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Climate change is a big and daunting topic. For those who care and want to act, what can they do? And what are the limits to what an individual can do in comparison to what communities, cities, companies, etc, can do in climate action? Guests: Sheilagh O'Leary, Deputy Mayor of St. John's and the sustainability lead, Ashley Smith, Owner and managing director of Fundamental Inc., Camille Ouellet Dallaire, Assistant professor at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University, Sabine Dietz, Executive Director of ClLIMatlantic 

Experts studying the education system in this province say changes are needed. Last week, the NL government released the interim education accord. It's a plan to tackle the problems of low student engagement, chronic absenteeism and increasing violence in schools. It also outlined a need to help students make the switch to post secondary education. The CBC's Amy Feehan visited Grenfell Campus, Memorial University to see if post-secondary students feel their education had prepared them for success.

Grenfell Campus Memorial University is a bit more vibrant, thanks to a stunning new mural on the balcony of the Fine Arts building. Melissa Tremblett is a visual artist from Sheshatshiu, and she created the piece. She drew inspiration from the traditional caribou coat. The CBC's Amy Feehan spoke with Tremblett at Grenfell, to learn how she created the colourful mural.

Grenfell Campus theatre students are presenting A Midsummer Night's Dream, but set in a mall in the 1990s. For more, Newfoundland Morning's Bernice Hillier spoke with 4th year students Colwynn Parris, Gracie McNeil, and theatre professor Allison Kelly.

Some post-secondary students say a smaller number of courses being offered is having a big impact at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. Visual Arts student Camryn Nichols spoke with the CBC's Colleen Connors about it last week. And today, we got response from Peter Ride, the Dean of Fine Arts at the Grenfell Campus.

Olaf Janzen, a retired history professor from Memorial University's Grenfell Campus, has spent decades immersing himself in the rich tapestry of Newfoundland's history. He researched and wrote about 18th-century Newfoundland, with a special focus on French and Mi'kmaq settlements on the West Coast. His commitment to preserving and sharing these historical narratives has earned him the prestigious Heritage Award.

Students at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University in Corner Brook were protesting the costs of tuition and fees this week. About 50 students and a few faculty members joined together for the demonstrations on Wednesday. The protests were part of a province-wide movement called "The Student Day of Action." The CBC's Sanuda Ranawake and Colleen Connors were there.

They're small, bumpy, and found all over the island of Newfoundland - from the deep woods to shallow streams - even your own backyard. The noble brown-and-black-spotted American Toad isn't native to Newfoundland, but it's been wildly successful since it arrived. Christine Campbell and Ian Warkentin are professors of environmental science at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University in Corner Brook - and they study frogs and toads. The CBC's Katherine Crummey got in touch with them for some serious toad talk.

Grenfell Campus, Memorial University is shutting down its computer network for two weeks starting this coming Saturday. The shutdown will give the university's I.T. team time to make repairs and improvements after a cyber security attack last December. Ken Jacobsen is vice-president of Grenfell Campus, and he spoke with CBC's Leigh Anne Power.

Audio interviews that give us a glimpse of everyday life many years ago in Corner Brook and the Bay of Islands take us down Memory Lane - and now they're available online. Back in 1980, history students at what was then Sir Wilfred Grenfell College interviewed local seniors. Grenfell Campus, Memorial University recently posted the Bowater Oral History Collection on the web. Crystal Rose is with Libraries, Archives and Special Collections at Grenfell Campus.

Students at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University in Corner Brook are still dealing with issues related to the cyberattack that happened in January of this year. Many students and professors have faced multiple problems with their internet connections and have had to find other ways to get by. Grenfell administration say they'll be offering a twenty-five dollar reimbursement for the internet service fee. Many students think this falls short. Grenfell Campus Student Union Academic Vice President Syed Saif Saedyei spoke with us.

On Monday, April 8th one of the rarest events in our natural world will happen - and much of this province will have a front-row seat for the show. That's because at around 5 pm that day, there will be a total solar eclipse. It's something that we won't get a chance to see for another 50 years. Hilding Neilson is assistant professor in the department of physics and physical oceanography at Memorial University. Kathryn White is the Special Projects Coordinator for the Harris Centre at Grenfell Campus of Memorial.

It's been almost three months since the cybersecurity breach at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University in Corner Brook. The initial investigation found out that ransomware was used in the attack. and no data was compromised. But things haven't been put back to normal, and the workflow for students and professors has been changed a lot. The CBC's Colleen Connors spoke with professor and Memorial University Faculty Association member Gerard Curtis for an update.

Students at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University want their money back. They started off the winter semester with no internet service, after a cybersecurity incident affected the campus. But the students had paid their usual fees for the term, including a student services fee. Now, they say they deserve to be reimbursed for that, as compensation for the inconvenience. Vicky Quao is vice-president external for the Grenfell Campus Student Union.

Medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City got some fantastic news this week: Their tuition will be free later this year. The announcement came from former professor Ruth Gottesman, who donated one billion dollars. While free tuition doesn't go into full effect until later this year, all fourth-year students will be reimbursed for their current semester. That made the CBC's Amy Feehan wonder: What if something like this happened here? She headed up to Grenfell Campus, Memorial University in Corner Brook, to see what students had to say.

Students and administrators at post-secondary institutions are still trying to figure out what a new cap on study permits will mean for them. The federal government announced the two-year cap on the permits for international students last week. Ottawa says about 360,000 undergraduate study permits will be approved for 2024, which is a 35-percent reduction from last year. There's no word yet on how the cap will affect this province, but it has left international students feeling uneasy. One of those students is Vicky Quao, Vice-President External of Grenfell Campus' Student Union.

It's been weeks since the cyberattack on Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook, but little is known yet about how bad and widespread it was. The attack forced the university to delay the start of the semester and shut down IT services. The lack of information is similar to what happened after the cyber attack on the health care system back in 2021. So why the secrecy and lack of specifics? Sheldon Handcock owns IT Security NL - a tech company based in Gander joined us this morning to help us understand.

It's been nearly two weeks since a cybersecurity incident that has affected IT services at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. That led to a delay in the start of in-person classes for the winter semester at the campus. Memorial University has released very little information about the exact nature of the cybersecurity incident. Josh Lepawsky, president of the Memorial University Faculty Association says it's also been excluded from decision making in response to the breach.

Students at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University are back in classrooms again today. They resumed in-person sessions yesterday, after an extended break last week. A cybersecurity incident over Christmas delayed the start of the winter semester. Ian Sutherland is vice-president of Grenfell Campus (interview starts at 0:32 mark), and Vicky Quao is vice-president, external with the Grenfell Campus Student Union (starts at 10:35 mark).

Students at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University weren't headed to classes today. They were supposed to be back yesterday, but a cybersecurity incident last weekend, affecting the campus, has delayed the start of classes until Monday. E-mail and other computer services were still unavailable to students and faculty today. Saif Sayeedi is the Vice-president, Academic of the Grenfell Campus Student Union.

Class is back in session at most campuses of Memorial University, but students and faculty at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook are still waiting to head back to the classroom. On Monday, the university announced that there had been a cybersecurity incident over the weekend. That has led to a delayed start to the winter semester at Grenfell Campus. MUN administration held a meeting with faculty representatives Wednesday morning. Josh Lepawsky is the president of the Faculty Association, and he spoke with the CBC's Elizabeth Whitten.

A new research project at Memorial University has received $100,000 in funding. It looks at how seaweed can improve soil, increase carbon capture, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We spoke with Christina Smeaton, an assistant professor in the Environmental Science faculty at Memorial University's Grenfell Campus. She's also one of the leads on the project.

Eelgrass grows on the seabed, 40 metres under the water. it's home to numerous species of fish and other creatures, and it helps the planet's marine ecosystem. Researchers in Gros Morne will be learning a whole lot more about eelgrass over the next three years. The Atlantic Healthy Oceans Initiative and the Ecology Action Centre are doing the work, along with Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. CBC producer Hillary Johnson reached two people involved with the project.

Reading an Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, sounds simple enough. At heart, it's a document that explains what a proposed project might mean for the environment. Government often requires an EIS to be filed and reviewed before a project can go ahead. But in reality, the document can be long, complex, and full of technical language. A deadline is coming up for public comment on World Energy GH2's proposed wind project, but the company's EIS is thousands of pages long. People in St. George's and Corner Brook can get some advice on that at upcoming public presentations. Camille Ouellet-Dallaire is an assistant professor at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University.

This Saturday night, West St. in Corner Brook will be closed to traffic and filled with people. The CB Nuit after dark arts festival is happening. This year's theme is "Illuminate." Layla Radwan is a 10-year-old presenter at CB Nuit and she's creating something called "The Tree of Light." Robin Peters is a theatre student at Grenfell Campus who's presenting "Everyday Beacons." They joined Bernice Hillier on West St. for a chat.

Grenfell Campus, Memorial University has come a long way from its start as a junior college. It's now a degree-granting institution, with undergraduate and masters degrees, and students enrolled in PhD programs. Budd Tucker was a psychology graduate at Grenfell in 2001 and now holds a PhD in neuroscience. He completed post-doctoral work in ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and is a professor with the Institute for Vision Research at the University of Iowa. Today, Tucker is the keynote speaker at a celebration of the 30th anniversary of psychology degrees at Grenfell Campus.

