Information Morning Moncton

Members of a Saint John-area band will be hooked up to equipment to measure their brain activity, when they perform Thursday night, July 11. Filmmaker, Greg Hemmings and Lucas Klein, PhD student in the LIVE lab - which stands for Large, Interactive, Virtual Environment at McMaster University explain the project.

Indigenous students and staff at the University of New Brunswick now have more opportunities for holding smudging and pipe ceremonies on campus. The school now has designated smudging areas all across both its Saint John and Fredericton campuses.

Fredericton Pride board chair Jenna Lyn Albert speaks about why they are including Fredericton Palestine Solidarity in this year's Pride parade. We also hear from Fredericton West-Hanwell MLA Dominic Cardy who had some harsh criticism for that decision.

This morning on our summer series, "A Shore Thing", we learn about the lowly lugworm.

Come along for a bumpy ride with CBC's Jonna Brewer. She heads down route 955 and speaks with

Stephen Robb who owns Loella's Country Store on the roads, about the deteriorating conditions on the tourist route in southeastern New Brunswick, a route that leads to a popular provincial park.

Work is just getting started on the new jail in Minto, but the cost has already doubled. Jean Sauvageau is a professor of criminology at St. Thomas University, he says 66 million dollars for a jail is better spent on social services.

Haiku is a Japanese form of poetry, known for its grace and its brevity. Carole Martignacco is a poet and one of the editors of Porch to Porch: A Maritime Haiku Anthology she speaks with host Khalil Akhtar.

The CBC's Jonna Brewer spoke to some of the car enthusiasts who brought their rides to the big show.

George Scott fields your gardening questions this week. George is the co-owner of Scott's Nursery in Lincoln. Next week we will have Amy Cleveland on, she's a master gardener in Saint John. Here's the number you'll need next Monday 1-800-590-8181. You can email your questions to [email protected] in advance.

Jill Irving of Moncton starting riding horses at age 5 with a 75-dollar pony in her backyard. Next month, she heads to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games to compete in dressage.