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BC United MLA leaves the party; Surrey hospital opening delayed; how students with disabilities are excluded from 2023-09-13T03:10
Our Wednesday show begins with an interview with MLA Bruce Banman, who today crossed the floor from the BC United Party to the BC Conservatives. On the open line, we talk about the delayed opening ...
ListenB.C. communities will have to rebuild better after floods; Omicron variant is changing how some people are thinking about the holidays from 2021-12-06T03:10
How can B.C. communities rebuild better after devastating fires and floods? We'll hear from Aaron Cosbey of the International Institute for Sustainable Development and Hannah Teicher of the Pacific...
ListenCommemorating Remembrance Day. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Remembrance Day ceremonies look different this year as many are held virtually due to COVID-19. We're joined by David Borys, a Canadian military historian and the host of the ‘Cool Canadian History...
ListenB.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix on new COVID 19 restrictions for the Lower Mainland. Recovering and learning from loss. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
B.C.'s Health Minister Adrian Dix answers listener questions on the new COVID 19 restrictions for the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health regions. Then we talk to Olympic rower, author and motivati...
ListenNew COVID restrictions in the lower mainland. Physical activity during the pandemic. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
There’s new COVID restrictions in place for the Lower Mainland. Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman discusses confusing messaging and the restrictions' impact on businesses. How these new rest...
ListenU.S. presidential results. When to prune your trees and when NOT to prune your trees. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The U.S. presidential election looks to be on a razor's edge. How are you handling the suspense and the developments right now as you watch the U.S. election? What's good to prune in the fall, and ...
ListenRoad mobility pricing in Downtown Vancouver. Data around COVID-19. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The City of Vancouver is considering its "Climate Emergency Action Plan." One part of that is diverting people away from driving into the downtown core, and more toward taking transit, walking or r...
ListenReaction to the US election from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What is your reaction watching the U.S. election from BC? SFU political scientist Stewart Prest and the B.C. Buisness Council's Jock Finlayson are guests.
ListenLong-term care visitation during a pandemic. Anxiety around the US election. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
After months of restrictions on care home visitors BC's Seniors Advocate is calling for those rules to be relaxed. What has been your experience with visits to long term care? Canadians report feel...
ListenWatching the U.S. presidential election. COVID-19 and financial hardship. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Will you be watching the U.S. election? What are your predictions for election night? Then, a recent survey finds many British Columbians aren't sure what they'll do once supports run out. How has ...
ListenCOVID-19 safety rules and questions. Celebrating Halloween. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
President of Doctors of B.C. Dr. Kathleen Ross and vice-chair of Burnaby Division of Family Practice's board of directors Dr. Birinder Narang discuss COVID-19 safety rules and take listener questio...
ListenPandemic restrictions in Fraser Health. Halloween reads. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Simon Fraser University professor and Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Evolution, Infection and Public Health Caroline Colijn discusses B.C’s pandemic response and whether to regionaliz...
ListenNew Covid-19 restrictions on gatherings, and pets and Covid-19 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What do you think of B.C.'s new COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Host Michelle Eliot hears reaction to the news from Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman, and North Vancouver family doctor Marya...
ListenB.C. election reflection with a legislative reporter and political scientist from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
U.B.C. political scientist Gerald Baier and CBC legislative affairs reporter Tanya Fletcher join host Michelle Elliot to go over the election results and take listener calls.
ListenB.C. election: last day before voting, issues for people with disabilities. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Simon Fraser University political science lecturer Stewart Prest looks at the issues that determine how people vote in this provincial election. Council of Canadians with Disabilities past chair Je...
ListenCOVID-19: record number of daily cases. Gardener Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
University of British Columbia math professor Daniel Coombs and Fraser Health CEO Dr. Victoria Lee address the record high number of daily COVID-19 cases in B.C. Minter Country Garden Master Garden...
ListenJohn Horgan. B.C. election: climate change. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
John Horgan, leader of the B.C. New Democratic Party discusses his party platform ahead of the election. University of British Columbia political science professor Kathryn Harrison discusses climat...
ListenAndrew Wilkinson. What happens to your online files and accounts when you die. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Andrew Wilkinson, leader of the B.C. Liberal Party discusses his party platform ahead of the election. Social-media expert and Digital Legacy Plan co-author Angela Crocker talks about what happens...
ListenSonia Furstenau. Diversity in the election from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Sonia Furstenau leader of the BC Green Party discusses her party platform ahead of the election. Chuka Ejeckam of the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives discusses how race and...
ListenMIS-C, COVID-19 and children. Gardener Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
B.C. Children's Hospital emergency pediatric physician and University of British Columbia Prof. Dr. Ran Goldman discusses MIS-C and the risks COVID-19 poses for children, including in schools. Mast...
ListenFlu vaccination this year. Earthquake preparedness. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Doctors of B.C. president Dr. Kathleen Ross answers questions about getting flu shots this year. CBC seismologist and host of the CBC podcast Fault Lines answers questions about earthquake prepared...