We've heard a lot this year about artificial intelligence software - especially Open A-I's chat bot, Chat GPT. With another school year in full swing, there are a lot of questions about how these types of software will change how people learn and work. A librarian at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University decided to have a conversation with the chat bot -- and she published it, too. It's called: A Human Librarian Interviews Chat G-P-T. CBC's James Grudic went to the Ferriss Hodgett Library to find out why.

The stories we tell shape the world we live in. But a professor at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University believes stories are a way to better understand the pandemic, and all that unfolded during and after it. John Bodner is an associate professor of folklore in the Social Cultural Studies program at Grenfell Campus. He's offering a new course this term called “Folklore and the Pandemic." From conspiracy theories, to the body and health beliefs, the course covers a lot of ground.

For post-secondary students, the challenges of finding affordable housing is becoming a serious problem. Recently, Grenfell Campus Student Services in Corner Brook put out a call to the community for prospective landlords or anyone with a spare room. Right now, on-campus housing is full and there's a waitlist of about 50 students. Ian Sutherland is the Vice-president (Leadership and Governance) with Grenfell Campus

A novel idea; we get some summer reading suggestions from some professional book lovers in the province. Chelsea Humphries is a librarian at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook. And Emily Hepditch is the author of The Woman in the Attic which won NL Reads in 2021.

Ah, the smell and feel of a brand new book! Horseshoe Press out of Grenfell Campus is taking that to the next level with local authors... and even locally sourced handmade paper. We meet the editor and printer of the small batch local book publisher. (Martin Jones with Tom Halford and Andrew Testa)

Horseshoe Press at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University is a new player on the provincial publishing scene. Its debut book, The Photographer, is a collection of three short stories by first-time author Mervyn Dean..

This weekend is an important weekend for the Sri Lankan community in western Newfoundland. They'll be celebrating Vesak Day -- an important Buddhist holiday. One of the big traditions for Vesak Day is decorating with beautiful homemade lanterns. Lanthika Dhanapala brought one to the studio with him. He's an international student from Sri Lanka studying at Grenfell Campus.

A leader in the province's Mi'kmaw community is getting a special honour today. Odelle Pike will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws from Grenfell Campus, Memorial University during Convocation in Corner Brook. Pike has spent many years volunteering for Indigenous organizations, both provincially and in Atlantic Canada. Most recently, her work with the Newfoundland Aboriginal Women's Network has led to a new transition house in Stephenville that's currently under construction. But before Pike was to cross the stage at Convocation, she spoke with us.

Gurdeep Pandher came back to Corner Brook this week, to bring the joy and positivity he's famous for. The Banghra dancer and motivational speaker from Yukon is in the city to receive an honorary degree from Grenfell Campus on Thursday. Last night, he led an outdoor community dance in the city's downtown. People of all ages and backgrounds came out to learn some Bhangra moves, and to have a laugh while they did it. CBC's James Grudic was there.

Gurdeep Pandher has been making people all around the world a little bit happier for years, with his positive attitude and bhangra dancing. He lives in Yukon, and he'll be in Corner Brook this week. On Thursday, Gurdeep will accept an honorary degree from Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. He's bringing his talent of spreading kindness and positivity with him, and you can experience it in person if you are in town.

If you don't add seaweed to your soil now, you just might after you hear from an assistant professor at the School of Science and the Environment at MUN's Grenfell Campus. She's been doing research into methane production... and how that could possibly be linked to seaweed. (Anthony Germain with Dr. Christina Smeaton)

Construction is underway for the Regional Recreation Centre in Corner Brook. The site is in the middle of Grenfell Campus, replacing the previous pool and recreation building. When the Centre is finished, it will house multiple facilities, such as swimming pools and a fitness centre. It's a nearly 25-million-dollar project and funded by federal, provincial and municipal money. Jim Parsons is mayor of Corner Brook,

We all have places that are important to us, holding a special attachment to our families and our history. Discussions in Corner Brook on Monday and Tuesday will explore how those places become "somewhere." Peter Ride is dean of the School of Fine Arts at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. Jenny Brake is an artist, as well as Western Vice-Chief of Qalipu First Nation.

The Old Cottage Hospital in Norris Point will be the setting for a cultural exchange event this weekend. It's called "Stay Where You're At, 'Til I Comes where You're To" - and will include over a dozen international students from Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. The two-day event will include cultural displays and presentations, music and more - not to mention a Newfoundland breakfast complete with fish cakes and toutons. Melissa Halford is the ESL co-ordinator who oversees English Language programming at Grenfell Campus. Joan Cranston is the co-ordinator for the Bonne Bay Cottage Hospital Heritage Corporation. Both are organizers of the event.

