Friday, May 4, 2012

Wake Up Winnipeg - Episode 121

Wake Up Winnipeg - Episode 121

Hosted Live/Produced/Recorded by: Andru Valpy 
Air Date: 05/04/2012 6:00 PM on UMFM 101.5 FM
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Rebroadcast: 05/09/2012 on CJUM 101.5 UMFM - 6:30 AM

This week we went back to our old routine and started off the program with our local news and event listings.

Making headlines this week:

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers announced Wednesday that they plan to play their first game at the new Investors Group Field on September 21st when they take on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

When originally announced the club had stated that the stadium would be completed and ready for use during the 2012 CFL season. In February the bombers had announced that the stadium would not be ready in time for pre-season games putting the launch date two months behind schedule.

At that time it was announced that the first game would be played on July 26th causing the CFL to re-align their schedule so that the Bombers started the season with four straight road games.

High winds at the Fort Gary Campus have prevented cranes from installing integral parts to the 190 million dollar field. The club has said that as work on the over head canopy finishes, things will speed up over the next few weeks and months with over 600 workers putting on the finishing touches.

If all goes according to schedule the bombers hope to be into their new stadium by September 9th as they take on the Saskatchewan Rough Riders in the Banjo Bowl.

In the mean time the club has announced that they will be playing their first few games at their old home at Canadinns Stadium. Current season ticket holders will be allowed to sit in their old seats while the club has committed to helping out new season ticket holders during their transition. Those with questions are asked to contact the Winnipeg Blue Bomber Offices.


It was a early morning for Winnipeg Police Officers this morning. At approximately 5:00 am Uniform Patrol Members observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed in the area of Roblin Boulevard near Assiniboine Park.

As a result, officers attempted a traffic stop however, the vehicle fled from police continuing at a high rate of speed.

Air 1 and members of the Winnipeg Police Service Flight Operations unit were requested an immediately responded to the area.

The vehicle continued to flee from police having no regard for public safety. With Air 1 assuming control of the pursuit, ground units attempted to deploy two tire deflation devices, however the suspect vehicle continued to evade officers.

Due to the coordinated efforts of Air1 and Uniformed Patrol members, the suspect vehicle was successfully tracked to the area of Lee Boulevard and Shore Street. Despite the vehicle being abandoned, Air1 was able to direct ground units to the suspects who were attempting to further evade police on foot along a nearby railway track.

A 23 year old male who was the driver of the vehicle was arrested and facing charges for Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from police officers.

The 20 year old male is not facing any charges.

And finally, wrapping up news this week, The Royal Canadian Mint held a ceremony this morning celebrating the final coin strike of the Canadian Penny. On hand to celebrate the penny was Finance Minster Jim Flaherty and St. Boniface MP Shelly Glover, alongside Mint CEO Jim Bennett.

In March, the federal government announced it would stop producing the penny and slowly remove it from circulation. In previous discussions the government has said that it costs about 1.6 cents to produce each penny. In an effort to save production costs, the Mint has stopped making the penny.

In future, cash transactions will be rounded to the nearest five-cent mark, while debit and credit transactions will continue to use the final decimal spot.

Staff at the mint say it will take a while for the pennies to disappear from everyday life, while some coin collectors have dismissed claims that the value of the penny will increase as the coin becomes scarce.

And that's the way the penny dropped this week. Following concert announcements we proceeded with our feature segments.


Dan Frechette
In celebration of his album release, we welcomed Rambling Dan Frechette to our studios as part of The Aimless & Andy Sessions.

During our session we learned more about his new record entitled "Woman" and featured a single called "Who I Want To Be" which was recorded live at UMFM Studios.

Our next guest was a Canadian Comedian, Writer, Director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in The Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life and Celebrity Poker Showdown. 
He's also been a frequent guest on The Late Late Show on CBS. 

We welcomed comedian Dave Foley to our show.

During our conversation we took a look back and reflected on Dave's career while also giving our listeners a sneak peak as to what to expect during his tour.

You can read a transcript from our interview by clicking here. 

Tickets for Dave Foley can be purchased on the Rumors Comedy Club website or by calling (204) 488-4520. 


Finally we took to the phones to gave away an Ooma Telephone Prize Package to a couple of lucky listeners. During the podcast we aired our favorite prank phone call experience from the calls we took.

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Until next week,

-Av
 
(c) 2012 A. Valpy - Wake Up Winnipeg/UMFM


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