The Central Newfoundland Morning Show from CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador (Highlights)
Summary: CBC Radio's Leigh Anne Power in Gander hosts the Central Newfoundland Morning Show. The show provides news along with current affairs items and stories of local interest from urban areas and the diverse rural communities surrounding the two towns.
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Today, we find out how people on the Baie Verte Peninsula are remembering fallen soldier Private Justin Jones. We get an update on summer road constrution in Gander. We hear one man's story about seeing a mountain lion in Central Newfoundland. And video-journalist David Zelcer shares his story about how he was fists clenched in boxer Mike Tyson's face.
Today, it's small, dark, and every crevice is filled with bats. We take a trip to the bat houses at Notre Dame Park. We find out why Alberta RCMP have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a Newfoundland man. The water is starting to flow again in St. Alban's after the taps went dry a couple of weeks ago - we check in with the mayor. We talk with a local artisan who's work will be featured on a popular telelvision series this fall. And, we'll head to Happy Adventure where they'll be swabbing the decks and raising the masts to prepare for a pirates life this weekend.
Today, local farmer tells what the hot summer has meant for his crop. Helping families in need with back to school costs. We'll find out how you can help stuff a bus full of school supplies. And we talk to a man from Fogo Island who is petitioning for a permanent memorial for a local nurse.
We talk to Gander native Brad Peyton, who took a break from the Hollywood light to work on a project closer to home. We hear how an age-old art is helping the economy of Change Islands. We find out more about a huge influx of cats at the Gander SPCA, many that are fighting a serious illness. And we hear from a first-time film maker who used a ghost story from his hometown of Grand Falls-Windsor as inspiration.
Today, we hear about a heroing rescue performed by three off-duty members of Gander's 103 Seach and Rescue squadron. We talk with Miriam Gill, grandmother of Leah Callahan, to hear what it was like to watch her granddaughter perform at the Olympics. We hear about a motorcycle ride happening in Central to help people in Malawi. And we talk to some air cadets as they get their pilots licence.
Welcome to the Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast for August 9, 2012. Today, Dealing with a tragedy, 40 years after it happened. We revisit the 1973 Harbour Breton landslide that claimed the life of one man's 4 children. Also, talk texting and with the RCMP and we'll hear how one town ran out of gas over the weekend.
Today, we talk to a young woman from Lethbridge, Boanvista Bay who won a prestigious scholarship recently. We ask the Minister of Travel, Culture and Recreation about repairs to the Bonavista Lighthouse. We find out why the Block Parent program has dwindled in Newfoundland and Labrador. And we hear why Rug Hookers from around the world are gathering in Central Newfoundland.
Today, we find out what the warm water in the Exploits means for salmon, we find out why people are complaining about the conditions of the Bonavista lighthouse and we take flight with kites.
Today, we hear the story of Grand Falls-Windsor boy suffering from a rare blood disease and how you can help, and we talk to a professor of Medical Ethics at Memorial University's Faculty of Medicine about the recent violations in health boards across the province.
Today, our summer intern gets a lesson in Newfoundland tongue. The Happy Camper Kevin Callan tells us about his visit to Newfoundland. And we hear about a car show with a cause at Gander's Festival of Flight.
Today, we hear about the water woes in St. Alban's. Tom Whalen, the Gander man injured by a baseball, updates us on his condition. We we'll talk to the mayor of Robert's Arm about the sudden death of a well-known member of that community. And Reporter Jessica Doria-Brown takes to the water for the recreational food fishery.
Welcome to the Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast for August 1, 2012. Today, we talk with an American travel writer who is raving about her time in Central Newfoundland. We hear more complaints about Route 360. We talk to the province's privacy information and commissioner about paying for medical records. We hear the story of Wilson Li, who is running a successful business at the age of 20. And we get the latest details on Muskrat Falls with reporter Rob Antle.
Today, we find out why garbage from the West Coast is now being sent to the regional waste site in Norris Arm. We ask the town of Clarenville about why the curbs in some new homes were built too high. And talk to an organic beef farmer in Woodale.
Today, we'll find out how the College of the North Atlantic made a serious miscalculation in a new course that will have taxpayers on the hook. We'll tell you about one woman's unexpected pit stop on an emergency ambulance ride. We'll meet a man who's going to the London Olympics to lend a hand. And we'll chat with Gander's youngest entrepreneur.
Today, we talk to the co-author of a new study that could help doctors predict whether a young person will have suicidal tendencies. We head to Grand Falls - Windsor to hear how young musicians can perfect their craft at Jam Camp. Reporter John Gaudi tells us more about the mystery of the German U-boat possibly found in the Churchill River. Author Martha Hickman tells us all about her new book of Newfoundland Geology. And we talk to the first player to sign with the Gander Flyers, Ryan Matheson.