The Jon McComb Show

A Rare Tornado, Housing Recession & Building Surrey Skytrain for Less


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A tornado has carved a path of destruction through Port Orchard, Washington, about 70kms outside of Seattle. The twister struck without warning, destroying homes, peeling away roofs and uprooting trees.
Is BC’s housing market  In A ‘Mild Recession’? Yes, according to a new report by Central 1 Credit Union. It’s found that BC’s housing market is in the midst of a downturn which could last for three years.
Professor of Urban Planning Patrick Condon has a bold proposition for Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum.  He thinks it is possible to serve Scott Road, West Surrey, North Delta, Newton, Cloverdale and Langley City Centre for way less than the cost the so-called “Fleetwood SkyTrain Express”?
1914 is the year that officially marked the beginning of World War I.  104 years later, state-of-the-art technology is going to allow us to witness World War I, from the perspective of the people who were there, in full detail.  Peter Jackson, the director that brought us films like The Lord of the Rings and King Kong, is the director for a film titled They Shall Not Grow Old. It’s a World War 1 documentary presented through the voices and stories of the soldiers on the frontlines.
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