ListenB.C. election: debating race and white privilege. COVID-19 and youth sports. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CBC journalist Wawmeesh Hamilton and Elevate Inclusion Strategies' Parker Johnson talk about the discussion about race and white privilege during the B.C. leaders' debate. viaSport's Charlene Krepi...
ListenB.C. election: look ahead to leaders' debate from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
University of British Columbia political science professor emeritus Richard Johnston and former board member of Equal Voice's B.C. chapter Esmahan Razavi discuss the latest issues in the B.C. provi...
ListenB.C. election: job creation. Gardener Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Central 1 Credit Union deputy chief economist Bryan Yu discusses job creation during the B.C. provincial election. Minter Country Garden Master Gardener Brian Minter answers your questions.
ListenB.C. election: front-line workers, loneliness. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
British Columbia Nurses' Union's Christine Sorensen and University of British Columbia's Lenora Angeles discuss what front-line workers want to see in B.C. election. Psychiatrist Dr. Diane McIntos...
ListenFederal ban on six single-use plastic items. B.C. election: small business from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
University of British Columbia's Rashid Sumaila discusses Canada's plan to ban six single-use plastic items. Tourism Richmond's Nancy Small and the Canadian Federation of Independent Business's Mur...
ListenB.C. election: financial supports, ICBC. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CBC reporter Justin McElroy discusses the various financial aid programs promised by B.C.'s major political parties. Insurance Bureau of Canada's Aaron Sutherland and the Insurance Brokers Associat...
ListenB.C. election: transportation. COVID-19: Thanksgiving, Halloween. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Ashton Service Group's Connor Williams and Simon Fraser University's Anthony Perl talk about transportation as a B.C. election issue. Family physician Dr. Tahmeena Ali discusses how we can celebrat...
ListenCleveland Dam tragedy. Real estate boom. Gardener Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CBC reporter Tina Lovgreen gives us an update on the sudden fatal surge of water released from North Vancouver's Cleveland Dam. UBC's Tom Davidoff and SFU's Andy Yan discuss the real estate boom in...
ListenB.C. election: Indigenous youth in care, municipalities. First U.S. presidential debate. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Aboriginal Life in Vancouver Enhancement Society's Scott Clark reacts the case of a 17-year-old Indigenous boy found dead in his Abbotsford group home. Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley explains how 13 may...
ListenB.C. election: homelessness. Ask Elections BC. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Downtown Eastside community organizer Fiona York talks about what can be done about homelessness during the B.C. election. B.C. Chief Electoral Officer Anton Boegman answers your questions.
ListenSite C megaproject. B.C.'s economic recovery from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A group of prominent B.C. citizens has sent a letter to the provincial government calling for an immediate suspension of all construction at the Site C dam. The B.C. Liberals say, if elected, they ...
ListenB.C. election: drug overdose crisis. Gardener Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
City of Vancouver drug policy adviser Karen Ward and Abbotsford Police Department chief constable Mike Serr discuss the overdose crisis during the B.C. election. Minter Country Garden Master Garden...
ListenNational child care in Throne Speech. Fall comfort food. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
YWCA Canada CEO Maya Roy talks about national child care in Throne Speech, and how child care can help Canada cope economically with the COVID-19 pandemic. LunchLAB program chef Natasha Sawyer and ...
ListenB.C.'s plans to hold an election during COVID-19. Diverse representation in politics. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CBC provincial affairs reporter Tanya Fletcher and Simon Fraser University (SFU) Prof. Fiona Brinkman discuss B.C.'s plans to hold an election during COVID-19. SFU lecturer Sanjay Jeram and former ...
ListenB.C. enters election mode. COVID-19 in schools. What do you love about Schitt's Creek? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Political scientists and watchers weigh in on the NDP.'s decision to call a snap election. A Vancouver-based pediatrician explains COVID-19 symptoms parents should be watching out for. CBC entertai...
ListenHow safe are B.C. schools during COVID-19? Gardener Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
B.C. Teachers' Federation president Teri Mooring and B.C. Principals' and Vice-Principals' Association president Darren Danyluk discuss safety measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in schools. ...
ListenB.C. Economic Recovery Plan lookahead. Back to school, with technology. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
B.C. Chamber of Commerce's Dan Baxter and Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Alex Hemmingway look ahead to B.C.'s Economic Recovery Plan. Our tech and life columnist Alexandra Samuel looks at...
ListenSeniors: wildfire smoke, COVID-19, seasonal flu. Observing birds amid smoky skies. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie discusses how seniors are affected by wildfire smoke, COVID-19 and the seasonal flu. Naturalist and bird expert Ann NIghtingale talks about bird observations ...
ListenThe prospect of a snap election in B.C. MEC and co-ops. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
University of the Fraser Valley associate professor of political science Hamish Telford discusses the prospect of a snap election in B.C. Former B.C. Co-operative Association director of co-op deve...
ListenBreaking news across B.C. Smoky skies and the impact they're having. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A train derailment in Hope, the Sea-to-Sky gondola gets its cable cut again, and New Westminster up in flames ... we discuss breaking news across B.C. Then, Environment Canada meteorologist Armel C...
