This past weekend I got out to North Kildonan to interview residents about the civic election. I have to say I was a bit nervous considering it was both Friday and Saturday evening. However, once I got going, it got easier to approach people.
I started out at Dollarama, but found no success. So I ventured on across the parking lot of the mini mall that had a Safeway, Carlton Cards, Rexall and a Subway. My intent was to approach people who didn't look too busy and might have time to chat about politics. Some people had no idea what I was talking about or had no opinions on it. Then others, especially the older demographic had tons to say about the ward they live in and what they hope to see happen at city hall.
One of my favourite interviews was the lady who worked at Carlton Cards, she was so friendly and since the store was pretty much empty aside from one other customer, she was open to answering my questions- and gave pretty good answers.
My one struggle with interviewing people in a ward I rarely ever spend time in was that once I did get someone to talk, it was a hard for me to cut them off after one or two sentences. I really enjoyed listening to them talk about their community and what the city could do to improve it.
Now when I edit my pieces for radio, I'll have a better understanding of the area and be able to put together a nice profile of North Kildonan.
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