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

Today... We hear from a man who says he was fired from the Vale project because he spoke to the media during a recent strike. Teach For Canada is a group that wants to improve education in underserved regions. We'll talk to one of the groups members who says our education system doesn't offer the same quality of schooling to all children in the country. And the province's gas guru joins us to explain prices at the pumps are suddenly on the rise.

Today... Have you got a stack of old tires collecting dust in your garage? We'll tell you about a new program to get rid of them. The price of perscriptions. We'll ask a family doctor about how much the cost of prescription drugs figures into his treatment decisions. The MHA for the Glovertown area joins us to tell us why he is so excited for his area. And everyone on Fogo Island seems to be working these days but who's looking after the kids? We'll hear from the island's first official daycare centre.

Today... Tropical Storm Leslie came and went yesterday with a minimum of fuss in this part of the province, but the Canadian military was here on standby just in case. But the Canada Post office in Grand Falls-Windsor had a bit of a mess to clean up from the strom. Coming up, we'll hear about flooding at that location. And Wayne Chaulk's song, "Saltwater Joys" comes to life in colour. Artist Dawn Baker drops by the studio to talk about how she came to illustrate a song.

Today... It's the 11th anniversary of 9/11 today. Appleton will mark the occasion with a special service and a very special thank you gift on the way from New York. Heading out today to give blood may be the last thing on your mind, but days like these are when your donation is needed most. We'll talk to a representative of Canadian Blood Services. And we'll find out about Central Newfoundland's first opera program for children.

Today... Hurricane Leslie is headed our way. And to help you get ready, our old pal Randy Larcombe is back with some advice on how to prepare for the big storm. And municipalities are receiving their new property tax assessments and the news isn't great for taxpayers. The president of Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, Churence Rogers, joins us talk.

Today... Hurricane Leslie is keeping storm watchers guessing. We get the latest from the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax. A little bit of the Wild West on the Rock. We meet a man who is trekking from Deer Lake to Terra Nova with 4 Newfoundland Ponies. A pair of researchers had a lot of help from students on Change Islands last year for a unique project. We'll find out what they learned about local food practices. And dinner and a book reading. Author Ed Riche headlines a special night in Port Rexton this weekend.

Today... It's back to school and we check in with the head of the Nova Cenral School District about some of the changes students, parents and teachers can expect. The Minister of Municipal Affairs Kevin O'Brien addresses the issues of closed dumps and black bears. And we chat with Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter John Landry about how he balances his music career while being a military pilot.

Today... DIY, texting is changing the way students write. We hear how university professors are dealing with the times. And still with university, we hear why one group of students are heading to class in Keels, Bonavista Bay. And just in time for winter, we have a warning from the Better Business Bureau about buying firewood.

Today... It's Labour Day weekend, so we check in with organizers of one of the longest-running Labour Day Parades in the country to see what they have planned for Monday morning. And then Lana Payne joins us to talk about the relavance of unions in today's workplace. And reporter David Zelcer went to Twillingate to learn more about how low water levels are causing problems for fish plant workers in the community.

Today... It takes a real adventurous traveller to land in a new town every day and hope to find a place to stay for free. We meet a woman who's been doing it since 2010...for charity. We talk to the opposition health critic about the high cost of running a personal care home. We ask a DFO scientist what happened to the squid in Newfoundland waters. And, he escaped from Cuba and is desperate to have his son to join him in Canada. We hear the dramatic story of a Cuban refugee.

Today, we talk to the president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy of Canada about the work his organization is doing in this province. And he's lucky to be alive. We talk to a man who had facial reconstructive surgery after hitting a moose in Central Newfoundland. And we check in on how a fundraiser for a local woman went this weekend in Botwood.

Today, we catch up with Newfoundland-born Olympian Leah Callahan as she visits her home province. We hear from one woman in Springdale who says she knows there are big cats in the Newfoundland woods. It was a scary incident on the highway last week, when a tire flew off a tractor-trailer. We'll hear from a trucking company. And we'll talk about the future of senior hockey on the Island with our hockey panel.

Today, first there was Eastern Health, then the Western Health Authority. And now, a class action lawsuit has been filed against Central Health for privacy breaches. We'll hear from the plaintiff and her lawyer about the case. We'll also have reaction from Karen McGrath, about that and the protest at the North Haven Manor in Lewisporte. It's an issue thats 'bearing' down on many Glovertown and Traytown residents and it doesn't seem to be going away. Walk to a conservaion officer about his busy summer. Chris Kirby continues to make waves in the music world, he joins us for a chat. And the ugly truth about what our mainland reporter has learned this week comes in loud and clear.

Welcome to the Central Newfoundland Morning Show Podcast for August 22, 2012. Today, 32 years old, 6 months pregnant and diagnosed with cancer - again. We'll find out what the community of Botwood is doing to help. It's a mystery that has eluded Newfoundlanders since back in the late 1900's. Is there a cougar population living in Newfoundland wilderness? We talk to biologist Dr. Stephen Carr. They are slow, creepy and like to snack on human brains - The Zombie apocolypse is happening in Gander this week, we'll find out why. And we talk to a Glovertown man who is worried about the number of bears in his area.

Today, the weather is still warm, but senior hockey is already on the minds of fans in Central. We talk to the new president of the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts. We find out about a new festival celebrating the arts in Central Newfoundland this fall. We pay tribute to an icon Sterling of Grand Falls-Windsor, Sterling Thomas, who passed away this past weekend. And It's a danger to everyone on the road and last weekend was no exception. We talk to police about impaired driving in the Grand Falls-Windsor area.