CBC Newfoundland Morning

When you hear someone mention "opera," you might not immediately think about an audience full of children, or that it's even something a child would enjoy. But over the past twenty years, the Opera Roadshow has taken the genre out of the concert hall and into schools all over this province. Caroline Schiller is the director of the Opera Roadshow.

The Port au Port West group that's restoring the Our Lady of Mercy Church building wants you to help them win 50-thousand dollars to fix up the nearly 100-year-old structure. But hurry! You have until 9:30pm, Newfoundland time tonight to vote in the "Next Great Save" competition! (nextgreatsave.nationaltrustcanada.ca/2024) The church was, as of Monday morning, in first place in online voting, but it still needs your help. Joanne Rose is treasurer of the Our Lady of Mercy Complex Committee.

When Linda Earl of Stephenville needs help with groceries, snow removal, or even just some company, she turns to the Guardian Angels for support. She’s one of many seniors in Stephenville who live alone. The Guardian Angels is a non-profit volunteer group that helps them with their everyday needs. But, as any senior will tell you, their visits mean so much more. CBC’s Amy Feehan met up with the group on a recent Sunday outing.

A Grand Falls-Windsor shop that sells Indigenous-designed gifts will hold a collection drive in honour of Red Dress Day on Sunday. The special day of remembrance pays tribute to missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people. Sisters Gifts Newfoundland is holding a "Stuff The Truck" event to collect donations for Status of Women Central. CBC's Hillary Johnson spoke with Sisters Gifts Newfoundland co-owner Jennifer Kelly.

It's been a few years since the provincial government made some changes that require all short-term accommodation providers to register with the tourism department. The new law, passed in 2020, is the Tourism Accommodations Act. Four years later, about 22-hundred rentals are registered, with a final deadline set for June 30. Industry leaders have been asking for the changes for years. Deborah Bourden is chair of Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador,

Delegates to The Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador Symposium Gander have been discussing the Municipal Conduct Act and the standard Municipal Code of Conduct. A listener wanted to know who investigates when municipal officials or staff are accused of breaching the codes. We put the question to Deatra Walsh, director of advocacy and communications with MNL.

A group in the Labrador Straits is tackling some big issues facing many rural towns: an aging population and the challenge of finding workers. This Sunday, the Southern Labrador Development Association is highlighting what the region has to offer, in a Spring Information Expo. John Groves is program officer for the Labrador Straits Welcoming Communities Strategy.

ICYMI from our Thursday show: An area of Central Newfoundland known as Charlie's Place is a step closer to getting the kind of protection some believe it should have. It's between the Northwest and Southwest Gander Rivers and has special significance to Indigenous people in the Glenwood and Gander Bay areas. Qalipu First Nation and the Nature Conservancy of Canada signed a memorandum of understanding to preserve Charlie's Place from industries such as mining and forestry. The CBC's Troy Turner spoke with Qalipu acting chief Jenny Brake and with Piers Evans, program director with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador.is holding its annual Symposium in Gander. One of the presentations on this year's agenda looks at the money available to municipalities and the best ways for them to find it. Deatra Walsh is the director of advocacy and communications with MN

Housing, economic development, climate resilience and more. Municipalities have a LOT to talk about and to do. Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador is holding its annual symposium in Gander. Amy Coady is the president of MNL