On The Go
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Photographer Boyan Furst
A picture is - they say - worth a thousand words. But often, words are still needed help describe the story in a photograph; to give it context. Photographer Boyan Furst talked about this in a presentation to the Newfoundland and Library Association.
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Men at Lunch - A film based on the famous photograph of...
It is an iconic photograph. 11 men, stopping to eat their lunch on an ordinary Tuesday... Tuesday, Sept 20, 1932. The men are lined up like birds on the iron beam of an under-construction skyscraper high over the streets of new york. Eamonn Ó Cualáin
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Illegal dumping
Illegal dumping is a problem everywhere in NL. Just ask Ron Barron, the mayor of Wabush.
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Ray Guy
Paying tribute to Ray Guy. Featuring an excerpt from a 1976 CBC documentary from a program called Five Nights.
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The Ted Blades Sandwich
Chef Kevin Phillips (saltjunk.com) has immortalized Ted in bologna - The Ted Blades Sandwich. Kevin is putting together an all-bologna cookbook, in which The Ted Blades will be featured. Have a listen as Kevin guides Ted through the process of putting t
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Tony Young of the "Save Whitbourne School Committee"
The CEO of the Eastern School District says the parents at Whitbourne Elementary and Epiphany Elementary in Heart's Desire-Islington are getting another chance to convince them to keep their schools open. Tony Young is with the Save Whitbourne School Com
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Off to India
It's not going to be a normal gig for the National Youth Orchestra of Canada... It's going to be a ground-breaking one... In India. We caught up with viola player Shantelle Jubenville, who's studying at Memorial's School of Music.
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Time out rooms in schools
Ted talks time-out rooms in schools, with Edward Knox, founder of FEAT-NL, Families for Effective Autism Treatment
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Joel Thomas Hynes
Actor, playwright, award winning novelist - and now songwriter - Joel Thomas Hynes joins Ted in studio for a live performance and chat.
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Cod vs. crab
The new nuisance in our waters... codfish. The new plant in Mary's Harbour Labrador is ready for the new season, and Catholic bishops want Ottawa to re-consider some of the changes to the EI system.
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Listener feedback on Dunderdale speech
On the Go listeners with their take on Kathy Dunderdale's pride in her government's accomplishments in the offshore.
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Homeless at 70
70-Charlie Green, homeless after a sewer backup forced him from his apartment, has had to couch surf and sleep in a car, because he can't find interim place that will take his 15-year old dog, Patch.
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Sister Perpetua Kennedy
Sister Perpetua retired as Archivist for the Presentation Congregation only last year at the age of 89. She turned 90 last November. We have an interview she did with Bill Richardson. It originally aired in 2008 on Sunday Afternoon in Concert on CBC Rad
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Lorraine Michael on taxation
Ted talks with NDP leader Lorraine Michael about the NL government's oil development and taxation policies
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Flying garbage
Ted speaks with Paul Murphy who says he was hit by flying garbage while driving on the Outer Ring Road.
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Artistic Fraud: Under Wraps
Ted talks with Artistic Fraud's Robert Chafe, Jillian Keily and Petrina Bromley about their new production of "Under Wraps"
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Kathy Dunderdale speaks on budget
Here's the entire hour-long speech Premier Kathy Dunderdale gave on Thursday, May 2nd, about the latest budget and her approach to governance.
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Polar bears in the Great Northern Penninsula
Ted talks to Tammy Hillier about two bears that walked in to her town.
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Oily birds update/old sunken boat
The mystery of the oily birds off Fogo and Change Islands is one step closer to being solved. On April 26, Ted spoke with Bob Grant from the Coast Guard. He said they were looking into the matter, and would have crews out on the water this past weekend
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Oily Birds
Ted speaks with Aubrey Payne a crab fisherman from Seldom and Bob Grant of the Coast Guard about why so many oily birds are showing up in the Change and Fogo Island area.
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Danny Breen on Mile One complaints
Ted speaks with Danny Breen, council rep on the St.John's Sports and Entertainment Board - and more emails and talkbacks on the noisy Johnson box at the Leonard Cohen concert at Mile One.
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Remembering Patrick Keating
We remember frequent OTG contributor Patrick Keating, who's died at the age of 60
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Marjorie Doyle - A Doyle Reader
Ted talks with author Marjorie Doyle about her new book "A Doyle Reader"
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Noisy Neighbours at Cohen
OTG listener Shannon Fisher tells Ted how noisy neighbours ruined the Leonard Cohen concert for her
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Right place/right time rescue: Mariem Gill and Tyler Lush
Ted speaks with 81 year old Mariem Gill and 13 year old Tyler Lush. Tyler rescued Mariem who had fallen while she was out walking.
