The St. John's Morning Show

The construction is done and the work is beginning to move equipment and staff to the new Mental Health and Addictions Centre in St. John’s. For an update on the progress of that new facility, we spoke with the Interim CEO of NL Health Services, Karen Stone, and the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, John Abbott. We then got reaction from mental health advocate Tina Davies, who is also the president of Richard's Legacy Foundation.

A fenced-off path in Georgestown is igniting a conversation around safety, poverty and how we move. Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts brought us that story.

From compost to biofuel -- what are some ways this province could be dealing with all the organic waste we produce? Audrey Parnell is the Manager of Circular Economy with EcoNext. The Morning Show's Jonny Hodder met up with her at the community compost bins on Bonaventure Avenue.

People receiving cancer care in St. John's will now have help with transportation. The Canadian Cancer Society is bringing back Wheels of Hope, a volunteer-based program offering transportation support to cancer patients in the area. For more, we spoke with Tanya Nixon, the Director of Practical Services, in Cancer Support, with the Canadian Cancer Society.

Conductor and music director Marc David is leaving behind a 33 year career at the NSO. Today, he's receiving an honorary degree from Memorial University. He joined us on the line to talk about it.

The Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead is fast approaching. To celebrate, De La Paz will be playing a show tomorrow night at the Black Sheep. Beto De La Paz is the bandleader and trumpet player with De La Paz Latin Quintet. He joined us in studio alongside band member Estefania Arreguin.

Taking cell phones out of the equation. The CBC's Colleen Connors took us to Corner Brook Intermediate, a school that's been seeing positive changes with a new rule banning phones in the classroom.

A provincial pilot program for pre-kindergarten has some parents and advocates asking questions. Erin Cullen is with the group ABCs and ECEs NL, and David Philpott retired education professor from Memorial University, and an advocate for improving the province's childcare system. They joined us to express their concerns.

Cancer can hit anyone, at any age. But a number of recent studies show that people between 29 and 49 years old are getting cancer more often than in the past. House doctor Peter Lin joined us with more.

A new Women's Junior-A Hockey League is launching later this month. Molly Gill is one of the players, and Jeff Brown is the league's V-P of communications and community engagement. They joined us in studio this morning with details on the new league.