making Waves at the Nanaimo Art Gallery

S3E17 · · 27:59

Nanaimo is a hub for arts and culture! This Friday, November 17th, the Nanaimo Art Gallery is hosting Making Waves, a community event to celebrate all things creative. This twice-yea...

Upzoning in British Columbia

Upzoning in British Columbia

S3E16 · · 27:59

In another move by the provincial government in response to the housing crisis, new legislation has been introduced to create more small-scale multi-unit housing. The result of the n...

International Bicycle Film Festival Coming to Nanaimo

International Bicycle Film Festival Coming to Nanaimo

S3E15 · · 27:59

Having just wrapped up, this fall’s GoByBike Week in Nanaimo saw over 480 riders participate in the event. With the event coming to a close, it’s now time to celebrate with a film fe...