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Save the CBC Orchestra - Online Petition

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Mail forwarding is the heart of this petition. Please email other concerned Canadians to let them know that they too can have a voice against the decision to disband the CBC Radio Orchestra. Thanks for supporting Canada’s CBC Radio Orchestra!

CBC Orchestra Supporters - The Fight is On

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Colin Miles(just off camera left with megaphone), Canadian Music Centre, addresses the enthusastic crowd at the April 11, National Day of Action  in Vancouver. Two supporters lace up the gloves in preparation for the fight we are bringing to the CBC.
 

Save the CBC Radio Orchestra - Let the Legacy Continue

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Photos from the protest. Orchestra members and the Save the CBC Radio Orchestra banner. It was fantastic to see these amazing musicians at the rally. As musicians, they want the legacy to be passed down to the generation of musicians coming up just as it had been passed to them. […]

National Day of Action to Save CBC Orchestra and Radio2
- Voices Raised in Unison Coast-to-Coast

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The National Day of Action to Save CBC Radio Orchestra and Radio2 has allowed Canadians to raise their voices from coast-to-coast in this rolling protest. Several hundred supporters of the CBC Radio Orchestra and lovers of classical music and Canadian culture, protested outside of CBC headquarters on Cambie Street […]

National Day of Action to Save Radio2 and CBC Radio Orchestra
Friday, April 11, 2008

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Organizers of this action urge you to show up and be heard. Let’s show CBC Radio that we’re not going to take it any more. This is our national broadcaster and our Radio Orchestra!
Those who can not attend the rally can still be heard. You can call, leave a […]

Saving the CBC Radio Orchestra - Petition

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Mail forwarding is the heart of this petition. Please email other concerned Canadians to let them know that they too can have a voice against the decision to disband the CBC Radio Orchestra. The petition has been signed about 1000 times per day since the April 1st launch. Thanks […]

Save the CBC Radio Orchestra

Canada’s oldest, most venerable national orchestra and only radio orchestra has been axed by CBC Radio music chief Mark Steinmetz. Since 1938, the CBC Radio Orchestra has been an integral part of Canada’s music scene, and an important part of our cultural heritage. This last radio orchestra in North America has contributed to a deep […]