November 2011 Archives
Wednesday November 30, 2011
Fired School Board, Loyalty Cards, Bye Bye Moustache
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Another elected board in the region is fired - what needs to happen to make them work? Your feedback on a power rate increase in NS. Tips for cashing in on loyalty cards and reward points. Plus, a farewell to...
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Tuesday November 29, 2011
NS Power Rate Increase, Writing a Will, Holiday Decorating Cold Call
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Nova Scotians react to a 9.1% increase to their power bills. Advice on writing a will. Plus, we make a cold call to Rustico, PEI on when is it too soon to start decorating for the holidays?...
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Monday November 28, 2011
Boys Lagging in the Classroom, Our Paint Expert, Your Feedback
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A Canada-wide testing program for grade 8 students shows that boys are lagging behind. We ask why. Our paint expert, Jim White, takes your questions about painting, staining and wallpaper. Plus your feedback on the layout of our liquor stores....
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Friday November 25, 2011
And the Winner is...
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Thanks to everyone who entered their names in our book draw today for "Unquenchable: A Tipsy Quest for the World's Best Bargain Wines" by Natalie MacLean. The winners are: Sandra O'Leary, Lynda FitzGerald and Kenzie MacNeil!...
Friday November 25, 2011
Black Friday Goes Local, Buying Cheap Wine, Your Feedback, Kijiji Ad
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Mixed messages on Black Friday: buy everything? Buy nothing? Or buy local? Wine critic and author Natalie MacLean on buying good quality wine on the cheap. Your feedback on snow clearance and pronunciation pet peeves. Plus, a funny NB Kijiji...
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Friday November 25, 2011
Hilarious NB Kijiji Ad Attracts Hits from Around the World
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Thursday November 24, 2011
Reducing MLAs, Snow Plowing, New Health Accord
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The New Brunswick government says fewer MLAs could help cut costs. Your feedback on snow plowing after the storm. Plus, your calls on what you'd like to see in the 2014 Canadian Health Accord....
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Thursday November 24, 2011
Maritime Snow Clearance Policies
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Wednesday November 23, 2011
SPCA Struggle, Aging Well, Unclaimed Ticket
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The executive director of the Nova Scotia SPCA addresses the power struggle in Cape Breton. Your calls on how your community serves seniors. Plus, the details on an unclaimed million dollar lotto ticket....
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Tuesday November 22, 2011
Lobster Vote, Holiday Spending, CPR Obligation
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Fishermen vote to split the fishing season to push prices up. A poll shows Maritimers will spend more this Christmas than other Canadians. Plus, your calls on the 'moral obligation' to perform CPR....
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Monday November 21, 2011
Crosby Returns, Grammar Pet Peeves, Cat Calls
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Sidney Crosby returns to NHL action tonight, we ask what his experience teaches us about preventing head injuries in youth hockey. Your grammar pet peeves. Plus, more of your "cat came back" stories....
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Friday November 18, 2011
Underwear Thefts, Cat Came Back Stories, Your Feedback
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A psychologist on whether the underwear thefts in NB could escalate to something more serious. Your feedback on allowing Sunday hunting. Some amazing "cat came back" stories. Plus, more of your thoughts on electric vehicles....
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Thursday November 17, 2011
Sunday Hunting, Electric Cars, Men and Romance, Your Feedback
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NS MLA Andrew Younger pushing for Sunday hunting. Your feedback on a photo banned from Fredericton city hall. Electric vehicles soon to be available, an expert takes your questions. Plus, new research shows men prefer romance over sex....
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Wednesday November 16, 2011
Future for Liverpool Paper Mill, Personal Debt, Controversial Photo
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Bowater Mersey paper mill workers vote on job cuts and major concessions or risk permanent closure. Advice on paying off your debts. Plus, why a Fredericton artist is not allowed to display his work at city hall....
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Wednesday November 16, 2011
Jeff Crawford Photo - Offensive?
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See the photo that was banned from Fredericton City Hall. What do you think? Potentially offensive?
Tuesday November 15, 2011
Future of Occupy NS, Your Feedback on the Eviction, Weather Qs
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A spokesperson for Occupy NS explains what's next for the movement now that the encampment is gone. More of your answers to the question: Was Halifax right to evict the Occupy protesters? Plus, senior climatologist David Phillips takes your weather...
