The Plain Truth

The topic of this week’s show is Parenting.On this episode of The Plain Truth host Paula Sheppard speaks with Brenda Young, Parent Program Coordinator with the Family Outreach Resource Center.

Wednesday April 9 was "International Day of Pink". Host Paula Sheppard's guest this week is Quinn Jesso, Program Facilitator with Trans-support NL

In NL it's estimated in this province that 1 in 57 children or youth between the ages of 5 and 17 may be living with Autism. Host Paula Sheppard's guest this week is Jessica Wyatt, Navigator with the Autism Society of NL in the Western Region.

March is Gambling Awareness Month, Gambling is often seen as a recreational activity in our communities from bingos to lotteries to prize show fundraisers. This month also seek to raise awareness about problem gambling. Host Paula Sheppard's guest this week is William Lummis, Regional Addictions Prevention Consultant in the Western Zone for NL Health Services.

March is Fraud Awareness Month in Canada, with the rising sophistication of scams, we felt it was important to highlight this topic. Paula Sheppard’s guest this week is Katie Giffin, Research and Action Coordinator with the Corner Brook of Status Woman’s Council.

In 2024 in Canada just under 20% of private sector businesses were majority woman owned. Paula's Sheppard's guest on this week's show is Carolyn Wakeham, CEO of Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Woman Entrepreneurs.

March is known as Woman's History Month and Saturday March 8 is going to be International Woman's Day. This week host Paula Sheppard speaks with Holly Pike, board member with the Corner Brook Status of Woman's Council who helps us understand a little bit more about this holiday and a little bit about it's history.

The cost of living, possible tariffs, these economic questions and pressures are on everyone's minds these days. Paula Shppard's guest on this episode will help us understand some of what is currently happening. Lynn Kendall is a Chartered Professional Accountant and a faculty member in the Business Program at Grenfell Campus.

February is known as Black History Month in Canada, Paula Sheppard's guests today are Charles and Jamie from the Grenfell Campus Black Student's Caucus. The both talk about some activities that will take place this month at the campus.

On January 23 the Provincial Government made an annoucement about taking action to address gender based violence and one of the recommendations that they made was that the RCMP adopt a new policy to allow for the anonymous storage of sexual assault nurse examiner kits. On this week's show host Paula Sheppard speaks with Mary Walsh, Executive Director of "End Sexual Violence" about what this policy means in this province.