Morning North
with Markus Schwabe
Regreening continues in Sudbury
The city of Greater Sudbury announced some of its regreening plans. Over 9 million trees have been planted since 1978. The CBC's Steve Howard spoke about the regreening efforts with Stephen Monet, the manager of environmental planning initiatives for Greater Sudbury.
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(runs 5:40) Photo by Steve Howard
Categories: Episode Update
Thursday May 23, 2013
Becoming a dietician
We spoke with Jenna Baysarowich about what it takes to become a dietician. She was here shadowing our own Food Feature dietician Tammy Cheguis.
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Categories: Past Episodes
Thursday May 23, 2013
New book looks at women's history of Western Manitoulin
Paula Mallea talks about her new book. She's a lawyer by profession but also has a Masters Degree in Canadian history. Her latest book is called "From Homestead to Community: A Women's History of Western Manitoulin".
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Categories: Past Episodes
Thursday May 23, 2013
Former mall manager testifies at Elliot Lake inquiry
The Elliot Lake public inquiry into the collapse of the Algo Centre Mall heard testimony from a former mall manager about events in the years just prior to the roof collapse... including allegations of altered financial information and questionable roof repairs.
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Categories: Past Episodes
Thursday May 23, 2013
MPP Report - John Vanthof (May 23)
In our report from Queen's Park, we spoke with the MPP for Timiskaming-Cochrane John Vanthof. Some of the topics of discussion include NDP support for the Liberal budget, the Local Food Act, and the ONTC.
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Categories: Past Episodes
Thursday May 23, 2013
Red Cross volunteer Ted Giannini
Ted Giannini has attended several emergency disasters across the country in his 14 years with the Red Cross. He dropped by our studios for a chat about his experiences and what motivates him to help in times of crisis.
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Categories: Past Episodes
Wednesday May 22, 2013
Wawa District watching water levels
The Ministry of Natural Resources in the Wawa District is advising people of a flood warning for the Michipicoten River watershed. The CBC's Jessica Pope spoke with retiree Derek Chapman who says the rising water is a little too reminiscent of last year's flooding.
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Categories: Past Episodes
Wednesday May 22, 2013
Food Feature: Freaky Foods (May 22)
Tammy Cheguis, registered dietician with the Sudbury and District Health Unit, talks about odd food ideas. She talks about new peanut butters, salad dressings, flavour infusers and liquid water enhancers.
Listen (runs 7:31)
Photo: Tammy Cheguis using some liquid water enhancer.
Categories: Past Episodes
Wednesday May 22, 2013
Goulais River poet writes novel
Mary-Lynn Murphy is a poet who lives in Goulais River, north of Sault Ste Marie. The book "Finding Grace" is her first crack at writing a novel. We spoke to her about her new novel.
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Categories: Past Episodes
Wednesday May 22, 2013
Future of golf course on Hwy 69 in limbo
Vince Lahaie of Holiday Golf on Highway 69 near the Highway 64 turn off south of Sudbury says the four-laning of Highway 69 cuts a path through the golf course. The business hasn't yet reached an agreement on compensation with Ministry of Transportation.
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Categories: Past Episodes
Wednesday May 22, 2013
The changing boundaries of local food
Changes are coming in the way local food can be marketed. The definition of local will be much broader than it used to be. Peggy Baillie of Eat Local Sudbury joined us in studio to talk about the changes.
Listen (runs 4:31)
Photo: Peggy Baillie of Eat Local Sudbury
Categories: Past Episodes
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