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Ei changes

Could whopping changes to the Employment Insurance rules mean fishermen flipping burgers? Anthony speaks with the province’s minister of Advanced Education and Skills, Joan Burke, about the new rules.
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How will business owners and employers fare in a world with tighter EI rules? Anthony speaks with John Fisher who owns and runs Fisher’s Loft Inn located in the Trinity Bay community of Port Rexton.
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Backyard fireplaces
‘Tis the season for backyard blazes. Captain Michael Maher - a prevention officer with the St. John’s Regional Fire Department - gives Anthony some tips on what you should and shouldn’t do with your outdoor fireplace.
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French Immersion registration crunch

A spot in the French Immersion Kinderstart program appears to be the hottest ticket in town. Anthony talks to Bruce Vey - the assistant director of Programs with the Eastern School District to find out if waiting in a lineup at four in the morning is the only option for registering children in the program.
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Youth care
From hotel rooms to 24-hour care: Anne Whalen is the executive director of Blue Sky Child Youth Family Care - a company that has ramped up its care of young people needing a safe place to live. She speaks with Anthony about the youth care situation stemming from a debate in the House of Assembly on Wednesday.

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Community garden

Right now it’s an overgrown, unused vacant piece of land tucked away at the end of Cavell Avenue in St. John’s… but a group of green thinking neighbours want that to change. Their plan is to raise the cash to turn that contaminated land next to a playground into a blossoming community garden. Sara Tilley lives in the neighbourhood at the foot of Signal Hill, and she speaks with Anthony about the garden plans.
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French Immersion lineups

Some parents have been in lineups outside schools across the city since before the crack of dawn to register their children for "Kinderstart" French Immersion programs. Cec drops by Mary Queen of Peace Elementary and speaks with Colin McNeil, one of the parents in the lineup.
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IceCaps final game

They hoped against hope… but for St. John’s IceCaps fans the journey to the Calder Cup ended last night. Hardcore fan Matt Sears and non-fan Elizabeth Hall (who just so happened to win her ticket to an IceCaps game on our show) tell Anthony what they thought of the last game of the season for Mile One Stadium and the IceCaps.
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Water main frustration

Five breaks too many: A homeowner in the heart of St. John’s says she’s getting tired of repeated water main breaks in her neighbourhood. Michelle Dominey-Romykh tells her story to Cec outside her home on Merrymeeting Road.
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Videogame designer’s "Kickstart"

An online community is helping a St. John’s videogame designer fund his work. Anthony speaks with Colin Walsh about his latest project which is chugging forward thanks to the fundraising website Kickstarter.
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