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Monday November 14, 2011
PEI Suspicious Deaths, Occupy NS, Freezing Food
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RCMP release more details about two suspicious deaths in New Annan, PEI. We ask: was Halifax right to evict the Occupy protesters? Plus, Chef Craig Flinn has tips on freezing food....
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Monday November 14, 2011
Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe
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Learn to make Sticky Toffee Pudding care of Chef Craig Flinn...
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Friday November 11, 2011
Special Remembrance Day Edition of Maritime Noon
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We discuss one of the major fronts during WWII, one that doesn't get as much attention as the Normany Invasion: The Italian Campaign. We also hear stories from 90-year-old veteran Justice David Dickson. And we hear a half hour service...
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Friday November 11, 2011
Veteran Voices of Canada
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Hear veterans tell their stories in their own voices: http://www.vetvoicecan.org/...
Thursday November 10, 2011
Cancer Fraud, Winter Tire Qs, Your Feedback
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The former employee of a Halifax spa is sentenced for stealing money from the business, based on a fake cancer diagnosis. A winter driving expert has advice on winter tires. Plus your feedback on veteran medals and graphic safety campaigns...
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Wednesday November 9, 2011
Distracted Driving Message, Second Careers, Pastor Turned Elvis
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Was a presentation about distracted driving too graphic for teens? How to launch a second career, and a story about a former preacher turned Elvis impersonator. Plus, your feedback, and an update on NS's booster seat booster....
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Tuesday November 8, 2011
Public Sector Pensions, Veterans' Medals, Home Energy Audits
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City workers in Saint John are facing a big cut to their pensions -- and that's just one of many public sector pensions in crisis. Why veterans' family members can't wear their medals on Remembrance Day. Plus, our home heating...
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Monday November 7, 2011
Homeward Bound, Bay of Fundy, Beaver Trap Update, Your Feedback
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Maritimers in Alberta react to the promise of new shipbuilding jobs back home. What you love about the Bay of Fundy. An update on an unmarked beaver trap in NS. Plus, more of your stories about treasured possessions....
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Friday November 4, 2011
NB Snow Plows, NS Beaver Trap, Most Treasured Possession
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A controversial plan to cut the NB winter maintenance budget worries rural residents. A NS man calls for signs marking deadly beaver traps. Your stories about your most treasured possession. Plus, your feedback on parents misbehaving in the stands....
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Friday November 4, 2011
Is Your Road Going to be Plowed this Winter?
Posted by Maritime Noon
New Brunswick has announced it's no longer going to plow private roads with less than three full time residents on it. Find out if your road is on the list: http://www.gnb.ca/0113/WinterMaintenance/ProvincialSummary.pdf ...
Thursday November 3, 2011
Paper Mill Workers, MLA Pensions, Sport Parenting, Your Feedback
Posted by Maritime Noon
Another paper mill in the region is in danger of closing. We hear from some of the workers at Bowater Mersey in Liverpool, NS. An independent review panel asks if MLA pensions are too generous. Your suggestions for changing the...
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Wednesday November 2, 2011
Missing Woman, Early French Immersion, Unilingual Auditor General
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We check in with volunteers, three and a half weeks after Amber Kirwan went missing in New Glasgow, NS. We ask: Is earlier better when it comes to kids starting French Immersion? Plus, the new auditor general and his French...
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Tuesday November 1, 2011
Beach Erosion, Fraud Warnings, More Ghost Stories
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Fighting erosion at Dominion Beach in Cape Breton. What the next storm could mean for the shoreline. When employees and volunteers steal - we talk fraud. Plus, more of your deliciously spooky ghost stories....
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- September 2012
- August 2012
- Thu., 30 – The Naked Oat
- Fri., 24 – Salad Nicoise
- Wed., 22 – Wild Berry Recipes from Marian Munro
- Mon., 13 – Weight Misconceptions, Painting Advice
- July 2012
- Wed., 25 – How to Report a Dead Whale
- Tue., 24 – Moncton Cracks Down on Street B-ball Nets, Your Camping Stories, More Chanties...And a Mystery
- Mon., 23 – Tall Ships Wrap-up, Camping (Mis) Adventures
- Tue., 10 – Recipe for Porchetta from Chef Craig Flinn
- Mon., 9 – Queen of Green blog
- Thu., 5 – More Information on Auto Insurance
- June 2012
- May 2012
- Wed., 30 – How Long Will You Live?