The recent faculty strike at Memorial University disrupted many regular classes for over two weeks. For students - and parents - that's a lot of missed time. They've been calling for a refund for the classes they paid tuition for, but missed, because of the strike.The university has agreed to arrange partial refunds. Dr. Neil Bose is the acting president of Memorial University in St. John's. Mary Feltham is the president of the Grenfell Campus Student Union in Corner Brook

A colourful and joyful tradition from India was celebrated in Corner Brook last week. Holi is one of the most significant festivals in India. It's also known also as the Festival of Colours and the Festival of Love. Holi is celebrated on March 8th each year and marks the beginning of spring time. Part of the tradition is for participants to smear each other with colourful powdered paint. It's fun, but it also has a deeper meaning. CBC's James Grudic went to Grenfell Campus where people were celebrating Holi.

If you haven't heard the names "Harry and Meghan" in the past six months, you've either been living off the grid, with no outside communication - or you've purposely tuned them out. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been in the news a fair bit, after their Netflix series last fall, and Harry's book, called Spare, came out this winter. Today, at Grenfell Campus, some faculty and staff will be dissecting their story and putting it in some context. Oh, and they'll be having some fun while they're at it, and YOU are invited. The event at Grenfell Campus library is being called "Spare-y and Meghan." Edwin Bezzina is the event creator, and a historical studies professor. He enlisted the help of Royal watcher Crystal Rose, who is public services librarian at Grenfell Campus.

The Italian master Michelangelo made sculptures from marble. Newfoundland sculptor Morgan MacDonald makes his sculptures from bronze. But, this week, a class at Grenfell Campus is molding sculptures from something more unusual. They're using mycelium, which is the living root structure of a fungus. Professor Robert Hengeveld invited CBC's Chérie Wheeler to drop by and check it out.

Memorial University students are headed back to class today, as a two-week strike by faculty members has ended. But questions remain on how the disruption in the semester will affect missed assignments and overall grading. We're joined by two students from our region. Jessica Hulan is from Grand Falls-Windsor, and in her second year at MUN. Megan Scott is from Channel-Port aux Basques, and in her fifth year of studies at Grenfell Campus.

Going to classes at university doesn't typically involve encountering a picket line. But it's the reality right now for those students at Memorial University who still have SOME classes going ahead. Professors who are members of the Memorial University Faculty Association (MUNFA) are starting their second week on strike. At Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook, the Student Union, or GCSU, has been supportive of the professors. Mary Feltham is president of the Grenfell Campus Student Union.

A visit to the Memorial University campus in Corner Brook right now will mean encountering a picket line. Professors at Grenfell Campus who are members of Memorial University Faculty Association in Corner Brook are on strike, along with their fellow faculty members in St. John's. Memorial University says it believes its latest offer is fair and balanced. But MUNFA members say it doesn't address the issues that are most important to them. Rachel Jekanowski is an assistant professor of English at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University - and a spokesperson for the MUNFA in Corner Brook.

It's day two of the strike at Memorial University. Faculty are picketing outside the St. John's Campus and Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook. For students, it's another day of being caught in the middle of the labour dispute. We spoke with three students about how they are affected by it all. Jessica Hulan is from Grand Falls-Windsor, and in her first year at MUN. Mackenzie Long is originally from St. George's, and is now in her first year of studies in St. John's. Megan Scott is from Channel-Port aux Basques, and in her fifth year at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook..

If you've seen Son of a Critch on CBC Television, or Come from Away with the original Broadway cast, then you've enjoyed the work of Petrina Bromley. But those are just the latest and probably best-known roles she's had. Bromley has been making theatre and on-screen magic for many years. She's also had ties to Corner Brook, having worked with Grenfell Campus and Theatre Newfoundland Labrador. This week, she'll be back on the West Coast, with two shows at the Rotary Arts Centre.

Professors at Memorial University could be off the job any time now. Members of MUNFA, the Memorial University Faculty Association, are in a legal strike position. Any gap in the winter semester will have an impact on students' learning. Mary Feltham is president of the Grenfell Campus Student Union.

Most of us think of art as something with a lasting legacy. Think about bronze statues. Or famous paintings, carefully preserved. But an art show in Corner Brook tonight makes a different observation about art. It's called Impermanence - and the art that exists or is created during the show, won't be around by the end of it. Ivan J. White is a Masters student at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. He organized the art show, "Impermanence," as part of his studies.

Counselling and Psychological Services at Grenfell Campus now have one more tool in their kit. Students can now access counselling services over the phone or in online chats. The app has been available to International students at the campus for some time, and now it's available to all students - wherever they are. Dr. Veronica Hutchings is a psychologist at Grenfell Campus.

