Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Adam spoke with Colin Plant, board chair, Capital Regional District, to find out what is on the schedule for this month’s CRD Board meeting including regional trail widening and lighting, Climate Action Strategy Report and a solid waste master management plan update.

Adam spoke with Victoria Councillor Stephen Andrew about his ride along with Victoria Bylaw through Victoria’s homeless community. Councillor Andrew shared what he saw and what pitfalls are causing this problem to worsen.

Alan Perry was in for Adam today. In this hour, Alan was joined by Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, for their weekly political discussion. This week they discussed how the Conservative party has been unable to gain significant support in large urban areas. Alan closed out the show by opening up the phone lines to take calls from listeners.

Alan spoke with Dr. Caroline Colijn, founder of BC COVID-19 Modelling Group, Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Evolution, Infection and Public Health, about what the data and modelling is telling  us about his fourth wave of COVID-19. They also took questions from listeners about COVID-19.

It’s Fire Prevention Week this week and Assistant Chief Brad Sifert of the Victoria Fire Department is doing all he can to educate the public about safety. Brad joined Alan to talk about fire safety and understanding the different sounds made by smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. 

Alan Perry was in for Adam today. In the first hour of today’s show, Alan was joined by Mike Kozakowski from Citified-dot-CA for a roundtable discussion. They discussed mandating vaccinations for travel on BC Ferries and real estate development in Greater Victoria.

Alan was joined by Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, for their weekly political discussion. This week they discussed how the Conservative party has been unable to gain significant support in large urban areas.

Alan Perry was in for Adam today. In this hour, it’s Fire Prevention Week this week and Assistant Chief Brad Sifert of the Victoria Fire Department is doing all he can to educate the public about safety. Brad joined Alan to talk about fire safety and understanding the different sounds made by smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. Later, Alan spoke with Dr. Caroline Colijn, founder of BC COVID-19 Modelling Group, Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Evolution, Infection and Public Health, about what the data and modelling is telling  us about his fourth wave of COVID-19. They also took questions from listeners about COVID-19.

In this hour, last year only 18 cases of influenza were detected in BC, likely due to COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time. Dr. Ran Goldman, pediatrician and UBC professor of pediatrics, joined Adam to talk about how people can prepare for a more impactful flu season this year. Later, Adam spoke with Craig Jones, Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia, research coordinator for the UBC Housing Research Collaborative, about a report that looks into evictions across the country. The report found that over 10 per cent of renters in B.C. report being evicted, the highest percentage in Canada. 

A recent safety audit conducted by the RCMP and Vancouver Island University showed that some Nanaimo residents don’t feel safe going downtown. Leonard Krog, mayor, City of Nanaimo, joined Adam to talk about the situation and how the City of Nanaimo plans to reinstall confidence in public safety.