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Last week the province announced a plan to provide some households with heat pumps and upgraded insulation. The program is aimed at households earning $70,000 a year that already heat with electricity. The plans will no doubt save people money, but to find out about the impact on the environment - we'll speak with Louise Comeau at the Conservation Council.

Campbellton's Leslie Woods Meyers has a new single out. It's called Old Bones, and it has a really poignant backstory. We'll speak with her.

It's the IgNobels! Michael Edwards at Science East will join us to talk through his favourite winners of this year's odd science prize.

We heard today about government funding to help with wharves and harbour infrastructure damaged during Fiona. We'll check in with the manager of the Pointe-Du-Chêne Yacht club that sustained serious damage about what it will take to recover.

Disabled people felt more isolated than ever during Fiona. We'll speak to Ability NB's Haley Flaro about the supports that exist to help them stay safe.

UNB professor Heather Millar will join us with her analysis on the province's latest update to its climate action plan.

The weather is definitely cooling down. And for people who like video games, its the perfect time to play. Associate producer Danielle McCreadie is here to tell us about some of the video games she's excited about right now.

We check in with Pam Novak at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute near Sackville. They have sustained some damage, but it certainly could have been a lot worse.

Last week we checked in with the Shediac Bay Yacht Club. They sustained significant damage during Dorian just three years ago, and this time they were prepared. We'll find out how they fared.

We are heading back to Kent Island today with our birder Alain Clavette. He was on the island a couple of weeks ago learning about some of the research that's being done. Today we're finding out about a nesting colony of Leach's Storm Petrels.