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Education Minister Clyde Jackman
Education Minister Clyde Jackman flatly rejects allegations made by NL School principals that last month's budget makes it impossible to do all the things they're supposed to do.
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Lily Cole
Ted speaks with Lily Cole, President of the NL Teachers Ass., about the letter school principals and vice-principals sent the Association in which they say cuts in the recent provincial budget will compromise school safety and healthy living, and reduce g
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Andrew Harvey Part 2
The conclusion of Krissy Holmes' conversation with Andrew Harvey. The linguistic adventurer from Mount Pearl tells her about meeting Jane Goodall.
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Phillip Riteman
Krissy speaks with 90-year old Phillip Riteman, well-known Holocaust survivor, who emigrated to NL after WWII.
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Anne Malone
Guest host Krissy Holmes speaks to Anne Malone about City Wide cabbies refusing to drive her because of her seeing eye dog.
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Andrew Harvey Part 1
Part one of Krissy's conversation with Andrew Harvey who has recently returned from Tanzania where he was helping develop the first Gorwaa dictionary and grammar book.
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Elton Adams
Krissy speaks with Elton Adams, who grew up in Roddickton, and lives in Winnipeg where he is a sergeant in the armed forces about making it into the top 8 in Searchlight.
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St. Bonaventure's band heading to the Danube
Almost 100 band and choir members at St. Bonaventure's will be performing on a riverboat on the Danube. Krissy Homes speaks with a teacher and a student.
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Mother enters contest to win a wheelchair-accessible van
Guest host Krissy Holmes speaks with Amy Rumbolt who has entered her three year old son Logan, who has Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy, in a competition ( mobilityawarenessmonth.com ) to win a wheelchair-accessible van.
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Reaction to Justice Department cuts
Krissy speaks with Jennifer McCreath, one of three information management specialists working in the Justice Dept. The positions were created as a result of the Lamer report, but have been cut in the provincial budget.
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Brian Peckford remembers Ralph Klein
Guest host Krissy Holmes speaks with former premier Brian Peckford about the late Ralph Klein.
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Seven children removed from house in Natuashish
Krissy talks to "Marie", a parent in Natuashish, where seven children were removed from a house in Natuashish because they were sniffing gas.
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Local hockey player scores big with University of...
Ted talks with 20 year old hockey sensation Sarah Davis, from Paradise, whose overtime goal put her University of Minnesota team into the US womens hockey championship.
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Mayor O'Keefe answers some tough questions on Glencrest...
CBC Reporter Zach Goudie asks the mayor of St. John's why the final recommendations on Danny Williams' Glencrest development were so different from the first draft.
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One mom's story of raising a little girl who has a rare...
Ted talks about the joys and challenges of albinism with Emily Urquhart, whose daughter Sadie Jane was born at the Janeway in St. John's.
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A group MUN Computer Science students come togethor to...
Mark Gauci is the Program Manager for the Computer Science Society at Memorial Universaity. He dropped by our Studo to tell us about it.
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Economist predicts that the price of oil is set to...
Ted spoke with American economist Robert Aliber, who says the price of oil could plunge in the next 3-6 years, to about half of what it is now.
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More cell towers needed on Burin highway
Clyde Hooper says the long drive on the Burin Highway is made more dangerous by the lack of cell coverage. He tells guest host Krissy Holmes about his fight to get more transmission towers built.
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The child protection system has changed, but there's...
Susan Abell, a child protection expert, recommended major changes to our child protection system in 2008. Ted asks her how well the province is doing making those changes in light of 3 the Youth Advocate's reports of ongoing abuse and the death of 2 children in the province's child and youth protection system .
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The province's ambassadors in this year's Active-8...
Meet two young people who'll change the world, as Ted speaks with teenagers Donovan Taplin and Sabrina Andrews, NL's ambassadors in the Active-8 program
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Erin's Pub in St. John's suffers major flood
A broken water pipe flooded Erin's Pub in downtown St. John's. Ted spoke with one of its owners, Chris Andrews, from Shanneyganock.
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The key to obesity may not be what you eat but when you...
Ted talks to house doctor Brian Goldman on a new study that explains why late night snacking is a killer for diets.
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Civil service job cuts
Ted talks civil service job cuts with Richard Alexander, from the Newfoundland and Labrador Employers Council.
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Quinoa
Ted walks with John Cameron, from Dalhousie University, about the sudden popularity of Quinoa and the effect that has on farmers in Bolivia.
