Trail's End
with Allison Devereaux

At a charity auction, Mikey McBryan of Hay River outbid the rest and won the opportunity to guest co-host Trail's End with Allison. The price tag was $650 for the NWT Disabilities Council.

This is an edited version of the two-hour program that aired Friday, May 10. For rights reasons, the songs (mostly Iron Maiden and ACDC) have been removed.


In hour one of the program, Mikey is coached through the weather forecast by Tide Godi Host (and Tlicho speaker) Harriet Paul and Igalaaq Host (and Inuktitut speaker) Rassi Nashalik. Hear CBC archival tape of Mikey's grandmother explaining the business she began at age 12.


As well, Allison and Mikey co-interview pop culture columnist Kim Linekin about the future (or the end) of reality TV.


In the second hour of the show, Mikey interviews Grant Clitsome of the Winnipeg Jets.



Glen Crandall of Penoka, Alberta poses with his 1942 Noorduyn Norseman.


Before the show ends,  Allison introduces you to Glen Crandall. He's 85-years-old and still flying the skies. Hear him talk about his Norseman and what it's like to be one of the oldest pilots in Canada. On board the aircraft, he'll also play the musical instrument he often brings on flights.

The story behind a green jeep that became a spectacle in Yellowknife this weekend. In this interview, host Allison Devereaux speaks to Todd Paget about how he got stuck - and how he got out.

Gary and Nancy Potts at a U2 concert in Edmonton, June 2011.

In December 2012, Nancy Potts spoke to Allison about her family's hope that her husband, Gary (Guy) Potts would receive a liver transplant.

In April 2013, Gary passed away. In this interview, Nancy Potts speaks about how her husband will be remembered. She also shares her hope for change in the organ transplant system.


Previous story: The Ultimate Gift, December 21, 2012.

Baby Neveah in November 2012. (Submitted photo).

A family in Hay River is recovering from a major fire that destroyed their home and left 11-month-old Neveah Pope with second and third-degree burns. In this interview, Allison speaks to grandmother Liz Pope about what happened that day, her attempt to help and how Neveah is recovering from surgery in an Edmonton hospital.