It’s a referral and resource service that’s been available to Nova Scotians for about a decade. And it’s not one that many people are familiar with. Ashley Mitchell is the Director of Service Delivery for <a href="https://ns.211.ca/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">211</a> Nova Scotia. What kind of information do they supply? She says just about anything you would Google for local help, their call takers can probably give you information about. And she says they’re ready to help in the aftermath of the recent wildfires.

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It's not always easy to get the story behind the story. Journalism is about the Five W's that report the facts but to Sheldon, context is key. It's not just how, but how come. In this show, he talks to the people behind the headlines to find out why we should care. And in the digital age, nothing tells a story better than the voice of the person involved, or the people who can look at it critically and speak about it. We hope to tell the stories that can help us understand not just why something happened, but why it matters.