The St. John's Morning Show

The Canada Post strike is well into its second week with seemingly no end in sight. John Peters is the Director of Employment Operations at Memorial University. He talked about the politics working behind the scenes, and why back-to-work legislation is always the last resort. 

The 2025 Canada Games start in 256 days. There's working happening all throughout the metro area for the games, but one of the major projects underway is to upgrade the Aquarena -- the province's only 50 metre swimming pool. But this is taking longer than anyone expected. The CBC's Jeremy Eaton joins us live to talk about what's going on.

There's some glowing lines on the streets in St. John's, and no, it's not just your imagination. They're called recessed pavement markers, and they're in the asphalt. To learn more, Mayor Danny Breen joined us on the line this morning.

Downtown St. John’s is losing another restaurant. Chinched will close its doors at the end of the year. The restaurant owner Michelle Leblanc joined us on the line to tell us more about what’s next for her and the Chinched family.

If you're in the search of a furry canine friend, look no further! Paw2Love rescues pups from the States, and brings them to Canada to find new, loving homes. And many of them end up in Newfoundland. Deanna Kvesic is the president and owner of the rescue group, and joined us over the line this morning to talk about it.

Canada Post workers remain on the picket lines this morning, and the two sides haven't yet reached a deal. Our Morning show reporter Darrell Roberts ventured out to the picket line this morning, to see how the workers were feeling.

The non-profit organization End Homelessness St. John's recently released a four year plan to address the issue of homelessness in the St. John's area. It involves all levels of government and community partners, working together. Our Morning show reporter, Darrell Roberts, joined us in the studio this morning to break it down for us.

The Downtown St. John’s Christmas Parade has become an annual Christmas tradition for many people across town, and the parade sees the collaboration of a variety of groups from all over St. John's. Gaylynne Lambert is the CEO (that's the Chief Elf Officer) of the parade, and she joined us on the line this morning for all the details.

Avalon Sport and Social Club has dubbed itself as "recess for adults" -- offering an inclusive, accessible, and supportive community, that's encouraging grown-ups to "just play." The winter registration is now open to teams and players. To tell us more about it, Nicole Carlson joined us over the line today. She runs the group's St. John's branch.

The owners of the The Christmas House in St. John's were taken to court two years ago, for operating without a permit. That case was thrown out, and the city has since appealed that decision. In the studio this morning we were joined by Ivy Hanley, the owner of The Christmas House. She also runs Urban Market 1919 on Lemarchant Road.