Shift (NB)

Bob Bancroft and Alice Reed have donated a plot of land in the Gagetown area to the Nature Trust. Bob is a biologist, and he describes what he observed on the land that convinced them the area should be preserved.

All five regular panelists gather to talk through the big stories of 2022, to award some candy canes and to look ahead to 2023.

A team of 12 and 13-year-old baseball players from Moncton has been raising funds and gathering equipment and medical supplies for a trip to Cuba in February. The trip is an opportunity to play, to learn about another culture and to help out some Cuban families.

The World Juniors begin on Monday, and some players will receive special gifts as part of the tournament. Players named player-of-the-match will be gifted a hockey stick, painted by one of 4 Wolastoqey and Mi'kmaq artists from around the region. We speak to Natalie Sappier and Emma Hassencahl-Perley from Tobique First Nation, two of the artists involved.

Pam Novak usually joins us to tell stories of the wild animals they rescue at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute. But today she has a story about a donkey that became a part of the family through tragic circumstances, and how that donkey's legacy lives on.

Phase one of the new single use plastics ban comes into effect today. We'll get a sense on how it works and if it goes far enough. We'll also check in with Brenda MacCallum at the Fundy Region Solid Waste Commission where they got rid of plastic bags a year and a half ago.

Last week we got a good look at what the province is proposing for French language education in the English system. It's more French than many kids get now - less than they'd get in immersion. We'll get a sense of the questions that Paula Kristmanson is asking. She teaches future teachers at UNB.

New Brunswick does not yet have accessibility legislation, but a report released Friday recommends draft legislation be drawn up by the end of May. It's good news for organizations that represent people with disabilities. We'll speak with Haley Flaro at Ability New Brunswick.

Our birder Alain Clavette has been engaged in a project over the last couple of months. He's been patchbirding - or slowbirding - walking about a 3 kilometer path starting and ending in his own yard everyday. He spoke with a professor who wrote the book on the subject. Joan Strassmann is an award-winning teacher of animal behavior.

Car theft is on the rise across Canada. We'll hear about a New Brunswick man's experience, and we'll find out what cars are most likely to get stolen here in our region.