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VOCM News Afternoon Update October 4th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local news now, a VOCM News Update. Good afternoon, I'm
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  Speaker 1: Mahalia Artis. Canadian rock singer Sass Jordan has died. She
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  Speaker 1: had a long history with Newfoundland and Labrador, including a
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  Speaker 1: memorable appearance at Kitty Vitty Park in St. John's in
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  Speaker 1: 1989 when she opened for Rod Stewart at what remains
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  Speaker 1: one of the largest concerts ever held in the province.
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  Speaker 1: She returned to St. John's several times since then, including
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  Speaker 1: in 1993 for a sold-out show at the TSC. In 2017,
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  Speaker 1: for a performance at Club One, and most recently, for
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  Speaker 1: performances as part of the Iceberg Alley Performance Tent in 2022.
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  Speaker 1: Known for hits including High Road Easy, Make You a Believer,
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  Speaker 1: and Tell Somebody, Jordan was one of Canada's most recognizable
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  Speaker 1: rock voices and a Juno Award winner. Sass Jordan was 63.
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  Speaker 1: There's a scammer in our midst, trying to latch on
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  Speaker 1: to people who have been caught speeding and intercept ticket payments.
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  Speaker 1: The government of Newfoundland and Labrador says it appears that
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  Speaker 1: the fraudster is attempting to collect speed camera ticket payments
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  Speaker 1: by impersonating the MyGovNL website. Government has some advice on
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  Speaker 1: how to verify if it is actually their website or not.
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  Speaker 1: Payments should only be made through fines administration. Anyone going
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  Speaker 1: that route should verify that you're on an official GovNL
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  Speaker 1: website before entering personal or financial information and confirm your
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  Speaker 1: personal information and vehicle details before making a payment. People
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  Speaker 1: should be cautious of QR codes and links that do
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  Speaker 1: not lead to official GovNL websites. If you believe you've
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  Speaker 1: made a payment through a fraudulent site, contact your bank
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  Speaker 1: immediately and report it to police. Stephenville has gotten its
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  Speaker 1: wings back after a several-year debacle that saw wishes from
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  Speaker 1: an entrepreneur for a booming aeronautics industry fizzle to the
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  Speaker 1: point where the airport was downscaled to an aerodrome. A
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  Speaker 1: new company has begun putting things back in order at
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  Speaker 1: the airport, which used to have an international designation. BTG
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  Speaker 1: Capital of Calgary has applied to the federal authorities to
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  Speaker 1: recertify the facility as an airport. In its darkest days,
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  Speaker 1: the power had been cut, leaving the landmass as a
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  Speaker 1: dark spot, but the power is now back on and
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  Speaker 1: other improvements are being made. On Friday, BTG Premier Tony
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  Speaker 1: Wakeham and Stephenville Mayor Bob Burns stood in front of
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  Speaker 1: about 500 people from the region who turned out for
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  Speaker 1: the grand opening. Mayor Burns is confident that they will
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  Speaker 1: see the resumption of commercial flights to Stephenville, but they
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  Speaker 1: need time. However, he says they have the right people
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  Speaker 1: behind the operation this time.
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  Speaker 2: I've indicated to them, look, I'm there 100% behind you guys.
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  Speaker 2: Anything you need me to do, you know, as I've said,
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  Speaker 2: this is my 13th year just on council, and I've
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  Speaker 2: had a lot of history with the airport, running the
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  Speaker 2: air shows in the past and so on, and a
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  Speaker 2: lot of connections and contacts that we can deal with
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  Speaker 2: when it comes to getting this back up and running.
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  Speaker 2: The day we get the passenger service back here, the
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  Speaker 2: people of this area will breathe a big sigh of relief,
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  Speaker 2: and I'm sure there will be a celebration for that
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  Speaker 2: as well.
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  Speaker 1: Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says she was caught by
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  Speaker 1: surprise by France's proposal to introduce an exploratory snow crab
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  Speaker 1: fishery off Newfoundland in Labrador. The provincial government has called
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  Speaker 1: the move offside. Thompson says Global Affairs Canada is currently
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  Speaker 1: working on the file and she believes the issue will
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  Speaker 1: be resolved sooner rather than later. I mean, I found
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  Speaker 1: out like everyone else, but, you know, I think we
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  Speaker 1: can find a resolution.
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  Speaker 2: And again, you know, it's really important that I stand
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  Speaker 2: with harvesters and I stand with the statement.
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  Speaker 1: She says France has not issued any new snow crab
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  Speaker 1: licenses off Newfoundland. The provincial government is spending $ 1. 2 million
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  Speaker 1: to try to get young people into the fishery. The project,
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  Speaker 1: spearheaded by the FFAW, Professional Fish Harvesters Certification Board, and
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  Speaker 1: the NL Fish Harvesting Safety Association, aims to create what
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  Speaker 1: it calls the NL New Harvesters Network. The FFAW suggests
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  Speaker 1: a third of those in the fishery are nearing retirement age.
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  Speaker 1: FFAW President Dwan Street says she's hoping to add more
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  Speaker 1: to the school curriculum and attend career fairs in the
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  Speaker 1: months to come. That's your news. I'm Mahalia Artis.