Mainstreet Halifax

Troy Atkinson drops into Studio A to talk with Jeff Douglas, and address some of the points raised in an email from a listener about the availability of fresh, local fish.

Jeff Douglas is joined by the Mainstreet Spinbusters -- Barbara Emodi, Chris Lydon, and Michelle Coffin.

Jeff speaks with David Bent from Berwick, who says a courier delivered his packages (or pretended to deliver them) to the wrong house, and Ashley Farnsworth of Torbrook, who started a facebook group about this because so many people are having similar experiences with packages going missing.

Today federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is sending the labour dispute between Canada Post and the CUPW to the Canada Industrial Relations Board. MacKinnon says this could see the mail service return as early as next week. Throughout this labour disruption, many businesses and organizations in Nova Scotia are being impacted in different ways. Yesterday we heard from Chris O'Neil, with the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts... who told us the big impact the strike was having on annual private donations. Today, we're going to hear about the impact of the strike on a not-for-profit in Colchester County. Carla Shaw is a volunteer with TREY – Trauma Recovery for Exploited Youth. She is also the chair of the board with the TREY. Here's part of our conversation with host Jeff Douglas, starting with what exactly TREY does.

Ken Hansen talks with Jeff Douglas about the Canada-US relationship.

He also tells Jeff Douglas about why he's decided to permanently move his family from California to Nova Scotia.

The Dreamers' Gala is put on through the Ulnooweg Education Centre in support of Asitu’lisk, formerly called Windhorse Farm. Ulnooweg chief operating officer, Chris Googoo, tells host Jeff Douglas why bringing the community together for this event is so important.

As the strike by workers at Canada Post continues, the impact on businesses and other organizations grows.

Some small businesses have scrambled to find alternate ways to get products to customers -- sometimes at a higher cost. Others have halted sales, because they had no other way to move their merchandise. And for some not-for-profit organizations whose supporters sometimes send donations through the post...Well, it's become a season of nail-biting. Ross Creek Centre for the Arts greatly relies on private donations.

Chris O'Neill is its executive director and she is also the co-chair of Theatre Nova Scotia. She spoke with host Jeff Douglas about the current and potential impacts of the low donations.

The Cumberland Housing & Homelessness Association won the Nova Scotia Human Rights group/organization award. Ashley Legere is Executive director of the association. She spoke with host Jeff Douglas on the win and some of the work the association does.

December 10th is International Human Rights Day. Nova Scotia's Humans Rights Commission celebrates this day by recognizing our province's human rights champions, with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Awards. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with 16-year-old Jemma Bowers about her award win.