It’s Halloween!

So it’s the perfect occasion to re-share this AWESOME horror movie parody from our good friends at Lake of the Woods Brewing Company.

You’ll always remember Forgotten Lake!

On September 30th, in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, 89.5 The Lake & Q104 are proud to partner once again with the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund for “A Day To Listen 2024”.

The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund aims to build cultural understanding and create a path toward reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Through the Legacy Schools program, they provide tools and resources to over 8,000 Educators in Canada so they can confidently teach about not only the true history of this country, but also the richness, strength, and diversity of Indigenous cultures in their classrooms.

A Day to Listen 2024 will feature three incredible hosts…

January Marie Rogers – A poet, sound and performance artist, and podcast producer who is Mohawk / Tuscarora from Six Nations.

Julian Taylor – An acclaimed singer-songwriter of West Indian and Mohawk descent.

Kim Wheels – An award-winning producer and host who is Mohawk/Anishinaabe.

Together they will help to amplify Indigenous voices and share stories about art, culture, reconciliation, and all our relations.

The them of A Day To Listen 2024 is “All My Relations” which is is a term used by Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island to express that everything is interconnected. Humans, animals, insects, plants, and inanimate objects are all related. We are connected through ancestors, land, communities, air, water – everything.

The special programming will feature many guest speakers…

Michael Etherington is an Omushkego-Cree from Treaty No. 9 and member of Fort Albany First Nation, is an Indigenous Relations Consultant and Manager of Indigenous Relationships for the YMCA of the GTA. He has extensive experience supporting organizations in advancing Indigenous relations.

Aly Bear is the third Vice-Chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), and a proud Dakota Winyan and Anishinaabekwe from the Whitecap Dakota Nation. Vice-Chief Aly is the youngest woman and first lawyer to be elected to the FSIN executive.

Miles G. Richardson is a citizen of the Haida Nation and Canada. He grew up among his people on Haida Gwaii, attended high school in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, and in 1979 received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Victoria. From 1984 to1996, he served as President of the Council of Haida Nation.

Amber-Sekowan Daniels is an Anishininew screenwriter, showrunner, and comedian. She was born and raised in Winnipeg and is a band member of Garden Hill First Nation.

John R. Sylliboy is L’nu from the Millbrook Mi’kmaw Community in Nova Scotia. John’s primary focus is to advocate and build support for Two-Spirit and Indigenous LGBTQQIA+ in the Atlantic region and nationally. He is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance.

Taiaiake Alfred is a Kahnawà:ke Mohawk philosopher, writer, and political strategist with over three decades of experience in First Nations governance, politics and cultural restoration, and environmental impact assessment.

Visit the program’s webpage for additional details

Something like this rarely happens…

A Canadian Prime Minister appearing on a U.S. talk show.

Watch several clips of Justin Trudeau’s chat with Stephen Colbert of CBS’ “The Late Show”.

Jon Bon Jovi is being credited with helping talk a woman off the edge of bridge.

Earlier this week Jon was filming a music video on a public bridge in Nashville that overlooks The Cumberland River, when he and his camera crew noticed a woman who appears to be in distress.

Here’s some surveillance camera footage…

A spokesperson for the Nashville Metro Police Department says that the woman, was taken to a local hospital for treatment and evaluation.

Jon apparently has experience and training in helping individuals in times of crisis thanks to his JBJ Soul Foundation,
which, according to their website, works “to break the cycle of hunger, poverty and homelessness” through various programs and supporting community-based organizations.

You can check out information and resources that we posted earlier this week for World Suicide Prevention Day here

Northwestern Ontario’s own Alex Sampson continues to impress the judges and excite the audience during the current season of the hit TV show “America’s Got Talent”.

He recently performed in the program’s semi-finals! Let’s hope he can get enough U.S. viewers to vote him into the upcoming finals!

Watch his latest performance here…

This bear was far out in the water and paddling pretty good!

Thanks to one of our listeners Shawn Brady for this cool footage!

Send your local pictures and videos in via our Tbaytel Talk & Text Line 807-274-5700 or email info@931theborder.ca

I might even give you a call to talk about what you send in on the air!

