Central Morning
with Leigh Anne Power

Today we discuss new numbers on preventable deaths in Canada and find out where this province ranks. We'll get the details on the Royal Canadian Air Force Run for charity in Gander on the weekend. And high school students in New Jersey will be learning about Gander's role on 9/11, ten years ago, in their summer reading program.

Today we'll talk moose and hear both sides of the argument over whether it's drivers or animals who are responsible for the high number of collisions between the two. The province's minister of innovation, business and rural development weighs in on federal budget cuts. And an archaeology professor says we should be worried Parks Canada isn't just cutting programs, but it's also planning to sell off historical artifacts.

Today we'll speak with the federal minister responsible for ACOA about cuts to regional economic development boards, and we'll ask the man who runs one of those boards what the cuts will mean to him. We'll have part two of the story of Brandy's Baby. And we'll catch up with the volunteer fire chief in Campbellton who spent the night fighting a dangerous fire in his community.

Today, we'll meet a young woman who's facing an unexpected pregnancy that forced her to move back to Newfoundland after nine years in Alberta. We'll visit the new waste management facility in Norris Arm and ask some questions about the problems it's faced in its first three months. We'll chat with the author of a powerful book about family, Newfoundland and the August Gale of 1935. And we'll get a taste of summer at a lemonade stand in Glenwood.

Today we'll find out whether a wood pellet plant at the mill in Grand Falls-Windsor makes sense in the current world market. We'll tell you about how the regional waste management authority is managing a feral cat problem. And we'll celebrate food revolution day with an organic farmer and chef in Upper Amherst Cove.

Today we'll talk with federal human resources minister, Diane Finley about changes to EI. We'll hear the mayor of La Scie react to the closure of the community's fish plant. And we'll meet a couple of singer/songwriters who got into the business late in life, but now are touring the province.

Today we'll hear from a Parks Canada archaeologist about deep federal cuts into their ranks, and what they mean for your natural and historic treasures. We'll speak with a medical ethicist about the misdiagnosis of June Abbott, which led to her death. And we'll tell you why those spring cleaning garbage piles are still lying around in Gander, days after they should have been collected.

Today we'll have the story of a grieving family finally vindicated by the College of Physicians and Surgeons after the unexpected death of their mother. We'll talk about chronic pain and learn about new support groups for sufferers in our region. And we'll chat with singer Nathan Rogers, who's touring the province singing songs written and made famous by his father, Stan.

Today, we'll talk with federation of labour president Lana Payne about coming changes to EI legislation and how they'll hit this province. Gander's town council weighs in on the return of the Flyers senior hockey team. And we'll meet a different kind of kid's club in Grand Falls-Windsor.

Today, we'll hear the incredible story about a Norris Arm woman who hit a moose with her car, but was so traumatized by the accident, she immediately forgot it happened and drove 40km with a wrecked car and broken neck. We'll meet the Gander Pickers, the people who find treasure in other people's trash during town clean-up week. And we'll get the details on a proposed new wind farm for Bonavista.