- Tue., 29 – Log Your Cell Phone Complaint
- Wed., 23 – New Street Drug, Veterinarian Qs, OAS Reform
- Wed., 16 – EI Changes and Joint Replacements
- Tue., 15 – Family History Conference - NS
- Mon., 14 – Free Ferry Plebiscite, Your Dog Behaviour Qs
- Fri., 11 – Tourism, Bike Maintenance and Open City
- Wed., 2 – Defamation Verdict and Women in Trades
- April 2012
- Mon., 23 – Wind Turbines, Speed Limits, EI Feedback
- Fri., 20 – EI Changes, Wildlife Qs
- Mon., 16 – Quakes in McAdam, NB, Appliance Repair Qs
- March 2012
- Fri., 30 – Maritimers React to the Federal Budget
- Wed., 28 – Pugwash Wind Farm, Bedbug Stories
- Mon., 26 – NB Flood Stories, Automotive Advice
- Mon., 26 – Doug Bethune Weblinks
- Fri., 23 – Wildcat Strike, Cyberbullying, Your Feedback
- Tue., 20 – MLA Pension Cut, Is Eating Meat Ethical?
- Fri., 16 – Eating Disorder LINKS
- Fri., 16 – Murder Suicide Survivor, Eating Disorders
- Wed., 14 – Modern Fishery, Saving Power, Your Feedback
- February 2012
- Wed., 29 – Transit Strike Deadlock, Science of Death
- Tue., 28 – Dying a Good Death - Links
- Mon., 27 – RRSP Deadline, Most Memorable Wake
- Tue., 21 – Anne Murray Protests Wind Farm
- Tue., 14 – Your Favourite Chocolate Recipes
- Tue., 14 – Chef Craig Flinn's Valentine's Day Recipe
- Wed., 8 – Do Not Call List
- Tue., 7 – Substandard Helmets, Minority Ridings
- January 2012
- Wed., 18 – Bibles in Schools, Household Solutions
- Wed., 18 – Bibles in Schools
- Mon., 16 – Tiny (the Not-So-Tiny-Cat) On the Move!
- Fri., 13 – Recipe: Snow Crab Cakes
- Wed., 11 – McDonalds Cups, Radon Feedback, Plumbing Qs
- Tue., 10 – Radon Links
- Mon., 9 – Brad Marchand - Dirty Hit?
- Thu., 5 – Chickadee Pie
- December 2011
- Fri., 30 – Top News Stories of 2011, Your Resolutions
- Wed., 28 – High Schoolers in Slovakia, Memorable Gifts
- Tue., 27 – Ski Hill Check-In, Travelling South
- Tue., 20 – Moncton Eliminates Fluoride, Sable Island
- Fri., 16 – Kids Ask Santa Questions!
- Fri., 9 – Chef Craig Flinn's Granola in a Jar
- Fri., 2 – Great Reads for this Holiday Season!
- November 2011
- Fri., 25 – And the Winner is...
- Thu., 24 – Maritime Snow Clearance Policies
- Wed., 23 – SPCA Struggle, Aging Well, Unclaimed Ticket
- Wed., 16 – Jeff Crawford Photo - Offensive?
- Mon., 14 – Sticky Toffee Pudding Recipe
- Fri., 11 – Veteran Voices of Canada
- Thu., 10 – Cancer Fraud, Winter Tire Qs, Your Feedback
- October 2011
- September 2011
- Fri., 30 – PEI Election Preview, Minister MacKay's Flights, Thanksgiving Dinner, Eating Local, Mean Geese
- Thu., 29 – Eating Food from Cape Breton for 30 Days
- Tue., 27 – Underage Drinking, Youth Crime, Stuck Ship
- Mon., 26 – Investment Advice, Genealogy, Your Feedback
- Thu., 22 – Election trouble in Esgenoopetitj (Burnt Church), Red Head Stories, Maritime Superstitions
- Wed., 14 – Meet Nova Scotia's Booster Seat... Booster!
