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Alaskan Health Care Coverage Spread Too Thin
Dr. Ellen Hodges serves as the Chief of Staff for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation; a 50-bed hospital responsible for the health care needs of over 28,000 people in the western frontiers of Alaska—an area equivalent to the size of Oregon.
Delivering quality health care to the far-flung native tribes and villages is further complicated by the lack of roads and the dangers of bad weather.
Whiteout conditions and minus 40 degrees temperatures are not uncommon in the winter. Complex medical decisions must often be made over telephone and based on the geography of the land, such as deciding whether it is safe enough to send in air transport for a patient.
According to Dr. David Bielak, a family medicine practitioner from San Jose who visits for temporary stints at the hospital, these are “judgment calls that you never have to make in the lower 48.”
The slack in coverage is partially remedied by community health aides, who act as the closest thing to a doctor in some rural villages.
However, health aides face their own challenges, such as social stress. Mr. Randall Gamball, a village aide, expressed how tough it is working on someone you know, in a village where everyone knows everybody else.
Flickr Photo by: Paul Swansen
STORY WRITTEN BY: SPOON JUNG
Bilingualism declines in Canada for first time in 4 decades
Bilingualism is drops 17.5 per cent in Canada according to a recent Statistics Canada finding.
The CBC reports that this is the first decline in the past 40 years.
The statistic is measured as the number of being who can conduct a conversation in both the languages.
This decline raises concerns over the effectiveness of the Official Languages Act.
Bilingualism is still on the rise in Quebec and New Brunswick, with 42.6 per cent of Quebec residents reported as bilingual according to a 2011 report.
STORY WRITTEN BY: HANNAH BESSEAU
Dig It Up On Champs
Tune in to Champions of the Local Scene on Wednesday, May 29th 6-7 PM EST for an interview and good times with Mike from Montréal band Dig It Up!
CJLO News - May 29 2013
Hosted by: Saturn De Los Angeles
Stories by: Hannah Besseau, Catlin Spencer & Saturn De Los Angeles
Produced by: Catlin Spencer
Kvelertak Special, Wednesday on BVST
It's no secret that BVST has been preaching the gospel of Norwegian heavy metal geniuses Kvelertak since the release of their debut album. Now, in the wake of their first-ever Canadian tour dates, Angelica from BVST was lucky enough to sit down with Kvelertak guitarist Vidar Landa for a wide ranging chat about Norway, Guns N' Roses, trolls, and the band's future plans, set against the roar of other bands soundchecking. Be sure to tune in this Wednesday at 7pm ET only on CJLO 1690AM / www.cjlo.com, especially if you like the gritty audio verité styling of poorly recorded in-person interviews! We'll be playing a lot of Kvelertak and other Scandinavian bands you should know about, as well as nerding out about one of metal's most up-and-coming bands.
CJLO News - May 27 2013
Hosted and Produced by Erica Bridgeman
Stories written by Saturn De Los Angeles, Natasha Taggart and Catlin Spencer
Largest boil-water advisory in Montreal's history
As of 10 pm Thursday night, Montreal’s longest boil-water advisory was finally lifted, and citizens were told the water was safe to drink.
Mayor Michael Applebaum gave the all clear in a press conference Thursday night, roughly 36 hours after the alert was issued late Wednesday morning.
Test results showed no bacterial contamination.
According to CTV, Applebaum said investigations into what caused the city-wide water ban are still on going, but was likely due to the Atwater treatment plant being drained lower than it should have during maintenance.
CBC reports that opposition municipal party leaders are saying the warning system took too long to reach the 1.3 million Montrealers affected.
The decision to expand the alert from the Sud-Ouest borough was made at 9 am Wednesday, but took an hour or more to reach the media and spread across the city.
This was Canada’s second largest boil-water advisory, but not the country’s longest.
According to Global, as of 2011, the average duration of an advisory in a First Nations community was over two years, and has increased over the past decade because of unresolved issues.
Flickr Photo by: Allie Holzman
STORY WRITTEN BY: CATLIN SPENCER
UN Relief commish calls all parties for refugee protection in Syrian Conflict
The conflict in Syria is causing a toll on Palestinian refugees looking for safety.
In a report by Al Akhbar News, the UN Relief and Works Agency, or U-N-R-W-A, says that about 15 percent of Syria's refugee population have moved to another country. That's approximately 530-thousand Palestinian refugees displaced.
The move is a result of the heavy fighting in the area between Syrian rebels and authorities, as some of the land in Syria are occupied by Palestinians.
The U-N-R-W-A provides shelter for these refugees who get caught in the middle of the conflict.
Commissioner General Filippo Grandi is appealing to all parties involved from the government to the rebels, to respect the neutrality of the Palestinian refugee camps and to not involve them in the Syrian conflict.
Grandi is also asking for Palestinians to stay out of trouble and not get involved in the conflict, emphasizing that the situation is a grave violation of human rights, and that it has to stop.
The United Nations estimates that over 80 thousand people have already been killed in the Syrian conflict.
Flickr Photo by: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
STORY WRITTEN BY: SATURN DE LOS ANGELES
Ontario nuclear waste raises alarms in Michigan
A planned nuclear waste disposal site in southwestern Ontario is a cause of concern for Michigan state senators.
According to The Star, Michigan senate passed a resolution on Tuesday which suggests the waste site be moved farther from the shores of Lake Huron.
The senators expressed their concern over the proximity of the plant to main drinking water intakes for southeast Michigan. Ontario Power Generation explained that there is no danger to the general public living around Lake Huron.
Michigan state rules, prohibit the storage of nuclear waste within 16 kilometres of the lakes and rivers from the Great Lakes system that border its shores.
The proposed site is located 1.6 kilometres from the Lake Huron shoreline. Senators suggest the OPG build the plant more inland away from the sensitive shoreline.
Flickr Photo by: Radio Nederland Wereldomroep
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