Today's episode covers: the provincial health accord task force, reduced ice pack, Canadian's connection to nature during the pandemic, Gander Elk's Club regarding a food drive, and the owner of Rocky Brook Cabins about the effect of COVID-19 on business.
Last year the provincial government appointed a task force assigned to overhaul our health care system and come up with a ten-year plan to operate it efficiently. Sister Elizabeth Davis co-chairs the task force, and she brings us an update. Yesterday on our show, we were talking about ice on ponds and lakes, and how it's not as thick this winter as it usually is. Well, something similar is true for ice in our harbours and bays and right along our coastline in Newfoundland and Labrador. It's something my next guest keeps a VERY close eye on, we talk to the superintendent of ice operations with the Canadian Coast Guard. The Nature Conservancy of Canada has recently commissioned a survey to see just how connected to nature Canadians became last year during the pandemic, and we speak with Andrew Holland about their findings. Gander's Elks Club is hosting a drive-thru food drive, Christine Penney with the club tells us more. The COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a hard year for the tourism industry in our province. And, so far, the lack of snow in 2021 is not helping improve things. Andy Brake, manager and co-owner of Rocky Brook Cabins speaks about the struggles this mild winter is bringing.