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Mainstreet NS | Mar 7, 2013 | 5:13
Students in Canning pledge not to use the R-word
Guest host Jackie Torrens talks to a greade 12 student about why the word 'retarded' ought to be retired.
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May 22, 2013 | 16:02Mainstreet NS Andrew Younger on the Liberal energy platform AudioMainstreet NS Andrew Younger on the Liberal energy platform May 22, 2013 | 16:02Andrew Younger is the Liberal energy critic in the Nova Scotia Legislature.
May 22, 2013 | 15:39Mainstreet NS What to do with the Senate... AudioMainstreet NS What to do with the Senate... May 22, 2013 | 15:39Stephanie talks Senate reform with NDP MP Peter Stoffer, Liberal MP Geoff Regan, and Conservative MP Eve Adams.
May 21, 2013 | 15:36Mainstreet NS Jamie Baillie on the PC energy platform AudioMainstreet NS Jamie Baillie on the PC energy platform May 21, 2013 | 15:36While we wait for the Maritime Link hearings to begin... the first in a series of conversations with the three main political parties in NS on their plans for energy policy.
May 21, 2013 | 7:35Mainstreet NS Do your jeans have a "pantina"? AudioMainstreet NS Do your jeans have a "pantina"? May 21, 2013 | 7:35Mainstreet's Alex Mason talks to his brother-in-law Tony Benattar about why Tony didn't wash his jeans for months on end.
May 17, 2013 | 8:34Mainstreet NS Skydiving accident survivor walks marathon AudioMainstreet NS Skydiving accident survivor walks marathon May 17, 2013 | 8:34In 1997, Carol Murray-Rodriguez's parachute malfunctioned while she was skydiving. She fell almost one thousand meters at a speed of 90 kilometres an hour. Carol survived and this year she is walking the Blue Nose Marathon. Hear her inspiring story.
May 17, 2013 | 9:39Mainstreet NS Chalkmaster Dave AudioMainstreet NS Chalkmaster Dave May 17, 2013 | 9:39Chalk artist Dave Johnson is on an operation to chalk the nation.
He's kicking off a 'chalkumentary' project here in Halifax to document what it's like to see the country from its sidewalks.
May 17, 2013 | 8:44Mainstreet NS City Slickers Take Keji AudioMainstreet NS City Slickers Take Keji May 17, 2013 | 8:44A couple from the city is following their dream of opening a small business. And they've moved way out of town to do it.
May 17, 2013 | 7:16Mainstreet NS Illville Clothing AudioMainstreet NS Illville Clothing May 17, 2013 | 7:16This weekend, rapper Dennis Wright will officially take his home grown clothing business from the streets to the Bayer's lake Business Park.
May 16, 2013 | 12:56Mainstreet NS Crosstown Connector Clash AudioMainstreet NS Crosstown Connector Clash May 16, 2013 | 12:56Hear some of the pros and cons of the crosstown bike connector city staff are recommending along Windsor, Vernon and Seymour streets in Halifax. The route is not what all the cyclists in town were hoping for.
May 16, 2013 | 6:28Mainstreet NS Peggy's Point in Downtown TO AudioMainstreet NS Peggy's Point in Downtown TO May 16, 2013 | 6:28The Nova Scotia Tourism agency has sent a replica of the Peggy's Point lighthouse to Toronto to try to attract tourists to our province. The agency's CEO tells us why they think the payoff will be worth it.
May 16, 2013 | 28:51Mainstreet NS 2013 East Coast Bluenose Marathon Playlist AudioMainstreet NS 2013 East Coast Bluenose Marathon Playlist May 16, 2013 | 28:51Eight songs to run to in the lead up to this year's Bluenose Marathon. All east coast artists, picked by Mainstreet listeners.
May 15, 2013 | 8:25Mainstreet NS Fish on the move... to cooler waters AudioMainstreet NS Fish on the move... to cooler waters May 15, 2013 | 8:25Our oceans guy Boris Worm talks about a new study on the affect climate change is having on world fisheries.
May 14, 2013 | 16:00Mainstreet NS Mainstreet's Not Panel: pros and cons of inquiries AudioMainstreet NS Mainstreet's Not Panel: pros and cons of inquiries May 14, 2013 | 16:00Members of our Not Panel - Richard Starr, Mary Clancy and Rob Batherson - talk about whether there should be a public inquiry into allegations of abuse at the Home For Coloured Children.
May 13, 2013 | 14:56Mainstreet NS Why Gordon Earle quit the NS NDP AudioMainstreet NS Why Gordon Earle quit the NS NDP May 13, 2013 | 14:56Stephanie talks to the former NDP member of Parliament who quit the provincial NDP over the government's handling of calls for an inquiry into the Home For Coloured Children.
May 13, 2013 | 11:10Mainstreet NS Masks of masculinity AudioMainstreet NS Masks of masculinity May 13, 2013 | 11:10Stephanie finds out about a Grade 9 guys-only Healthy Living class happening in Halifax.
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