CBC Newfoundland Morning

Dec 10 2024 620 ep. 8 mins 262

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Whether you live in Clarenville, Port Aux Basques, southern Labrador or any point in between...CBC Newfoundland Morning is for you. It's an upbeat, friendly start to your day. Bernice and Martin have the information you need, want and can't do without!

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The Town of Gander is putting more money and resources into social and community development. It's a key part of their budget for 2025.

Dec 10 2024 7 mins

This week, the Town of Gander presented its budget for 2025. Titled 'From Stability to Opportunity: Meeting Gander's Changing Needs', it focusses on fiscal stability but also on social and community development.Highlights include enhancements to the income-based tax reduction program, investments in parks, playgrounds and open spaces - all with the mil rate remaining unchanged. To

The province's senior's advocate says older people in Newfoundland and Labrador are among the poorest in Canada. Susan Walsh spoke about what that means for them...and for the rest of us.

Dec 10 2024 8 mins

Earlier this week, senior's advocate Susan Walsh delivered her first report on how well older people in this province are living. It turns out for many of them, their income adds up to less than a full-time job on minimum wage. And more than fifty percent of seniors have only government checks as income. Walsh says there's a lot of work to be done to ensure our seniors live as well

Changes are on the horizon for residents looking to apply for Crown land in our province. We spoke with Minister Gerry Byrne about the launch of a new program.

Dec 10 2024 8 mins

The process of applying for and securing property titles to Crown lands is being revamped. Tuesday afternoon, the Minister of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture Gerry Byrne launched a new Application Portal and Primary Residence Property Title Program. This initiative is the final step in the recently announced legislation and policy changes to the Lands Act, which aims

Convicted drunk driver Nicholas Villeneuve was sentenced in provincial court on December 10th. We'll hear from one of his victims.

Dec 10 2024 6 mins

Convicted drunk driver Nicholas Villeneuve was sentenced in provincial court in Gander. Judge Jacqueline Jenkins sentenced Villeneuve to six years, for killing John and Sandra Lush of Lewisporte. Villeneuve's sentence also included a seven-year driving ban. The fiery 2019 crash badly hurt the Lushs' daughter Suzanne and paralyzed her boyfriend, Josh Whiteway. CBC's Leigh Anne Power

Plans for a National Marine Conservation Area on the south coast have been postponed until the new year… due to a wave of opposition.

Dec 10 2024 11 mins

Work on a proposed protected area for the south coast will now have to wait until the new year. Some planned community meetings have been delayed until 2025. The sessions are part of a feasibility study into what's being called the South Coast Fjords National Marine Conservation Area project. Opposition from the aquaculture industry and some concerned residents has contributed

College of the North Atlantic becoming a hotbed of research

Dec 09 2024 10 mins

NL's College of the North Atlantic isn't just a place to learn and train for a career. It's now among the top ten research colleges in the country. Michael Long is the Dean with he Office of Applied Research and Innovation at College of the North Atlantic.

Research on access to health care in NL focuses on trans and gender-diverse people in rural areas

Dec 09 2024 8 mins

We hear a lot about health care in Newfoundland and Labrador: long waits, staff shortages, hospitals filled to capacity. A new research project will no doubt hear about some of that, and more. The project by Trans Support NL will look specifically at gender-diverse people and their experiences in health care. Sydney Knapman is facilitator for the project.

Diabetes Canada wants students to get the tech they need at school to monitor their condition

Dec 09 2024 8 mins

Newfoundland and Labrador has one of the highest incidences of Type 1 diabetes in the world, in children under the age of 14. There's also a high rate of Type 2 emerging in younger people, and Diabetes Canada supports those statistics from the NL government. Children at school have to constantly monitor their condition, but the possibility of cell phone and tech bans in schools rai

Oil be home for Christmas: St. Brendan's residents will keep getting fuel

Dec 09 2024 8 mins

Folks in St. Brendan's are getting a little bit of good news, just in time for the holidays. People using oil heat in the island town of around 100 people were worried about where to get their fuel, after the only supplier to the community said it planned to stop delivering to residents this past fall. But Mayor Bill Broderick got an update from the government on Monday.

Pottery business co-owner tells us how the Canada Post strike is affecting it

Dec 09 2024 8 mins

The Canada Post strike is now in its fourth week - and there still appears to be no end in sight. Business owners are looking for other ways to move products during the busy holiday shopping season. For larger companies, couriers can pick up some of the slack. But for many small businesses, couriers are too expensive to be an option. David Hayashida co-owns King's Point Pottery.