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Lisa Moore, winner of Canada Reads
Ted speaks with Lisa Moore, who just won the Canada Reads competition for her book "February".
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Coywolf, part coyote and part wolf
Ted speaks with Susan Fleming, about her film "Meet the Coywolf", which looks at a hybrid species that's part wolf and part coyote.
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The Mobile Drag
Memorial University student Joshua Duff says it's time to put down your smart phone and actually talk to your friends and family
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Listener opinion on recent conviction of Stephen Neville
We read an email from Loyal OTG listener Paul Rowe, who has some interesting things to say about the Steven Neville murder trial
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Reaction to new lieutenant-governor
Ted and Ingrid read tweets and emails from OTG listeners, and Ted talks to NDP Leader Lorraine Michael, about the the fact that our new Lieutenant Governor isn't a woman.
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Launch of new music contest
How to Enter CBC Searchlight: A Contest to find Canada's best new musical act.
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DNA of white coyote in Newfoundland
Ted talks with Memorial University biology professor Dawn Marshall about her DNA research into Newfoundland's white coyotes.
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The effect Muskrat Falls project will have on mercury...
Ted concludes On The Go's three part series on Muskrat Falls, mercury and fish with an interview with NALCOR's Vice President Gilbert Bennett.
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Daycare and the Stay at Home Mother Debate
On the Go's listeners continue their debate on the advantages and disadvantages of daycare, a woman's "place" and tax incentives and the single parent.
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The effect Muskrat Falls project will have mercury...
In part 2 of our 3 part series on Muskrat Falls, mercury and fish, Ted talk with Dr. Celine Surette, Director of the Environmental Studies Program at the Universite de Moncton in New Brunswick.
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The Date Detective is ready to check your drink for drugs
"Date Detective" is designed to test whether or not a drink has been spiked with a "date rape" drug. Ted asks Lisa Murphy of Memorial's Students Union about how effective it is and if students at the Breezeway Bar are using it.
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Making daycare more affordable
Some OTG listeners wondered why the NDP, and others, always call for more affordable daycare but never pitch the idea of making it financially possible for one parent to stay home. Ted discusses that with Dale Kirby, the party's Child, Youth and Family Services Critic.
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Stoked Vodka on Dragon's Den
Ted speaks with Stephanie Cooney, of Liquid Chicks, about their experience pitching Stoked vodka on the tv show Dragon's Den.
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Mercury and fish
Click here to hear Ted speaking with Marine Habitat Scientist Robin Anderson about Muskrat Falls, mercury and fish. Next week, we'll talk about what happens when people eat that fish, but here's Dr Anderson:
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Concerns about Muskrat Falls
Ted gives Nick McGrath, the Minister responsible for Labrador affairs, a chance to repond to concerns about the Muskrat Falls hydro-electric project raised by residents of Happy Valley Goose Bay at a recent public meeting.
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Harbour security fence not the only option
There is an alternative to the harbour security fence! Ted talks with MP Ryan Cleary.
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A call for lower speed limits on the TCH at night
Should we lower the speed limit on the TCH at night? MP Ryan Cleary thinks so, after hitting a moose. He talks with Ted.
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Security fence wrap up, for now
We wrap up, for now, On The Go's coverage of the controversial security fence planned for the St. John's waterfront. We'll return to this story in 2013.
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Talkback on harbour fence
OTG listener Anne Troake weighs in on the controversial harbour security fence and comments made by other listeners.
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More opposition to Muskrat Falls
We hear from two people opposed to Muskrat Falls: Dennis Browne, who comes armed with questions and paperwork, and Dennis Burden, who came armed with an axe.
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Councillor Sheilagh O'Leary's fight against the harbour...
St. John's City Councillor Sheilagh O'Leary vows to pursue her fight against the controversial harbour fence, and an OTG listener wonders what all the fuss is about.
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Harbour security fence a public relations failure
Here's an interesting perspective on the controversy over the harbour security fence for St. John's: OTG listener Stephen George says it's been a public relations failure.
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Petroleum Producers have no concerns with security fence
Ted talks with Paul Barnes, from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. CAPP has no security or safety concerns with the current fence on the St. John's waterfront. The offshore industry does, however, require ISPS certification. Hear all the details here:
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Contradiction regarding harbour security fence
Ted talks again with Sean Hanrahan, President of the St. John's Port Authority, about the seeming contradiction between an email Transport Canada sent On The Go regarding the plans for a new harbour security fence and documents the SJPA sent us.
