The St. John's Morning Show

Advocacy group Protect NL have been rallying outside confederation building this week, voicing their concerns about wind energy projects. We spoke with Brenda Kitchen, one the of organizers of the “Rally for the Rock," and Christine Burke, a special guest at the rally who came here from Ontario.

Newfoundland's finest Ukrainian band, Kubasonics, is about to embark on a tour of Brazil, and they're kicking it off with a show tonight at The Ship Pub in St. John's. For more on how it came together, we spoke with Brian Cherwick and Maria Cherwick, two of the members of the band.

Comedian Colin Mochrie and hypnotist Asad Mecci have partnered up for a show called Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis. Colin joined us on the line this morning to explain how the show works.

Newfoundland and Labrador Queer Research Initiative hosted an interactive archive of province's queer history. The CBC's Abby Cole stopped by.

The Canadian Federation of University Women has a new initiative supporting the Iris Kirby House with baskets of household goods for those leaving this women’s shelter. For more, we spoke with the CFUW's Libby Foran and Margie Green.

30% of people in Newfoundland and Labrador don't have a family doctor. To find out how this is impacting seniors in the province, we spoke with Sharron Callahan, the executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Public Sector Pensioners Association. For a newcomers perspective, we spoke with Laowra Aguirre, manager of AMAL Youth and Family Centre's employment program, and Maude Parent, an employment support facilitator.

Duncan Wardle is the founder of ID8, and the former head of Creativity and Innovation at the Walt Disney Company. He's in town for the “(Un)common Threads” Summit taking place this afternoon at the Sheraton Hotel in St. John’s. He joined us on the line to talk about creativity, and gave us a sneak peek of what he'll be talking about at the Summit.

How aggressive is too aggressive when it comes to hockey? David Hancock is an Associate Professor in the School of Human Kinetics and Recreation at MUN. He joined us on the line with his reaction to an off-ice altercation at a senior hockey game in Harbour Grace last month.

Remembrance day is coming up quick. Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts stopped by Howley Estates Sobeys, where he spoke with two members of Branch 56 of the Royal Canadian Legion; president Mark Brown and vice-president Marvin Barnes.

More and more people are using food banks across the country. For more on the demand in this province, the CBC's Heather Gillis spoke with Tina Bishop, manager of the Community Food Sharing Association, and Peter Wells, chairman of the board at the food bank in CBS.