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Cowichan Bay digs slow living

Alfred Hermida — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:56:17 +0000

The small town of Cowichan Bay on Vancouver Island has made a big impression for its efforts to promote local and sustainable food production. It is the first Cittaslow, or Slow City, in North America.

Robyn Smith, Vivian Luk and Yvonne Robertson look at how one town has found an alternative to fast-paced living, and what potential it could have for surrounding towns and the city of Vancouver.

Stanley Park strives to balance ecology and tourism

Alfred Hermida — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:50:34 +0000

Tourism Vancouver is expecting more visitors this year, one reason being the recent international exposure from the Olympic games. Though this is good news for the local economy, this influx in tourism comes with an unexpected price for the city’s natural beauty.

Jes Abeita, Rebecca Cheung and Ursula Diaz produced this report.

Urban farms struggle to provide low-cost food

ThunderbirdTV.ca — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:48:06 +0000

The SOLEfood Farm in East Vancouver is part of a larger project to provide locally grown food in Vancouver’s poorest neighbourhood. However, it is finding it hard to grow produce at a cost that is affordable to the people in the area.

The farm is only able to offer only six jobs to Downtown Eastside residents, and none of its first harvest will be made available to the neighbourhood. Instead, it is planning to sell its crop to high-end restaurants in order to pay the bills.

Produced by Daniel Guillemette, Michelle Ha, and Grant Burns.

Variety is the key ingredient for vegetarians

Alfred Hermida — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:54:22 +0000

While a vegetarian diet has its benefits, simply replacing your chicken with chard isn’t enough. The key to proper vegetarianism is supplementing the nutrients lost when animal-based foods are removed.

Mike Green, Brooke Hykaway and Jessica Michielin take a bite out of the equation that vegetarianism automatically equals healthy.

Chickens to roost in Vancouver backyards

Alfred Hermida — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:30:00 +0000

Chickens in Vancouver face a vote at city council deciding the conditions for keeping them in backyards. For some chicken owners, the new regulations could be a curse, rather than a blessing. Daniel Hallen has the story.

The broadcast of the future

ThunderbirdTV.ca — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:14:53 +0000

The journalism industry is evolving, and at the forefront of this shift are students from UBC’s Graduate School of Journalism.

For this television broadcast, we broke the conventional rules of reporting. We engaged with unique storytelling formats and experimented with diverse shooting and editing techniques. The end result is a host of videos that showcase our vision of the future of broadcast journalism.

The Project Editor for this broadcast is Kerry Blackadar. Assistant Editor is Amanda Ash.

Battle of the billboards

ThunderbirdTV.ca — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:14:39 +0000

Format: Reporter vs. Reporter

Watch as reporters Sarah Berman and Megan Stewart go head-to-head over issues surrounding the Squamish First Nation’s plan to erect a billboard at the south end of the Burrard Street Bridge. Critics say the billboard will threaten driver safety, but advocates believe the Squamish First Nation have the right to develop and profit from their land.

Produced by: Sarah Berman, Rebecca Lindell, Miné Salkin, Megan Stewart and Monica Tanaka.

Reducing your pet’s eco paw print

ThunderbirdTV.ca — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:14:21 +0000

Format: Satire

A new book titled Time to Eat the Dog? reveals just how detrimental your pooch’s meat-eating diet can be to the environment. In this video, reporter Sarah Stenabaugh investigates how far Vancouverites are willing to go to reduce their pet’s eco-paw print.

Produced by: Katie Hyslop, Karen Moxley and Sarah Stenabaugh.

Water-wise Vancouver

ThunderbirdTV.ca — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:14:09 +0000

Format: Process

This piece combines traditional news with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the story. You’ll witness the choices, decisions and events that helped shape Brent Wittmeier’s coverage of Vancouver’s plan to reduce city water consumption.

Produced by: Brandi Cowen, Faiza Zia Khan, Aaron Tam and Brent Wittmeier.

Government slashes support to families with autistic children

ThunderbirdTV.ca — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:13:58 +0000

Format: Investigative

Of all the formats, the investigative piece is our most traditional. Kevin Suavé takes an in-depth look at how provincial funding cuts to the Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention (EIBI) autistic treatment program are impacting families across the province.

Produced by: Josh Dehaas, Erin Empey and Kevin Sauvé.