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Security measures in Owen Sound, Ontario
The Mayor of Owen Sound, Ontario, tells Ted about their harbour security fence, and we hear today's calls and emails about the fence planned for St. John's.
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Gwynn Dyer weighs in on security fence
Ted speaks with renowned journalist Gwynne Dyer about the controversial security fence to be built on the St. John's waterfront.
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Port Authority president on harbour fence
The President of the St. John's Port Authority says the controversial new harbour fence is absolutely necessary. Hear Ted's interview here:
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Cross walk safety, bad drivers, and pedestrians' rights.
On The Go listeners weigh in on cross walk safety, bad drivers, and pedestrians' rights.
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St. John's city councillor Sheilagh O'Leary - the...
Ted talks with St. John's city councillor Sheilagh O'Leary about the fence the Port Authority plans to erect along the St. John's waterfront.
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Unpleasant flying experience
Ted talks with Rhonda McMeekin about her recent, unpleasant experience flying with Air Canada
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Remembering Judy Ford
On The Go listeners share their memories of Memorial University student Judy Ford, and her death in the 1980 traffic accident which led to the construction of sky walks over the Prince Philip Parkway
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The Brothers Grimm: 200 Years and Counting
Ted speaks to Dale Jarvis and Delf Hohmann about their show "The Brothers Grimm: 200 Years and Counting" which tells their life story and throw in some pretty gruesome folktales to boot.
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Bailey Oake's protest
Bailey Oake has 8 pins in her back after being hit by a car on the crosswalk at the Aquarena. We'll take you to the march she led calling for safer crosswalks. Ted then goes to the City of St. John's to see what Council will do to make them safer.
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March for safer street crossings
Ted speaks with Memorial University student Bailey Oake about the accident in December 2011 that left her with three broken vertebrae, and her march a year later for safer street crossings on campus.
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Talkback calls on the closing of 5 rural schools
OTG listeners, like you, weigh in on the Eastern School District hearings into the board's decision to close 5 rural schools
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70 years after the sinking of the RMS Nova Scotia
Ted speaks with 92-year old Thomas Goodyear, who was aboard the RMS Nova Scotia when a German U-boat sank the ship in shark filled waters off the eastern coast of South Africa during WWII on Nov. 28, 1942.
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Why not bell the cats?
Scientists estimate Canada's 8.5 million outdoor cats kill about 100 million songbirds a year. Ted asks Veronica Sherwood of the Ecology Action Centre's Allied Cats program who says keep your cat indoors, why not just bell the cat.
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Not a dialogue
When Eastern School District representatives hold a public meeting about the future of a school, the public is not allowed to ask questions and the board members are not allowed to answer questions. Ted asks the Boards chair, Milton Peach, why.
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The Laramie Project
Ted talks with cast and crew members, and the director, of "The Laramie Project", on at the Resource Centre for the Arts.
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Helen Best Colgan - author of "Two Girls From The Bay"
Ted talks with Helen Best Colgan, the author of "Two Girls From The Bay", which is about her life on Merasheen Island and the Belvedere Orphanage in St. John's.
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Muskrat Falls debate
On The GO listeners, like you, weigh in on Muskrat Falls, the project and the process.
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Independent consultant to review school transportation...
Ted speaks with Clyde Jackman, Minister of Education, about the department's proposed review of school busing policies and guidelines.
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The fate of the Bannerman Park bandstand
The CBC's Beth MacDonell speaks with Mary Walsh, campaign chair of the Bannerman Park foundation about the controversy surrounding the fate of the old bandstand. And one listener has his say with an email.
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Fracking in Gros Morne National Park
Shoal Point Energy has announced it may use fracking in its drilling near Gros Morne National Park.Ted speaks with N.B reporter Jacques Poitras about his province's experience with the controversial process.
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Tuesday November 13, 2012
Ted speaks with Leiland Gallagher, a founding member of NAMP (Newfoundlanders Against Marijuana Prohibition).
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Friday November 9, 2012
Dennis Byrne, a 73-year old from Stephenville, tells Ted about his ordeal alone in the woods when a tree he was cutting down, fell on him.
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Monday November 12, 2012
Ted talks with 6 students from Beatrix Potter Elementary in London, and their headmaster, Steph Neale, about the soldiers, and a nurse, from Newfoundland, buried in Wandsworth Cemetery.
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Thursday November 8, 2012
Ted talks with oncologist Dr. David Saltman about the effectiveness of smoking bans in cars where children are passengers.
