St. John's Morning Show
with Anthony, Cec and Nancy
Friday February 10, 2012
Seal oil pioneer
| Markets for seal pelts are scarce, but what about the stuff you can get in capsules? The seal oil full of Omega-3 fatty acids. Anthony drops by the Kilbride office of Dr. Cosmos Ho, who's been trying to market commercial seal oil capsules around the world for two decades.
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Fortune fishplant
The future of the fish plant in Fortune looks bleak following the province's rejection of a proposal by Ocean Choice International to ship unprocessesed fish to China. Anthony speaks with Charles Penwell, the mayor of the Burin Peninsula town, about the effect this ruling has.
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Thursday February 9, 2012
Military, RCMP on Makkovik search
| Many have been searching for answers in the wake of the tragic death of Burton Winters in Makkovik. Reporter Vik Adhopia brings us the latest from a q&a session in Pleasantville on Wednesday with the RCMP and the military's Chief of Defence Staff.
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|  Chief of Defence Staff Walt Natynczyk (Sean Kilpatrick - CP) |
Census population changes
The latest Canadian census shows more people living in CBS and St. John's, and fewer in Mt. Pearl. To try to make sense of the census Anthony speaks with Rob Greenwood, director of the Harris Centre at MUN.
Live music with Mark Bragg
We welcome the energetic and entertaining Mark Bragg to our studio for a chat and a couple of tunes on the heels of his nomination for two East Coast Music Awards.
"Stuff" mainlanders say...
Do you play the spoons? Are your family fisherpeople? Anthony reaches Karen Dwyer - a Newfoundlander living in Toronto, to talk about a video she's created called "S&&t Mainlanders Say To Newfoundlanders"
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Tuesday February 7, 2012
Makkovik rescue attempt criticism
| Were mistakes made in the rescue attempt of a 14-year-old from Makkovik? Anthony discusses that with Merv Wiseman, the union representative at the Maritime Search and Rescue Subcenter.
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City sidewalks
There was a public meeting in St. John's Monday night where councilors talked about the new plan for sidewalk clearing which includes $700,000 for more crews and equipment.
. We hear some of what was heard and said at that meeting. Following that we check in a few times with the Morning Show's Adam Walsh as he attempts to navigate the sidewalks in various parts of the city.
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Monday February 6, 2012
Makkovik search response time
| The parents of Burton Winters - the young man who died while trying to make his way back to Makkovik on foot after his snowmobile broke down - are fighting for change after the loss of their son. Many people are questioning the slow response by the Department of National Defence, and Burton's parents have released a statement critical of DND. Anthony speaks with the MHA for Torngat Mountains about the family's plans. Randy Edmunds who lives in Makkovik was part of the search team and has been in close contact with the Winters family.
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Newfoundland Lynx lockout
The crew of the Newfoundland Lynx camped out on the wharf in Bay Roberts Sunday night after being locked out in a contract dispute. They say vessel owner Ocean Choice International has hired replacement workers. Anthony speaks with Greg Pretty, director for Industrial and Offshore sector for the fisheries union, FFAW.
OCI CEO on crew lockout
Martin Sullivan, the CEO of Ocean Choice International which owns the Newfoundland Lynx, talks with Anthony about the situation.
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Friday February 3, 2012
Labrador search and rescue response time
| The tragic death of a young snowmobiler in Labrador has sparked a federal investigation into how long it took for a rescue chopper to arrive on scene. Anthony speaks with NDP MP Jack Harris about search and rescue response times.
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Peter Penashue on response time; Seal hunt
National Defence is investigating the search and rescue response time in the Labrador snowmobiler tragedy. Labrador MP Peter Penashue is the province's federal cabinet minister. Anthony speaks with him about the delay in response. Following that Anthony shifts gears with the minister to talk about NDP MP Ryan Cleary's seal hunt comments... and what political hay has been made of those comments.
