We took the show to the right hand edge of Canada to talk about the 50th anniversary of Parks Canada at Cape Spear. We chat history, lighthouse keepers, baked goods and more.

Today on the show we talk about wildfire season in Newfoundland and Labrdor. We talk about the current state of wildfires, the intensity and their frequency, and what people and communities are need to do to prepare and adapt.

GUESTS

Kathleen Parewick Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador community collaboration and development officer; Fred Hollett, fire chief of Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’s; Therese Greenwood, author and survivor of the Fort McMurray wildfires back in 2016; Duane Antle, fire chief for the town of Come By Chance and president of the NL Association of Fire Services; Amy Coady, Grand Falls-Windsor councillor and president of MNL; Ron Barron, mayor of Wabush; Myrna Goosney, town manager of Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook

Today on the show we talk about the cost of travel for specialty health care and a charity that's trying to fill the gap. Spend the hour with us as we fly with folks connected to Hope Air and talk about their role in health-care equity.

Guests:

Jaclyn Sullivan director of external relations, Atlantic Canada Hope Air; Cindy Hickey, a parent whose family has gotten assistance from Hope Air; Jim Burton previous chair of the Hope Air Board of Directors; Mark Rubinstein, CEO Hope Air