Fun day at Assiniboine Park for CHF and for the CJNU food wrappers! Adam Glynn about to cook up a storm! David McLeod prepping for hungry families! Justin Baraniuk & Rana Bokhari serving up the goods! Tom Dercola & Justin Baraniuk taking a selfie at the Teddy Bears Picnic.
Nostalgia Cafe – “Love Those Cars” – Author: Rod Brown
Love Those Cars By Rod Brown Here’s the scene – 1965 and my father is constantly complaining about those long haired beatniks (imagine my father quoting Jack Kerouac) called The Beatles. I’m in high school searching for that one true love, that one special person, who would inspire me to achieve greatness or at least to get my own … Read More
Nostalgia Cafe – “Murphy’s Drug Store” Author: Carl Harrison
Murphy’s Drug Store by Carl Harrison I grew up in a part of town called St. Vital and the street I lived on was a couple of blocks from the end of the bus line. Life in the mid 60’s was simpler and parents thought nothing of kids heading downtown by bus on Saturday to catch a matinee. Our … Read More
Another great AGM meeting!
The Annual General Meeting to report to members on 2015 operations of Nostalgia Broadcasting Cooperative took place Tuesday evening, 7pm at Sturgeon Heights Community Centre in West Winnipeg on Rita Street, just north of Portage Avenue. 86 attended, 76 of them voting members.
Nostalgia Cafe – “The One Room School House” Author: Helga Ross
The One Room School House by Helga Ross Growing up on the farm in southwestern Manitoba in the fifties, I spent my entire elementary school days at a small red- brick, one- room school house in Lena, Manitoba on the prairie. People often joked that Lena was so small they didn’t allow electric razors, otherwise the street lights would go … Read More
Nostalgia Cafe – “The Westwood Dubs” Author: Johnston Smith
The Westwood Dubs by Johnston Smith It was a 1967 February Saturday around 4:00 in the afternoon and the gang was hanging around in Allan and Dan’s basement. The twins had very progressive parents who’d allowed these two talented artists to create a teen hangout out of about 1/3 of the basement of their River Heights home. Technically, it … Read More
Nostalgia Cafe – “Instrumentals of the Fifties” Author: Frederick Ross
Instrumentals of the Fifties By Frederick Ross On a recent visit to the famous Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix Arizona I was impressed with a display featuring the fifties guitarist Duane Eddy who grew up in Tucson and who has been immortalised with his song “Rebel Rouser” written in 1958. Back then recording instrumental rock music was new to the … Read More
Nostalgia Cafe – “Memory Triggers” Author: Rod Brown
Memory Triggers By Rod Brown Hello All, Welcome aboard the maiden voyage of our newly designed website. Perhaps you’ve noticed the changes. We are anxious for your feedback especially in the initial stages. We’ll be wandering down some memory lanes (notice how I can mix metaphors with ease and absolutely no embarrassment) – and with luck, you’ll recognize the lanes … Read More
Emergency Broadcast System
“CJNU, Winnipeg’s community radio station, would like to thank the Manitoba Community Services Council for its funding of mandatory emergency broadcast notification equipment. As of April 1st, CJNU will join all radio broadcasters in Canada as part of a national emergency network capable of providing urgent weather and other notifications to our country.”