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Wednesday Novewmber 7, 2012
Ted talks with Barry Fleming, the province's Citizens Representative, about the recent review of psychiatric services in the correctional system in NL
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Wednesday November 7, 2012
Ted talks with disabled rights advocate Marie Ryan about the case of Kallie Rogers
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Tuesday November 6, 2012
Ted talks with Cpl. Robert Ploughman, who's gay, from Bishop's Falls, a Mountie, and one of the stars of the B.C. RCMP's new "It Gets Better" video
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Friday November 2, 2012
Ted talks with NDP Leader Lorraine Michael and NALCOR CEO Ed Martin about the new electricity calculator on the powerinourhands.ca web site
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Tuesday October 30, 2012
Ted speaks with Daniel Gosse, the developer behind Goose Pond Properties, a residential development of 200 lots in Whitbourne, about the growth of the town and what he said at a public meeting to the school board about their plans to close their elemenatry school.
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Monday October 29, 2012
Ted speaks with Elizabeth Zarpa, a young Inuk woman from Happy Valley-Goose Bay about winning the prestigious Indspire Award which recognizes Indigenous professionals and youth who demonstrate outstanding career achievement.
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The cat came back
Ted speaks with Jamie Bearns whose cat Winnie, after 2 months living hard on the streets of St. John's, came back.
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Crossing the line
Ted speaks with Derek Sanderson about his new book "Crossing the Line," in which he describes how because of his alcoholism, he went from NHL stardom to sleeping on a park bench in just a few short years.
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Tuesday October 23, 2012
Ted speaks with Lisa Scaffidi, the Lord Mayor of Perth, Australia, about the impact on her city and state of their booming oil and mineral sector. She's in St. John's as keynote speaker at a NOIA luncheon.
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Monday October 22, 2012
Ted spoke with Michael McSweeney, President and CEO of the Cement Association of Canada, about how concrete roads are better than asphalt.
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The Disappeared - Brian Downey
Ted talks with actor Brian Downey about his role in "The Disappeared", which was shown at the St. John's International Women's Film Festival.
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Dirt bikes on the walking trail around Neil's Pond
Ted talks with Paradise resident Jim Hynes about kids who ride dirt bikes on the walking trail around Neil's Pond
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Monday October 15, 2012
Ted talks with author Elisabeth de Mariaffi about her short story collection, "How To Get Along With Women"
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Wednesday October 10, 2012
Singer-songwriter Joanna Barker performs live in the On the Go studio and talks with Ted.
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Tuesday October 9, 2012
Ted speaks with Bruce Vey, of the Eastern School District, about bullying, after students at Crescent Collegiate in Blaketown posted a recording of two girls beating up a third.
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Wednesday October 10, 2010
Ted talks with Gordon Weil, the author of the AIMS review of the Muskrat Falls proposal.
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Friday, October 5 2012
Ted speaks with Marie Butt, a member of the school council and parent of 2 children at school in Swift Current, about the Eastern School District's plan to close their school and bus students to Clarenville and Shoal Harbour.
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Monday October 1, 2012
Ted talks with Ralph Wiseman, the mayor of Paradise, and Tom Hedderson, the minister of Transportation, about the new overpass where the Outer Ring Road meets Topsail Road.
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Wednesday September 26, 2012
Ted speaks with the newly elected grand chief of the Innu Nation, Prote Poker.
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Tuesday September 25, 2012
Ted talks with renowned artist Jean Claude Roy about the new Breakwater book of his paintings of Newfoundland, "Fluctuat nec Mergitur".
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St. John's busker - Don Tucker
Ted speaks with St. John's busker Don Tucker about a tourist sending him an the accordion as a gift.
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Wayne Young of the Red Cross
Do you know how to save a person who is choking? According to a recent poll, probably not. Ted speaks with Wayne Young of the Red Cross.
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The latest gas-sniffing stories out of Nataushish
Ted talks with Child, Youth and Family Services minister Charlene Johnson about the latest gas-sniffing stories out of Nataushish
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Wednesday September 19, 2012
Guest host Mack Furlong speaks with Katie Riche, a former chief of Natuashish. She says community leaders are ignoring the growing number of children who are sniffing gas.
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Monday September 17, 2012
Ted talks with chef Kevin J. Phillips about the rehabilitation of bologna.
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Sears Playboy
Sears response to the concerns raised by Helen Cleary-Escott about the placement of Playboy merchandise in the Christmas Wishbook.
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Marine Aquarium and Touch Tank
Guest host Mack Furlong speaks with Bill Driedzic, an Ocean Science Professor at Memorial University, about the the Champney's West Heritage groups efforts to build a marine aquarium and touch tank in the community.
