Labrador Morning

Do you like to get out on the water and shout at people..? You could have the makings of a future coxswain! We’ll hear about a coxswain workshop coming up in Wabush, and learn about the art of leading boating teams at the Labrador West Regatta.

After her 84 year old mother was sent home from the Labrador Health Centre with a broken leg, a Happy Valley-Goose Bay woman is asking why her mother didn't receive an x-ray. We learn more about why Sheila Brown says the province's health care system is failing its most vulnerable citizens.

Should a bus route have bus stops? The electric bus coming to Happy Valley-Goose Bay might not. We speak to a transportation advocate about that, and ask for his thoughts on the overall vision for the electric bus here in town.

Join Zack as he tells you all about the happenings in Labrador this week!

Over 6,600 people in Fort McMurray have been evacuated so far due to forest fire. We speak to a Labradorian who lives in the city, and hear how she's coping with the situation.

Seven inshore shrimp harvesters in Nunatsiavut say that for the first time ever, they're being denied a shrimp quota. They also say that about a third of the quota is going to the Nunatsiavut Government’s former Minister of Natural Resources. But Nunatsiavut says the rules are working as they should. We hear from fish harvester Darryl Flowers and Jim Goudie, the Deputy Minister of Land and Natural Resources.

Spring is in the air, and that means it's time to clean out some recycling—if you have a recycling program, that is. We hear from the volunteer recycling group making recycling possible in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

Literature lovers of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, you're in luck! The brand new "Words of Warmth Literary Festival" is launching this June. We hear more details from organizer Morgen Mills.

And the awards for Best Direction, as well as Best Community Representation go to… Makkovik! We hear from grade 12 students Michelle Nochasak and Robert Andersen—along with their vice-principal, Dion Rideout—about their prize-winning short film, “Traditional Practices in Inuit Education.”

A long-awaited mining project in Labrador West could be up and running soon—but some local officials are worried about the company’s potential fly-in, fly-out workforce. We hear from Labrador West MHA Jordan Brown and Wabush Mayor Ron Barron.