Mike McCulloch will again fill in for me this week as he did last week, with a documentary produced in Abbotsford, British Columbia. We’ll be meeting musician Shamir Virgo, a singer-songwriter from Surrey, B.C. who’s enjoying some success. His song, Roses, has more than 1.7 million listens on Spotify and Soundcloud. Mike McCulloch, who will spend this half hour with Virgo, as well as with some of his friends and mentors.

Thanks so much to Mike McCulloch and his many guests for filling-in for us this week. A great documentary. Thanks to all the journalists who took over the show for me over the past weeks with original and beautiful documentaries. Jules Bugiel in Montréal, Québec, Pamela Haasen in Smithers B.C., as well as, Mike McCulloch in Abortsford. To our National editors who helped coordinate production, Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Merci ! Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative.