Maritime Noon

On the phone-in: Doug Goff takes your calls about ice cream making and memories. How the Salvation Army has started coordinating donations and offering emotional support for wildfire evacuees. Plus with a woods ban in effect in Nova Scotia, efforts underway to move people out of tent encampments in the woods.  

On the phone-in: gardening expert Niki Jabbour answers your questions about saving your garden during a drought. Off the top: volunteers in Annapolis County are helping to feed and house firefighters who are arriving from out of town at the old C.F.B. Cornwallis base. They are fighting the wildfires near West Dalhousie.

On the phone-in: fudging a date or name can make it difficult to research your family history. Genealogy researcher Lesley Anderson takes listeners' questions about how to dig up those answers. Off the top: people in West Dalhousie, Nova Scotia have to leave their homes because of two wildfires burning in the area. Annapolis County Deputy Warden Dustin Enslow explains the fire situation.

On the phone-in: veterinarian Dr. Karyn Steele answers your animal care questions. Off the top: the owner of the Great British Shop wants to show his appreciation for the fast action of first responders to the wildfire burning near Halifax's Bayers Lake Business Park.

On the phone-in: Devon Bundy and Mario Rolle from the Black Men's Health Summit discuss how healthcare can be more inclusive. Off the top: As New Brunswick's forest fires continue to burn, Nova Scotia sends firefighters to help bring the flames under control.

On the phone-in: car expert Doug Bethune answers your questions. Off the top: New Brunswick puts new fire restrictions in place as two forest fires burn out-of-control. 

On the phone-in: pharmacist Graham MacKenzie takes your questions about supplements and osteoporosis. And off the top: the Canada Summer Games kick off this weekend and young athletes from across the Maritimes are ready!  

On the phone-in: Folklorist Clary Croft answers questions about traditional songs and stories. And off the top of the show, we speak with Mark McGarrigle with the NS department of Natural Resources about a pair of endangered piping plovers that have nested on Caribou-Munroes Island Provincial Park. Two chicks have hatched.

On the phone-in: Aaron Publicover who's an appliance repair technician, answers questions. And off the top of the show, we hear from Nick Asslin who's from Halifax. He was hiking in Cape Chignecto Provincial Park yesterday when they were told to leave immediately because of the dry conditions. And we also hear your feedback about bike lanes.

On the phone-in: Our topic today is bike lanes.Our guest is Tristan Cleveland, who's an urban planner with Happy Cities in Halifax. And off the top of the show, we speak with Carl Duivenvoorden who lives in Upper Kingsclear. NB. He just drove an EV across Canada and back and is keen to share what he learned. We also hear your feedback about the drop in ferry fees in the Maritimes and the reduction in the cost to cross the Confederation Bridge.