• Live from Cape Spear
    Jun 6 2025

    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.

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    52 mins
  • Wildfire season and what we are doing about it
    Jun 5 2025

    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


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    55 mins
  • Flying with Hope Air
    Jun 4 2025

    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


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    55 mins
  • June gardening tips
    Jun 3 2025

    It's June, which means it's all systems grow for the gardens of Newfoundland and Labrador. Check out the show for gardening tips and to hear from folks about their grow season aspirations.


    Guest: Meghan McCarthy, assistant horticulturist, Memorial University Botanical Garden


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    55 mins
  • Live from Smachno UA Ukrainian Bakery
    May 29 2025

    The Signal crew took the show on the road to the Village Mall's food court to dig into a conversation about starting a business and new life chapters for newcomers. We chat with folks from the Ukrainian diaspora about their journeys, as well as some old friends of the show in the hair styling business.

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    52 mins
  • Why N.L. needs a disability advocate
    May 28 2025

    It's National AccessAbility Week. Today on the show we ask what does accessibility really mean? And we talk about the what role a disability advocate could play in Newfoundland and Labrador.


    Guests: Nancy Reid, executive director COD NL; Joanne MacDonald accessibility advocate and Paralympian; Paul Power, Power Productions; Paul Walsh, CEO, Autism Society, Newfoundland & Labrador; Valerie Maidment, advocate and author; Steve Denty manager, commercial development and customer experience with St. John's International Airport.


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    55 mins
  • Reducing barriers for entrepreneurs in N.L.
    May 27 2025

    Today on the show we take a look at the entrepreneurial ecosystem of N.L. We ask what's needed to reduce gender bias, enhance mentorship and promote leadership for women and gender diverse folks.


    GUESTS Carolyn Wakeham, CEO NLOWE; Julie Dwyer, NLOWE gender bias project advisory board; Willa Small, entrepreneurship system mapping officer with Quadrangle


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    25 mins
  • Autism support in N.L.
    May 26 2025

    Today on the show we speak with advocates in the autistic community in Newfoundland and Labrador. We chat about everything from the importance of autistic-led spaces for peer-to-peer support, health-care hurdles and advocacy.


    Guests: Steph Donahue, Terry Bursey and Bree Lynn Rossiter


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    55 mins