The Central Newfoundland Morning Show from CBC Radio Nfld. and Labrador (Highlights)

NLOWE, or the Newfoundland and Labrador Organization of Women Entrepreneurs, held it's award gala last Thursday in St. John's. And a Central woman took home one of it's top prizes. Katherine Hiscock is co-owner of Beautiful Rock, all natural beauty product line. And she's this year's Youth Entrepreneur of the Year. Katherine joined Melissa Tobin in our studio.

A new program on Fogo and Change Islands will help people look more than four hundred and twenty thousand years into the past. That's because the Shorefast Foundation is sponsoring a geology residency program on the islands. It will let earth scientists spend up to three months there, unlocking the stories of the rocks. While they are there, the scientists will help educate the public about the ancient formations. To find out more, the CBC's David Newell spoke to geologist Paul Dean of the "Geology on the Edge" program.

On Friday, we heard from the president-elect of the Canadian Pediatric Society. The doctors have been examining several studies of injury in minor hockey. They say the studies show introducing bodychecking at the peewee level, or at 12 and 13 years of age, increases the number of kids who get hurt. They're recommending all provincial associations push the age for bodychecking back to bantam, or 14 to 15 years old. Craig Tulk is the executive director of Hockey Newfoundland and Labrador.

In the five years between the 2006 census and the one in 2011, the population of Clarenville grew by more than 14 percent. The number of children under 14 rose by 8 percent. That's good news for a community that's increasingly becoming a home for workers on big projects in Long Harbour and Bull Arm. It's also causing a crunch in the childcare sector. Many of the new residents of the community are young parents, and they just can't find adequate daycare in the town. Colin Holloway heads up the board of the Neighbourhood of Friends Family Resource Centre in Clarenville. And Charlene Johnson is the provincial minister of Child, Youth and Family Services.

TV commercials aren't just for selling products anymore - they've come a long way since the early days of television. Ads sometimes take on a life of their own - mention the Newfoundland and Labrador tourism ads and many people will immediately be able to describe one for you. Mick Griffin knows this - in fact, he's partially responsible for it. The Gander native has been a video editor for three decades, and was recently awarded the Fritz Spiess award for lifetime achievement at Canada's advertising film awards. Mick Griffin spoke with the CBC's David Newell.

When Gander residents Sherry Baldwin and Tara Poole decided to take their daughters to New York, they expected some shopping, good food and maybe a show. They were not anticipating Hurricane Sandy and the havoc she would wreak in the area. The storm damaged transportation links and shut down airports. That's why the Gander women are taking a longer than expected holiday. We've reached them at their hotel in New York Thursday morning.

Over the last two mornings, we've been bringing you the story of the Newfoundland woman who was abducted, raped, and imprisoned for almost a month in Moncton, New Brunswick. The courts won't allow us to name her, but she wants to let people know how's she been doing today - two-and-a-half years later. In this, the final part of my interview with Diane - as we are calling her - she tells the CBC's Anthony Germain about the Purolator Courier driver who picked her up on that Moncton Street after her escape.

For the last five years, Rambler Metals and Mining has been working toward developing the Ming copper and gold mine on the Baie Verte Penninsula. It hasn't always been easy, but today, all the work and investment pays off. Even though the mine has been producing gold since last November, the project has still been considered to be in the development stage. Now, it's switching status to commercial production. To find out what that means and why it's a big deal for Rambler, host Leigh Anne Power called CEO George Ogilvie.

A simple change in materials will help crab fisherman be better stewards of their stock starting next season. The fishermen themselves suggested using biodegradable twine in their traps. The move will allow crab pots that can't be recovered to release their catch. Until now, those pots continued to catch crab indefinately. To find out more, our David Newell spoke to John Boland. He is a staff representative with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union in St. John's.

The Canada Revenue Agency is getting out of the business of records storage. By June 2014, ten sites across Canada that store tax information will close for good. It follows the previous announcement in 2009 to the close Library and Archives Canada. Government says it's to streamline the work and to save money. But this news has many worried, including Doug Gaetz. He's the Regional Vice President Atlantic for the Union of Tax Employees. And he represents the Atlantic Canadians workers set to lose their jobs. Our Melissa Tobin spoke with him in his office in Halifax. And she spoke with activist Maude Barlow about the issue of privatizing tax documents.

Anyone who's a Simani fan knows the story of the ill-fated Marion. The ship disappeared in 1915, between St.Jacques, Newfoundland and St.Pierre, and the sixteen men on board were never seen again. The song tells the basic facts of the story. But Linda Abbott's new book, "The Loss of the Marion" takes a different look at the mystery. Her protaganist, Nellie Myles is one of the women left behind when the ship vanishes, and she's determined to find out what happened. Linda Abbott spoke with host Leigh Anne Power.

There are calls for a closer examination of Peter Penashue's connections to a St. John's company. A CBC investigation has found the top people at Pennecon all gave generously to the Labrador MPs election campaign. Now, the timing of their donations and their connections to the intergovernmental affairs minister are raising questions. This comes as the federal Liberals are calling for an investigation into earlier allegations about Penashue's election spending. The CBC's Peter Cowan has been leading our coverage on this and joins us now with the details.

Last week, Newfoundlander and former Grand Falls-Windsor Cataract goalie Mark Yetman was convicted of two counts of sexual assault. The charges stemmed from an incident in Ontario, while Yetman was attending Brock University in 2009. He was found guilty of forcing two young women to have sex with him and another player on the university hockey team. Yetman didn't deny the encounter, but testified the two women were willing partners. My next guest says this kind of situation isn't unusual in hockey, in which a culture of entitlement and twisted sexual beliefs often leads to assaults. Laura Robinson is a former champion cyclist and rower, a journalist, and the author of Crossing the Line: Violence and Sexual Assault in Canada's National Sport. Host Leigh Anne Power reached her in Ontario...and a warning to listeners, our conversation does include some graphic content.

How is your day shaping up? Let's see...work all day, run the kids around to lessons, cook dinner, help with homework, squeeze in a trip to the gym... Do you ever feel that you're running in too many directions and never have time for yourself? And if you do have any time - you push yourself to do what you SHOULD do - not what you WANT to do. Well - if this sounds like your life - our next guest has some help for you. Catherine Dwyer is with Thrive - the Community Youth Network. She's been exploring the issue of stress and self-care for many years.

In Newfoundland, it's tough to have any conversation that doesn't mention the weather. We love talking about the forecast, and this summer and fall, most of the chat has been upbeat. The wonderful weather we've been enjoying also has people dreading the winter because nobody believes the good stuff can continue much longer. To find out whether we should be worrying about the coming winter, we called David Phillips. He's a senior climatologist with Environment Canada and he spoke to the CBC's David Newell.