The National Campus and Community Radio Association’s 43rd conference, NCRC43, held in Nanaimo, BC from June 17–20, and hosted by CHLY 101.7 FM at Vancouver Island University, was a resounding success, bringing together over 85 participants from more than 30 campus, community, and Indigenous radio stations across Canada.

The conference featured Jon Bisset, CEO of the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, who shared international insights on community media sustainability and innovation, as well as an inspiring speech from Nirmala Naidoo – CRTC Commissioner (Alberta and NWT).

The NCRA also handed out the CRABOs, its Community Radio Awards, celebrating outstanding achievement by member campus and community radio stations. 

Toronto Metropolitan University’s CJTM (Met Radio) claimed a leading five awards, including Best in Podcasting for Mulberries, hosted by Yasaman Mansoori and Sean Warkentine. Dalhousie University campus station, CKDU, captured four awards, including Volunteer of the Year for Ryan Somers (aka R$ $mooth). The University of Calgary Student Radio Society, CJSW, also claimed four wins, sweeping four music programming categories. Other multiple award winners included the University of the Fraser Valley’s CIVL-FM Abbotsford; Concordia University’s CJLO-AM Montreal; Kootenay Co-op Radio’s CJLY-FM Nelson, BC; and Smithers Community Radio Society’s CICK-FM.

Find the full list of winners here: