Feb. 4 Show Segments

Gormley, Friday, February 4, 2022

8:30 – Saskatchewan made some significant changes to our COVID-19 reporting and testing programs, but stopped short of ending the public health orders, something Premier Moe said is coming very soon. Microbiologist Dr. Joseph Blondeau says the changes make sense considering the nature of the Omicron variant, and he joins Gormley to explain why.
LIVE: Dr. Joseph Blondeau, microbiologist and head of clinical microbiology at RUH and the U of S

9:00 – The Ultimate Open Lines

11:00 – What time is it? It’s Eatin’ Time! with Belton Johnson – powered by the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association! Grillmaster Belton Johnson joins Gormley with his recipe for shepherd’s pie!
LIVE: Belton Johnson

11:30 – How do Saskatoon and Regina stack up against other Canadian cities when it comes to accountability? The answer, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute, is not well. In fact, Saskatoon and Regina ranked lowest among 31 cities when it comes to keeping citizens informed about their finances. William Robson is the head of the C.D. Howe institute and co-author of the report, and he joins Gormley to explain why Saskatchewan’s two largest cities received a failing grade on fiscal accountability.
LIVE: William Robson, CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute and co-author of ‘ Solving the Municipal Budget Mystery.’

12:00 – Shannon St Onge was stranded on a grid road near Grand Coulee during Monday’s blizzard, and feared the worst after being told by a 9-1-1 operator that no help was coming. She posted her location on a local Facebook group for the Town of Pense, and a former resident who now lives in Vancouver was able to identify the farm where she was stranded by the sign. A network of locals sprang into action to help, and contacted the farmer who came out on foot to lead St Onge’s vehicle – and two others – to safety on foot. His family took them in overnight, and everyone made it home safely in the morning. St Onge joins John to tell us the story of how Saskatchewan people pull together to help each other out.
LIVE: Shannon St Onge, director of finance at First Nations University of Canada, rescued from snowstorm by strangers.