A couple of folks who work at RCI (Radio-Canada International) have started an online petition, aimed at getting the CBC/Radio-Canada to be more environmentally sound.

One signatory suggests “Small things — like getting double-sided printers and having discounts for people who bring their own cups and plates — at a place as big as CBC / Radio-Canada can have a huge impact!”

Ross Bragg, a Vancouver radio producer adds:

“I was a producer on the Roundup for CBC Radio in Vancouver. At that time the program was hosted by Tetsuro Shigematsu. I remember standing with him at the printer waiting for the scripts to be printed. The scripts were about 30 pages long and we needed three of them. It was a daily show and I remember thinking about the huge waste.

We decided to go paperless. This was pre-INews so we used shared documents and e-mail. Everyone in studio got used to reading off the screen. What I remember most is that it not only saved paper it saved time.”

They’d like to know about any similar initiative elsewhere within the Corp. If you know of any, please let them know via the comments here.

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	Email this	Posted at 10:43 am (11 Jan 2008)

The CBC’s RCI viva network has launched Digital Diversity: a call across the country for audiovisual creations (documentary, fiction, animation) and radio podcasts on the theme of immigration. There are over $25,000 in prizes to be won. Digital Diversity invites 18-35 year olds from across Canada to submit a 3 to 8 minute short films or radio podcasts to the competition. The films will be evaluated by a multicultural jury and the winners will be broadcast online on the RCI viva website in the fall. The deadline for submissions is June 29.

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	Email this	Posted at 4:40 pm (11 May 2007)

Radio Canada International, CBC’s multilingual service, has launched a new service over the Internet Monday designed to reach those who have immigrated or are looking to immigrate to Canada.
     The service will air programming in English and French, as well as Arabic, Mandarin, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Ukrainian. According to a RCI news release, “content will include social context and arts & entertainment stories to help immigrants discover their new home; tips to help them fit in and do what they need to do; capsules to help them hone their skills in the two official languages; and discussion boards to share their experiences, so they can be heard and get involved in their newly adopted community.”
     This “tailored orientation program” will be available via podcast and streaming audio at www.RCInet.ca.

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	Email this	Posted at 10:58 am (09 Nov 2006)