A retired philosophy professor at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University is pursuing his lifelong love of music as a singer/songwriter and recording artist. David Peddle goes by the stage name, Rev. Dave. Along with his band, the Sin Eaters, he's just released a second album of music, called "Beams of Love." We talked with him and played a tune.

Depending on what the weather was like where you live, you may gotten to see a real treat in the sky early this morning. A total lunar eclipse took place and, although the sky was too cloudy in the Corner Brook area to see anything, physicist Svetlana Barkanova of Grenfell Campus got up early to take a look. She explained some of the science related to eclipses.

Newfoundland and Labrador's Santiago Guzman has won a national award for being a change-maker in theatre. Guzman is a writer, performer, director and producer, and is graduate in Theatre Arts at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. St. John's is home for him now, and he's the founder and artistic director of Todos Productions. Now, Guzman is also the first-ever recipient of the John Palmer Award from Playwrights Guild of Canada.

Students in the theatre program at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, are performing Henrik Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler" this week. CBC's David Newell spoke to the show's director, Grenfell associate professor Michael Waller, about the production.

Space, the final frontier ... the great unknown ... It's been THE topic for generations of writers, scientists and even a few conspiracy theorists. What's really up there? And are humans the only life forms in the universe? Jesse Hildebrand is the VP of education with a group called Exploring By the Seat of Your Pants.. He's giving a spooky talk called 'In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream ... Or Can They??' He'll speak at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University this Thursday.

The federal Liberal government announced last week that it's lifting the limit on the number of hours international students are allowed to work. It's a temporary pilot project, part of the government's efforts to address Canada's labour shortage. In the past, international students could only work a maximum of 20 hours outside their studies for each week class was in session. Starting in mid-November, that will no longer be the case. Syed Saif Sayeedi is an environmental science student at Grenfell campus and the vice president academic for Grenfell Campus' Student Union. Jawad Chowdhury is a business student at Memorial University and the executive director of advocacy for MUN Students' Union.

A new course at Grenfell Campus Memorial University is breaking new ground, and will help re-establish the Mi'kmaq language. Mi'kmaq speaker and teacher Dean Simon is kicking off the first-ever campus-based course on the language,

A ski chalet is, of course, a great place to warm up after a day on the slopes in the winter. But, this week, the ski chalet at Marble Mountain will also be a pretty good spot to cozy up and listen to a story or two. Some Canadian authors will be gathering there to read from their work and to offer workshops for other writers. It's the first-ever Marble Mountain Literary Festival. Adam Beardsworth is an author, professor of English at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, and organizer of the new literary festival.

Back to school season is a busy time for every student. But for International students in this province, there's a lot to get used to. There's learning about a whole new country, trying to find the food you're familiar with, and a whole lot of culture shock. Abiodun Adelowokan is an international student at Grenfell Campus in Corner Brook.

Grenfell Campus, Memorial University is inviting students back for what it hopes will be the first “normal” school year since the pandemic began. Ian Sutherland is vice-president of the campus.

Do you believe in alien life? Maybe one day you'll have a scientific reason. Scientists use a variety of techniques and ever-advancing technology to try to answer the question: Are we alone in the universe? With the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers are looking farther and seeing more clearly than ever. Physics professor Dr. Svetlana Barkanova of Grenfell Campus, Memorial University is giving a public talk this evening about the search for life in the universe.

In this episode, Dr. Sondra Eger is joined by Dr. Brennan Lowery, a post-doctoral researcher at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and Joan Simmonds, manager of the French Shore Interpretation Center in Conche. Conche residents were determined to preserve their home, place, and heritage, and redefine Conche not as a dying outport fishing community, but as a culturally and historically rich place to keep the stories of Conche alive. Joan tells stories about how the tapestry and center came to be and how it is creating new economic opportunities in the region, creating a diverse cultural tourism industry. Dr. Lowery and Joan also give us a taste of a new augmented reality project they are collaborating on through Grenfell Campus of Memorial University, with funding by Mitacs, that will bring new digital technologies to share traditional, cultural, and historical places in the region, giving visitors a window into Conche's past, and visually see it. Show Notes French Shore Historical Society - https://www.frenchshore.com/en/welcome.htm French Shore Interpretation Center - http://www.frenchshore.com/en/welcome.htm • The Phantoms of the French Shore- Documentary about the Tapestry (free) Dr. Brennan Lowery • http://ruralresilience.ca/researchers/postdoctoral-researchers/blowery/ • PhD- https://research.library.mun.ca/14969/ • Paper co-authored with Joan and other community leaders: https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/ijcre/article/view/7766 About the Tapestry • News article on the tapestry artists- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/french-shore-tapestry • Video showing the tapestry- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq6_byWDz20&ab_channel=GoWesternNL • Stitching Local History Article- https://encyclopediaoflocalknowledge.com/chapter1/stitching-local-history-the-french-shore-tapestry/ • News Article and video on tapestry- https://www.saltscapes.com/travel/496-the-amazing-french-shore-tapestry.html • Unvailing the tapestry- https://www.pressreader.com/canada/the-telegram-st-johns/20100803/282394100739516 We love to hear your feedback. Connect with the host: Sondra Eger (www.twitter.com/@soneger) If you have a story to share with us or questions about how we make the podcast, send us an email at stories@coastalroutes.org. Coastal Routes Radio is led by: Philip Loring www.twitter.com/@ConserveChange Hannah Harrison www.twitter.com/@fishpeopleplace Follow the Coastal Routes Project www.twitter.com/@Coastal_Routes Listen to Volume 1 of Coastal Routes Radio soundcloud.com/conservechange/sets/social-fishtancing

