Shift (NB)

It’s now a little easier for some paramedics to work in the province. Paramedic regulators in PEI and New Brunswick have signed a memorandum of understanding to make it easier for paramedics in one province to work in the other. Chris Hood, Executive Director of the Paramedic Association of NB, spoke with Vanessa Vander Valk.

It looks like New Brunswick students are becoming more adept at playing hooky…and the province is noticing. Dean Mutch, superintendent of the Anglophone North School District spoke with Vanessa Vander Valk. Provincial numbers are

Every Thursday Vanessa Vander Valk speaks with people who are serious about food all over the province. Kinga McDonald opened Pyra, the Polish Potato in St. Stephen last fall with her mother and her husband. It's a grocery store and a sandwich shop.

The New Brunswick government collected $18 million in industrial carbon tax revenue from the province's biggest emitters last year. They plan on giving that money back to them this year in the form of subsidies. That’s drawing some considerable attention from environmental advocates. Moe Qureshi, the director of climate research and policy for the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, spoke with Vanessa Vander Valk.

Many families would love the opportunity to enroll a child in sports or perhaps to sign them up for an art or music class. But whether it's hockey, pottery or the pan flute, participation can be costly. The Town of Salisbury has just announced a new pilot project they hope will help.

There's $8.5 billion in new spending for housing in the federal budget. Will it make a difference when it comes to availability and affordability? We'll speak with the Canada Research Chair in Resilient Communities.

A spay and neuter clinic for barn cats and rural strays. We'll speak with the manager of the Oromocto SPCA.

Have you heard about Civics 10? The course is new this year and a requirement to graduate. We'll find out what kids are learning about how our government and society operates.

We're now just 100 days away from the start of the Paris Olympics and the Paralympics. Where are New Brunswick athletes in their quest to make the games? Chantal Rochon with the Canadian Sports Institute Atlantic answers.

We talk about disclosures with real estate agent Jake Palmer.

The 25th edition of Moncton's Frye Festival begins in just three days. We talk with programming and operations manager Noel Bourque about what the events planned for kids.

You'd be hard pressed to find someone more passionate about coffee than Brian Leonard - AKA Barista Brian. We'll talk to him about beans, local roasts, and making art for celebrities.

The mayor of Arcadia offers up his thoughts on how small towns can make a difference in the housing crisis, and how crucial the role of the municipality is to making change happen.

Cleaning up discarded fishing lines and rope in the water ways means more room for wildlife in the Bay of Fundy. But what to do with it all? The Huntsman Marine Science Centre has found a solution for their giant rope pile. We'll speak to outreach coordinator Nicole Waaler about it.

Then a goalie from Tracadie is turning heads with her unique style. She spins in the net, and catches the puck in her teeth. We'll meet the man behind canine phenom Maggie the Goalie.

We'll gather a panel of politics watchers to talk about the week in provincial politics.

Alain Clavette loves a good bird book. This week, he had the opportunity to speak with the author of a book that's been getting rave reviews, all about a bird that's now extinct - 'The Last of Its Kind: the Search for the Great Auk and the Discovery of Extinction' by Gisli Palsson.

Jenna White of Jenna's Nut-Free Dessertery is our guest this week on What's Cooking. Her ingredient of choice is something a little strange - cedar and spruce tips!

What do you do if you notice birds building a nest on your back porch? We'll call up birder Jim Wilson for some advice.

The CBC's Robert Jones has been looking at the province's Workers' Benefit program. Just 50,000 people have applied for the $300 cheques so far, far less than the province had budgeted for.