Shift (NB)

We find out about a new UNB program that offers LPNs in Miramichi and Moncton the opportunity to become RNs without leaving home.

Michael Edwards spent much of his weekend watching people search for evidence of the Loch Ness monster online. He'll tell us a little about the work that's been done to finally prove or disprove the legend.

The province has come out with a new strategy to manage its forests, one it says strikes a balance between economic and environmental needs. We'll get some reaction to the new plan from Roberta Clowater with CPAWS NB.

It's been nearly two weeks since we spoke with Pierre Lebel as he was packing up to evacuate Yellowknife. We'll get an update from him, as he waits for more news in Alberta.

James Donald of the Hiking NB website has a new passion - paddling! He started a Paddling NB website, and recently he took me out in his canoe. We share some of that adventure with you.

The Bathurst Airport managed to secure funding to keep going until the end of October, but in order for the airport to continue operating it's going to need more help. A new committee has been tasked with finding solutions and lobbying the province. We'll hear from the airport authority's president.

It was a huge week for Team Canada at the Athletics World Championship. It's also been a huge year for New Brunswick track athletes. We speak to Steve LeBlanc with Athletics New Brunswick.

Historically, lefties have faced negative perceptions about their choice of hand. It turns out, even today, in many scientific research, they're excluded from being candidates in research projects. The CBC's Mariam Mesbah tells us why.

Funding has been approved for a geothermal system at the historic McAdam Railway Station. It will cut the station's power bills by at least half, freeing up funds for the restoration. We speak with McAdam Historical Restoration Commission treasurer Frank Carroll.

It's been a very wet summer. We reach Neil Silliker, the general manager for the South Eastern Forest Products Marketing Board, to see how private woodlot owners are fairing with the conditions.