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Monday September 17, 2012
Ted speaks with Helen Cleary-Escott about why she's so hopping mad with Sears. She says the Christmas Wishbook has Playboy mechandise aimed at tween and teen girls.
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Friday September 14, 2012
Ted speaks with Bob Pike from Newfoundland Power, about the 7.2% rate increase the company is looking for from residential customers.
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Thursday September 13, 2012
MHA Tom Osborne has quit the NL PC party. We hear from Mr. Osborne, then Ted gets reaction from Liberal MHA Andrew Parsons.
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Wednesday September 12, 2012
Ted speaks with Brian Peckford, former premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, about his new autobiography, "Someday The Sun Will Shine and Have Not Will Be No More". This podcast contains extra material not heard on the radio, about Newfoundland's role in the constitutional talks in the 1980s, and why Peckford's administration doesn't get the credit it deserves for our current oil prosperity.
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Thursday September 6, 2012
As a pit bull's life hangs in the balance in provincial court, Ted talks with Angie Parsons, who is a professional dog trainer in Deer Lake, about dog behaviour.
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Wednesday September 5, 2012
Few of us know the tragic story of a Czechoslovakian airliner that crashed just outside Gander 45 years ago. Host Ted Blades speaks with Frank Tibbo - an aviation buff and former air traffic controller who was working on the day of the crash.
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Thursday August 30, 2012
Ted talks with Doug Mepham, one of the founders of Targa and a spokesperson for the rally. Health Canada has notified Targa Newfoundland that it's investigating Targa for violating the Tobacco Act.
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Wednesday August 29, 2012
Ted talks with Terry Croucher, head of Newfoundland and Labrador Vegetation Control, about the safety measure his company takes in spraying the pesticide Tordon 101.
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Tuesday August 28, 2012
Ted talks with Seamus O'Keefe, the executive director of the George Street Association, about raising the minimum price of drinks served in bars and restaurants in NL.
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Monday August 27, 2012
The Death of Neil Armstrong, and the latest Taliban attack, lead Ted to ponder the best and worst of human nature.
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Friday August 24, 2012
On The Go wraps up its coverage of the black bear boom in Glovertown.
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Ferryland Lighthouse
The federal government has turned over ownership of the Ferryland Lighthouse to the community. Host Ted Blades speaks with the Mayor of Ferryland Leo Moriarity.
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Remembering Jack Layton
Remembering Jack Layton. It's been a year since the former NDP leader passed away. Host Ted Blades speaks with the President of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party - Kathleen Connors.
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Fly problems in Heart's Delight
Ted talks with Joanne Erazo about the fly problem she's encountering in Heart's Delight And here's Joanne's photo of just how bad the flies are.
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Tuesday August 21, 2012
There are lots of bears showing up in Glovertown and one resident thinks something needs to be done about it. Host Ted Blades speaks with Terry Burry.
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Monday August 20, 2012
Eastern Health is now facing a class action lawsuit for breach of private medical information. St. John's lawyer Bob Buckingham is representing the woman who launched the lawsuit. He speaks with host Maggie Gillis.
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Friday August 17, 2012
Host Maggie Gillis speaks with Wanda Drake of Fortune. The town has dedicated a park to her husband - Wade Drake and Burch Nash. Both men lost their lives in the crash of Cougar Flight 491 three years ago.
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The Dardanelles - hitting the road for a cross-province...
One of Newfoundland and Labrador's hottest traditional groups is hitting the road for a cross-province tour. Host Maggie Gillis speaks with Tom Power and Matthew Byrne of The Dardanelles.
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Special four-day adventure on the province's west coast...
Young adults who've survived cancer share a special four-day adventure on the province's west coast. Host Maggie Gillis speaks with organizer Geoff Eaton and participant Janice Davidson.
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Scotiabank is shutting down the only bank machine in...
Residents of Fortune on the Burin Peninsula are angry that Scotiabank is shutting down the only bank machine in their town. Host Maggie Gillis speaks to the Mayor of Fortune - Charles Penwell.
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George River Caribou herd
A recent census of the George River Caribou herd in Labrador shows their numbers continue to plummet. Host Maggie Gillis gets the latest news on the herd from Environment and Conservation Minister Terry French.
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Tragedy in the Codroy Harbour area Part 2
The dramatic conclusion of the story of Mary Williams and William Beggs. They spent seven hours clinging to their overturned boat desperately hoping for rescue. They speak with host Maggie Gillis.