With about 14,000 visitors each year, the Bonne Bay Aquarium and Research Station in Gros Morne National Park is one of the top places to visit in western Newfoundland. Now, it's celebrating 20 years of work. The Aquarium and Research Station is also a key part of Grenfell Campus's research, welcoming and supporting researchers and students from all over the world. Dr. Duncan McIlroy is the Director of the Aquarium and Research Station.

We all know how much it costs to put food on the table these days - and most of us know that the majority of the food we eat in this province comes from outside Newfoundland and Labrador. BUT there's a lot of research going on to improve our self-sufficiency when it comes to food. Grenfell Campus, Memorial University is playing a big role in that. This week, it released a food and agriculture research report. Ian Sutherland is the Vice President of the Campus.

The "show" is back on again for graduating Grenfell Campus Theatre students, wanting to attend the annual inter-campus study program at Memorial University's campus in Harlow, England. Officials had to abruptly close the sessions to Grenfell students in March of 2020 because of Covid-19 precautions. But last week, Harlow welcomed the first of them to the campus in over two years. Kennedy McGeachy is a Grenfell Theatre student, and Alex Fallis is a Theatre instructor.

A new, 25-million-dollar recreation centre will soon start to take shape for the benefit of people in the Corner Brook area. It will use some of the space that was used for recreation at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. The first phase of construction began last week, and the project should be finished by late 2023. Jim Parsons is Mayor of the City of Corner Brook.

A young man in Western Newfoundland was scheduled to speak publicly today (Mon., March 21, 1:30pm NT) on a topic close to his heart. Miguel Jones is an Asian-Canadian who was to give a virtual presentation through Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, about racism. This is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Jones spoke last week with the CBC's Bernice Hillier and shared about his own personal experience with racism.

Conspiracy theories abounded at the recent protests and occupation of the streets of Ottawa. Some demonstrators simply wanted to speak out in opposition to COVID-19 restrictions, but others were motivated by other forces, including anti-science and anti-government conspiracy theories. Grenfell Campus, Memorial University professor and author John Bodner has studied some of those theories in depth.

(Starts at 1:08 mark) Retiring Child and Youth Advocate Jackie Lake Kavanagh looks back on her role and talks about two new investigative reports her office just released, (10:37) student complaints about a Memorial University food policy sign that was posted at Grenfell Campus touch off a discussion about so-called "healthy" versus "unhealthy) food, (16:50) a Pasadena woman shares her love of Christmas puzzles by loaning them to family, friends, and neighbors and (21:58) we ask a toy expert what to get for the kids on your Christmas list this year,

