The St. John's Morning Show

Today we heard what the folks at Ocean Choice International think of the new approach to northern cod. DFO declared an end to the northern cod moratorium last month. The FFAW says the province should return to the ‘stewardship’ fishery model that’s been used since 2006. Even Premier Andrew Furey weighed in to express his concern around the fishery being opened up to international harvesters. The Vice President of Sustainability and Engagement with Ocean Choice International Carey Bonnell joined us on the line today to discuss.

Almost 55-hundred kids in Newfoundland and Labrador have received free books, thanks to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. But the program manager Carolyn Clarke says it's time to expand that number and make books available to all kids in the province. She joined us on the line today to discuss how expanding all over Newfoundland and Labrador could mean a potential visit from the country music star. 

Earlier this week, Palestine Action YYT was named grand marshal of this year’s Pride Parade. As part of that partnership, St. John’s Pride will honour the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions List by cutting ties with businesses and organizations deemed to be complicit in violating Palestinian rights. Harvey's Home Heating pulled out and cancelled its sponsored pride event. For more on why St. John's Pride and Palestine Action YYT have joined forces, representatives from both groups joined us in studio this morning. Eddy St. Coeur is co-chair of St. John's Pride, and Nikita Stapleton is a member of Palestine Action YYT.

Belbin's in downtown St. John's may be able to help you with your hankering for cheese. This Foodie Friday, we sent our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts to learn all about their cheese club. Darrell joined us on the line from Belbin's this morning, to give us a taste of their cheese supply.

A program called Kids Love Comics! begins Monday at Downtown Comics. It includes a Summer Reading Club, with a book pick for every week through the summer. Georgia Webber is a co-founder of the Kids Love Comics program, and she joined us in the studio today to discuss the program.

Gina Burgess will be playing at at the Majestic Theatre in St. John's tonight. She's from Nova Scotia, and played violin with bands like The Jerry Cans out of Iqaluit, and also the swing group Gypsophilia. Her solo album is called ISNOW. She spoke with the Morning Show's Jen White ahead of tonight's performance.

There are twenty Riff locations across the province - 18 on the island and 2 in Labrador. And Lee Stewart has visited them all. His Riff's challenge began last summer, and was completed three days ago. He joined us on the line today from Labrador City to discuss his unique challenge.

When Mary Brown’s opened its first international location last year in Northern Ireland, Whitney McCullough, who lives there, went on TikTok to ask about the chicken joint. Since then, she's been posting regularly about the similarities between Ireland and Newfoundland.

All the world's a stage, and this weekend, that includes Bowring Park. Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts joined us live this morning at the Bowring Park Amphitheatre, to bring us all the details about this year's season of Shakespeare by the Sea. He spoke with Sandra Mills, the general manager of Shakespeare by the Sea.

There will be no Pride on the Pier in St. John's this summer. Harvey's Home Heating has cancelled the popular event, after St. John's Pride partnered with a local pro-Palestinian group. Today we spoke with Chris Forward,  the general manager about why Harvey's made that call, and what that means for its support of the local queer community.