- Tue., 13 – Complementary Cancer Medicine
- August 2011
- Tue., 30 – Do you need to convert your old TV?
- Tue., 23 – Foraging Goods from the Woods
- Mon., 15 – Recipe for Peach Lavender Jam
- Fri., 12 – Classic Pickle Recipes from Chef Craig Flinn
- Mon., 8 – Don't Get Scammed!
- July 2011
- Fri., 29 – More Information About Organic Food...
- Wed., 27 – Research on the Health Care Question...
- Thu., 21 – Staycation Suggestions for PEI
- Wed., 20 – Staycation Suggestions for Nova Scotia
- Fri., 15 – PEI's flight credit, Feedback, Science Panel
- June 2011
- Mon., 27 – Strawberry Recipes from Janice Murray Gill
- Tue., 14 – Body Search, Floor Crossings, Paint Expert
- Fri., 10 – BBQ Recipes from Chef Craig Flinn
- May 2011
- Fri., 20 – Can You Identify These Flowers?
- Thu., 19 – RECIPE FOR KILLING CREEPING CHARLIE
- Fri., 6 – Having Trouble Downloading Our Podcast?
- Fri., 6 – Flood Warning: St. John River Basin
- April 2011
- Wed., 27 – Election Panel and Income Tax
- Mon., 18 – Urban Chickens, Gardening, Your Feedback
- Tue., 12 – What NOT to Wear to Teen Dances
- Mon., 11 – "Fisher" vs. "Fishermen"
- Fri., 8 – Seafood Recipes by Chef Craig Flinn
- Mon., 4 – Mark It On The Calendar...
- March 2011
- Fri., 4 – Low Salt Recipes
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- Fri., 31 – Terry Punch Awarded/ 2010 Top Book Picks
- Fri., 24 – The Christmas Card of the Air
- Fri., 24 – Wild Birds of the Maritimes
- Wed., 22 – Storm Encore/ Phone In: Parenting 101
- Mon., 20 – Maritime Noon Food Bank Show
- Thu., 9 – Education Cuts and School Boards/ Energy Bill break in Summerside/ Phone in: The Science Panel
- Fri., 3 – Christmas Tree Woes/ Cider Fire Follow/ Phone In: What's the one movie you'd recommend this year?
- November 2010
- Tue., 30 – Robert Latimer/Phone in: Car Buying
- Wed., 24 – Opportunities for Microbreweries? Phone In: Simon Winchester and Stories of the Atlantic.
- Fri., 12 – Your Recommendations for Young Readers
- Thu., 11 – A Day Of Remembrance
- Tue., 9 – Flooded Out/ The Treatment of Veterans/White Poppy Controversy/Phone In: Painting expert, Jim White.
- October 2010
- September 2010
- Thu., 23 – Sprinting to New Delhi/Maritime Software Developer Has Hit on His Hands/ The Science Panel.
- Wed., 22 – Your Experiences with Palliative Care
- Fri., 17 – The Last Waltz
- Mon., 13 – David and Alexa Lemstra sort out wireless confusion by answering questions about cellphone plans
- Wed., 1 – Public art
- August 2010
- Tue., 31 – Talking warranties
- Mon., 30 – If you make it, will they eat it?
- Tue., 24 – The Key to Caring for Your Piano
- Thu., 5 – ViewPoint Gallery / Halifax
- Wed., 4 – Live from Moncton !
- July 2010
- Tue., 6 – Cool Tunes, Hot Jazz
- Fri., 2 – Something's buggin' Marjorie
- June 2010
- May 2010
- Thu., 27 – Solving a Flood Plain Problem/Fighting Food Fraud/Phone In: Jim White on Paints and Stains
- Wed., 19 – Women Shut Out of Canada Excellence Research Chairs/ Happy Birthday Saint John/ Phone In: Family law
- Wed., 12 – Separated at Birth? Weird Seaweed and Tim Burton/ On the Phone-In: The Secret Life of Birds
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010




