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VOCM Morning Update August 19 · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: I'm Sarah Strickland, The mayor of Happy Valley Goose Bay,
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  Speaker 1: says the Muskrat Falls development and all that it brought
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  Speaker 1: to the region has left his town traumatized and he
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  Speaker 1: expects greater planning and support ahead of any work on
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  Speaker 1: Churchill Falls or Gull Island. Bert Pomeroy says Happy Valley
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  Speaker 1: Goose Bay will see direct impacts from increased economic development
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  Speaker 1: and that the town has a long way to go
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  Speaker 1: to ensure that it's done right and the municipality is ready.
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  Speaker 1: He says the social impacts of Muskrat Falls alone have
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  Speaker 1: had a lasting effect on the town, including mental health
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  Speaker 1: and addictions.
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  Speaker 2: We came that a muskrat bass traumatized from that development,
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  Speaker 2: and we're still trying to pick up the pieces from
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  Speaker 2: muskrat Balls, and we'll have lasting impacts from that development.
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  Speaker 2: We received very little support from the Winter government at
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  Speaker 2: the time, and we've had to ensure that our town
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  Speaker 2: won't be traumatized as extensively as we were from Muskrat bas.
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  Speaker 1: He says the town needs support to be ready to
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  Speaker 1: address housing needs, upgrades to road and water infrastructure, and
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  Speaker 1: increased emergency response. US President Donald Trump says he's hitting
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  Speaker 1: pause for three days on new tariffs that were set
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  Speaker 1: to take Canada. Just after midnight, the President says on
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  Speaker 1: social media a deal had been reached, but is subject
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  Speaker 1: to the finalization of documents. The RCMP's Explosives Disposal Unit
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  Speaker 1: had to be called in after a suspicious bag was
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  Speaker 1: left unattended at the Deer Lake Regional Airport. The RCMP
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  Speaker 1: were called around six o'clock Monday evening after airport security
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  Speaker 1: did an initial check of the bag, discovering the possible
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  Speaker 1: presence of an explosive material inside. The explosive disposal unit
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  Speaker 1: later determined that the item was safe and it was
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  Speaker 1: turned over to security for disposal. A nineteen year old
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  Speaker 1: man is facing charges after two women were sprayed with
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  Speaker 1: bear spray at a home on Jeffer's Drive in Mount
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  Speaker 1: Pearl on Sunday.
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  Speaker 3: Richard Duggan reports RNCSA. The man responsible was known to
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  Speaker 3: his two victims and fled the area before police arrived.
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  Speaker 3: The women did not require medical attention. The nineteen year
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  Speaker 3: old suspect was found in the backyard of the home,
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  Speaker 3: but tried to run when found by police. After a
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  Speaker 3: brief footchase, the young man was arrested. He's now facing
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  Speaker 3: two counts of assault with a weapon and one charge
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  Speaker 3: each of assault, violence against an intimate partner, possession of
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  Speaker 3: a weapon for a dangerous purpose, possession of a prohibited weapon,
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  Speaker 3: and breaches.
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  Speaker 1: A thirty three year old man as facing charges of
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  Speaker 1: intimate partner violence. In Corner Brook, RNC pulled over a
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  Speaker 1: vehicle on Confederation Drive around four o'clock Monday afternoon. The
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  Speaker 1: vehicle was seized after police learned that it was not insured.
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  Speaker 1: While officers were on the scene, the female passenger reported
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  Speaker 1: that she had been assaulted by the driver the previous day.
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  Speaker 1: The man was arrested and charged with assault forcible confinement
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  Speaker 1: and violence against an intimate partner.
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  Speaker 3: He was held for court.
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  Speaker 1: An investigation is underway following two recent fires that caused
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  Speaker 1: damage to an apartment building in Harbor Grace. Both fires
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  Speaker 1: at Harvey Street apartments were extinguished before they could spread.
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  Speaker 1: The first occurred in the front lobby of the building
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  Speaker 1: shortly after midnight on Sunday morning, while the second was
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  Speaker 1: discovered in a hallway around eleven o'clock Monday night. No
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  Speaker 1: injuries were reported. The Provincial Fire Commissioner's Office is involved
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  Speaker 1: in the investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
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  Speaker 1: The price of gas is creeping up again. Gas increases
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  Speaker 1: by three and a half cents, diesel jumps by six
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  Speaker 1: and a half cents. Furnace and stove oil increase by
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  Speaker 1: just over five and a half cents per leater. The
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  Speaker 1: Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in July were
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  Speaker 1: down five point three percent from the previous year. However,
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  Speaker 1: activity was up point five percent on a month over
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  Speaker 1: month basis, the fourth monthly gain in a row. Kreas
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  Speaker 1: Senior economist Sean Cathcart says the market is moving in
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  Speaker 1: the right direction.
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  Speaker 4: Well, take away at the national level is modestly positive.
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  Speaker 4: You know, sales up a little bit more. It's four
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  Speaker 4: in our own out three of them not so big,
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  Speaker 4: but you know it makes July the highest seasonally adjusted
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  Speaker 4: level of demand so far this year.
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  Speaker 1: Frank Beard, the drummer of zz Top, has died at
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  Speaker 1: seventy seven. He passed away Tuesday at his ranch in Richmond, Texas,
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  Speaker 1: with his family by his side. Zz Top sold over
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  Speaker 1: fifty million records and had six number one singles on
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  Speaker 1: Billboard's Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The band formed in nineteen
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  Speaker 1: sixty nine, was known for hits like Sharp dress Man
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  Speaker 1: and Legs. They maintained their original lineup for over five decades.
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  Speaker 1: Their unique style and humor made them popular in Hollywood
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  Speaker 1: and MTV. Beard is survived by his wife, Debbie Meredith,
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  Speaker 1: and three children. That's your news. I'm Sarashtrakland.