Shift (NB)

One in four cancer deaths in this province is due to lung cancer, and now the province is working on a new screening program to catch cases in the early stages. Dr. Eshwar Kumar of the New Brunswick Cancer Network joins us.

Residents of Richibucto have filed an injunction to close down the Coastal Shell Products facility in their town. We get the latest update from Maisie Rae McNaughton with The Kent Clean Air Action Committee.

The Coalition for Seniors and Nursing Home Residents Rights is raising serious concerns, after the number of people waiting for placement in a nursing home nears 1000. The number has increased by 100 in just the last month. Executive Director Cecile Cassista will join us.

A hummingbird is resting up at the Atlantic Wildlife Institute, after colliding with a window. Pam Novak will join us to talk about that.

We've been talking with paddling enthusiasts across the province all summer to find out about the amazing places you can explore. We have one more paddler, Matthew Hall, a lover of white water who finds rapids to be a stress-reliever.

Natalie Foreman, her husband and three kids of Hanwell are one of eight families taking part in the Live Net Zero challenge. The families need to have reduced their carbon footprint the most over a span of several months to win the $50,000 cash prize.

New funding was announced this week to expand recreational tourism in the Edmunston area. We'll speak with Cyrille Simard, president of Republik Nature about what this money means for the region.

Our birder joins us this week to share his recent conversation with one of North America's best known field guide authors and illustrators.

A public meeting was held in Minto last night to talk about the provincial jail slated for that community. We'll speak with the mayor about any concerns raised, and why he thinks it's the right move for the village.

Today on Green Shift - Farmers are well aware of the climate change issue, which is part the the reason Devon Strang had 5 large solar panels installed at his potato farm and vodka distillery in Malden. We'll speak with him.