Alain Clavette has spent many, many hours in the field looking for birds. And he has some tips to share on becoming a better birder.

A Circle on the Surface is a new book by Carol Bruneau that explores a hasty marriage set against the backdrop of WW 2 Halifax. She'll be in Saint John on Sunday at 2 at the public library. Here's her conversation with Vanessa.

Ever wonder how to cook some of those seasonal veggies in your farm box? This week on Homegrown, Vanessa checks in with Shannon Jones of Broadfork Farm in River Hebert.

Fredericton's Colin Fowlie has released three songs on a new EP. It's called Harmony. And he's hitting the road for the first time as a solo act.

Vanessa talks to Pam Novak at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute about a porcupine that's getting a second chance after a collision.

Historian Shaun O'Reilly talks to Vanessa about the former Chatham train station. It was severely damaged in a fire but he hopes it can be rebuilt.

When Cecilia Brooks saw the ancient tools and other artefacts uncovered as part of the work on the Fundy Trail Parkway, she knew they had a story to tell. The Parkway is a long term project nearing completion - it will link St Martin's to Fundy National Park. During work near Sussex this summer, a number of tools and implements were uncovered from the soil.

Do you have a favourite premier? Britany Sparrow at the Provincial Archives certainly does! She explains why McNair is the best premier ever.

Cannabis NB is expecting $45 million dollars in sales its first fiscal year -- and that's going to create significant tax revenue.

New Brunswick's cities want to make sure they get a fair share of those dollars.

8 Cities NB is calling on the province to distribute that money fairly to all regions of the province.

Miramichi mayor Adam Lordon is president of the group.

Alain Clavette continues his birding adventure with his mother. She gets her 300th lifetime bird - and it's a Gray Kingbird. That's a first confirmed sighting in New Brunswick!