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VOCM News Morning Update October 24th · VOCM On Demand

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  Speaker 1: Local News Now, a VOCM News Update. Cloud and four
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  Speaker 1: degrees on this Saturday morning in Metro. I'm Brian Medour.
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  Speaker 1: The Housing Minister says the residents of Horizons 106 are
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  Speaker 1: going to be moved into their new accommodations over the
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  Speaker 1: next few months. The government recently awarded two contracts, including
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  Speaker 1: one to Stella's Circle, providing various levels of support to
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  Speaker 1: the people who currently reside at the former Comfort Inn.
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  Speaker 1: There are currently 45 people living in the facility on
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  Speaker 1: Airport Row, but that is slated to close by the
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  Speaker 1: end of December. Now that the contracts are in place,
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  Speaker 1: Chris Tibbs says residents will be moved out of there,
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  Speaker 1: but it appears as though the move will be gradual.
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  Speaker 2: Over the next little while here, everything will be in place.
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  Speaker 2: We're confident that 106 Horizons will shut down on schedule
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  Speaker 2: and we'll make sure that we have all 45 placements
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  Speaker 2: in place.
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  Speaker 1: More firearms charges have been laid in Metro, this time
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  Speaker 1: following a report from a woman about her former partner.
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  Speaker 1: RNC arrested a 40-year-old man in Mount Pearl around midnight Thursday.
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  Speaker 1: A search of the man's home resulted in the seizure
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  Speaker 1: of an airsoft handgun. He was held in custody to
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  Speaker 1: appear in court on charges including violence against an intimate partner,
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  Speaker 1: assault with a weapon, numerous firearms charges, and breaches of
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  Speaker 1: release orders. The province is looking at changes to the
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  Speaker 1: Municipal Elections Act and is inviting the public to share
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  Speaker 1: their ideas. The legislation is under review and government is
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  Speaker 1: looking at practical ways to make municipal elections clearer, modern,
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  Speaker 1: and more accessible. The department is meeting with certain interest
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  Speaker 1: groups as part of the review, but is also inviting
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  Speaker 1: the general public to get involved in the process. With
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  Speaker 1: snow already flying in some parts of the province, garages
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  Speaker 1: doing a brisk business getting those snow tires on. But
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  Speaker 1: if you have studded tires, you have to wait a
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  Speaker 1: few more days. The province restricts the use of studded
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  Speaker 1: tires to save wear and tear in the asphalt. November
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  Speaker 1: 1st is the earliest date on which they can be
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  Speaker 1: installed on your vehicle without incurring a possible ticket. Sports
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  Speaker 1: World Series last night. It was Milwaukee winning Game 1
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  Speaker 1: over Tampa. 3-2 the final. They play again tonight, 9.30
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  Speaker 1: our time. And the Newfoundland Regiment on the ice at
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  Speaker 1: the Mary Brown Center, 7 o'clock against Victoria tonight. Up next,
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  Speaker 1: your weather forecast.