In this episode, we hear from: Max Liboiron the founder and director of CLEAR lab https://civiclaboratory.nl Regional Report on Plastics Pollution in NL: https://civiclaboratory.nl/regional-report-on-plastic-pollution-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-1962-2019/ Marine debris tracker: https://civiclaboratory.nl/2015/07/25/beach-clean-ups/ Pollution is Colonialism book: https://www.dukeupress.edu/pollution-is-colonialism Discard Studies article: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/discard-studies Against awareness, for scale: garbage is infrastructure, not behaviour article https://discardstudies.com/2014/01/23/against-awareness-for-scale-garbage-is-infrastructure-not-behavior/ Solutions to waste and the problem of scalar mismatches article: https://discardstudies.com/2014/02/10/solutions-to-waste-and-the-problem-of-scalar-mismatches/ Tracking Lobster Tags: https://civiclaboratory.nl/2017/11/07/citizen-science-collection-of-beached-fish-tags-new-project/ Krista Beardy, director of the Fishing Gear Coalition of Canada and a microplastics researcher from the University of New Brunswick https://fgcac.org/board-of-directors/ Microplastics in clams from the Bay of Fundy: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/krista-beardy-unb-bay-of-fundy-microplastics-clams-1.4848696 NB Naturalist Feature: https://www.naturenb.ca/2021/05/28/nb-naturalist-feature-microplastics-in-the-bay-of-fundy/ University of New Brunswick News: https://blogs.unb.ca/myunbnews/2018/10/researcher-discovers-microplastics-in-bay-of-fundy-clams-sj.php The Great Fundy Coastal Cleanup: https://www.naturetrust.nb.ca/en/great-fundy-coastal-cleanup Ariel Smith Coastal and Marine Team Lead at Coastal Action: https://www.coastalaction.org Webinar delivered by Ariel, on Microplastics in Atlantic Canada; https://meopar.ca/microplastics-in-atlantic-canada-determining-quantity-and-type-in-surface-water-and-beach-sediment-of-near-shore-marine-environments/ Coastal Action microplastic research project: https://www.coastalaction.org/microplastics.html Other resources to check out: Atlantic Healthy Oceans Initiative - Zero Plastic Waste Gros Morne https://www.ahoi.ca/news-releases Microplastics and plastic Hitchhikers https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966842X20301906 Microplastics and clothing https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/en/2021/03/the-invisible-threat-microplastics-from-your-clothes/ A Start up in Waterloo striving to rid plastics using 3D tech! https://www.polygonetechnologies.com Special Credits: Script Design by Laura Stern, Graduate Research Assistant, Environmental Policy Institute of Grenfell Campus, MUN https://ruralresilience.ca/researchers/mun/students/laura-stern/ We love to hear your feedback. Connect with the hosts: Sondra Eger (www.twitter.com/@soneger) Jackie Bauman (ruralresilience.ca/researchers/mun…/jackie-bauman/) If you have a story to share with us or questions about how we make the podcast, send us an email at stories@coastalroutes.org. Coastal Routes Radio is led by: Philip Loring www.twitter.com/@ConserveChange Hannah Harrison www.twitter.com/@fishpeopleplace Follow the Coastal Routes Project www.twitter.com/@Coastal_Routes Listen to Volume 1 of Coastal Routes Radio soundcloud.com/conservechange/sets/social-fishtancing

(Starts at 0:54 mark) Three students from Grenfell Campus talk about how they feel, as Memorial University puts Covid precautions in place for a return to the classrooms, (14:05) we hear from two Central Newfoundland men who received lifesaving awards recently, (25:46) three generations with a common love of mechanics take to the race track, and (31:21) the boats, the docks, the storage space - the Humber River Rowing Club plans to repair everything so they can get back on the water.

(Starts at 0:55 mark) The NL real estate market is sizzling, as sales have been breaking a five-year record in Central and Western Newfoundland every month this year. we speak with Cory Reid, a real estate agent with Re-Max in Deer Lake. (7:57) Bay St. George has a brand new newspaper. The first edition of the Appalachian hit the streets last week. (16:19) A new hotel and restaurant - made of steel shipping containers - are coming together in Middle Arm on the Baie Verte Peninsula, and (24:47) it's raining meteors... kind of. A physics professor at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University shares the best way to see the Perseid meteor shower happening now.

(Starts at 1:06 mark) Town of Gander grounds its plans for an air show this year by Canada's Snowbirds, (8:41) anti-poverty advocate gives a thumbs-down to a planned tuition increase at Memorial University, (15:24) Theatre students from Grenfell Campus hope to get back soon to study at Memorial's campus in Harlow, England, and (24:51) a knitter from Twillingate didn't win, but she had lots of fun at an international "heavy metal knitting" competition.

Welcome to the MWSA Podcast for Thursday, July 8. We have details on a new study focusing on the serious impacts the pandemic has had on Calgarians living in poverty. We discuss the research with the Executive Director of “Vibrant Communities Calgary”. A new report on climate change says disasters like the fire that destroyed Lytton, BC last week are going to become more frequent in the coming years. There's a new report authored by Kelly Vodden, Professor (Research), Environmental Studies, Grenfell Campus and Department of Geography, St. John's Campus Memorial University. From Uganda to Ethiopia, to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro. We hear the personal story of Myriam Huser, a Canadian bush pilot who just penned her first book titled “They Call Me Sky Hunter”. And It's an "eye popping" way to spread the Stampede Spirit. We speak with Brad Dezotell, President of “Fireworks Spectaculars” to get details on Friday night's Four-City fireworks show that will light up Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer and Lethbridge.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is National Indigenous People's Day. So for our provincial phone-in we're asking, how are you celebrating? Guest: Kaylee Sullivan, member of the Qalibu First Nation and a student at MUN's Grenfell Campus.

