Award winning CBC Host and Podcaster. Been up and at 'em, dark and early, from the CBC Studio on BC's North Coast since 2008. Also a library nerd. Completing an MLIS in the spring of 2025. https://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3li5qbk27sc2hCouncil of the Haida Nation has the best Valentine's Day sentiments this year.14 Feb 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5qbk27sc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lgxkxrprn226Valhalla Resort near #TerraceBC might be best known for its massive dance parties, but the site is also home to 14 of B.C.'s most epic trees. The trees are now registered with the B.C. Big Tree Registry. 📸Valhalla Resort30 Jan 2025 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxkxrprn226https://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lggclsfmv22dMeet "Thumb Tack" one of the many humpback whales gracing the #PrinceRupert harbour this week. And check out my conversation with whale researcher, Karina Draycott, on why the humpbacks are here rather than southern waters. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/programs/daybreaknorth/cbc-daybreak-north-1.3528069 📸Karina Draycott23 Jan 2025 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggclsfmv22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3ldlp6ynbws2fSafe travels today. Multiple highway closures and power outages as winter storms sweep the province. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/snow-rain-storm-road-conditions-wednesday-1.741362918 Dec 2024 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldlp6ynbws2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lcdffzc2w22cImpossible choices? 1964 "Ruldolph" versus 1969 "Frosty". Which movie is better?02 Dec 2024 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdffzc2w22chttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lcdbalyafs2cLooking for silver linings for today's forecast in #PrinceRupert "Total rainfall amounts near 150 mm."02 Dec 2024 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdbalyafs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbzh4uvyg22fClassic #PrinceRupert: Lighting up ye olde Crab Trap Christmas tree.28 Nov 2024 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzh4uvyg22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbzgyvia522fYes, but no. Just want to clarify that while Stewart, BC is getting a huge wallop of snow, here on the North Coast (Prince Rupert) we are looking at just a lot of rain. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/storm-north-cost-50-cm-1.739490028 Nov 2024 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzgyvia522fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbzbnqxebc2f"Orcas sporting salmon hats" 😅 Is this akin to a wolf wearing sheep's clothing? [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2024 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzbnqxebc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbz7hwbukk2fLots of snow in the forecast for Northern BC - except of course for the rainiest city in Canada, Prince Rupert. So allow me to live vicariously. What is your favourite thing to do after a significant snow fall? https://media.tenor.com/NgcCROn8fDQAAAAC/pouring-rain.gif?hh=498&ww=49828 Nov 2024 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbz7hwbukk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbuhxkngw22pReceiving a lot of notes this morning about making friends with deer. My favourite line: "[the deer] became quite domesticated and loved riding on the back of his ATV (quite the sight, I assure you but my buddy never let it drive)".26 Nov 2024 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbuhxkngw22phttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbufm52gfs2pFinally got to devour Emily Henry's new book, "Funny Story". Thankful to writers and BC libraries for giving me these chances to visit other lives.26 Nov 2024 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbufm52gfs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbubhpfb6c2pMore on this bizarre story this morning when I chat with Jesse Zeman with BC Wildlife Federation about the potential consequences of a deer in high-vis. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbubhpfb6c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbrv2lglp22mWhat's up with the deer wearing high vis in McBride? Rocky Mountain Goat Reporter, Andrea Arnold, is trying to find out. 📸Andrea Arnold25 Nov 2024 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrv2lglp22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbrs3cl7es2mThis morning the City of Prince Rupert and Northern Health posted a precautionary boil water notice because of an equipment failure. 1 minute at a rolling boil is recommended until the notice is lifted.25 Nov 2024 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrs3cl7es2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbrrb6gva22mMeet Luke Parnell: An amazing Indigenous artist from #PrinceRupert who is now developing an intriguing card game! @kerfcutgames.bsky.social https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-indigenous-board-game-designer-1.739039725 Nov 2024 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrrb6gva22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbrqz5m67c2mHappy Monday! CBC Daybreak North is on the search for the very best holiday movie. What's your favourite? I am not too proud to confess my undying love for "A Claymation Christmas". www.dailymotion.com/video/x57fkhi https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x57fkhi25 Nov 2024 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrqz5m67c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbkbgkghas2gAt 95, Master Haida Weaver, Delores Churchill has seen and survived a lot. And yet joy punctuates all of her words. I wish I could have talked to her for much longer. She's home on Haida Gwaii for her book launch this Saturday at the Haida Heritage Centre.22 Nov 2024 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkbgkghas2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbk7ivpyes2gReluctantly thankful for years of anxiety dreams where I am on the radio with no tape or scripts while also driving backwards on a snowy highway. It's not quite that bad this morning, but pretty close!22 Nov 2024 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbk7ivpyes2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbhujactwk2kFeeling lucky that I got to talk to the Governor General award winning Nisga'a author, Jordan Abel, today on Daybreak about the pain of displacement and now, the search for humour and joy in poetry for his daughter.21 Nov 2024 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhujactwk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbhsjcnm622kExcited to talk to artist, Luke Parnell, about this new card game that features the North Coast!!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2024 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhsjcnm622khttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbhqgmp37s2kFrom tidal power on #haidagwaii to sustainable kelp harvesting in #bellabella: A new report finds that Indigenous, rural, and remote communities across Canada will play a leading role in the transition to clean energy. https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/climate-plan/reduce-emissions/reducing-reliance-diesel.html21 Nov 2024 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhqgmp37s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbholkw2is2kIf you're studying at Northern Lights College or at College of New Caledonia, about one in four of your classmates are international students. But new federal immigration rules mean that's about to change -- and local students will take a hit.21 Nov 2024 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbholkw2is2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbhodjs2m22kLessons from Bluesky: Take more cat photos.21 Nov 2024 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbhodjs2m22khttps://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbfekrqj5223The world feels like a better place when a family in Thornhill, BC wins the Inaugural Canadian Wool Innovation Prize for their super sweet wool felting kits.20 Nov 2024 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfekrqj5223https://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbfbibsh7223Dropped by the #PrinceRupert Library yesterday to meet about a digital archive project. Left with two books for me, two books for my tween and teen, and a board game for the whole family to try. #winwinwinwin20 Nov 2024 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfbibsh7223https://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbfbazevak23In #bellabella some babies are born knowing traditional #heiltsuk songs thanks to a special prenatal program. This is just one aspect of a robust language program that is growing #heiltsuk speakers. heiltsukrevitalization.com https://heiltsukrevitalization.com/20 Nov 2024 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfbazevak23https://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbcolwzbx223On #HaidaGwaii Yourbrook Energy Systems hopes that the Kamdis Tidal Power Demonstration project will end the island's reliance on diesel-generated power.19 Nov 2024 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcolwzbx223https://bsky.app/profile/rupertsmaven.bsky.social/post/3lbco6uwnqc23Battening down the hatches in #princerupert & #haidagwaii. Northeast winds 90 km/h gusting to 110 near mainland valleys and inlets by late today. #bombcyclone19 Nov 2024 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:gi7bajzouhrfgu6omfzp6szf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbco6uwnqc23