Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look at the week's news and decides who's hot... and who's not. This week's list inclu...
Gormley, Thursday, September 14th, 2023
8:30 – In the midst of the ongoing shortage of health care workers in Saskatchewan, the province continues to work on recruiting and retaining workers in the field. Newly-appointed health minister, Everett Hindley, joins Gormley to discuss the present push to recruit, efforts to retain, give an update on mental health and addictions efforts and discuss his new ministerial role.
LIVE: Saskatchewan health minister Everett Hindley.
9:00 – Bugs Day…the hour of rage! What is bugging you this week? Give us a call at 1-877-332-8255.
10:00 – Elaine Walkom has been wanting to leave a lasting legacy for her husband in the form of a $2 million donation for an MRI machine and two trained technicians in her hometown of Estevan. Having spoken to various professionals, Walkom has learned the MRI is needed in Estevan and would help provide many people access to closer necessary medical help. However, she has spent the past two years in frustrating discussions with the Government of Saskatchewan that make her worry her dream will never happen. She joins Gormley to share her story and concerns.
LIVE: Elaine Walkom, Estevan resident.
11:00 – The City of Saskatoon continues to move ahead with its plan to build a new downtown arena and entertainment district. Newly-proposed means of paying for the new arena without increasing property taxes for residents were on the agenda with a report presented on Wednesday to the Governance and Priorities Committee at Saskatoon City Hall. 650 CKOM senior reporter, Lara Fominoff, reported on the meeting and joins Gormley to discuss what happened.
LIVE: Lara Fominoff, Senior reporter for 650 CKOM.
11:30 – On Friday, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies football team played for a sold-out crowd — record setting at more than 10,000 spectators. Once the game had ended, however, most of those same spectators spent an hour in their vehicles waiting to leave the parking lot because of a check stop set up as they exited campus. On Wednesday, Gormley spoke with a representative from the U of S to try and pinpoint who was responsible for the traffic stop. Today, he is joined by Saskatoon Police Service Deputy Chief Cam McBride to figure out what exactly happened Friday night.
LIVE: Deputy Chief Cam McBride, Saskatoon Police Service.
12:00 – Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences are investigating the impact of phosphorus on sensitive soils and local aquatic systems partnering with the University of Saskatchewan and Canadian Light Source. Phosphorus deteriorates water quality and can lead to producing algae blooms that can be harmful to human health. Faruk Djadjic is the lead researcher on the project and joins Gormley from Uppsala, Sweden, to talk about his work.
LIVE: Faruk Djodjic, researcher studying phosphorus’s impacts on water and soil quality in Sweden.
