Shift (NB)

Shift (NB)

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Shift (NB) episodes

  • Finance for Students
    Students in one Kennebecasis classroom were so unimpressed with personal finance books, they decided to write their own! 'Money and How it Works: A Guide Written by Students, For Students' is available now, with all proceeds going to support shelters in the Saint John area. We'll speak with the teacher behind the project.
    10 min
  • Sunwing Cancellations
    Some travellers in the maritimes are having to rethink their winter travel plans, due to last minute cancellations from Sunwing. We'll speak with airline expert Duncan Dee about what's going on. He's a former Air Canada COO.
    11 min
  • Birding with Alain: Gulls
    With fog and wet weather, it's a great time of year to be a gull enthusiast! Birder Alain Clavette speaks to an author with a passion for the birds, Fred Shaffer.
    10 min
  • Rent Hike Confusion
    A tumultuous start to 2023 for a group of tenants in Moncton dealing with changing rent hikes and confusion. We'll get the story from the CBC's Bob Jones.
    12 min
  • Population Growth
    The latest numbers from StatsCan saw Moncton's population jump more than anywhere else in the country - by almost 9,000 people What's driving the increase, and what does it mean for maritime cities? We'll speak with Patrick Brannon, a researcher with the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council.
    10 min
  • Vacant Housing
    There's no doubt there's a crisis when it comes to affordable housing in this province. Some people are looking to vacant buildings as part of the solution. We'll talk about the advantages of that approach, and the barriers, with UNB housing researcher Julia Woodhall-Melnik.
    10 min
  • Off the Shelf: Get Reading
    If one of your 2023 resolutions is to read more, you'll want to listen in. We gathered three librarians from around the province to hear their picks for books to help you catch the bug for reading this year.
    17 min
  • Tech: Disability Divide
    When we talk about a digital divide, we often think about things like access to high speed internet services. But there's another digital divide for the one in five Canadians who have some kind of a disability. While technology can be a game changer for many in accessing job, educational and social opportunities, there are also barriers. We speak to an expert on this - Charles Levasseur.
    9 min
  • Divest Pension
    Staff and faculty at St. Thomas University now have the option to move their pension investments into fossil fuel-free funds. It's a change the faculty union has been working toward for a number of months. We'll speak with professor Matthew Robin who led the charge.
    11 min
  • NBYO Concerts
    The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra will be on stage this weekend at the Moncton Wesleyan Celebration Centre. It's their first concert of the new year, and an opportunity to prepare for a performance at Carnegie Hall in June. There will be several such performances in the coming months. We speak to NBYO's president as well as their conductor, to get the details.
    9 min

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Shift is an energetic show that connects people in the province with the events of the day and with each other.

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