Water woes
An elderly couple in St. John's say their well is drying up, and they want the city to step in. The CBC's Beth Macdonell has been looking into their situation and drops by the studio to talk about it with Anthony.
First female RCMP top cop
When PEI RCMP chief superintendent Tracy Hardy takes over that same role in Newfoundland, she'll be the first female to do so in this province. Anthony talks with her about her new job she'll be starting soon.
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Thursday February 2, 2012
Public accountability comparisons
| The difference is night and day: Nova Scotia's Public Accounts Committee is far more transparent then the one in this province. Anthony reaches Keith Colwell - a Liberal MLA in Nova Scotia who chairs that province's public accounts committee - to compare watchdog committees on government spending.
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|  NS House of Assembly (CP) |
Digging up savings
The premier is sending a message to all departments to go digging in the weeds to find savings, so we sent Adam Walsh out into those weeds to see if he could dig up some money-saving suggestions for government.
Medical Specialist of the Year
It could be a podiatrist, an internist, or maybe a dermatologist. However, this year's Specialist of the Year for the province as announced by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons is a medical oncologist at the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre. Anthony speaks with Dr. Kara Laing about her award and how she feels about being given the nod from her peers.
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Wednesday February 1, 2012
Premier's belt-tightening speech
| Premier Kathy Dunderdale has called for belt tightening and warned of leaner years. Our Provincial Affairs reporter David Cochrane tells us why her speech to the Board of Trade yesterday was so significant.
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NAPE reaction to premier's speech
The premier is taking her foot off the gas peddle of government spending, so what does that mean for the unions? Anthony puts that question to NAPE president Carol Furlong.
Preparing for CPP changes
If you're in your late fifties or early sixties, you should reconsider how to maximize your Canada Pension Plan benefits. There are changes coming that will affect how much money you get...depending on how soon you collect benefits and whether you are still working. Anthony reaches economist Patricia Croft to find out what adjustments you need to consider in your financial plan.
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Tuesday January 31, 2012
Sidewalks and mail delivery
| Are the sidewalks in your neighbourhood being cleared? How are your mail carriers faring on them? Anthony checks in with our roving-reporter Cec Haire and with the city's director of public works, Paul Mackey.
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Outstanding Principals
Different times and different challenges. Two award-winning principals, Christina Pike of St. Paul's Junior High in St. John's and David Hamlyn of Leo Burke Academy in Bishop's Falls, give Anthony a lesson on today's schools.
CBTG's owner leaving
Hundreds of bands, thousands of songs: The owner of an indie music bar in downtown St. John's is calling it quits. Reporter Gavin Simms brings us the story of a good run for CBTG's Sandy Chisholm.
Ice Vikings
A group of adventurers from Pittsburgh has been climbing icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland. Anthony speaks with Don Wargowsky, one of those climbers, about the daring visits to our shores and the documentary film that resulted.
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Monday January 30, 2012
Our Hero in Swishy Pants!
| Morning Show listener Ralph Martin writes a song about Cec's swishy pants... and then comes on The Morning Show live to share it with Anthony, Cecil and our listeners.
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Monday January 30, 2012
Lyubov Orlova back pay
| Crew members of the Lyubov Orlova - the Russian ship sitting in the St. John's harbour - are fighting to get their back pay. Network producer Marie Wadden tells Anthony about one of those crew members and how she is trying to get what she's owed.
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|  Crewmember Svetlana Shabanova |
Political panel
Given the fallout from the Auditor General's report, the premier's tiff with the Telegram and a whole lot more in provincial politics, we reconvene our Morning Show political panel. Anthony sets out the chairs for Paul Lane, the Progressive Conservative MHA for Mount Pearl South, Andrew Parsons, the Liberal MHA for Burgeo-La Poile and Dale Kirby, the New Democrat MHA for St. John's North.
Honour killings
The topic of honor killings has been in the headlines lately with the Shafia murder trail and conviction. Anthony speaks with Dr. Amin Muhammad, a Memorial University professor who has studied honour killings and says they're on the rise in this country.
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