The reality of living with a disability in Newfoundland and Labrador. Today’s panel are long-time advocates and they discuss the challenges, the supports and benefits available that people might not know, and the gaps in our systems that make life even harder with a disability.

GUESTS - Nancy Reid, executive director of the Coalition of Persons with Disabilities Newfoundland and Labrador; Joby Fleming, EmpowerNL manager of advocacy services; and Sean Wiltshire, CEO of Avalon Employment Inc.

With summertime finally upon us, it’s important to prioritize safety when heading out into the outdoors to go fishing, hop on an ATV, set up camp, and so much more. 

GUESTS - Barry Fordham, Outdoor Safety Advocate; Rick Noseworthy, ATV Safety Advocate; Taylor Reid, Outdoor Enthusiast & Safety Advocate

We bring you two episodes from the podcast this is Newfoundland and Labrador. First is a breakdown and everything you need to know about the Churchill Falls MOU as it currently stands, and the second is about why housing in N.L. is still in a crisis and what solutions are on the table. 

We are approaching mid-May. Today's show can help get you in a gardening frame of mind. 

Guest: Meghan McCarthy, assistant horticulturist, Memorial University Botanical Garden

May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in Newfoundland and Labrador. On this episode of The Signal, a panel of motorcyclists highlight how road safety is everyone’s responsibility as riding season begins. 

GUESTS - Lez Snow, Motorcycle Safety Coordinator for the Iceberg Alley Riders; Wayne Morgan, Chapter Director of the Iceberg Alley Riders; Ellen Thompson, Chapter Director of the Iceberg Alley Riders; David Moores, Motorcyclist traveller 

A recent report from the Fraser Institute says young people are leaving Atlantic provinces in search for jobs. On this episode of The Signal we have a panel of economic and business experts talking about the changing demographics of Newfoundland and Labrador and what it means to the workforce. 

GUESTS - Tony Fang, economist and professor at Memorial University; Tom Cooper, business professor at Memorial University; Wanda Cuff Young, vice president of operations at Work Global Canada Inc.; Sharon McLennon, director at NL Workforce Innovation Centre; and Alexandra Stefanovic-Chafe, faculty researcher with NL Workforce Innovation Centre.

Today on the show we talk about the importance of funding and supporting research about the historic, geographic, and economic circumstances of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Guests: Sharon Roseman, director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research; Barbara Neis, professor emerita, Dept. of Sociology at MUN; Lisa Rankin, research chair in Northern Indigenous Community Archaeology; Alison Carr , managing editor, Memorial University Press; Fiona Polack, academic editor at Memorial University Press. 

We are approaching mid-May. Today's show can help get you in a gardening frame of mind. 

Guest: Tim Walsh, nursery manager, MUN Botanical Garden

In a time of big defence spending and the re-tooling of the Canadian military we spend the hour talking about it what it means for this province.

Guest: Mark Norman, retired vice-admiral who commanded Canada’s Navy and was vice-chief of Defence. 

It is the 5th time for The Signal to attend the Municipal Symposium in Gander. We take the show on the road each year because we get to meet municipal leaders from right across the province.