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Tragedy in the Codroy Harbour area Part 1
A morning of fishing and photography went horribly wrong for three people in the Codroy area last week. One man lost his life when their boat sank. The other two spent seven harrowing hours battling for their lives. William Beggs and Mary Williams share their story with host Maggie Gillis.
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"The Endeavour" - believed to be first ship built in...
It looks like the end of a dream for the people who were trying to build a replica of "The Endeavour" - believed to be the first ship ever built in the province. Marie Wadden has the story.
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West coast farmer's grapes are thriving
An unexpected crop is thriving in the summer heat this year. Gerard Beaulieu of Reidville on the west coast tells host Tony Dawson about his great grapes.
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British battleship HMS Raleigh
Host Maggie Gillis gets an update from one of the divers who's been exploring the wreck of the British battleship HMS Raleigh off the coast of Labrador.
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Heritage homes on Temperance Street
A woman who grew up in one of the heritage homes on Temperance Street in St. John's is disgusted with their dilapidated condition. Judy MacFarlane has been pushing for years to have the homes preserved. She speaks with host Maggie Gillis.
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Health effects of pesticides
Environment Minister Tom Hedderson reassured people - last week - that the pesticide used to clear roadside vegetation is safe. The Ontario College of Family Physicians has done two extensive reviews of the health effects of pesticides. Dr. Margaret Sanborn was co-author of both. She speaks with host Tony Dawson
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Extremely low water levels in Port aux Choix
Water woes in Port aux Choix. Hot dry weather is means extremely low water levels. It could even mean the closure of their fish plant. Mayor Carolyn Lavers talks with host Tony Dawson.
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Roadside clearing of vegetation with pesticides
Minister of Transportation Tom Hedderson comes under fire for his comments about the safety of pesticides. The government is using pesticides for roadside clearing of vegetation. The minister then attempts to clarify his comments with reporters.
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Mary Walsh - New Campaign Chair for the Bannerman Park...
Acclaimed comedian, actor and writer Mary Walsh is the new Campaign Chair for the Bannerman Park Foundation. She speaks with host Tony Dawson about her new role and her heartwarming memories of the park of her childhood.
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Canadian Lawn Bowling Champ - Elizabeth Mayo
An Avondale woman has captured the national title in blind lawn bowling. Host Tony Dawson speaks with Elizabeth Mayo about her exciting win.
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Original four members of Great Big Sea in two surprise...
They haven't performed together for a decade. But the original four members of Great Big Sea hooked up for not one - but two surprise appearances over the weekend. Host Tony Dawson speaks to the man who left the band a decade ago - Darrell Power.
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Divers preparing to look at a British battleship on the...
Divers are preparing to take a firsthand look at a British battleship that ran aground 90 years ago on the coast of Labrador. Host Tony Dawson speaks with Chris Harvey-Clark - the leader of the volunteer dive team.
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Thursday Aug 2, 2012
Mary Byrne was listening to our program last week and she heard Dr. William Davis. He's a preventive cardiologist and author who says if you've been trying to lose some weight, and/or lower your blood pressure, and/or lower your risk of developing diabetes...the doctor says to eliminate wheat from your diet. She says the diet has made a huge difference to her 3-year-old son Nathan who has autism.
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Wednesday August 1, 2012
A clerk with Western Health has been fired for a serious privacy breach. Host Tony Dawson speaks with Susan Gillam - the C-E-O of Western Health. Following the interview we also hear reaction from provincial Health Minister Susan Sullivan.
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Tuesday July 31, 2012
John Dwyer says he was protecting his business...but now he's paying the price. Last Friday, his St. John's jewellery store, Timeco, was robbed...and now Mr. Dwyer himself is facing criminal charges. He chased the thief and got the jewelry back and also gave the thief a kick in the teeth. Here's part of what John Dwyer told "On the Go" host Tony Dawson. Tony also interviews RNC Chief Robert Johnson.
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Monday July 30, 2012
Last Friday, John Dwyer's St. John's jewellery store, Timeco, was robbed...and not for the first time. But this time, Mr. Dwyer himself is facing criminal charges because of his response to the robbery. Host Tony Dawson reached John Dwyer at his store.
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Wednesday July 25, 2012
Ted speaks with Simon Lono, of the St. John's Lantern Festival Committee, about how the ban on floating Chinese Lanterns doesn't apply to them, and about what will happen at festival.
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Tuesday July 24, 2012
St. John's councillor Tom Hann tells Ted that the city will never be able to solve its downtown parking problems without co-operation from both the other municipalities on the NE Avalon and the provincial government.
