CBC Newfoundland Morning

The folks at the Newfoundland Insectarium in Reidville have been very busy bees. For the past few weeks, they’ve been hosting honey extraction demonstrations. People are invited to watch and learn about all the work that goes into collecting honey. The CBC’s Amy Feehan stopped by.

A food bank in the Stephenville area will soon be giving away less food than it has in the past. Stephenville Emergency Food Services will continue to operate. But it's tightening up its screening process, and it is reducing the size of food hampers. One major factor in the decision is the loss of a significant community partner, with the closure of the Indian Head Co-op grocery store. Pastor Gerad Noble is current appointed chair of Stephenville Emergency Food Services.

Community markets are pretty common across the province, but you'd be hard pressed to find one on . 

the west coast of Newfoundland, That may change soon, as the City of Corner Brook is considering a new community market. Aaron O'Brien is the Assistant Director of Engineering, Development and Operational Services with the City.

Employees at the Bay St. George YMCA in Stephenville made a shocking discovery this week. Thieves stole all of the potatoes that were being grown in the community garden for the local food bank. But members of the community responded by donating more than what was stolen. The CBC’s Amy Feehan visited the YMCA.

In recent weeks, CBC has featured stories of parents of children with disabilities. Since the start of the school year, they've been trying to get support for their children in the classroom. They say what the schools are providing is not enough, and, in some cases, is less than the support their children had last year. So, if education is a human right, we wanted to know what -- or who -- determines what specific support students are entitled to have. Carey Majid is executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission.

A women's organization in Corner Brook wants to hear from people around the province, about their experiences with online violence. We all know that technology is sometimes used to bully or stalk people. The Corner Brook Status of Women Council wants to learn more about those harmful interactions. The group has launched a province-wide survey on what they call "technology-facilitated gender-based violence." Katie Giffin is a researcher behind the survey, and she spoke with the CBC's Arlette Lazarenko.

Most first responders don't do their job for the accolades - the praise often doesn't come. They do it to help people and to make a difference in the lives of others. Today in Gander, some first responders may be taking a trophy home - along with bragging rights. The First Responders Challenge is bringing paramedics, firefighters and RCMP to Gander for a fun competition. 103 Search and Rescue Gander will also be there. Courtney Kissoon is a paramedic and an organizer of the event.

Students at St. Paul's Intermediate in Gander are getting ready for the Provincial Student Leadership Conference, or PSLC. Young people from across the province will be in the town later this month for the event.

It's the first time the conference will be held since 2019. That means that none of the intermediate and high school students who will attend have been at the event before. Sara Howell is a Grade 8 student at St. Paul's Intermediate, and Jeremy Preston is a Grade 9 student there. Valerie Abbott is a teacher at the school and chair of Student Leadership NL.

Black bears are making their presence known in this province this fall. Bear sightings have been reported from areas of Central and Western Newfoundland in particular. The bears, of course, are trying to eat as much as they can before they settle down for the winter. People often unwittingly attract bears by leaving food sources around for them, such as garbage and bird feeders. Last weekend near Clarenville, a bold little dog got a little too close to a mother bear and her cubs. Maggie Brown-Bury is a veterinarian in the region and spoke with CBC's Elizabeth Whitten.

Remember grocery shopping in 2016 and the outrage over eight-dollar cauliflower? Since then, the Covid-19 pandemic caused havoc with the global supply chain and drove up the costs of everything - from food to vehicles. Now, there's another blow to shipping and a boost in the cost of goods. This week, dockworkers in the Eastern United States went on strike, and the Retail Council of Canada says we're all going to feel it. Jim Cormier, Atlantic director of the trade association spoke with the CBC's Leigh Anne Power.