Information Morning Fredericton

Information Morning Fredericton

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  • Shared spaces

    The University of New Brunswick is the latest in the province to announce a plan for home sharing for students looking for accomodation. It's hoping to match students with spare bedrooms in Saint John and Fredericton. Information Morning in the Summer host Khalil Akhtar spoke to Kathy Wilson, UNB's Vice-Provost of Learning and Student Experience.

    9 min
  • A Shore Thing: Hermit crabs

    Hear all about hermit crabs, where you'll find them, if they're edible, and whether or not they can hurt you. Our summer host Khalil Akhtar spoke to aquatic biologist Jeff Clements.

    12 min
  • Obituary piracy

    A funeral home in Fredericton is warning its clients about a website that's been copying obituary information, reposting it without permission, and using it to turn a profit. Khalil Akhtar spoke to Jim Bishop from Bishop's Funeral Home.

    9 min
  • Valley Waters fossils

    ​The new municipality of Valley Waters is home to a new fossil centre​, in Norton. It's a way for the community to share its rich history of fossil discovery with visitors.​ Khalil Akhtar spoke to Randy McKnight​, mayor of Valley Waters​, and Matt Stimson​, the New Brunswick Museum's Assistant Curator of Geology and Paleontology​.

    10 min
  • ​Covered bridge closure

    ​Another of New Brunswick's iconic covered bridges has closed to traffic, for now. Khalil Akhtar visited the Wheaton Bridge on the Isthmus of Chignecto, and spoke to Thaddeus Holownia, an artist who lives and works in Jolicure, near Sackville.

    8 min
  • Pet-friendly rentals

    "No pets allowed." Those three words turn up over and over on rental listings. So how do tenants with pets find places to live? Jeanne Armstrong brings us that story.

    10 min
  • Homelessness at crisis level in Saint John

    Saint John city staff shared a plan last night, to address homelessness. We hear from longtime real estate agent Bob McVicar who's lived uptown for over 30 years and then Khalil Akhtar speaks with city councillor and chair of the public safety committee David Hickey about the new plan.

    16 min
  • Roadside History take us to Grand Lake

    Roadside History columnist James Upham takes us to the Grand Lake Generating Station, or at least where the station once stood, and tells us about the province's first thermal electric power plant.

    11 min
  • Seabirds suffering in heatwave

    Marine heat waves are no fun for anyone especially the seabirds. Kelsey Butler from Birds Canada speaks with Khalil Akhtar about what this heat means for some of our feathered friends.

    7 min
  • Vision for the Vision Lands in Moncton

    The city of Moncton is taking a new plan for hundreds of acres of undeveloped land to the public tonight. Information in the Summer Host Khalil Akhtar takes a walk in the Vision Lands, and asks why a vast swath of forest in the city's core remains mostly untouched.

    12 min

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Information Morning Fredericton is your window on the community every weekday morning, from 5:55 to 8:37 on CBC Radio One, the news and stories of our lives in your city and around the province;…

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