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Tuesday July 24, 2012
Ted talks with On The Go listener Virginia Middleton, who ran the Tely 10 with Bobblehead Ted
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Thursday July 19, 2012
Ted goes for a drive with David Burrows, The Racing Reverend, who has been lent a Scion sports car to take part in the 2012 TARGA rally this fall.
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July 17, 2012
Nicole Decker-Torraville, who owns Nicole's Cafe and Growlers Ice Cream in Joe Batts Arm, tells Ted that business is booming because of the influx of construction workers building the Shorefast hotel.
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Monday July 16, 2012
Ted speaks with Crystal Braye, a folklore student at Memorial U. She is travelling around Eastern Newfoundland collecting information about wooden boats, boat builders as stories, poems, and superstitions about wooden boats for the Wooden Boat Museum of NL in Winterton.
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Tuseday July 17, 2012
Ted speaks with Evan Jones, a historian who wants us to rethink our image of John Cabot. Could it be the great explorer was actually a smuggler?
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Thursday July 12, 2012
Ted talks with salmon angler Keith Piercey, about the low level of water in our rivers this summer and how that makes poaching easier
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Wednesday Jul 11, 2012
Ted talks with archeo-mythologist Robert Burcher about how St. Brendan's Boulder in St. Lunaire-Griquet may have been carved by the Tartessians. He says the Phonecians were here too, a thousand years before the Vikings.
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Tuesday July 10 Wayne Hayes retires
On The Go says goodby to our long-serving technician Wayne Hayes
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Thursday July 05, 2012 Soccer Tournament for Children...
Ted speaks with 12-year old Brandon Vardy from the Goulds who is going to Switzerland to play with the Canadian team for the Lenny Cup... that's a soccer tournament for children with diabetes.
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Wednesday July 4, 2012 Ted speaks with Bill Montevecchi...
Ted speaks with local bird biologist Bill Montevecchi about why a couple of crows dive bombed and chased a woman on Harvey Rd.
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Wednesday July 3, 2012 Ken Harvey accuses Scotiabank of...
Ted speaks with award winning author and film maker Kenneth J. Harvey about the video he has posted on Youtube, taking aim at Scotiabank, over the fees it's charging his children's "no fee" accounts.
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Friday June 29, 2012 The Return of William Roost's WWI...
Ted talks with Tom Rossiter and Leo Knox about William Roost's WW1 medal, and its 50 year journey back into the hands of its rightful owners.
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Friday June 29, 2012 The Return of William Roost's WWI...
Ted talks with Tom Rossiter and Leo Knox about William Roost's WW1 medal, and its 50 year journey back into the hands of its rightful owners.
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Tuesday June 26, 2012 Nippards of Grand Falls-Winsor
Maggie Gillis with the story of the Nippards of Grand Falls-Winsor, whose work with poverty stricken families in the Dominican Republic changed forever the way they look at life back home in NL.
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Monday June 25, 2012 Capelin rolling in Middle Cove
The capelin are rolling on Middle Cove beach, and On The Go was there:
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Tuesday June 19, 2012 Isle aux Morts creating Plays...
Guest host Roger Samson speaks with Blandford Billard of the Isle aux Morts Heritage Society about the town's efforts to draw tourists by creating plays about the region's colourful characters.
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Tuesday, June 20 Janet Merlo
Guest host Roger Samson's feature interview with Janet Merlo the former RCMP officer who heads a class-action lawsuit for sexual harassment against the RCMP. Ms. Merlo has come home to NL to heal and begin a new life with her 2 daughters.
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Monday June 18, 2012 How to Complain in Hospital and get...
Dr. Brian Goldman speaks with guest host Roger Samson about the story we brought you about Elsie King. Mrs. King's daughters say their mother was getting inadequate care at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John's and when they complained, authorities cut the amount of time they were permitted to visit her.
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Thursday June 14, 2012 Bill 29 limits Access to...
Ted speaks with Michael Karanicolas, the Legal Officer for the Centre for Law and Democracy, about why Bill 29 puts NL behind many third world countries when it comes to access to information.
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Wednesday June 13, 2012 King family vs. Eastern Health
Update on the King family vs. Eastern Health story. Bob Buckingham, the lawyer for the Kings tells Ted that court proceedings have been postponed indefinitly because Eastern Health has relaxed the restrictions it placed on Elsie and Yvonne visiting their mother Elsie at the Escasoni Complex.
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Thursday June 14, 2012 "Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge."
Ted talks with visual artist Pam Hall about her "Encyclopedia of Local Knowledge."
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