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Q | Feb 28, 2013
Giorgi Gogia, from Human Rights Watch, on how a novel about a friendship between two Azerbaijani men and their Armenian neighbours made the author a target in his own country. Legendary Canadian comedian Martin Short on his life, career and unique role promoting Canadian talent. Writer Peter Frase on defending rude service.
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The Current | Feb 28, 2013
Head to YouTube and you can watch dozens of scenarios to a problem with older or elderly drivers. Statistically,drivers aged 80-plus almost have the accident rate of the most dangerous driving demographic ... the under 24s. And in Sudbury they are the target of a police tip-line urging other drivers to call in to report any seemingly erratic or dangerous elderly driver. Simple public safety in action? Or age discrimination?
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Mainstreet NS | Mar 1, 2013
A team led by our oceans guy, Boris Worm, has found that about 100 million sharks die every year, and the biggest preventable culprit is fishing. He explains the significance of his finding.
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And the Winner Is | Feb 26, 2013
As a boy in pre-war Austria, Georg Tintner played the piano, sang with the Vienna Boys Choir, and composed his own music. By the time World War Two broke out, he was also a conductor. But Georg Tintner was a conductor with Jewish roots. And so, after the Anschluss in 1938, he was fired. By 1942, Mr. Tintner made his way to New Zealand, and for the better part of the next forty-five years of his life, he served as a conductor across New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. But in 1987, he moved to Halifax, where he would leave his mark as the conductor of Symphony Nova Scotia. He died in Halifax on October 2, 1999.
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Tapestry | Feb 22, 2013
We take a look at how doubt and skepticism can be essential ingredients to faith. Mary meets Rabbi Rami Shapiro - a rabbi who says he isn't religious, but rather a curious, holy rascal. She also talks to Michael Shermer, the founder of Skeptic Magazine. He's held his own against Deepak Chopra in a go round on consciousness and quantum physics.
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Feb 28, 2013 | 16:43Mainstreet Cape Breton Chris Borgal - Royal Canadian Yacht Club AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Chris Borgal - Royal Canadian Yacht Club Feb 28, 2013 | 16:43The Sydney Architectural Conservation Society has invited restoration architect Chris Borgal to do an assessment of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. he's completed his first day and joined us with results.
Feb 27, 2013 | 8:47Mainstreet Cape Breton Gwen Atkinson - 2013 Divorce Fair AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Gwen Atkinson - 2013 Divorce Fair Feb 27, 2013 | 8:47Divorce is a terrible process. Emotional upheaval? Who stays in the house? Access to kids/parents? Pensions...the details are endless and confusing.
Which is where a divorce expo comes in.
Gwen Atkinson from the Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia.
Feb 26, 2013 | 7:36Mainstreet Cape Breton Roz Weston - Frankie MacDonald on KISS FM AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Roz Weston - Frankie MacDonald on KISS FM Feb 26, 2013 | 7:36A Sydney resident recently presented his forecast on the website for a Toronto radio Station. Kiss 92.5 FM.
Frankie MacDonald became a bit of celebrity, and his family thought the butt of jokes on the KISS Morning presentation, the Roz and Mocha Show.
Feb 25, 2013 | 4:06Mainstreet Cape Breton Bill MacNeil - Dave Wilson is On The Air AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Bill MacNeil - Dave Wilson is On The Air Feb 25, 2013 | 4:06Dave Wilson has returned to private radio. The former Liberal MLA is working at the Coast 89.7 in Glace Bay.
When reached out today, but he declined to be interviewed.
The CBC's Holly Conners spoke with his new employer, manager Bill MacNeil.
Feb 21, 2013 | 23:37Mainstreet Cape Breton Bernadette MacNeil - Cruise Opportunities AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Bernadette MacNeil - Cruise Opportunities Feb 21, 2013 | 23:37CBRM Councillor MacDonald introduced guest speaker Bernadette MacNeil, Manager of Cruise and Marketing Development for Sydney Port Authority who started off the break-out session with a discussion on global statistics and where we are today.
Session talking points:
- Why is Port of Sydney successful? (In between two key ports, Halifax and Quebec. Sydney has always exceeded expectations for Cruise Lines.)
- The Cruise Lines have deemed Sydney to be a very successful port. Holland America describes Sydney as sizzling. Holland America puts a lot of value and importance on the port of Sydney.
- It is expensive to anchor off of Sydney. Busing issue is also something that needs to be dealt with. (Infrastructure has to be improved. Cruise ships are selling more seats than bus seats are available.)
Feb 21, 2013 | 24:12Mainstreet Cape Breton Bruce Wood - Bulk Commodities - Discussion & Q&A AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Bruce Wood - Bulk Commodities - Discussion & Q&A Feb 21, 2013 | 24:12Moderator - Jim MacLeod
Facilitator – Bruce Wood – Hamilton Port Authority
CBRM Councillor Jim MacLeod introduced guest speaker Bruce Wood, Hamilton Port Authority who started his break-out session by sharing his experiences running the port in Hamilton and what the expections could be like should a bulk commodities terminal be put in place.
Session talking points:
- Problems with dust suppression and complaints from people who live near there?
- Is new business coming in simply the work of the port or was government involved in financing and job creation?
- Would the opportunity have come your way without the investment in the infrastructure. Where did all the funding come from?
