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VOCM News Afternoon Update October 21st · 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, a metro area lawyer, raising the alarm
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  Speaker 2: about the number of sexual assault nurse examiners in the province.
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  Speaker 2: There are only two nurses available in the province 24-7
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  Speaker 2: who are trained for that kind of work. One in St.
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  Speaker 2: John's and one in Cornerbrook. That's a serious concern for
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  Speaker 2: lawyer Lynn Moore. She told VOCM Open Line with Brian
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  Speaker 2: Callahan that leaves a serious gap in rural parts.
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  Speaker 1: It's very important for the administration of justice that people
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  Speaker 1: have access to someone who's been trained in trauma-informed practices
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  Speaker 1: to help someone through what is a pretty invasive and
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  Speaker 1: unpleasant gynecological examination after a sexual assault. And, of course,
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  Speaker 1: when that has to be done, it has to be
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  Speaker 1: done in a very timely fashion or else the biological
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  Speaker 1: evidence is lost.
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  Speaker 2: Meanwhile, Premier Tony Wakeham agrees that increased access to sexual
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  Speaker 2: assault nurse examiners is needed.
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  Speaker 3: My minister talked about that recently, and absolutely, I mean,
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  Speaker 3: that's something that needs that. Look, we ought to be
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  Speaker 3: doing and working on improving, making our community safer, making
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  Speaker 3: our workplaces safer. And that should be a goal for
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  Speaker 3: no matter what government's in power, and it's something that
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  Speaker 3: we certainly have to look at. But I look forward
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  Speaker 3: to working with the people in the industries to make
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  Speaker 3: that happen.
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  Speaker 2: The province's flu season off to an early start. The
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  Speaker 2: total number of lab-confirmed cases of the illness at 10
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  Speaker 2: as of October 4th. The province's influenza dashboard was updated
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  Speaker 2: last Friday, showing two flu-related hospitalizations, one of which involves
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  Speaker 2: a patient in critical care. Flu and COVID vaccine clinics
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  Speaker 2: now up and running across the province, while pharmacies are
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  Speaker 2: also taking vaccine bookings. RCMP doing training exercises today and
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  Speaker 2: tomorrow in the area of the Echo Pond Environmental Education
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  Speaker 2: Center at Tower Road and Salmon Air Line. Area residents
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  Speaker 2: can expect to see an increased police presence. The training
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  Speaker 2: involves the RCMP's Emergency Response Team, RNC's Tactics and Rescue Unit,
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  Speaker 2: Police Dog Services, a helicopter, various police vehicles and drones. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 2: training is also taking place in the Pippi Park area
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  Speaker 2: between 8.30 and 2 this afternoon. Police are asking the
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  Speaker 2: public to avoid that area and refrain from sharing photos,
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  Speaker 2: video or details. A group of philanthropists has donated $ 2. 7
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  Speaker 2: million to four organizations on Bell Island in an effort
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  Speaker 2: to reignite the community's economy. The North Pine Foundation made
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  Speaker 2: the announcement yesterday in Wabana. The funding will be split
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  Speaker 2: among the YMCA, the local CBDC, the Bell Island Support Network,
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  Speaker 2: and the Minor Hockey Association's Youth Employment Program, with each
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  Speaker 2: group receiving half a million or more. Mark Lane, who's
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  Speaker 2: with the foundation, believes the cash injection will help turn
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  Speaker 2: the island's economy around and create opportunities. That's your news.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Brian Medour.