March Valley Voices

Meet Sam George, great-grandson of legendary Chief Dan George. Sam is an Aboriginal Support Worker in the Langley School District who helps Indigenous youth discover their heritage, and shares his culture with all students at R.E. Mountain High School. Right now students can see a special exhibit about Aboriginal history prepared by the Museum of North Vancouver. Also, we visit the tiny but fascinating Harrison Sasquatch Museum to hear about the mythical creature from Robert Reyerse.  Valley Voices is produced by the Langley Heritage Society and hosted by Mark Forsythe Wednesdays at 11 am on  CIVL 101.7 FM at the University of the Fraser Valley. Listen to the March show HERE.  (It takes a few seconds for the file to load up after hitting PLAY) Previous shows are found on the CIVL web page. Sam George, Aboriginal Support Worker stands in front of his great-grandfather's photo, part of an [...]

2020-05-27T05:59:36+00:00March 3rd, 2020|

Valley Voices: People, Places and Stories of the Fraser Valley

Valley Voices is a production of the Langley Heritage Society on CIVL 101.7 FM (based at the University of the Fraser Valley). Former CBC Radio broadcaster Mark Forsythe interviews people connected with Fraser Valley history and heritage, and draws on the Oral Histories collection at the Langley Centennial Museum.  (If you have difficulty playing a sound file, try opening with Google Music Player. CIVL Radio sound files of the show are HERE.) The show has been on hiatus during the pandemic, but links to broadcasts from 2018 - 2020 are below. The British Columbia Historical Federation (BCHF) awarded Langley Heritage Society’s Mark Forsythe the 2019 Best News and Media Award. March 2020: Meet Chief Dan George's great-grandson, Sam George, an Aboriginal Support Worker in the Langley School District who connect youth with their heritage. And Robert Reyerse gives us a tour of the Harrison Sasquatch Museum. Listen HERE. February 2020: Valley [...]

2024-11-21T05:34:25+00:00March 4th, 2019|
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