Maritime Noon

On the phone-in: Automotive expert, Doug Bethune, answers listeners' questions. And off the top of the show, we visit a gluten-free food share program. And we also hear from Bob MacLeod on PEI about the start of the Fall oyster season.

On the phone-in: gardening expert Niki Jabbour takes your questions. And off the top: a West Dalhousie man who lost his garage to the Long Lake wildfire says it's a miracle he didn't lose his house too. 

On the phone-in: shark expert Chris Harvery-Clark answers your questions. And off the top: a scuba diver near Hubbards, N.S. has an up close and personal encounter with a white shark.

On the phone-in: insurance broker Jen MacLeod discusses how climate change may affect insurance coverage. And off the top: the Bee's Knees General Store in the Annapolis Valley is switching gears to help those in need from the Long Lake wildfire.

On the phone-in: advice on how to care for aging parents from Janice Keefe, from the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging and Laura Tamblyn Watts, CEO of CanAge and author of Let's Talk about Aging Parents.

On the phone-in: energy efficiency expert Barry Walker takes your questions about heating and cooling. And off the top: more people are out of their homes in Annapolis County, N.S. as the Long Lake wildfire grows. And the Canada Games have wrapped up in St. John's, NL. We hear how Maritimes athletes performed. 

On the phone-in today: Jim White, who's an expert in painting and staining, provides advice to listeners for summer and fall projects. Plus, why a harrowing incident at a Canada-U.S. border crossing last weekend is the last straw for a dual citizen who lives in Maine.

Today's phone-in:  Whether "like" is a misunderstood word with author Megan C. Reynolds. And off the top: the president of the Dalhousie Student Union says students are grappling with the affects of the lock out of nearly 1,0000 faculty association members. 

Today's phone-in:  Summer book picks with Jocelyn Covert from Halifax Public Libraries. And off the top of the show: how a Nova Scotia man's firefighting skills came back to him when it counted most when his house caught fire. Plus, how his poodle helped save the day.

Today's phone-in: Clothesline enthusiast Cindy Etter Turnbull shares her love for clotheslines. CUPE and Air Canada have reached a tentative agreement, but travelers' plans are still up in the air. Plus, what local officials are saying about the Long Lake wildfire in Annapolis County.