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Workers at Eastern Health speak out.

2012-05-31T14:14:22Z

We join on phone Scott Mercer, President of NAPE Local 6207 as he demonstrates with other NAPE workers in front of St. Clare's Hospital.

Labrador Affairs Minister Nick McGrath says No to inquiry. He says there's no need for an inquiry into the Burton Winters tragedy. Richard Rogers is a lawyer experienced with inquiries. He joins us on phone.

Crosstalk: Kruger's been asking whether the paper mill in Corner Brook can survive. We're asking Corner Brook's future is on the line if the mill closes. Phone in with your thoughts. Ramona's guest is Corner Brook city councillor Gary Kelly.

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12:35-1:30 Nfld / 12:05-1 Lab

The Ferry Beaumont Hamel smacks into the dock at Portugal Cove.

2012-05-30T13:58:52Z

We've reached Gary Gosine, the Mayor of Bell Island.

Corner Brook is more than a Mill Town. Charles Pender is the Director of the Grenfell Secretariat and the co-ordinater of the Campus City Committee. We've reached him by phone.

Crosstalk: A recent review says Eastern Health is one of the most inefficient health care providers in the country. So the health board is cutting jobs and trying to save money. On Radio Noon Crosstalk we're asking "Are there inefficiencies at Eastern Health?" Ramona's guest is Liberal Opposition Leader Dwight Ball.

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Fishery Observers harassed and bribed.

2012-05-30T12:14:52Z

A journalist talks about his investigation into observers aboard Portuguese and Spanish vessels.

How do we accomodate an aging population?

2012-05-29T14:29:38Z

Guest Host John Furlong speaks with Woodrow French, Mayor of the rapidly growing Town of Conception Bay South.

Radio Noon Archives: This week our Audio Archivist Christine Davies will be here to talk about the 1892 Great Fire that destroyed much of the city.

Crosstalk: We're all about landscaping on this show. Whether you're looking to work more edible plants in amongst your shrubs or whether you're looking for advice on putting in a fountain or you're looking for advice on trees that won't overgrow their sites. Jeanette French of Daisy Design http://daisydesign.ca/ will be in studio, along with Mark Bowering of Bowering Gardens. http://www.boweringgardens.com/.

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Methadone Update for the City.

2012-05-28T13:59:48Z

(Pic.. Downtown Pharmacy had taken partin the Methadone reolacemnet porgram for recvoering addicts) We're joined by Don Rowe, the Secretary Registrar of the Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board.

It's hard hard times recruiting a church organist these days. Reverend John Watton at St. Martin's Anglican Cathedral in Gander joins us on phone. http://www.ourcommunion.org/

Here is a sampling of the St. Martin's Anglican Cathedral organ.

Crosstalk: We've got CBC broadcaster Shelagh Rogers coming into studio, along with psychiatrist Nizar Ladha. Shelagh's getting an honourary doctorate from Memorial University, in part for her work to raise awareness about depression. We're asking if we're making progress when it comes to to the illness.

We've got 2 phone-ins for the price of 1 today!

2012-05-25T15:17:04Z

First, we open the phone-lines to find out what you think of the upcoming changes to EI. Our Guest is the Mayor of Harbour Breton Eric Skinner. (pictured left)

Then during the regular Crosstalk slot we have Transportation Minister Tom Hedderson in studio. We're asking what you would do to prevent collisions with moose on our roads.Call in Daily right after the 12:30 News and Weather (noon Labrador), 722-7111 / 1-800-563-8255

More reaction to EI reform.

2012-05-25T12:18:04Z

Nova Scotia MP Peter McKay defends changes to the EI program and fisherman Jack Troake rejects it as "more of the same from Ottawa".

M-P Gerry Bryne reaction to a Comment from the Mayor of St. Anthony.

2012-05-24T13:39:37Z

M-P Gerry Bryne on whether there's bad blood between him and the Mayor of St. Anthony Ernest Simms.

Cricket revival. (Pic Courtesy of Canada Cricket http://www.canadacricket.com/nlcricket/) If you're looking for a new sport to try out, consider cricket. It used to be very popular here, and now there's a revival underway. Ashwin Gupta is the secretary of the board of directors for Cricket Newfoundland and Labrador.

Crosstalk: We're asking if there's racism in Nfld and Lab. There's certainly been a lot of controversy this week, after some ugly comments about Labrador Innu were posted on Facebook. Ramona's guests are educator Kanani Davis and Remzi Cej, the chair of the NL Human Rights Commission.

Call in with your thoughts and experiences.

722-7111 / 1-800-563-8255 - 12:35-1:30 Nfld / 12:05-1 Lab

A lethal blow to Regional Economic Development Boards.

