Alberta at Noon

It's roadtrip season, and Alberta has no shortage of roadside attractions! We have a giant sausage in Mundare, the Pysanka in Vegreville, giant mushrooms in Vilna...the list goes on! We want to know what is the roadside attraction that got you to pull over and hop out of your car?

Arborist and tree expert Gerard Fournier joins us in studio to take your calls and questions.

What would a hot summer day here in Alberta be without taking a dip in a lake, or river, or neighbourhood pool? Or spending time on a boat, paddle boarding, or kayaking? All of those activities are really popular - but not without risk. What kind of close calls have you seen, or experienced while on the water? What did you learn from it?

Parker disappeared from a care facility in northwest Calgary on July 16th sparking a massive, nearly two-week-long, search by police and volunteers which ended tragically. Thousands of people were involved in the search for Parker. What have we learned as a community from the disappearance and death of Parker?

A new national survey shows one in ten emergency room doctors are leaving their jobs in the ER. Many of them say they're in a constant state of stress because of their daily workload, with no end in sight. We hear about your recent experience in the ER at your local hospital.

We're heading into the August long weekend, and many of us will be spending part of it working in the garden.

We hear from listeners about the tips and tricks they use to make their camping lives as simple as possible.

We're living in a time when outrage isn't that unusual. People feel frustrated with the government, the economy, and social issues. On the show today, we talk to a doctor who's written a book about a cure. 

Summers in Alberta are jam-packed with live performances, from music festivals to theatre festivals to circuses to busking. So what is the best live entertainment you've seen? Which live performance left you in awe?

We're in the thick of fire season across the country. In BC wildfires are burning out of control, which can make for a very smoky Alberta. So how do you think our governments should approach climate change? Are we on the right track?