Labrador Morning
with Tony Dawson

Eight members of the NunatuKavut community arrested at a Muskrat Falls protest last month are still waiting to appear in court on obstrutction charges. But in the meantime, a complaint has been filed against the RCMP. The NunatuKavut Community Council believes its members were targeted by officers….and is calling for an investigation. Letters of complaint have also been sent to the RCMP commissioner, the RCMP aboriginal advisory committee and Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. Todd Russell is the president of NunatuKavut….and he was one of the people arrested at the protest. He’s in the studio with Tony Dawson.

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Nunatsiavut President Sarah Leo

Two governments met in St. John’s yesterday — the provincial cabinet, and the executive council of Nunatsiavut. And the agenda was wide-ranging… covering everything from education….housing….to the arctic action plan and caribou hunting. Sarah Leo is the president of Nunatsiavut. She joins us by telephone from Nain.

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Police in Nain are thanking the community for jumping into action yesterday after a 15 year old boy was reported missing in the early morning hours. The boy left his home when it was cold, wet and dark. His family had no idea where he was. When he was finally found, he was in an unlikely location. Constable Jocelyn Noseworthy of the Nain RCMP explains to Labrador Morning producer, Jay Legere.

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Air Labrador Captain Aaron Williams Landing airplanes in coastal Labrador is now easier and safer thanks to GPS.
Pilots have been using the precise technology to approach airstrips on the South Coast for awhile now. But Nav Canada has been approving the use of GPS for the North Coast over the last few months. It’s expected that it won’t be long before the entire coast will be GPS-friendly for pilots.
Our John Gaudi met up with Captain Aaron Williams, the chief pilot with Air Labrador in a cockpit of a twin otter. He asked Williams what the GPS technology means for both passengers and pilots.

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Call it a sign of the times. Happy Valley-Goose Bay’s last video rental store, Just New Reeleases, closed yesterday. The shop opened in 1993. 15 years ago, Dean and Wanda Clark took over. They held on as other stores closed… but when they started losing money, the Clarks knew it was time to shut down. Labrador Morning’s Bailey White dropped by the store yesterday, and spoke to the owners, an employee, and of course, the customers.

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The excitment is over…. and most Labradorians are waiting to see how Yvonne Jones performs in Ottawa. On the South coast people are waiting too — for another byelection. Jones’ seat in the district of Cartwright - L’Anse au Clair is empty…. and Premier Dunderale has 60 days from the time it was vacated to call the by-election…. so it should be coming soon. Meanwhile people living there say there are urgent issues candidates will have to address during their campaign. Rosetta Holwell is the mayor of Cartwright. She spoke with Labrador Morning’s Matt McCann.

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Staff at Peacock Primary School have some big plans for summer vacation. The Happy Valley-Goose Bay school is getting a twenty-thousand dollar grant to convert their library into a learning resource centre. Labrador Morning’s Bailey White dropped by Peacock to find out just what a media resource centre is. Here’s part of her conversation with principal Sandra Broomfield, and some interaction with some grade 3 students as they work with their iPads.

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Police Appreciation Week Yesterday, students in Happy Valley-Goose Bay got up close and personal with the police at the Broomfield arena. It was quite a spectacle as flashing lights from police cruisers and screaming sirens filled the air. It’s police appreciation week. Students had a chance to speak with officers about what it is they do. They got to do some hands-on learning, too.
Our John Gaudi dropped by the Broomfield arena in Happy Valley-Goose Bay to take in the event.

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Dwayne Green drove his limo in from New Brunswick on the Trans Labrador Highway There’s a flashy new vehicle on the streets of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. A stretch limo. Dwayne Green bought it in New Brunswick… and drove it over the road last week. Reporter Bailey White went for a ride, while Dwayne Green ran a few errands. And she asked him a few questions about his new car

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Changes are coming to the way people living in Nain interact with the RCMP.The small Inuit community is a test site for a new phone system….one that runs through St. John’s before making contact with officers in Labrador. Constable Jocelyn Noseworthy is with the Nain detachment…. Heather Angnatok lives in Nain.They speak with Labrador Morning’s Matt McCann.

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