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VOCM News Afternoon Update August 29 · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Brian Medore. The Registered Nurses Union adding its voice
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  Speaker 2: to those concerned about a substantial increase coming to fees
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  Speaker 2: associated with the National Nursing Exam. As of next February,
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  Speaker 2: the National Registration fee to write the mandatory nursing exam
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  Speaker 2: will jump to $ 570 from $ 360. That decision was approved
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  Speaker 2: by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Delegate Assembly.
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  Speaker 2: RNU President Yvette Coffey acknowledges it's the first time the
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  Speaker 2: fee has been increased since the year 2000, but she's
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  Speaker 2: calling on the council to reconsider that decision.
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  Speaker 1: Everyone is suffering from inflation, including organizations, businesses, and the public.
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  Speaker 1: So we do recognize, yes, that they do probably need
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  Speaker 1: an increase, but it doesn't have to be a 58% increase.
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  Speaker 1: When we still have, in this province alone, we're still
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  Speaker 1: around 200, 200-plus nursing vacancies. We have students who have
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  Speaker 1: said very clearly the biggest impediment to their education is
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  Speaker 1: the financial cost. And if we're going to further increase
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  Speaker 1: their financial cost, we're not going to keep them in
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  Speaker 1: the system.
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  Speaker 2: A program aimed at helping children cope with traumatic experiences
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  Speaker 2: is expanding its reach across Newfoundland and Labrador. The Buddy
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  Speaker 2: Bear Program, facilitated through the VOCM CARES Foundation, the RNC
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  Speaker 2: and local fire departments, provides stuffed bears to children who
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  Speaker 2: have experienced trauma. Previously available only through the St. John's
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  Speaker 2: Fire Department, the program has now expanded to police and
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  Speaker 2: fire detachments across the province. RNC Constable Steph Meyer says
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  Speaker 2: the bears can help make children feel more comfortable during
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  Speaker 2: difficult situations, particularly when speaking with police.
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  Speaker 3: Child interviews are typically scary for children. They're intimidating and
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  Speaker 3: often come with heavy subject matter. Children often either don't
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  Speaker 3: trust the police or they think that they're in trouble
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  Speaker 3: when they come to speak with us. And hopefully these
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  Speaker 3: bears can assist us in breaking down those barriers and
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  Speaker 3: providing comfort and support to the children when we interview them.
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  Speaker 2: And the town of Holyrood continues to have serious problems
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  Speaker 2: with its water system. They've now brought in a water
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  Speaker 2: truck to provide services. A water truck will be on
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  Speaker 2: site at the Conception Bay Highway and the road to
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  Speaker 2: the Holyrood Generating Station today. Residents will have to bring
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  Speaker 2: their own containers, though, and they'll have to note that
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  Speaker 2: people should note that water is not for drinking or
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  Speaker 2: consumption in any way. Up next, your weather forecast. Buoyed
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  Speaker 2: by financial support from both the federal and provincial governments,
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  Speaker 2: NordSpace plans to launch a satellite into space in a
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  Speaker 2: couple of weeks. Attempts to do so last summer were
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  Speaker 2: unsuccessful for several reasons, including fog and the presence of
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  Speaker 2: marine traffic, but the federal government is confident in the
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  Speaker 2: company's choice to build the space hub in St. Lawrence.
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  Speaker 2: Ottawa says a more expansive foray into space by Canada
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  Speaker 2: is vital, as it's a growing industry on a global scale.
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  Speaker 2: Minister Sean Fraser says we currently are too reliant on
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  Speaker 2: the United States in this regard.
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  Speaker 4: But this investment is going to create a toehold in
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  Speaker 4: Atlantic Canada for a growing industry, which is currently captive
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  Speaker 4: mostly to American service providers. When we see an industry
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  Speaker 4: that's going to add billions of dollars over the next
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  Speaker 4: number of years, we want to ensure that Canadian companies
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  Speaker 4: in the space sector have an opportunity to support Canadian
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  Speaker 4: businesses to launch their satellites or other materials into space
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  Speaker 4: rather than being captive to players in the American economy.
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  Speaker 2: And the Blue Jays play a suppertime game today after
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  Speaker 2: a big win over Seattle last night as they chased
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  Speaker 2: that last wild card spot. I'm Brian Medour.