Shift with Paul Castle
Wednesday May 23, 2012
Miramichi Artist Turns Heads with Harper Nude
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
Miramichi native Maggie Sutherland has painted a portrait of Prime Minister Stephen Harper that's attracting a tremendous amount of attention across the country. Called Emperor Haute Couture, the painting features Harper reclining next to a little dog on a 19th century chaise -- and he's naked. Sutherland explains her inspirations and she talks about the conversation surrounding her work. (Photo credit: Lars Hagberg/ The Canadian Press)
Wednesday May 23, 2012
Back Birding on Grand Manan
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
Bird watcher Alain Clavette had such a great time on Grand Manan last weekend, that he went right back this week! It seems a lot of birders had the same idea, but the birds aren't really cooperating! Alain talks about the weekend (check out his photograph of a Green Heron), and tries his hand at identifying a couple of birdsongs!
Categories: Acadian Birder
Wednesday May 23, 2012
The Next Step in Motion Control
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
A decade ago, the Hollywood blockbuster Minority Report wowed audiences with a computer you could control with just a wave of your arm. Then came Wii and Microsoft's Kinect. Now a tech startup called Leap Motion is promising to take the motion control of computers where no one has gone before. Anshuman Iddamsetty has the details.
Categories: Technology
Wednesday May 23, 2012
Travel News and Deals
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
Travel guide Ellen Tucker is thinking about some great spots to visit close to home this summer. Plus, looking ahead to the winter, she has some news about new travel destinations from Sunwing out of Saint John!
Categories: Shift Travel
Tuesday May 22, 2012
Blaney Appointment Breaks Hiring Freeze?
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
The appointment of Margaret-Ann Blaney to a high paying government job has provided a prime target for the Liberal opposition. Beyond the cries of patronage, Blaney's new job is also being criticized as contradicting the government's own message of budget restraint. The CBC's Robert Jones has a report.
Tuesday May 22, 2012
Panel: Blaney and Fracking
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
This week Rothesay MLA and Energy Minister Margaret-Ann Blaney announced she's resigning her seat and taking over as President and CEO of Efficiency New Brunswick. The appointment appears to break a promise, and it runs contrary to the government's hiring freeze. Our political panel - Michael Camp, Lisa Keenan and Luc Desjardins - tackles that issue plus the province's proposed new fracking regulations.
Categories: Political Panel
Tuesday May 22, 2012
New Beer at ANBL
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
People are starting to talk about the new discount brews that arrived on the ANBL shelves, Craig Pinhey is more interested in the crop of other new beer listings that arrived at the same time! His beer of the week is Unibroue Ephemere Pomme at $14.78 for a 6-pack.
Categories: Sommelier
Tuesday May 22, 2012
World's Best Neighbour
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
Jake Palmer has a really great neighbour. He's the kind of neighbour who seems to have it all figured out and who is always happy to help!
Categories: Life As Jake
Friday May 18, 2012
Alward Government's New Fracking Regulations
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
Proposed new rules on shale gas extraction have been unveiled. At first glance, the regulations seem to address some of the biggest concerns, but there are some questions that still don't have answers. The CBC's Jacques Poitras has the story.
Friday May 18, 2012
Slow Food Movement Arrives in NB
Posted by Vanessa Vander Valk
It's the opposite of fast food, and Diane Savoie is so interested in well-made, local food that she's one of the founders of New Brunswick's first Slow Food convivium! It's similar to a chapter of the international slow food movement begun in Italy in 1986. Diane Savoie is our guest this week on Homegrown.
Categories: Home Grown
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