The St. John's Morning Show

There are two local events coming up for Black History Month in St. John's that will put the spotlight on Black-owned businesses and the arts. Nicole Obiodiaka is the founder of Centra NL, and Meghan Greeley is the Artistic Animateur with the Resource Centre for the Arts. They both joined us over the line today.

A Canadian '90s mixtape. Members of Sloan, The Odds, The Pursuit of Happiness, and a former member of the Bare-naked Ladies, will take the stage at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's tomorrow night. The TransCanada Highwaymen are a group of musicians with an impressive pedigree. We spoke with performers Chris Murphy and Steven Page.

Is there a perfect wine pairing for every Valentine's treat? We bring in an expert, Leo Hall, to figure that out for us.

We talk with Restaurants Canada about the effect of the HST holiday on the industry and why they want this policy extended past tomorrow's expiration date. Janick Cormier is the Vice President Atlantic, for Restaurants Canada, and she joined us over the line this morning.

What is forest bathing? Well, good news -- it DOESN'T involve being naked in the woods, in the dead of winter. We get all the details about it with Tina White, the owner and operator of NatureMinded.ca.

It's a nightmare come to life... a fire claimed the home of a family in Bonavista. They lost almost everything. We spoke with Brian Tremblett, who is a rotational worker in Iqaluit, and received the phone call from his wife when it all happened.

Goulds Elementary is holding a food drive this week, and the school has a different goal each day. If students reach today's goal, some teachers will get pied. Our Morning show reporter, Darrell Roberts, visited Goulds Elementary this morning, to hear all about it.

Whether you’re ice fishing, or out for a skate… We get an update on ice conditions and some tips for staying safe. Barry Fordham, the Vice President of Public Education for the provincial branch of the Lifesaving Society, joined us over the line to share some tips.

Scott Housell turned to the province's Public Trustee to handle his sister's estate. He says after months of struggling to reach the trustee, he found out she'd been cremated. He spoke with the CBC's Mark Quinn about what happened.

Our Morning Show reporter Darrell Roberts dug into the details of the possible changes to the province's junior high curriculum.