Maritime Noon

Today's phone-in: we discuss the successes and challenges within the Maritime music scene. But first, a police officer's harrowing experience rescuing a young woman from freezing waters on PEI.

On the phone-in today: Psychiatrist Dr Jackie Kinley answers questions about managing chronic stress. Dr Kinley is the founder and CEO of the Atlantic Institute for Resilience. And off the top, we speak with Duff Conacher from Democracy Watch about the PC candidate in NS whose campaign gave out Tim Hortons gift cards. We also hear about Maritimers in Toronto for Taylor Swift's Eras Tour.

On the phone-in: Patrick Crabbe and Dylan Ward discuss the idea of mass timber construction which is a new building technique that involves laminating and gluing pieces of wood together. Some mass timber projects are several stories high. And off the top, we speak with Michael Kabalen, executive director of the Affordable Housing Association of NS. He provides an update on the situation with tent encampments in Halifax and the hope to see an increase in housing options.

On the phone-in: We talk with Lisa Drader-Murphy and Akshay Tyagi about fashion and personal style. And off the top, we hear from Julie Leggett in New Glasgow, NS, who successfully fought for the cost of an air conditioning unit to be covered by Community Services.

Today's phone-in: Niki Jabbour takes your gardening questions. But first, we hear about plans for a long-awaited permanent shelter in St. Stephen, NB, and Indigenous Veterans Day on PEI.

On the phone-in: Our guest is Dr Shelly McNeil, an infectious diseases specialist and the senior medical director of Nova Scotia Health’s Emerging and Re-Emerging Infections Network. She answers questions about Covid and the vaccines that are available this Fall for respiratory illnesses. And off the top of the show, we hear about a symposium about homelessness and food insecurity at UPEI. Our guest is Laurie Brinklow. And the CBC's Jacques Poitras asks people in St Stephen, NB about the US election results.  

On the phone-in: Robert Huish and Rachael Brickner join Maritime Noon to discuss the US Election results and how they might impact Canada

On the phone-in: Lara Millman, an instructor and PhD candidate at Dalhousie University, answers questions about conspiracy theories and why it appears that more people these days believe in them. And off the top of the show, we speak with Kathleen Couture from the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 17 in Wellington, PEI, about the "waterfall" of poppies displayed at the Legion building. And we also hear about an online program in New Brunswick that lets you take a drive down memory lane.

On the phone-in today: Tiffany Fields from the Burke-Gaffney Observatory at St Mary's University answers questions about objects in the night sky. Off the top of the show, we hear from Maureen Anderson who is this year's Silver Cross Mother. She lives in Oromocto, NB. And we also hear about two tornadoes that touched down near Fredericton over the weekend.

Today's phone-in: Edward Greenspon discusses our region's historic growth and how to sustain it. And off the top, we hear from a new pallet shelter community in NS; and about air conditioning coming to seniors' homes in PEI.