Mornings with Simi

Are you ready for theatre's? Vaccine hesitancy in care homes & Your illegal weed is tainted with chemicals


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Chapter 1: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to the U.K.  to meet in-person with other G7 leaders for the first time in two years, and against the backdrop of a global pandemic. Following the G7- Trudeau travels to Brussels to meet with NATO allies and European officials.
Guest: Crystal Goomansingh, Global News European Bureau Chief.
Chapter 2: Are you ready to go and see a movie? With B.C. on track to hit the next phase of reopening on June 15th, one of the things that will be available for us is - going to a movie. Something we haven’t done here in B.C. for a long time. So, what kind of precautions will theatres be taking? Is it all just back to normal?
Guest: Ken Mont, Executive Director of Operations for Cineplex in BC.
Chapter 3: It remains an unsolved mystery. There have still been no arrests in the vandalism that caused the shutdown of the Sea to Sky Gondola not once - but twice. It has resulted in multi million dollar repairs, enhanced security systems but also, a determination to keep the gondola running in spite of the challenges.  Today marks a milestone, the reopening of the Sea to Sky Gondola after last September’s cutting of the cable.
Guest:  Kirby Brown, General Manager, Sea-To-Sky Gondola.
Chapter 4: During the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, care homes and other facilities for seniors were hit the hardest. Now, calls are growing to make vaccination and rapid testing mandatory in those facilities.
Guest: Isobel Mackenzie, BC Seniors Advocate.
Chapter 5: The British Columbia government says the testing it commissioned of illegally-sold cannabis products has revealed many contain pesticides and other contaminants including heavy metals.
Guest: Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
Chapter 6: The Squamish Nation has asked the B.C. government to defer old-growth logging for two years while the nation develops a long-term sustainability plan.
Guest: Chief Leah George-Wilson, Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation
Chapter 7: There is some good news in the city of Vancouver with the announcement of a good will event from the Vancouver Public Library.
Guest: Raji Sohal, CKNW Contributor
Chapter 8: Food recovery and redistribution reduces the environmental impact of food waste and bridges the food insecurity gap within our community.
Guest: Julia Hunter, RD, Executive Director, Food Stash Foundation.
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