Morning North
As Mentioned
- Finn Grand Festival 2010 - Sault Ste. Marie | Web site
- A cultural celebration for people of Finnish Heritage
- Words in the Wilderness | Web site
Sudbury's first writer's festival.
- The Happy Camper | Web site
- Kevin Callan's website featuring tips on enjoying the outdoors.
- A new multi-use facility for Sudbury? | Web site
- Local residents are talking about the establishment of a "Synergy Project"
- Saving dogs north of Cochrane | Web site
- The Northern Ontario Animal Welfare Society works to rescue hundreds of stray dogs roaming the bush north of Cochrane.
- Tracking Sandhill Cranes | Web site
- Bird Studies Canada is following a number of sandhill cranes using GPS-equipped tracking devices.
- The Canadian Commercial Photographer of the Year | Web site
- Erik Lovin of Sudbury is this year's winner of this prestigious title.
Audio Features
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A look at the results of an experimental treatment for MS.
- Sudbury's Angela LaVallee talks about the results of her surgery in Poland for Multiple Sclerosis. (runs 6:00)
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Rising to the challenge of eating local.
- Two Sudbury moms take on a locavore quest. (runs 9:51)
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Mike Harris now has his name officialy on a new library.
- A talk with the President of Nipissing University about the naming. (runs 9:41)
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The Answer Man
- Like Here is another episode of like the Answerman.(runs 6:13)
What's on Morning North
World Report covers national and international news at the top of the clock. Regional news is on the half hour. Tune in for sports shortly after the regional news at 6:30 and 7:30. You'll be up to date with comprehensive weather forecasts throughout the morning, including live reports from the outdoors.
Business columnists Michael Hlinka, Kira Virmond and Ellen Roseman share their insights into the world of business. Their thoughts are also available on our Money Talks blog.
North Bay native Jesse Hirsh explains and analyzes the latest trends and developments from the high-tech world.
Karen Horsman shares her parenting tips and insights weekly.
Answerman, a.k.a. CBC Reporter Erik White, is in every Wednesday with the answers to all your questions. Got a question? Leave it on our talkback machine at 1 800 461 1138. You can also send an email to Answerman.
On Thursdays we feature health and medical insight from Dr. Peter Lin.
Award-Winning Radio
Three more awards from the Radio and Television News Director's Assocation! Reporter Megan Thomas took the "Dave Rogers Award - Short Feature" for medium market radio stations in the central region(Ontario and Quebec) and now the same award at the national level for her piece Wayne's 99. (5:00)
Megan also won the "Dave Rogers Award - Long Feature" first, for medium market radio station in the central region(Ontario and Quebec), and also received the same award at the national level, for her piece The Mac. (8:32).
Reporter Allison Dempster won the "long feature" category for network radio. The national level award recognized Allison's work for her documentary What Remains. (17:48) which aired on CBC Radio's The Current last March. It told the story of an unsettling police investigation into a funeral home director in Mattawa.
Morning North was last year's winner of the regional and national Peter Gzowski Award from the Radio and Television News Director's Assocation for best news information program.
