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Mainstreet NS | Mar 11, 2013 | 10:50

A Living Art Pioneer

Stephanie's talk with the first African Nova Scotian graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art. Audrey Dear-Hesson's work is currently being featured in "Discovery: African Nova Scotian Art Pioneers" - a new exhibit at the Dartmouth Heritage Museum.

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Mainstreet NS - Skydiving accident survivor walks marathonMay 17, 2013 | 8:34Mainstreet NS Skydiving accident survivor walks marathon Audio
Mainstreet 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.
Mainstreet NS - A growing backlog of aspiring citizensApr 23, 2013 | 10:34Mainstreet NS A growing backlog of aspiring citizens Audio
Mainstreet NS A growing backlog of aspiring citizens Apr 23, 2013 | 10:34An immigrant from Pakistan says he would have moved to another country instead of Canada if he'd know how much time the new Residence Questionnaire would add to becoming a citizen.
Mainstreet NS - Chalkmaster DaveMay 17, 2013 | 9:39Mainstreet NS Chalkmaster Dave Audio
Mainstreet 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.
Mainstreet NS - Jamie Baillie on the PC energy platformMay 21, 2013 | 15:36Mainstreet NS Jamie Baillie on the PC energy platform Audio
Mainstreet 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.
Mainstreet NS - Do your jeans have a "pantina"?May 21, 2013 | 7:35Mainstreet NS Do your jeans have a "pantina"? Audio
Mainstreet 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.
Mainstreet NS - City Slickers Take KejiMay 17, 2013 | 8:44Mainstreet NS City Slickers Take Keji Audio
Mainstreet 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.
Mainstreet NS - Andrew Younger on the Liberal energy platformMay 22, 2013 | 16:02Mainstreet NS Andrew Younger on the Liberal energy platform Audio
Mainstreet NS Andrew Younger on the Liberal energy platform May 22, 2013 | 16:02Andrew Younger is the Liberal energy critic in the Nova Scotia Legislature.
Mainstreet NS - 2013 East Coast Bluenose Marathon PlaylistMay 16, 2013 | 28:51Mainstreet NS 2013 East Coast Bluenose Marathon Playlist Audio
Mainstreet 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.
Mainstreet NS - Peggy's Point in Downtown TOMay 16, 2013 | 6:28Mainstreet NS Peggy's Point in Downtown TO Audio
Mainstreet 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.
Mainstreet NS - Kids at Basinview Drive School make CDMay 23, 2013 | 15:41Mainstreet NS Kids at Basinview Drive School make CD Audio
Mainstreet NS Kids at Basinview Drive School make CD May 23, 2013 | 15:41Katy Parsons talks to elementary students about what it was like working with Hawksley Workman, Joel Plaskett, David Myles, Meaghan Smith, and others.
Mainstreet NS - What to do with the Senate...May 22, 2013 | 15:39Mainstreet NS What to do with the Senate... Audio
Mainstreet 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.
Mainstreet NS - The future of space explorationMay 13, 2013 | 19:12Mainstreet NS The future of space exploration Audio
Mainstreet NS The future of space exploration May 13, 2013 | 19:12If watching Chris Hadfield has you hankering to follow him into space, Kevin Shortt says there will be an increasing number of opportunities to go. He's with the Canadian Space Society.
Mainstreet NS - How the Cogswell Interchange Became a Road to NowhereMar 21, 2013 | 6:50Mainstreet NS How the Cogswell Interchange Became a Road to Nowhere Audio
Mainstreet NS How the Cogswell Interchange Became a Road to Nowhere Mar 21, 2013 | 6:50Reporter Pam Berman brings us the story of the movement that stopped the waterfront highway that the interchange was originally meant to connect to the core.
Mainstreet NS - Cogswell Interchange: Lessons from the WaterfrontMar 25, 2013 | 10:08Mainstreet NS Cogswell Interchange: Lessons from the Waterfront Audio
Mainstreet NS Cogswell Interchange: Lessons from the Waterfront Mar 25, 2013 | 10:08What lies beneath: we talk to the CEO of Waterfront Development Corporation about how what's under the Cogswell Interchange might affect what can go on top.
Mainstreet NS - Crosstown Connector ClashMay 16, 2013 | 12:56Mainstreet NS Crosstown Connector Clash Audio
Mainstreet 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.

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