Labrador Morning

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and many communities are holding events to raise awareness for the month across Labrador. We hear about Nain's "Choose Life" walk, which took place Wednesday night.

Yesterday artists hit the floor of the E.J. Broomfield Arena to sell and show off their work at Expo Labrador.  We take you there.

The Cartwright Sandwich Bay Heritage Festival kicks off this week. We speak with coordinator Sharon Holwell about this year’s festival.

All the plans were in motion to start a land-based, experiential learning undergrad program at the Labrador Campus. But a week before it was scheduled to start, the program was postponed. We hear from two students impacted by this decision.

A disability advocate says she'd like to say she's shocked about the longstanding broken elevator at Menihek High School in Lab West. But unfortunately, she often hears about big accessibility concerns in the province. We hear from Nancy Reid, executive director of the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities Newfoundland and Labrador.

A big federal investment was announced for school food programs in the province recently. But how will that funding impact students in the Big Land? We hear some details from Food First NL.

23 years ago, about 3000 people lost their lives in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. We speak with Jeremy Andersen, a Happy Valley-Goose Bay firefighter who completed the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb this morning.

His slushies are the talk of the town in Makkovik. We take you to Tommy Winters' house, where he sells slushies year round—and we meet two young customers raving about those slushies.

An inmate moved from the Labrador Correctional Centre because of asbestos says he's now in the RCMP lock up for 23 hours a day. We learn more about that situation.

At Menihek High School in Labrador City, one of the elevators has been broken since last November. Mother Cindy Humphries says this is a big issue for her son Evan, who attends the school and uses a wheelchair. We hear from her.