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CJLO Wants To Take You To The Movies!
It's aliiiive! The Fantasia Film Festival is back, for a special one year engagement at its original home in the Imperial Theatre. For the 9th year in a row, CJLO is proud to present CJLO DJs spinning live between films in the Imperial theatre every day of the festival! Keep your ears peeled for Angelica from BVST, Julie (a.k.a. OCDJ) from With Gay Abandon, Julien (a.k.a. John Nada) from Stroll Around The Groove, Denis A from Dirty Work, Andrew from Grade A Explosives, Mack Mackenzie from Revolution 33 1/3, and Idle Matt from Radio Fun, as they get the crowd primed and ready for the festival's incredible 2013 program.
We want you to get in on the festival action! CJLO is once again giving away passes to the Fantasia International Film Festival! For your chance to win a pair of passes* to this year's festival, just give us the name of your favourite 2013 Fantasia DJ... now with four ways to enter!
1) Email contest@cjlo.com
2) Send a tweet to @CJLO1690AM
3) Post your answer on our Facebook wall
4) Tune in to BVST, With Gay Abandon, Stroll Around The Groove, Dirty Work, Grade A Explosives, Revolution 33 1/3 and/or Radio Fun and win direct from the DJs themselves!
We'll select the winners via a draw. Remember, you must email, tweet, or wall post the name of your favourite Fantasia DJ, or call in to one of the 7 shows listed above for your chance to win. Winners will be asked to submit their full name & email address and will be contacted with information about picking up the passes.
* Each pass is exchangeable for one ticket to any non-sold-out film of your choice (excludes closing night films and special presentations).
Champs Meets Fantasia! Today at 6 PM ET
We here at CJLO are gearing up for another year of DJing the Fantasia Film Festival that runs from July 18th to August 7th. Be sure to catch our DJs as they spin great tunes during all the film screenings at the Imperial! To help you get a taste of what's to come, CJLO alumni and Fantasia movie programmer Simon Laperrière will be sitting down with Andrew Wixq (host of CJLO's Grade A Explosives, Sundays 4-6pm) on Champions of the Local Scene. In addition to giving you the inside scoop on what's going down this year at the festival, Simon will also be talking about his book, Snuff Movies: Naissance d'une légende urbaine, which is about Snuff films. So tune in this Wednesday at 6 PM ET for all the good times!
CJLO News - July 15 2013
Produced by Erica Bridgeman
Hosted by Carlo Spiridigliozzi
Stories written by Spoon Jung, Catlin Spencer, Saturn De Los Angeles and Natasha Taggart
Zimmerman declared not guilty, public outraged over court decision
On Saturday, George Zimmerman was found not guilty over the shooting of 17yearold Florida teen Trayvon Martin in 2012.
The jury decision caused jeers and outrage from the public, as the case has sparked an ongoing debate surrounding racial profiling, selfdefense and equal justice.
In a report by the Toronto Star, the Florida State Courthouse cleared him of all charges. Race was not mentioned throught the trial, but reporters' observations say, the majority of the jurors were white.
The shooting was triggered by Zimmerman's frustration and fear with break-ins happening in his neighborhood, of Sanford, Florida, dominated by blacks.
He assumed that Martin was up to no good as he followed Martin who was passing by at his property.
Police, officials and civil rights leaders called for calm Saturday night after the court decision.
NAACP (NdoubleACP) President Benjamin Todd Jealous is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to open a civil rights case against Zimmerman for the violation of the right to life.
There were sitin protests in various U.S. cities, including one at New York City's Times Square.
The Zimmerman case brings up the issue of racial profiling in North American prisons.
STORY WRITTEN BY: SATURN DE LOS ANGELES
High Heat & Humidity Alert Issued for Montreal
According to the Montreal Gazette, officials from Public Health and the Montreal Health and Social Services Agency have issued the first heat alert of the summer for residents of Montreal.
Authorities warn that although the thermostat may read 29C on Monday, it will feel more like 37C due to the humidity.
Public health officials are warning people to take precautions, especially vulnerable populations such as the very old, the very young, or anyone suffering from pre-existing health conditions.
Residents are urged to spend some time inside air-conditioned environments, to drink plenty of water, and to refrain from physical exertion.
Authorities are reminding residents to watch out for signs of heat exhaustion, including dehydration, dizziness, weakness, fatigue, cramps or sunstroke.
In addition, they warn against the severe danger of leaving children or pets unattended in the car in these high temperatures.
Flickr Photo by: Vasilios Sfinarolakis
STORY WRITTEN BY: SPOON JUNG
Alberta creates new safety rules for possible future floods
In the hopes of preventing future flood disasters, the province of Alberta has created new flood-mapping standards for high-risk areas.
According to CBC, the new rules categorize areas as being “floodway,” which are closest to water sources, and “flood fringe,” which are further away but still at risk.
Homeowners living in the floodway zones have the choice to rebuild, repair or leave. If they choose to stay however, they will not be eligible for future Disaster Recovery Fund assistance. The province will assist them if they choose to leave and relocate.
Floodway homes will also be marked so future homeowners know the risks, and legislative changes will be made so that development cannot take place in floodway zones.
Homeowners in the flood fringe zones must flood-proof their homes to be eligible for future Disaster Recovery Fund assistance.
While High River, Alberta has been mapped so far, the province will be working with other municipalities in the coming weeks to implement similar mapping methods.
Flickr Photo by: Government of Alberta
STORY WRITTEN BY: CATLIN SPENCER
Texas passes law urging abortions out of regular clinics
All but 6 Texas abortion clinics will be forced to close following a newly passed abortion ban bill.
The BBC is reporting the Texas senate has passed a bill obliging all abortion procedures to take place at surgical centres, instead of regular clinics.
The bill also will ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
The same bill was almost passed in June when Senator Wendy Davis delayed the legislative session with a successful filibuster.
Flickr Photo by: Steve Rhodes
STORY WRITTEN BY: NATASHA TAGGART
CJLO News - July 12 2013
Hosted by: Saturn De Los Angeles
Stories by: Catlin Spencer, Carlo Spiridigliozzi & Saturn De Los Angeles
Produced by: Spoon Jung
Services in Lac-Megantic progressing orderly
Quebec Premier, Pauline Marois has expressed her satisfaction of how efforts in Lac-Megantic are progressing.
Marois told The Gazette on Thursday that her government have done everything and that their response has been quick and that everything is progressing nicely.
She and her ministers have reached out to the federal government for aid money after the P.Q. pledged 60 million dollars in immediate aid money to the eastern townships town.
Meanwhile the chairman of the railway company responsible for the tragedy has been criticized for his handling of the situation. He was greeted by jeers upon his arrival on Wednesday.
New bodies have been discovered on Thursday bringing the estimated death toll to 50. It also has raised safety precautions on transporting oil by rail.
N.S. protects jobs of those with children who face crisis
The government of Nova Scotia passed a motion on Thursday, protecting the jobs of parents whose children are victims if a crime or become critically ill.
According to CBC News, the changes to the provincial Labour Standards Code will be in place immediately.
Currently, leave in Nova Scotia is unpaid for everything except pregnancy before this change has been approved by the House.
This will enable parents whose children are facing a crisis to take a paid leave from their jobs for up to 2 years.
The change in the code was inspired by Valerie Loveys' appeals after her daughter died of cancer in 2008.
She fought for this change so parents can focus their energy on the child during such a critical time in their life.
Flickr Photo by: bambe1964
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