Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list ...
Gormley, Monday, October 31, 2022
8:30 – What was once a church in Saskatoon’s Fairhaven neighbourhood, will soon become home for people transitioning out of the Saskatoon Tribal Council downtown homeless shelter. The former church at 415 Fairmont Drive will have 106 beds and is set to open on November 15. Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand joins Gormley to tell us more about the new emergency shelter partnership with the province.
LIVE: Mark Arcand, Saskatoon Tribal Chief.
9:00 – Hour of the Big Stories…open lines
9:30 – The new homeless shelter announced on Friday is in Councillor David Kirton’s ward. We hear from Councillor Kirton about the feedback he has been hearing so far from people living in the Fairhaven neighbourhood.
LIVE: David Kirton, Ward 3 Saskatoon City Councillor.
10:00 – Author Ted Barris joins Gormley to discuss his latest book “Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory”. The setting of the story is from 1939–1942 and is about Canada’s longest military engagement of the Second World War. Out of the books published by Barris, more than half of them are about war history. He joins Gormley to talk about the inspiration behind this book.
LIVE: Ted Barris, author of Battle of the Atlantic: Gauntlet to Victory.
11:00 – It’s Halloween! Trevor Allen, with Allen Family Light, has an amazing Halloween light show and display in the Lakeridge neighbourhood in Regina. Tonight’s the big night for his light display and they’re expecting upwards of 800 trick-or-treaters! He joins us with more on the work that goes into his light show every year and how much his candy bill has increased with inflation!
LIVE: Trevor Allen, with Allen Family Lights.
12:00 – There are more than 4,000 charities and non-profits active around Saskatchewan, and we’re featuring some of the great people doing great work in this province during our segment called “The Best of Saskatchewan.” In this week’s feature, we’ll check in with Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan!
LIVE: Carly Romanow, Executive Director & Staff Lawyer.
