 NXNW goes live from the qathet Regional District, tours the qathet Museum & Archives, and features special guestsNXNW March 16/17, 2024 | Springing into your inbox is the latest edition of the NXNW newsletter! There's a very special broadcast lined up for you this Saturday.
NXNW's Margaret Gallagher will be hosting the Saturday show live from the qathet region! Come visit us Saturday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Magpie's Diner in Powell River. Special guests include Tla'amin Elder and language teacher Betty Wilson, Carla Brosseau of Pollen Sweaters in Lund, Tla'min filmmaker Eileen Francis, actor Kymo Von Oers, and folks from the Townsite Jazz Festival.
On Sunday, we'll return to your regularly scheduled NXNW programming with "pun" and games (more on that later!)
Looking for something from a previous show? Be sure to stop by our CBC Listen page. | | | Coming up on the show this weekend: | | | Saturday |  | Townsite Jazz Festival's Brett and Paul Cummings celebrate the region's strong music education program and the annual festival that brings world-class musicians to the community. | | | | | Passed down from her mother Evelyn, Pollen Sweaters in Lund, B.C., is where locally-made sweaters share shelf space with great books — and Carla Brosseau joins us to tell us more. | | | | | Tla'amin filmmaker Eileen Francis and actor Kymo Van Oers drop by to talk about the Powell River film scene, the Tla'amin language, and the celebration of Indigenous storytelling. | | | | | Tla'amin Elder Betty Wilson chronicles her educational journey with us, sharing her reflections on teaching traditional Tla'amin stories and language. | | | | | CBC's Grant Lawrence joins us with his Desolation Sound memories, and updates us on some of the folks he's introduced over the years. | | | | | Sunday | | | Resident Word Guy Jonathan Berkowitz brings laughter (and the occasional groan) as he takes us through a lesson in puns ... which will be pun-doubtably fun. | | | | | James Long gives us a sneak peek of The n Games, a tournament of original games led and played by adults — testing both the mind and the body in fun challenges. | | | | | As we enter the spring season, NXNW baking columnist Haley Landa drops by with a lovely carrot cake recipe — which we've listed for you below, dear reader! | | | | | Continuing our March Museums series, qathet Museum & Archives' Ava Hansen and Devan Gillard enlighten us on the region's many artifacts, newspapers, photographs and more. | | | | | | | | | | | Museums - qathet Museum & Archives | | | In the latest entry of our March Museums series, NXNW's Margaret Gallagher visited the qathet Museum & Archives in Powell River, B.C. Since 1962, the museum has featured collections of photos, newspapers, machines and artifacts that were used in the qathet Regional District.
We'll hear from Ava Hansen, assistant curator, as well as Devan Gillard, reception and administrative assistant. | | |  | Ava Hansen and Devan Gillard | | |  | | |  | Inside the qathet Museum & Archives | | | | | | | Knitting and reading with Pollen Sweater | | | As part of our qathet-Powell River special, we're joined by Carla Brosseau, who owns Pollen Sweaters Inc. in Lund, B.C.
Created by her mother, Evelyn, in 1986, Pollen Sweaters is one part clothing shop and one part bookstore — featuring machine-knit, pure wool sweaters and accessories, alongside local books.
Carla also gave us her reading recommendations. Consider turning the page on one of these books!
Carla's Reading Recs
1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Harari
2. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
3. A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher
4. The Woefield Poultry Collective by Susan Juby
5. The River by Peter Heller | | | | | | | Springtime recipe time: Carrot cake | | | As spring comes around, NXNW baking columnist Haley Landa dropped by to share her recipe for carrot cake — and optional cream cheese icing! We hope you give it a try.
Carrot Cake
Ingredients:
- 96g Pastry flour
- 99g All-purpose flour
- 200g Granulated sugar
- 78g Brown sugar
- 62g Unsweetened shredded coconut
- 8g Baking soda
- 4g Baking powder
- 8g Cinnamon
- 2g Clove
- 2g Nutmeg
- 4g Ground ginger
- 2g Kosher salt
- 84g Greek yogurt
- 112g Canola oil
- 125g Eggs (about 3 eggs)
- 93g Crushed pineapple
- 250g Shredded carrot
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Spray chosen vessel with non-stick spray and set aside. (This recipe makes four 300-gram mini loaves.)
2. In a large bowl, sift both flours, spices, baking soda and baking powder. Add in the sugars and mix to evenly combine.
3. In another bowl, whisk together Greek yogurt, canola oil and eggs.
4. Shred the carrots and add to a new bowl with the drained, crushed pineapple.
5. Make a well in the centre of the bowl of dry ingredients, and add your wet mixture. Whisk to combine until no dry patches remain. Gently fold in your carrots and pineapple until combined.
6. Portion your batter into your desired vessels and bake for 25 minutes. Prick the cake with a toothpick. If it does not come out clean, continue to bake until it does.
7. Once baked, remove from oven and allow to rest in the pan for 20-30 minutes. Remove from tins and allow to cool completely.
8. The cake is now ready to be iced or stored in the fridge (or freezer) until you’re ready to enjoy.
Cream Cheese Icing
Ingredients:
- 75g Unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 150g Cream cheese (room temperature)
- 330g Icing sugar, sifted
- 2g Vanilla bean paste
- 2g Kosher salt
Directions:
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, paddle together butter and cream cheese on low speed.
2. Once combined, add in icing sugar, vanilla and salt.
3. Paddle until evenly combined and the icing appears smooth (about 2 minutes).
4. The icing is now ready to use and can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks. | | |  | Enjoy! | | | | | | | In case you missed it... | | | Last week on NXNW, author Yeji Y. Ham joined us in studio to talk about her debut novel, The Invisible Hotel. The book is a modern horror story that follows Yewon, a young woman stuck in the small South Korean village she was born in, haunted by the aftermath of a family tragedy and a decrepit, seemingly inescapable hotel. The novel, published by Doubleday, is a tale of family, grief and healing.
Stream this interview via CBC Listen. | | | | | Thanks for listening! | Have comments or suggestions you'd like to share? Email us!
Jeremy Ratt, editor | | | | | |
