On The Go

After 45 years as a baker at Tim Hortons in St. John's, David "Jed" Rendell has hung up his apron for good. We head out to the Thorburn Road location where "Papa Jed" reflects on his career... and what he's learned from food service. (Krissy Holmes with David "Papa Jed" Rendell)

Crocheting your own beanie, learning how to beatbox... or how to write a book. It's all happening in the tiny community of Small Point-Adam's Cove-Broad Cove-Blackhead this weekend... during an interactive festival called Queering the Arts. We speak with one of the presenters who have come here for the event. (Krissy Holmes with Nora Young)

Get ready for some smooth jazz licks as the third season of Atlantic Jazz Nights launches Saturday night at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's. We welcome some of the key players to the On The Go studio to hear what's in store. (Krissy Holmes with pianist and series co-curator Florian Hoefner, bass player Jim Vivan and saxophone player Mike Murley)

A local writer and director premieres her Newfoundland-based feature film "Sweet Angel Baby" at the Toronto International Film Festival. We hear all about the film.. and the TIFF experience. (Krissy Holmes with Melanie Oates)

A Newfoundland family tale of longing, belonging and redemption is on stage at The Majestic in St. John's through to Sunday, September 15th. The playwright of "Abandon Hope Mabel Dorothy" drops by the On The Go studio for a chat about the production. (Krissy Holmes with Wayne MacPhail)

We speak to the CBC’s newest host about their new show "Bookends with Mattea Roach." (Krissy Homes with Mattea Roach)

The premier has been in Boston the last few days for an announcement about the province's first international trade office. However, the trip started with meetings with New England governors and Atlantic premiers about energy markets. (Krissy Holmes with Premier Andrew Furey)

Newfoundland and Labrador is opening its first international trade office... in Boston. We reached the premier at Boston Logan International to hear the business and political case for dropping anchor and opening shop in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. (Krissy Holmes with Premier Andrew Furey)

A visiting historian and author is speaking this Saturday at the Bartlett Lecture in Brigus. He drops by the On The Go studio to talk about how studying Inuktitut opened up a world of stories... and a lifetime of learning. (Krissy Holmes with Kenn Harper)

As schools open their doors and welcome hundreds of students back to class...in McCallum the town's only teacher resumed classes with this year's student population - a population of one. (Zach Goudie with principal Sarah Carter and student Noah Durnford)