Shift (NB)

We headed to Hays Farm this week to hear from Community Farm Coordinator Matthew Golding. They talk about the farm's new Open Farm Day.

Our birder provides a special tribute to his uncle Roger LeBlanc, who passed away last week.

After weeks of controversy, New Brunswick's minister of education unveiled three changes to a policy protecting LGBTQ students in schools. Shawn Rouse of Quispamsis is the father of three children...the youngest identifies as transgender. We get his thoughts.

The province recently put signs up at ponds, lakes and rivers to provide people with information about blue-green algae. Most of us have heard about the algae and the toxin it can emit. Meghann Bruce is a researcher and instructor at the University of New Brunswick's Canadian Rivers Institute.

Dram & A Draw are in the musical spotlight this week. Andrew Chatham plays guitar and Kris Morey is on the accordion. The duo will play the Living Roots Festival in Fredericton tomorrow night.

The province has launched a new hub to help farmers with mental health and wellness, in response to research from the University of Guelph that suggests 1 on 4 Canadian farmers has experienced thoughts of suicide in the last 24 months. We reach Andria Jones-Bitton, who helped conduct that study.

We reach CBC producer Antonia Reed to learn how artificial intelligence is being used to help people learn languages.

There's a shortage of volunteer firefighters in this province and across the country. We reach New Brunswick Association of Fire Chiefs president Scott Poupart for his thoughts.

This province has a ton of lakes, rivers, streams to explore...not to mention shoreline! Bert Landry is president of the River Runners Canoe Club in the southeast of the province. We reach him to hear about his canoeing adventures.

Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence Canada is calling on the province to change the way it handles specialized care. Cathy Harley is a registered nurse and the CEO of NSWOCC.