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VOCM News Afternoon Update October 8th · 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. A business owner in Mount Pearl is
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  Speaker 2: calling attention to the dangers associated with kids riding motorized
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  Speaker 2: and pedal bikes through his parking lot after a teenager
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  Speaker 2: crashed on the weekend, leaving him in hospital. Justin French,
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  Speaker 2: the owner of French's Automotive on Park Avenue, says they
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  Speaker 2: have traffic of all types, including big trucks moving through
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  Speaker 2: the lot day and night. French posted a video of
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  Speaker 2: an incident Sunday in which a teenager was hurt after
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  Speaker 2: one of the wheels separated from his bike.
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  Speaker 1: And that young fella got hurt. He's got multiple stitches
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  Speaker 1: in his face. He's cracked off numerous teeth, you know,
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  Speaker 1: face and everything all swole up. And one of the things,
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  Speaker 1: you know, and that sucks. Don't get me wrong. You
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  Speaker 1: don't want to see anybody hurt any time. But it
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  Speaker 1: could have been so much worse if that little guy
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  Speaker 1: had happened to go, you know, a foot and a
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  Speaker 1: half to the right. he would have went right in
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  Speaker 1: through one of our glass doors. And then I sit
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  Speaker 1: there and go, oh my, what would have happened to
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  Speaker 1: him then?
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  Speaker 2: French says a lot of people and vehicles use that
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  Speaker 2: parking lot either to access the business or as a shortcut,
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  Speaker 2: and bicycles and e-bikes do not mix well against cars
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  Speaker 2: and trucks.
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  Speaker 1: You know, even though we're not responsible... People think we are.
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  Speaker 1: So it creates this whole argument. Or somebody's putting you
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  Speaker 1: on social media, my vehicle was damaged down at a
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  Speaker 1: French's Automotive, et cetera, et cetera. It just snowballs, and
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  Speaker 1: we just don't need any of it. We want to
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  Speaker 1: provide a great service for a great dollar with no hiccups.
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  Speaker 1: And some of the stuff today is just, even though
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  Speaker 1: it's outside of our control, we are trying to control
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  Speaker 1: it a little bit because of the way that it
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  Speaker 1: appears to everyone else's eyes.
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  Speaker 2: The much-anticipated Netflix series Below, which was shot in this
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  Speaker 2: province last year, is finally available. The executive director of PictureNL,
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  Speaker 2: Laura Churchill, was among those who attended special screenings of
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  Speaker 2: the first two episodes, one at the Toronto Film Festival
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  Speaker 2: and one at home in St. John's. She says there
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  Speaker 2: was a notable difference in the two screening experiences.
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  Speaker 3: When you watch it with a hometown crowd, there's some
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  Speaker 3: nuances and the authenticity of the show really shines through.
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  Speaker 3: So you get a little more of the inside jokes
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  Speaker 3: that's happening there. But what I would say watching it
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  Speaker 3: with the crowd at TIFF, they were amazed and impressed
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  Speaker 3: at how incredible the show was and just really great
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  Speaker 3: to introduce Newfoundland Labrador to a global audience in that way.
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  Speaker 2: One of the most popular and well-known musicians on the
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  Speaker 2: planet has caught the attention of people in this province
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  Speaker 2: for a subtle nod to Newfoundland and Labrador in a
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  Speaker 2: recent social media post. Justin Bieber recently posted a collection
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  Speaker 2: of photos to his Instagram account with the Great Big
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  Speaker 2: Sea version of the iconic Eyes the Bye playing in
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  Speaker 2: the background. Many in this province were quick to pick
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  Speaker 2: up on the use of the song with Great Big
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  Speaker 2: Sea frontman Alan Doyle commenting, Attaway, cheers from Newfoundland. Bieber
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  Speaker 2: has performed in this province once at the 2010 Juno
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  Speaker 2: Awards in St. John's. That's your news. I'm Sarah Strickland.