Hear what Shawn has to say about the encounter…

The 2024 Paralympics have concluded in Paris!

It was an awesome showing for Team Canada.

126 athletes represented our country at the games while taking part in 18 different sports.

We won 29 Medals!

See who reached the podium…

Swimming

Nicholas Bennett
Gold – Men’s 200m individual medley SM14
Gold – Men’s 100m Breaststroke SB14
Silver – Men’s 200m Freestyle SB14

Aurélie Rivard
Gold – Women’s 400-metre freestyle S10
Silver – Women’s 100 metre freestyle S10
Bronze – Women’s 50 metre freestyle S10

Sebastian Massabie
Gold – Men’s 50 Metre Freestyle S4

Danielle Dorris
Gold – Women’s 50 Metre Butterfly S7

Tess Routliffe
Silver – Women’s 200 metre individual medley SM7
Bronze – Women’s 100m breaststroke SB7

Reid Maxwell
Silver – Men’s 400m freestyle S8

Katie Cosgriffe
Bronze – Women’s 100m Butterfly S10

Shelby Newkirk
Bronze – Women’s 100m Backstroke S6

Athletics

Cody Fournie
Gold – Men’s 200m T51
Gold – Men’s 100m T51

Brent Lakatos
Gold – Men’s 800 metres T53
Silver – Men’s 400 metres T53

Austin Smeenk
Gold – Men’s 800m T34
Bronze – Men’s 100m T34

Greg Stewart
Gold – Men’s Shot put F46

Jesse Zesseu
Silver – Men’s Discuss Throw F37

Nathan Riech
Silver – Men’s 1500m T38

Cycling

Nathan Clement
Silver – Men’s Road Time Trial T1-2

Alexandra Hayward
Bronze – Women’s pursuit C3

Kate O’Brien
Bronze – Women’s time trial C4–5

Keely Shaw
Bronze – Women’s pursuit C4

Para Canoeing
Brianna Hennessy
Silver – Women’s VL2

Para Triathlon
Leanne Taylor
Bronze – Women’s PTWC

Sitting Volleyball
Bronze – Women’s Team

With another school year upon us, there’s something important to remember.

So many people take “Back to School” photos of their kids.

Our friends at Grand Council Treaty #3 have taken to their Facebook page with some tips surrounding any “Back to School” photos that you might decide to post and share on social media.

🎓 Avoid sharing your child’s school name
🎓 Set your privacy settings to make sure that only friends and family can see
🎓 Refrain from sharing teacher’s names
🎓 Keep their favorites private. This information could be used to gain trust or pretend to be family friends
🎓 Hide school logos and locations in photos
🎓 Use your smartphone’s blur feature to safeguard against unintended disclosures
🎓Always check your background for identifiable information

They go on to say…
“Let’s capture memories safely this school year! Remember that once something is posted online, it can be difficult to remove. Let’s work together to protect our children and keep them safe online.”

The Paralympics are officially under way in Paris!

126 athletes are representing Canada at the games and they are taking part in 18 different sports.

One of these sports is very unique and EXTREMELY cool!

“Goalball” is a team sport played indoors, usually on a volleyball court.

It’s designed specifically for athletes with a vision impairment!

Eyeshades are worn during the game, to allow partially sighted and blind players to compete on an equal footing.

Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball with bells embedded inside it, into their opponents’ net.

Teams alternate throwing or rolling the ball from one end of the playing area to the other, and players remain in the area of their own goal in both when they’re on defense and on the attack.

Using ear-hand coordination, players must use the sound of the ball to judge its position and movement.

It originated as a rehabilitation exercise, and the sport has no able-bodied equivalent.

Check out this video that explains more….

Alex Sampson, from Atikokan, Ontario, continues his “America’s Got Talent” journey!

He performed in this season’s Quarterfinals on Tuesday, August 20th.

He sang another original song “If You Were My Girl”.

Watch how it went…

Talk about some VERY high praise from all four judges!

Hopefully American feels the same way and they will vote Alex in to the Semifinals.

The results episode will air on Wednesday, August 21st at 7pm CST.