Information Morning Moncton

Amy Cleveland horticulture technician and Master Gardener at Cedarcrest Gardens in Saint John answers your gardening questions.

Two months after a car crash killed three young people, residents on Douglas Avenue in Fredericton are demanding action. The CBC's Jeanne Armstrong takes us to the area, we hear about the safety issues and plans for speed cushions there.

A significant number of young people feel they don't matter in their community. And experts say that feeling can be devastating for a person's mental well-being. CBC's Jonna Brewer takes us to Bathurst where one family knows firsthand what can happen. 

Books and Backroads is a literary tour of small libraries in rural New Brunswick. Cindy Grant visited the Stanley Community Library earlier this summer. Here's part of the conversation she had with librarian Tim Sarty and bookclub members, Audrey Pinnock and Sandra MacBean. 

Apartment dwellers in Fredericton won't have to go to redemption centres to recycle. Soon those services will be at their doorstep. We hear from Jill Hudgins, the city's environmental strategist on the new recycling bylaw amendment. Then we get thoughts from Danielle Smith, Conservation Council of New Brunswick's director of climate engagement and campaigns.

Another First Nation has signed a short-term funding deal with the New Brunswick government after the controversial decision to scrap a long-running tax revenue-sharing agreement. Chief George Ginnish of Nataoganeg First Nation explains why it was so important to secure.

The federal government is providing information about the link between climate change caused by human activity and extreme weather events like the recent heat wave that hit New Brunswick. Federal research scientist Megan Kirchmeier-Young speaks with host Khalil Akhtar about the all-time records and why we are seeing them.

There are still about 20 smokehouse left in the Cap Acadie area and export of smoked herring is big business, but in decades past, many areas had them. Historian Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc speaks with Khalil Akhtar about the changing industry and its historic and economic significance in that region.

A UNB report says more nurses are leaving the province and as New Brunswick population grows, this could mean trouble. Host Khalil Akhtar speaks with the principal investigator of the report, Ted McDonald to get details.

James Upham takes along the banks of the Jemseg River to look at the remains of old crossings and talk about the significance of the spot where the Jemseg meets the Saint John River.