Maritime Noon

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Westville, NS today for an announcement on the National School Food Program. He also speaks with us about issues such as affordability. And on the phone-in: Lesley Anderson provides advice on researching your family tree.

Nat Richard, the executive director of the Maritime Lobster Processors Association. comments on the closure of the Coastal Shell Products plant in Beaurivage, NB. Foreign workers on PEI resume a hunger strike and stage a protest today in Charlottetown. And on the phone-in: Shark researcher, Chris Harvey-Clark, answers questions on sharks.

The way farmers grow strawberries is changing in the Maritimes. Some are getting out of the crop. Others are growing undercover so they are less vulnerable to climate change. And on the phone-in: Laura Penny discusses the value of a university degree.

There are more sharks in our waters these days. We talk with Fred Whoriskey from the Ocean Tracking Network at Dalhousie University about the possibility of warning signs about sharks at some beaches in NS this summer. Maisie Rae McNaughton from the Kent Clean Air Committee provides an update on the closure of the Coastal Shell Products plant in Beaurivage, NB. And on the phone-in: Jim White provides advice on painting & staining.

The Fire Marshal's Office has delayed the opening of the new patio system at Market Square in Saint John. We speak with Jesse Vergen, owner of the Saint John Ale House about his frustrations.And on the phone-in: We talk with Anne Marie Hartford and Karen Lake about the Death Café meetings they hold in Fredericton.

This week, two young men from India died at Gibson Falls in NB. Paul D'Eon, who has 50 years experience with the Lifesaving Society of NS, says newcomers to Canada are more vulnerable to drowning. People in Borden-Carleton, PEI, comment on the level of neglect at Gateway Village. And on the phone-in: Dr Jill Hudson in NB and Dan Hennessey in NS answer questions about prostate cancer.

Kent Steeves, who's the volunteer fire chief in the village of Elgin, NB, provides details about a fatal accident that claimed the lives of two young men at Gibson Falls on Monday. Students on PEI get lessons on agricultural history at Orwell Corner Historic Village. And on the phone-in: Lawyer Jessical Lyle gives advice on wills and estate planning.

Kim Adair, Nova Scotia's Auditor General, holds a news conference about a dramatic increase in the incidence of violence in schools. Health PEI offers workers extra cash if they agree to work extra shifts this summer. Union leaders have concerns. And on the phone-in: Dr. Laura Eramian and Dr. Peter Mallory discuss navigating difficult friendships.

A historic sawmill in Digby County, NS, was destroyed by fire this weekend, and on PEI the Abegweit First Nation hosted the first mawi'omi, or powwow, of the season. And on the phone-in: we discuss memory loss and how to avoid it with Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose.

Nurses, doctors, paramedicine students and pharmacists at the Moncton Hospital have formed a new choir called "Music in Medicine" as a creative outlet. A boy on PEI takes a bag of PEI potatoes to Toronto and trades it for a signed baseball with Blue Jays pitcher Jordan Ramano. And on the phone-in: Jon Stone answers questions about native plants that attract wildlife to your property.