Mainstreet Halifax

A woman in Dartmouth, N.S., is raising concerns about the lack of walk-in clinics in the area, after discovering that there appears to be only one location open and it's operating at reduced hours and capacity. First, we'll hear from Mariette Emond and then host Jeff Douglas is joined by Dr. Gehad Gobran, president of Doctors Nova Scotia, to get his take on the situation.

Maggie Andrew, who is from Waverley, N.S., has won the grand prize in the prestigious CBC Searchlight. CBC Music announced winners Monday morning. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Maggie to discuss her career and what this win means to her.

The Nova Scotia government says it will serve the first lunches of its new School Lunch Program this October, with a potential 13-million meals to be served over the school year. We hear from Education Minister Becky Druhan about the new program, and host Jeff Douglas speaks with Nourish Nova Scotia's Aimee Gasparetto to talk about what more needs to be done.

The countdown is on to the opening of a new comedy club in Halifax. Halifax Live is opening above the Dome on Grafton Street later this month. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Josh Poulain, the club's operations manager, and producer Nick Martinello.

Senior lecturer in economics, Moshe Lander, breaks down the potential impacts of the double rail lockout, and gives live reaction to the federal government forcing a binding arbitration on the two rail companies.

Students at the Master Gardener Summer School in Truro, N.S., had the chance to dig into all kinds of gardening skills and techniques this July. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by David Jarvis, who runs We Feed Lunenburg, a community group dedicated to fighting food insecurity, about his experience with the course.

On Thursday, Black community leaders from across Canada and the United States gathered at the Black Cultural Centre in Cherry Brook, N.S. The event gave those leaders the opportunity to present key lessons about community land trusts and how they can work. Shekara Grant of the Weymouth Falls Community Land Trust spoke with host Jeff Douglas about that particular initiative and where she wants to take it in the future.

Host Jeff Douglas is joined by fingerstyle-guitar legend Don Ross and his new touring partner Jule Malischke ahead of their show at The Carleton in Halifax on Sunday. The talk about their newfound partnership and how their show will be a collaborative format.

SurfAble, a group dedicated to presenting adaptive surfing in Nova Scotia, will be hosting an event called They Will Surf Again on Saturday. It was founded by Life Rolls On, an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with various disabilities. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Michelle Mahoney, the accessibility officer at the University of King's College and a SurfAble board member, to learn more about the event.

Mainstreet's Alex Guye spoke with the course instructor, Marcia Ostashewski, and four of the seven students who went of the educational trip.