In this episode, we meet dr. Raymond Thomas, an associate professor in the school of science and the environment at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University. Dr. Thomas is joined by Mi'kmaw guide Ivan White Sr., Ivan J. White Jr., and Brady Reid to discuss Maw-lukutinej in practice. Dr. Thomas and Ivan White Sr. collaborated to study lipids in the meat and antlers of locally-hunted caribou and moose.

(Starts at 1:06) The Greene Report, more bad news for offshore oil, and Covid continuing to slow down business....an economics professor at Memorial University tells us how she expects today's NL budget to face these challenges. (9:00) Miawpukek First Nation hopes to turn the tide and bring salmon stocks back to their former glory, (15:38) Grand Falls-Windsor woman receives a transplanted heart and battles cancer, but still completes her psychology studies to graduate from Grenfell Campus, and (25:37) we say goodbye to veteran, postmaster and the first mayor of Eastport, Ches Bull, who passed away at age 101.

Central Health holds vaccination clinics to help battle Covid-19, Gander Airport CEO encouraged by federal assistance package for Air Canada, Qalipu band member who was kicked off the list is upset with Ottawa for cutting off membership talks, and Grenfell Campus theatre students take their show off the stage and perform it online.

Gander air traffic controllers say 27 layoffs raise questions about the safety of air travel. Stephenville Primary School students co-write and publish a book that will be for sale on Amazon, folklore students at Grenfell Campus curate an art exhibit called the Wampum Belt Project - and make it available for a virtual tour - and a young country singer from Gander Bay has a new album and an eye on Nashville.

Northland Discovery Boat Tours, a company in St. Anthony, is wondering what the 2021 tourist season will be like. The Atlantic Bubble is coming back and Shawn Rowsell of Indian Falls Chalets shares his thoughts on the news. Ian Sutherland is the new interim Vice President of Grenfell Campus. Artist Nico Paulo releases a brand-new EP this weekend.

Grenfell Campus is hosting a special talk to highlight Indigenous women who are working in the field of physics. In 2017 the federal government launched the Atlantic Immigration Pilot...a project it hopes to make permanent this year. The Blue Whale Diner in Trout River is doing contactless deliveries to keep business up. Alexander Pearce with Meals to Give offers a hot home cooked meal for anyone that needs it.

A new plan maps out Grenfell Campus's future, COVID-19's effects hit LGBTQ communities especially hard, mother and daughter hand out meals to truckers on the side of a highway, and American Sign Language interpreters help deliver the NL government's COVID-19 messages to viewers,

The conversation continues in this episode as we get into some of the early days of relationship-building between Grenfell Campus and the community of Flat Bay. We discuss some important considerations for researchers working with Indigenous communities that are relevant before any major research activities begin.

Opening the series, this episodes introduces Brady Reid, the student researcher and host of the podcast, Elder Calvin White, Mi'kmaw rights advocate and co-investigator of the project, and Kelly Anne Butler, adjunct professor in the School of Arts and Social Science and Aboriginal Affairs Officer for Grenfell Campus.

Prof. Spira sits down with Dylan Cag, an experienced Earthship Biotecture engineer, world-class face & body painting artist, freelance visual artist/designer, yoga instructor, former associate professor at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, and practitioner of the Mucusless Diet. She attended the Earthship Biotecture Academy and received training from the architectural innovator and visionary Michael Reynolds. Dylan will be giving a talk called "Earthships, Sustainable Living, & Our Vision for an Ehret Village" at the 2nd Annual Arnold Ehret Day Celebration on July 27, 2019.Early-Bird Ehret Day Tickets Still Available: https://info.mucusfreelife.com/ehret-day-2019Interested in Volunteering at the Ehret Day Celebration? Click Here: https://forms.gle/VRrdGHqZFapdAji38Ehret Day Fundraiser (Mucus-free Consultation Gifts Still Available): https://info.mucusfreelife.com/Ehret-Day-Fundraiser 

What happens when researchers and communities work together to solve problems? It turns out that both come out of the process changed. This episode features Sarah Minnes, a doctoral student at Grenfell Campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland, and Craig Pollett, CEO of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador. They reflect on a community-university collaboration they were both a part of.

It's our Halloweenie episode where we are joined by John Bodner of Grenfell Campus to tell us some folklore of hauntings in Newfoundland, and John Mallard of the Life After Death Society to talk about paranormal investigating!

Meet Dr. Ivan Emke from Memorial University of Newfoundland.s Grenfell Campus and listen to a short excerpt from our conversation about place making, role of communications tools, radio and social media in turning rural outports into globally connected netports.

Join us for our LAST live broadcast from Grenfell Campus as Bay of Islands Radio relocates to its new location. We talk about our Christmas geek, the shows that are back, Agent Carter, some new anime and then we get all about that tang!