Maritime Magazine with Pauline Dakin

26 year old Nichelle Benn is looking for a home...but not just any home.

At a time when most young people her age are striking out on their own, Nichelle choices are mostly out of her control.

She has an intellectual disability that makes it impossible to live with her own family.

But she's convinced the large facility she's currently living in isn't right for her either.

The CBC's Margot Brunelle looks at the struggle to find appropriate housing for people with disabilities.

In 1939 Asta Jacob sent her young daughter, Ilsa out of Nazi Germany.

It was the last time they would see each other, though Ilsa, alone in England, tried not to give up hope.

All through the war she read and re-read her mother's letters, and started a journal to keep a record of everything that was happening to her, in hopes of one day sharing it with her Mutti, her mother Asta.

Reporter Pam Berman brings us a documentary about Ilsa's life, told through Asta's letters, Ilsa's journals... and the memories of her daughter Judith.

We all get headaches from time to time, but for most of us it's an issue that goes away with a couple of aspirin and a good sleep.

Richard Levangie has had headaches, migraines actually, almost daily since 1993.

Christina Harnett brings us Richard's story of loss - and gain - over the last twenty years.

People have been paying tribute to the late Rita MacNeil, a true icon in the Canadian music industry, and as many have noted, her life was anything but easy.

In her early years she struggled as a single mother, facing poverty, abuse and at times, addiction issues.

However something about the way she handled all her challenges inspired others, and endeared her to millions of music fans.

The CBC's Steve Sutherland spoke with Rita MacNeil in 2009, about her role as a leader in her community.

Steve joined Harry to talk about that meeting.

It's Open Season for people who might have an interest in shipping Alberta bitumen from East Coast ports.
For the next few months, TransCanada Corp is looking for solid expressions of interest surrounding its plan to have a West -East pipeline, from Alberta, perhaps all the way to New Brunswick.
The Irvings support the idea, as does the New Brunswick government.
This week Harry Forestell talks to three guests about the potential advantages - and pitfalls - of the proposal.

Jay Jonah and Trevor Williams have a lot in common.
They both go to school at the University of Prince Edward Island.
They were both born female, but now identify as male.
And, because of that, they both face challenges many of us would never think about...such as which public bathroom to use.
This week on Maritime Magazine, the CBC's Julia Cook talks to Jay and Trevor about the struggle to re-define themselves, in a society that only sees people as male or female.

The Revered Kevin Little is minister at St Luke's United Church in Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, in the suburbs of Halifax.
He also looks after Brunswick Street United, a tiny congregation in the heart of Halifax's innner city.
It's a leap, but as freelancer Philip Moscovitch found out, these two flocks both reflect the way Rev. Little sees the world.

They cost millions of dollars in lost productivity and stress...and it seems like there's one in every workplace.
A recent Executive MBA Grad - and school teacher - from PEI has been looking at how cases of bullying in the workplace make their way through the court system.
And how employers - and maybe even governments - can take a lesson from how schools are handling the issue.

This week on Maritime Magazine the story of a father's legacy and a lifeline for a rural community.
Twenty years ago few people talked about local food or sustainability.
But Mike Newall saw potential in the waters of Nova Scotia's Chedabucto Bay.
Now his son Alen is watching his father's dream of a sustainable fishery come true.
The CBC's Eileen McInnis put together our documentary, "Another Hand."

Recently New Brunswick reporter Vanessa Blanch brought us the story of a mother and her son struggling to find appropriate care for his mental illness.
Andrew Carter is 17 years old, he has bipolar disorder, and he sits on the autism spectrum.
His mother,Vickie, has spent years trying to get the treatment she believes would help him...to no avail.
We also heard how Vickie and Andrew are not alone...a 2009 report authored by New Brunswick judge Michael McKee outlined the need to overhaul the province's mental health services.
This week Vanessa brings us an update.