Patrick McGrath

As a clinical child psychologist, Dr. Patrick McGrath knows the barriers that people face when dealing with the mental health system. His innovative 'Strongest Families' program is working to give families better access to the treatment they need...at home.

Shaun Majumder

Shaun Majumder... actor, stand-up comedian and fiercely proud Newfoundlander. He lives in LA but wants to give back to the small town where he was born, Burlington Newfoundland. Shaun Majumder in conversation with Don Connolly At The Table.

Andrew Steeves

Andrew Steeves is the award-winning publisher of Gaspereau Press of Kentville, N.S. When one Gaspereau's books won the coveted Giller Prize last year, Steeves raised eyebrows by sticking to his commitment to publish books the old fashioned way.

Bobby Smith, Owner, Halifax Mooseheads Hockey Team

Bobby Smith knows a lot about hockey. At the age of 20, this Cape Bretoner was the first overall draft pick to the NHL and played against some of the best. In 1985, he took home the Stanley Cup for the Montreal Canadians. Today, he is the majority owner of the Halifax Mooseheads Hockey Team.

Marq de Villiers

Tanya Shaw

Entrepreneur and Inventor Tanya Shaw was a go-getter from a young age. By 19, Shaw opened her own dressmaking company and by 2002 she was on her way to revolutionizing the fashion pattern industry...

Frazer Hunter

David Coon

From saving whales to fighting pesticide spraying, David Coon has been fighting environmental battles for over thirty years. In spite of many victories he sees the environmental crisis going from bad to worse but says Maritimers can make changes.

Wendy Friedman

In the 1980's hundreds of Buddhists moved to Nova Scotia. They followed Trumpa Rimpoche, the founder of Shambhala and a pioneer in bringing the Buddhist teachings of Tibet to the West. Wendy Friedman was one of those to embrace Shambala and NS and helped changed the personality of the city.

Eric Smith

Eric Smith was a teacher in the community of Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia. In the 1980s, Smith received a devastating diagnosis - he was HIV-positive. Word quickly spread and Smith was pushed out of the classroom and into the media spotlight. He became a reluctant activist...