Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Wetland Conservation. The province has come up with a new policy to protect and conserve wetlands in Nova Scotia. John Brazner, a wetlands specialist with the provincial Department of the Environment, explains what is proposed and how you can have your say about how it's done.
Wetland Conservation (runs 9:39)

Monday, September 21, 2009

Beetle Mania. White spruce trees all over Cape Breton Island are succumbing to the voracious appetite of the spruce bark beetle. Andrew Hanam is a crown land forester with the Department of Natural Resources in Inverness and Victoria Counties, he updates us on the extent of the damage.
Andrew Hanam (runs 8:44)

 

Friday, September 18, 2009

Home Sweet Home. The Affordable Housing Renovation Project aims to hook-up families in need with vacant homes in the CBRM. So why is it having so much difficulty making the match? Reporter Wendy Martin explains.
Affordable Homes (runs 7:04)

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Monitoring Mother Nature. Meet Sheldon Lambert, an ecologist at the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, who's studying pitcher plants to get a picture of the health of wetlands there.
Pitcher Plants (runs 7:50)

The Information Morning Leadership Series: Part 4
Dave Gunn was born in Boston, but his people are from Cape Breton. He's been in charge of some of the most complex subway systems in North America, including New York, Washington, and Toronto. He's mentioned in The Tipping Point as the guy who got rid of the graffiti on the New York subway cars. Dave got a lot of media attention back in the early 2000s as president of Amtrak, the national rail service in the U.S.  He was fired by the Bush administration in 2005. He now lives in the old family home in St George's Channel. We sat down for a chat at the kitchen table.
Dave Gunn (runs 12:51)

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Feeling Abandoned - Pt. 3  In the final report of her 3-part series on Addiction Services for teens in Cape Breton, Reporter Joan Weeks has a look at the problems that exist after Detox.
Feeling Abandoned 3 (runs 14:51)

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Feeling Abandoned - Pt. 2  Reporter Joan Weeks has the second part of her series looking into Addiction Services for teenagers in Cape Breton -- services that have been described as "inadequate" and needing additional resources just to meet the minimum standard.
Feeling Abandoned 2 (runs 13:28)

Monday, September 14, 2009

Feeling Abandoned - Pt. 1  If your child becomes addicted to drugs in Cape Breton, what help is there? Reporter Joan Weeks begins a 3-part look at Addiction Services, and begins with an alarming look at just how many teenagers are getting that help now.
Feeling Abandoned 1 (runs 9:50)

The Information Morning Leadership Series: Part 3
Rodney MacDonald was 27 years old when he was first elected to Province House in 1999. The next ten years were a steep learning curve, from cabinet minister, to party leader and Premier of Nova Scotia. Last Thursday, he announced his official resignation as the MLA for Inverness. But before he goes off into the sunset, we sat down on the back deck at his home along Route 19.
Rodney MacDonald (runs 17:02)

Number Four, Bobby Orr. The greatest player to ever lace-up skates in the NHL was in Cape Breton over the weekend. Information Morning Producer Don Munro met the iconic Orr and here is their conversation.
Bobby Orr (runs 7:36)

 

Friday, September 11, 2009

Like Father, Like Son?  High Profile MP, Justin Trudeau dropped by the studio, and we asked him about the legacy of his father and what he learned about leadership from former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
Trudeau (runs 8:15)

Settlement OK'd. Nova Scotia's Supreme Court gave its approval to the historic settlement between the Catholic Church and the victims of sexual abuse. CBC Reporter Wendy Martin updates us.
Approval (runs 5:04)

Ready, Set, Watch. We check in with a Cape Bretoner at the Toronto International Film Festival as she gets set to watch more than 30 movies in 10 days!
Andree Crepeau (runs 5:44)

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Radon Concerns. We ask an environmental health consultant about radon, and find out what the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board is doing to address dangerous levels of the gas at 3 of its schools.
Radon (runs 13:17)

The Information Morning Leadership Series: Part 2
Flora MacDonald is originally from North Sydney. She served as the M-P for Kingston, Ontario, and in 1976,  she became the first woman to mount a serious campaign for the leadership of the federal Progressive Conservative Party. She later became the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs.
These days, at the age of 83 - she makes regular trips to Afghanistan in her capacity as founder of a development organization called Future Generations Canada.
She came into our Ottawa studio for our chat.
Flora MacDonald (runs 17:45)

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Learning From The Past. Cape Breton University and The Fortress of Louisbourg join forces to give one student the chance to learn new skills from research at the 18th century site.
Internship (runs 9:48)

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Safety Issue. Everyone's in the same boat when it comes to using motorized pleasurecraft on the water: You need a boating safety card. But critics say it's too easy to get one. Reporter Wendy Martin has the story.
Boater Safety (runs 9:01)

Panthers On The Prowl. Cape Breton's newest sports team hit the gridiron over the weekend in Dartmouth. Reporter Wendy Martin attended that football game.
Panthers (runs 5:19)

The Information Morning Leadership Series: Part 1
The person we've chosen to kick things off is someone who has a thing or two to say about getting things done... I guarantee it!
Irving Schwartz has been involved with more than 30 different companies over the years, from the Schwartz Furniture Showrooms and Seaside Cable, to nursing homes, computer software & oyster fishing.
Irving is also co-founder of the Canadian International De-mining Corps. He says his proudest accomplishment is being appointed to the Order of Canada.
We sat down this summer at his office in Sydney. Irving Schwartz

 

Friday, September 04, 2009

Reading, Writing, and Right at Home. CBC Reporter Wendy Martin met one Cape Breton family which homeschools its children, and we get insight into the challenges involved.
Homeschooling (runs 9:21)

Thursday, September 03, 2009

Different Government, Same Response. Darrell Dexter's NDP government wants to have the Cape Breton Regional Municipality's ongoing lawsuit on equalization dismissed. The CBRM says Nova Scotia has been shortchanging the municipality by at least 20million dollars a year since 1995.
Different Government, Same Response (runs 6:55)

Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Mental Health Court. Mentally ill people wending their way through our legal system will finally get special support. In two months from today, Nova Scotia's long-awaited mental health court will begin sitting. Judge Alfred Brien has been presiding over a mental health court in Saint John, NB for 9 years.
Mental Health Court (runs 8:28)