Feb 21, 2013 | 22:08Mainstreet Cape Breton George Malec - Container Terminal Break-Out AudioMainstreet Cape Breton George Malec - Container Terminal Break-Out Feb 21, 2013 | 22:08In the Group B Break-out session, Councillor Claire Detheridge, introduced us to George Malec, VP Business Development & Operators, Port of Halifax.
Mr Malec began by addressing the group to begin the interactive process of this session by outlining a few of the following key points.....
imports / exports and the 4th trade lane
a multi-purpose container terminal
South East Asia being a demographic for growth
Bilateral Trade Agreement with India
Feb 21, 2013 | 7:54Mainstreet Cape Breton Dr. Rex Dunn - More Beds, Sooner AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Dr. Rex Dunn - More Beds, Sooner Feb 21, 2013 | 7:54The Cape Breton District Health Authority's vice president of medicine says a shortage of acute care beds has lead to an increase in the cancellation of surgeries.
Dr. Rex Dunn says they've developed a new system for discharging patients in the hopes of freeing up more beds, sooner.
Under the new system, patients will receive a discharge planning booklet when they are admitted - so they can better plan for their post-hospital care.
Included with that will be an estimated day of discharge, along with the set check-out time of 11:00 am.
Dunn says they won't be doing anything new, but it will be more organized.
Feb 19, 2013 | 20:15Mainstreet Cape Breton Bob Rae - The Exit Interview AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Bob Rae - The Exit Interview Feb 19, 2013 | 20:15The Honerable Bob Rae has served as an elected official since 1978. He has served in the House of Commons, he has served in a provincial legislature, he was the Premiere in Ontario in the early 1990's, and has been the interim leader of the Liberal Party in the House of Commons for the last several months.
He joined us in studio to talk about how political leadership has changed and how citizenship has changed in the thirty-five years he's been in public life.
Feb 18, 2013 | 8:03Mainstreet Cape Breton Dennis Dowling - More ECBC Questions AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Dennis Dowling - More ECBC Questions Feb 18, 2013 | 8:03A Calgary developer is raising more questions about the way in which Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation awards funding.
Dennis Dowling is behind a plan to build townhouses and retail space next to Cape Breton University.
Dowling says he asked for money from ECBC to get the residential development started.
He was turned down - and then, he was surprised to hear that ECBC is spending money of its own, on a subdivision at Ben Eoin.
The CBC's Wendy Martin spoke with Dennis Dowling.
Feb 13, 2013 | 7:03Mainstreet Cape Breton Bernie LaRusic - Senior Snow Clearing AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Bernie LaRusic - Senior Snow Clearing Feb 13, 2013 | 7:03A Cape Breton seniors organization is encouraging the municipality to help elderly residents with their snow clearing.
Many CBRM residents do not shovel their sidewalks but wait for municipal plows to do the job.
A quick thaw, followed by freezing temperatures, has made clearing the hard packed snow difficult.
Bernie LaRusic, is vice-president of the Cape Breton Council of Seniors and Pensioners.
It's proposing the muncipality subsidize a service organization to arrange snow clearing for needy seniors.
Feb 12, 2013 | 5:52Mainstreet Cape Breton Mike Hunter - Stuff We Wrote As Kids AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Mike Hunter - Stuff We Wrote As Kids Feb 12, 2013 | 5:52As we all know we have great talent here on the island in everything from music to visiaul arts, and to writing as well. for example, one of the greatest Canadian novelists of all time came from Glace Bay.
Coming up nest week at the Govenors Book Pub they're looking for the stuff you wrote as a kid. Whether you've become a national writing superstar, or have just hung on to those old journals, they want to hear from you.
Mike Hunter is the MC and joined us for a chat this afternoon with a call for the "Stuff We Wrote As Kids"
Feb 11, 2013 | 7:43Mainstreet Cape Breton Charles MacDonald - Regarding Pope Benedict AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Charles MacDonald - Regarding Pope Benedict Feb 11, 2013 | 7:43Roman Catholics around the world were shocked today to hear the Pope will resign later this month.
Pope Benedict XVI (the 16th) says he's no longer able to carry out his duties because of his health.
Many years ago, in the 1960's, before he became Pope, Joseph Ratzinger was a professor in Germany. One of his students was Charles MacDonald now of Point Edward.
MacDonald is a former priest and professor of theology at Cape Breton University.
Earlier today he spoke to CBC reporter George Mortimer about the news.
Feb 8, 2013 | 5:28Mainstreet Cape Breton Norma-Jean MacPhee - New Gaelic CD AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Norma-Jean MacPhee - New Gaelic CD Feb 8, 2013 | 5:28Sixty-six students from four Cape Breton schools got together this afternoon at Cape Breton University to record some Gaelic songs.
Each school learned an entire song -- along with the chorus' of the other school's selections.
Reporter Norma-Jean MacPhee popped in to see how things were going.
Feb 7, 2013 | 6:00Mainstreet Cape Breton Stephen Tobin - Ice Crash AudioMainstreet Cape Breton Stephen Tobin - Ice Crash Feb 7, 2013 | 6:00Taking that extra time to clean off your car really can make a difference.
A Sydney man driving from Halifax back to Cape Breton encountered a hunk of ice flying through the air.
The piece of ice was larger than the windshield of his car when it struck.
Miraculously, Stephen Tobin survived the accident.
He spoke with reporter Norma Jean MacPhee earlier today.
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