Morning Show excerpts - Thursday, March 3rd

Elizabeth Matthews' new job
The former communications director for Danny Williams is the province's choice to become the new vice-chair of the offshore petroleum board. We get reaction from the leader of the Liberal oppostion. (Jeff Gilhooly with Yvonne Jones)

Lower Churchill hearings
The future of the Lower Churchill project is in the hands of an independent panel. Our reporter in Happy Valley-Goose Bay tells us what we can expect during the environmental assessment. (Jeff Gilhooly with Peter Cowan)

Greenpeace commentary
Morning Show commentator, Greenpeace, oil and water: We hear Bob Wakeham's take on the Greenpeace ship "Arctic Sunrise" coming to Newfoundland for repairs. (Commentator Bob Wakeham)

Heater fires
Could your portable heater start a fire? We get the do's and don'ts from the fire prevention officer with the St. John's Regional Fire Department. (Jeff Gilhooly with captain Mike Maher)

Clarenville school road dead-end
We speak with a parent and former town councillor in Clarenville - one of the people in the area upset that a school is getting bigger... but the dead-end road leading to it is not. (Jeff Gilhooly with Paul Tilley)

Electronic health records
Attempts to create a nation-wide electronic health records system are under fire...a national medical publications says it's too expensive and may never work. (Jeff Gilhooly with Mike Barron)

Popsicle stick bridges
Twenty years and millions of popsicle sticks later, the annual popsicle bridge competition is set to go in St. John's this weekend. We sit down with the CEO of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador and the co-chair of the Bridge Committee for details. (Jeff Gilhooly with Geoff Emberley and Natalie Hallett)

This Old House: St. John's
St. John's is named as one of the best neighbourhoods in Canada for old houses. We talk to an editor at "This Old House" magazine. (Jeff Gilhooly with Keith Pandolfi)