RezX TV wins cable award
- EFN Staff | January 06, 2017
Regina’s own Indigenous television program, RezX TV, won the Tuned In Award in the category of best news program. The winner from the Canadian Cable Systems Alliance (CCSA) award chooses where to donate the $1,000 cash prize and RezX TV decided to donate to a non-profit organization close to their heart.
Chris Ross, the executive producer for the television show RezX TV, said the win is a chance to donate to a charity of their choice and had asked their TV show provider, Access Communications, if they can donate the winnings to Soul’s Harbour Rescue Mission.
“I really wanted to donate to something to help with our inner cities and the homeless and less-fortunate. I feel a large proportion of people who are homeless are First Nations people. There’s a soft spot in my heart for living on the street,” he says. “It was a huge opportunity to donate to them to help out.”
The donation is very welcome considering the festive season and the dire need in the community.
“We really appreciate Chris’s involvement in the community and the support he is able to provide to us. We were very excited,” says Patty Humphreys, marketing manager of Soul’s Harbour Rescue Mission. “Chris is an activist and an advocate for the people in the community. That he and his crew and the people he works with feel it’s important to contribute to us is a great feeling.”
The monetary donation will be going into the Samaritan project, which is a project that will have a new soup kitchen, a men’s shelter, daycare and affordable housing suites in Regina. Once they receive the city’s approval, they hope to start breaking ground in the spring.
“I encourage anybody to support our organizations that don’t get help from the government,” says Ross.
He explains RezX TV will continue to support Soul’s Harbour Rescue Mission. The Season 3 Premiere date has not been finalized but Ross hopes sometimes in January. They will be accepting admission donations at the premiere screening and the money collected will be donated to Soul’s Harbour Rescue Mission to continue their support.
Recently, RezX TV introduced a brand-new host, Tyler Tootoosis to join the original host, Erin Goodpipe. Ross adds that Shaw Cable will be streaming the Indigenous TV show on Channel 10 where it will be available to communities throughout the province. The TV show expanded from a province-wide magazine.