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VOCM News Midday Update September 25th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Sarah Strickland. Emergency repairs are underway in CBS following
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  Speaker 2: a water main break affecting parts of Topsail, the Anchorage
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  Speaker 2: Road and Peachy Town Road areas. The break has resulted
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  Speaker 2: in a sinkhole in the area of Topsail Road. The
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  Speaker 2: town is asking drivers to proceed with caution and expect
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  Speaker 2: delays in the area. The town warns of possible discoloration
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  Speaker 2: of the water once repairs are complete. Car enthusiasts came
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  Speaker 2: out as usual at the A & W on Kenmount
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  Speaker 2: Road last night, and Carl Hamlin of the Newfoundland Antique
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  Speaker 2: and Classic Car Club says it was a tame affair
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  Speaker 2: just the way it should be. Last week's show garnered
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  Speaker 2: plenty of negative attention and criminal charges against a 17-year-old
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  Speaker 2: Corvette driver after he peeled out of the parking lot
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  Speaker 2: and spun around three times in traffic. The club, which
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  Speaker 2: has been gathering at the A & W on Thursday
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  Speaker 2: nights for decades, has partnered with the RNC to have
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  Speaker 2: a presence at the shows to help prevent bad behavior,
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  Speaker 2: and last night's show drew a lot of people.
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  Speaker 1: Last night was a good night. Of course, the weather cooperated.
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  Speaker 1: Our time on this was getting short for this season,
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  Speaker 1: but we had lots of cars out, lots of people.
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  Speaker 1: And a big shout out to the RNC because they
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  Speaker 1: had a couple of cruisers there on Kentmount Road last
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  Speaker 1: night keeping an eye on the traffic. So things were
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  Speaker 1: pretty tame the way it should be. It's an evening
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  Speaker 1: of enjoyment for everybody to get out and see all
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  Speaker 1: these classic cars and hot rods and everything else that's
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  Speaker 1: around because there are lots of cars in this province,
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  Speaker 1: lots of them around the city. And it was an
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  Speaker 1: enjoyable night and I haven't heard of any issues.
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  Speaker 2: The constabulary says no tickets were issued during last night's meet.
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  Speaker 2: The opposition critic for transportation and infrastructure is accusing the
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  Speaker 2: provincial government of wasting money in seeking an RFP for
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  Speaker 2: the modernization and expansion of St. Clair's Hospital. The former
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  Speaker 2: liberal government had a facilities condition index completed four years
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  Speaker 2: ago by capital management, which recommended that no more money
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  Speaker 2: be pumped into upgrading the building. Minister Barry Patton dismissed
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  Speaker 2: that report as a political document and says replacing the
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  Speaker 2: hospital is unlikely. Critic Jamie Korab accuses government of failing
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  Speaker 2: to plan for the region's health care needs.
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  Speaker 3: That facility condition index is out there already saying that
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  Speaker 3: do not put any money into this. It's time to
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  Speaker 3: build a new one. So that information is already there.
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  Speaker 3: So I feel like we're throwing good money after bad here.
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  Speaker 2: Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores this week.
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  Speaker 2: Chief Operating Officer Mike Graham says the locations targeted either
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  Speaker 2: aren't delivering acceptable financial results or can't provide the experience
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  Speaker 2: Starbucks wants for customers and employees. The company hasn't said
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  Speaker 2: which coffee houses will close, and it hasn't said how
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  Speaker 2: many of those are unionized. Starbucks operates several locations in
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  Speaker 2: the metro region, as well as a restaurant in Carboneer.
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  Speaker 2: That's your news. I'm Sarah Strickland.