2012-05-23T13:49:29Z

Roxanne Notley is the executive director of the Southeastern Aurora Development Corporation in Labrador. We've reached her in Port Hope Simpson. Linda Randell is executive director of the Nordic Economic Development Corporation on the Northern Peninsula. We've reached her in Roddickton. http://www.nlreda.ca/

TA Loeffler has made two attempts at climbing Mount Everest. So when she heard about the climbing tragedy on the weekend, she had goosebumps. We've got TA Loeffler on the line for her thoughts. http://taloeffler.com/

Crosstalk: There's lots on the go in Nfld and Lab: including the closure of the Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre in St. John's, along with other federal cuts, and the on-going calls for an inquiry into Burton Winters' death. Our question for you: Are our politicians speaking up enough for Nfld and Lab? Ramona's guest is Russell Wangersky, the editorial page editor with The Telegram newspaper. http://www.thetelegram.com/

Call in with your thoughts.

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More Cuts to Cod Quotas

2012-05-23T11:51:16Z

Northern Gulf cod quotas in 4-R have been reduced by 25 percent.

Racist comments against the Innu people of Sheshatshui.

2012-05-22T13:30:10Z

First we have an interview between Bonnie Learning, spokesperson for the SPCA in Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Colleen Connors of a Labrador Morning. Ramona follows with a live reaction from Grand Chief of the Innu Nation Joseph Riche.

Radio Noon archives with Christine Davies: Christine take us back 1963 to re-visit a trip to the bird islands near Witless Bay. A great soundscape piece with CBC announcer/producer Ken Pagniez.

It's a gardening day. We'll have Kim Thistle from the Greenhouse in Steady Brook http://www.thegreenhouse.ca/about.html on hand to answer your questions about what you can start planting, how to get your lawn pepped up again, and how to handle your shrubs and bushes.

Call in daily at 12:30, noon in Labrador.

722-7111 / 1-800-563-8255 - 12:35-1:30 Nfld / 12:05-1 Lab

Will cuts to Coast Guard Radio put safety on the line.

2012-05-18T14:18:02Z

Tracey Button is the skipper - and owner/operator of a 50-foot longliner. We reached her in Fermeuse.

CBC sports reporter Teddy Katz. Teddy is here with an in-depth look at the rise of women athletes in Nfld and Lab.

Crosstalk: What's just about the best thing to jump-start your long weekend? How about Mack Furlong with another edition of Trivia? He's got questions for you, you've got questions for him, and Ramona's got the prizes. Call in!

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12:35-1:30 Nfld / 12:05-1 Lab

Environmentalists say science is under threat in our National Parks.

2012-05-17T15:22:47Z

John Jacobs is with Nature Newfoundland and Labrador. http://naturenl.ca/

The IceCaps take on the Norfolk Admirals. Ramona reached Robin Short in Virginia. We'll hear his predictions. (LOGO - courtesy St. john's ice caps) http://stjohnsicecaps.com/

On Monday, federal finance minister Jim Flaherty set off a big debate about the EI system. He said "there is no bad job" and that people should do what they have to do to make a living. Our question: Should people on EI have to take any jobs that come up? Ramona's guests are Richard Alexander of the NL Employers' Council and Lana Payne of the NL Federation of Labour.

Remembering Rita Hagan of Aquaforte.

2012-05-16T18:12:54Z

Rita Hagan of Aquaforte was an exceptional woman, who was famous for her hospitality. We've reached her daughter Anne Marie to help us remember a remarkable life.

To see a featured land & Sea Feature on Rita Hagan please follow this link.http://www.cbc.ca/landandseanl/2011/07/the-heart-of-hagans-hospitality.html

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Tough talk from the federal government on EI. Could it mean workers will have to take jobs they don't want? For comment we've reached Member of Parliament for Random-Burin-St. George's, Judy Foote.

CROSSTALK: There was a time in the not-so-far past when this place was pretty much producing it's own food. Could those days come back? Could we make Nfld and Lab self-sufficient when it comes to food? Ramona's guests are local food activist Mark Wilson and Andrea Maunder of Bacalao Restaurant.

Women and heart disease in Nfld and Labrador.

2012-05-15T17:58:33Z

Ramona speaks with Heather Percy. She's the director of Health Promotion and Rescuscitation Programs with the Nfld and Lab Heart and Stroke Foundation. For more infomation please follow this link. heartandstroke.nf.ca

Radio Noon Archives: Christine Davies will be here to wrap up the amazing story of Jim Janes of Brigus and his thousand kilometre walk for survival.

It's a Gardening Crosstalk. In parts of NL the Dandelions are out and some trees are breaking into leaf. Lots of gardeners are happily digging around in the dirt. Todd Boland will be here from the Botanical Garden at Memorial University. (pictured left Botanical gardens courtesy of Mun.ca) http://www.mun.ca/botgarden/

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