Local librarian, Jeremy Chiasson, a.k.a. the elf on the bookshelf.

Here is the book recommendation list he talked about:

Santa’s First Christmas, by Mac Barnett and Sydney Smith (3+)

How to Pee Your Pants, The Right Way, by Rachel Matson (6+)

Ash’s Cabin by Jen Wang (10+)

Not Pop-Pop by Angela De Groot (All Ages)

Amy Cleveland is a horticulture technician and Master Gardener at Cedarcrest Gardens in Saint John.

Lisa Hrabluk is our movies and streaming columnist.

After years of waiting in storage, the Marco Polo replica has finally found a permanent home. Barry Ogden

speaks with host Rachel Cave about the journey and where the famous ship's replica is headed .

People in the Belleisle area are rallying to help a family in Hatfield Point, after they lost their home to a fire. But that's just one of the good deeds the Belleisle Valley 10 Buck Club has undertaken. The club was started by John Urquhart, he speaks with host Rachel Cave about the club and some of the people they've supported.

Post-secondary schools and organizations are calling on the Trudeau government to repeal its new caps, requirements and restrictions on international students. They say they're turning the lives of these students upside down. Host Rachel Cave speaks with Tracy Glynn is a co-founder and board member for the Madhu Verma Migrant Justice Centre in Fredericton and Jovial Orlachi Osundu is President of the International Students Association at the University of Moncton.

Simonds High School have been collecting donations for the Saint John Seafarers' Mission. Last week student council members presented the donations to Tony Dickinson, the mission's executive director.

CBC's Megan MacAlpine stopped by the busy high school and spoke to donators.

Horizon Health Network and CEO Margaret Melanson made some changes to alleviate pressure and avoid last year's hospital holiday crunch at emergency departments. To share some perspective on the Regional's emergency room over the holidays, ER physician Dr. Fraser Mackay joins the show.