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Mainstreet NS | Feb 5, 2013 | 18:32

Saving Small Schools

A number of small schools in the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board are on the chopping block. Hear some of the arguments in favour of keeping them.

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Mainstreet NS - Time flies when you're having fun... in spaceMay 9, 2013 | 7:46Mainstreet NS Time flies when you're having fun... in space Audio
Mainstreet NS Time flies when you're having fun... in space May 9, 2013 | 7:46Science educator Jesse Brydle drops by from the Discover Centre to tell Stephanie how time changes near the speed of light and near black holes.
Mainstreet NS - Parents and teens and rulesMay 8, 2013 | 17:45Mainstreet NS Parents and teens and rules Audio
Mainstreet NS Parents and teens and rules May 8, 2013 | 17:45Stephanie talks to Tracy Schrans, Jennifer Thibault, and Sarah Maloney about how they help their teenage kids navigate issues like underage drinking, drug use, and sexual experimentation.
Mainstreet NS - David Myles unveils "In The Nighttime"May 8, 2013 | 27:45Mainstreet NS David Myles unveils "In The Nighttime" Audio
Mainstreet NS David Myles unveils "In The Nighttime" May 8, 2013 | 27:45David Myles dropped in on Stephanie with his new album "In The Nighttime" a few hours before he recorded an acoustic version of Inner Ninja with Classified upstairs in CBC Studio H.
Mainstreet NS - Increasing evidence is clogging up the courtsMay 7, 2013 | 10:31Mainstreet NS Increasing evidence is clogging up the courts Audio
Mainstreet NS Increasing evidence is clogging up the courts May 7, 2013 | 10:31Across Canada, people charged with crimes ranging from fraud to drunk driving to sexual assault have had their charges thrown out because their cases took too long to get through the courts.
Mainstreet NS - Stories about moms of the 1950sMay 6, 2013 | 12:20Mainstreet NS Stories about moms of the 1950s Audio
Mainstreet NS Stories about moms of the 1950s May 6, 2013 | 12:20Lorri Neilsen Glenn talks about the poetry and prose she collected for Untying The Apron: Daughters Remember Mothers of the 1950s.
Mainstreet NS - How to Save Three Billion DollarsMay 3, 2013 | 11:31Mainstreet NS How to Save Three Billion Dollars Audio
Mainstreet NS How to Save Three Billion Dollars May 3, 2013 | 11:31HRM could save $3-billion, according to a report from Stantec, by encouraging significantly more growth in urban areas. Chartered accountant Andrew Murphy weighs in on the findings.
Mainstreet NS - Tony Goode on shipbuilding costsMay 3, 2013 | 10:16Mainstreet NS Tony Goode on shipbuilding costs Audio
Mainstreet NS Tony Goode on shipbuilding costs May 3, 2013 | 10:16Defense consultant Tony Goode speaks to Stephanie about the latest wrinkle in the shipbuilding procurement process.
Mainstreet NS - Public sector versus private sector payMay 2, 2013 | 17:22Mainstreet NS Public sector versus private sector pay Audio
Mainstreet NS Public sector versus private sector pay May 2, 2013 | 17:22Stephanie talks to representatives from the Fraser Institute, and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) which have both studied the difference between public and private sector pay.
Mainstreet NS - Laroche on MLA apartment allowanceMay 2, 2013 | 6:58Mainstreet NS Laroche on MLA apartment allowance Audio
Mainstreet NS Laroche on MLA apartment allowance May 2, 2013 | 6:58CBC reporter Jean Laroche has the details on the apartment allowance available to MLAs who live more than 40 kilometers from Province House.
Mainstreet NS - Andrew Bush's new webseriesMay 1, 2013 | 7:29Mainstreet NS Andrew Bush's new webseries Audio
Mainstreet NS Andrew Bush's new webseries May 1, 2013 | 7:29Andrew Bush swung by the Mainstreet studio to tell us about his new webseries, Everyone's Famous.
Mainstreet NS - Buying SexMay 1, 2013 | 15:13Mainstreet NS Buying Sex Audio
Mainstreet NS Buying Sex May 1, 2013 | 15:13Hear Stephanie's full interview with Teresa MacInnes and Kent Nason, the two Nova Scotia filmmakers behind "Buying Sex." They talk about their new documentary which premiered in front of a sold out audience at Hot Docs in Toronto.
Mainstreet NS - Open Mic with Mike (May edition)May 1, 2013 | 19:13Mainstreet NS Open Mic with Mike (May edition) Audio
Mainstreet NS Open Mic with Mike (May edition) May 1, 2013 | 19:13Mayor Mike Savage drops by for his monthly Open Mic appearance. We talk city budget and open our phone lines to you.
Mainstreet NS - The Price of a Maritime UnionApr 30, 2013 | 10:06Mainstreet NS The Price of a Maritime Union Audio
Mainstreet NS The Price of a Maritime Union Apr 30, 2013 | 10:06Tim O'Neill, the former chief economist of the Bank of Montreal, talks about the economic feasability of Maritime Union.
Mainstreet NS - The meaning of the word "alleged"Apr 30, 2013 | 14:36Mainstreet NS The meaning of the word "alleged" Audio
Mainstreet NS The meaning of the word "alleged" Apr 30, 2013 | 14:36Stephanie interviews National Post columnist Christie Blatchford about a column she published on the Rehtaeh Parsons case. Then she asks lawyer Dave Coles about the word "alleged" and why journalists use it.
Mainstreet NS - Kids In The Hall Alum Scott ThompsonApr 26, 2013 | 10:05Mainstreet NS Kids In The Hall Alum Scott Thompson Audio
Mainstreet NS Kids In The Hall Alum Scott Thompson Apr 26, 2013 | 10:05Comedian Scott Thompson dropped by our studio while he was in town for the Halifax Comedy Festival.

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