The Dalhousie Dentistry Gentlemen’s Facebook page and the Saint Mary’s University Rape chant are certainly indications of the realities of University life. At 645am we talk with Saint Mary’s Anthropologist Dr. Rylan Higgins. He’s taking part in a panel discussion Thursday night at the Halifax Central Library looking at the sexualized violence happening on our campuses today.
The 2015 Scotiabank Blue Nose Marathon doesn’t take place until the May long weekend — but now is the time for charities and athletes to sign up for the Charity Challenge. At 7:15am we chat with Gordon Brost of Scotiabank about how to get involved. Plus Valerie Shapiro tells us how the program has helped raise thousands of dollars to help at-risk and homeless youth in our community.
Did you know that winter tires deliver better traction on an ice or snow-covered roads at -30°C than all-season tires at 4°C? That’s according to the Traffic Injury Research Foundation. At 7:45am we chat with local service technician Glen Cutting about the benefits of winter tires.
At 8:15am we talk to the owner of the best gym in Halifax (as voted on in The Coast!) to talk about a great way to commit to those fitness resolution goals. The 3rd Annual Evolve Transformation Halifax Challenge is about to launch for 2015 and the cool thing this year is you can take part from anywhere in the world, even in your living room! We’ll learn more from Matt tomorrow!
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