ListenCOVID-19: Record number of new cases, stick to six, back to school. Gardener Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Simon Fraser University professor Scott Lear and Zilicare chair Dr. Maryam Zeineddin discuss the record number of daily new cases of COVID-19, the slogan 'stick to six,' and going back to school. M...
ListenConcerns, hopes for students' first day back. Private health care court ruling. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Edgehill Elementary's Ian Landy and University of British Columbia's Jason Ellis discuss concerns and hope for students' first day back. The Fraser Institute's Bacchus Barua and Canadian Doctors fo...
ListenCOVID-19: Nightclubs, banquet halls, bars, restaurants. What B.C. is doing. People in their 20s, 30s. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CBC reporter Justin McElroy and B.C.'s Alliance of Beverage Licensees executive director Jeff Guignard. Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Evolution, Infection and Public Health Caroline ...
ListenBack to school during COVID-19: teachers, parents and children from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
B.C. Teachers' Federation's Teri Mooring and Vancouver District Parent Advisory Council's Gord Lau join our conversation about how people are feeling about going back to school this week, and what ...
ListenCOVID cases climbing. Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Epidemiolgist Raywat Deonandan discusses surging COVID-19 case numbers and changing guidance around physical distancing. Master gardener Brian Minter answers your gardening questions.
ListenCanadian wireless prices. Human-bear conflict. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CBC reporter Jason Proctor and tech expert Graham Williams discuss Canadian wireless prices and services following a regulatory finding against a Telus ad about affordability. WildSafeBC provincial...
ListenBack-to-school decisions. Return of organized sports. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
BC School Trustees Association president Stephanie Higginson discusses decisions families are making about whether or not to send their children back to the classroom next week. viaSport CEO Charle...
ListenTent cities and homelessness. Back-to-school and COVID "bubbles." from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
CBC Victoria's On the Island host Gregor Craigie and Grant MacKenzie of Our Place Society discuss tent cities and homelessness as Victoria enforces an eviction order against campers at Centennial S...
ListenInternational Overdose Awareness Day. Cycling infrastructure. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Moms Stop the Harm cofounder Leslie McBain discusses International Overdose Awareness Day and reducing stigma against people who use drugs. BC Cycling Coalition executive director Colin Stein discu...
ListenPandemic air travel. Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Travel writer and consultant Barry Choi discusses new rules from WestJet about mandatory mask-wearing on flights, and public confidence in air travel safety. Master gardener Brian Minter answers yo...
ListenFinal back-to-school plans. Black Lives Matter and professional sports. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Former Vancouver School Board chair Patti Bacchus discusses BC school districts' finalized plans for reopening schools in September. Louis Moore (professor, Grand Valley State University), Harman D...
ListenCOVID and care home visitation rules. Back-to-school plan. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
BC seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie discusses how COVID-19 has affected those living in long-term care homes and families visiting loved ones there. Peace River North MLA and opposition education ...
ListenOverdose deaths. Outdoor learning. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Crosstown Clinic lead physician Dr. Scott MacDonald and VANDU member / Crackdown host Garth Mullins discuss BC's third straight month of more than 170 drug toxicity deaths. UBC education professor ...
ListenErin O'Toole elected Conservative leader. Favourite books of the summer. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Abbotsford Conservative MP Ed Fast discusses Erin O'Toole's election as leader of the Conservative Party of Canada; analysis from UVF political science professor Hamish Telford. Hilary Atleo of Iro...
ListenFines for violating COVID-19 health orders. Gardener Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The Psychology of Pandemics author Dr. Steven Taylor and B.C. Civil Liberties Association executive director Harsha Walia react to B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth's new fines intended to...
ListenCOVID-19 and people in their 20s and 30s. Cooking during the pandemic. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Vancouver Just Recovery Coalition co-chairs Matthew Norris and Kimberley Wong discuss how people in the 20s and 30s are affected by COVID-19. Growing Chefs executive director Amanda Adams and chef ...
ListenB.C. teachers' COVID-19 concerns. Financial challenges during the pandemic. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Longtime Surrey teacher Lizanne Foster and epidemiologist Dr. Christopher Labos respond to the B.C. Teachers' Federation's concerns about going back to school in September. BlueShore Financial fina...
ListenRemembering Joe Gosnell. Proroguing Parliament. Families and tech. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Daybreak North host Carolina de Ryk remembers Nisga'a Nation founding president Joe Gosnell. University of Ottawa political theorist David Moscrop discusses Justin Trudeau's plans to prorogue Parli...
ListenCOVID-19 enforcement. Birding. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
University of Ottawa epidemiologist Dr. Raywat Deonandan discusses COVID-19 prevention measures and their enforcement following weekend videos of crowded public gatherings. Bird expert Ann Nighting...
ListenAt-home learning options. Gardener Brian Minter. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Homeschooling coach Teresa Wiedrick discusses options for at-home learning for parents not comfortable sending their kids to school this fall. Master gardener Brian Minter answers your gardening qu...
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