Local Matters is a weekly spoken word program focusing on interviews with interesting community members, information on upcoming events and discussions around our community issues. This collective program combines the efforts of many volunteers who contribute program content and production.
This initiative is made possible by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.
This program is currently active and being produced on a regular basis (weekly). Catch Local Matters on Peach City Radio at the following dates & times:
weekly Tuesdays @ 1800h
Saturdays @ 0900h
New episodes of this program are regularly posted to this archive Fridays @ 0600h.
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Latest Episode
Episode 158
- Local Matters - Music Matters - Irish Traditional Music Posted: October 7, 2025 - 58 minutes
Pentictonites Abroad, all ears on music: In this episode, Danielle Savage sits down with Jeff Andrew to talk about the music of Ireland, with field recording examples of the live music scene in 2025.
Episode 157 - Local Matters - All Matters Art - Art Gallery Instillations Posted: October 3, 2025 - 60 minutes
In this episode of Local Matters, hosts Julie Fowler and Paul Crawford talk with artist, David Spriggs, who has two incredible installations on display at the Penticton Art Gallery till Oct 25, 2025 - First Wave and Paradox of Power. Find out more at his website www.davidspriggs.art.
Episode 156 - Local Matters - Penticton Rocks - Okanagan Xeriscape Association Posted: September 19, 2025 - 60 minutes
Nora has a conversation with Sigrie Kendrick who is the executive director of the Okanagan Xeriscape Association about their fall sale and other projects as well as organizations such as Make Water Work who are working to educate people about how to use water wisely in our increasingly hot climate.
Episode 155 - Local Matters - Special Edition - JCI Posted: September 16, 2025 - 60 minutes
Nora runs the board so that Kriss Campbell, JCI Penticton Chapter President and Stuart Knott, JCI Canada National Vice President and Convention Chair can talk to Israel Teneda JCI member from Equador and Melia Espinal, JCI member from the Dominican Republic
Episode 154 - Local Matters - Penticton Rocks Summerland Ornamental Gardens Posted: September 9, 2025 - 60 minutes
Nora interviews Connie Davis and Kathryn McCourt in the Summerland Ornamental Gardens to both promote the gardens and their fall sale and also celebrate this amazing space for all to use.
Episode 153 - Local Matters - Penticton Rocks - Keeping the Dream alive Posted: September 5, 2025 - 60 minutes
Nora reports on the history of the Dream Cafe through its nearly 25 years of existence and shares her musical experiences from attending shows there.
Episode 153 - Keeping the Dream alive Posted: September 5, 2025 - 60 minutes
Nora reports on the history of the Dream Cafe through its nearly 25 years of existence and shares her musical experiences from attending shows there.
Episode 152 - JCI National Convention September 2025 Posted: September 2, 2025 - 60 minutes
Jackie speaks with JCI members Kriss Campbell and Stuart Knott about local chapter opportunities and the upcoming JCI Canada National Convention in Penticton.
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Episode 150 - Local Matters - Music Matters Posted: August 22, 2025 - 60 minutes
In this episode of Local Matters, hosts Julie Fowler and Paul Crawford sit down with multi-talented artist, Caroline Anders. Known mostly as a visual artist, she has a Mini Mural currently hanging at Cannery Brewing in Penticton as part of the Penticton Art Gallery partnership. But she also just wrote and self-published her first book called the Winze Files: Vol 1: The Taste of the Tommyknocker inspired by the remote historic gold mining community of Wells/Barkerville where she lives. Find out more at her website www.carolinecreates.ca.
