BC Today

Saturday is Election Day for more than 160 B.C. municipalities and regional districts. We open the phone lines to candidates around the province. Call in if you're running for mayor, councillor, school trustee or Park Board. Tell us why you're running. Municipal affairs reporter Justin McElroy joined the show.

The leaders of the B.C. NDP, Conservatives and Greens squared off Wednesday night in the only televised debate ahead of the Oct. 24 vote. CBC's Katie DeRosa joins the program to share the highlights. We are later joined by Douglas College political science lecturer Darin Nesbitt for his reaction and to take audience calls.

We hold our first panel looking at what issues British Columbians care about in the upcoming provincial election. We talk to parents Nicole Gladish, Darius Pruss and Sarah Zhou, and take parents' calls to hear what they want addressed by the soon-to-come provincial government.

Tonight is the leader's debate for B.C.'s upcoming provincial election. We take your calls with Research Co. president Mario Canseco, and hear about what the latest polling indicates.

David Eby is on the defensive about his family using a $10-a-day child care. The NDP leader says his family used a child-care centre before it joined the $10-a-day program, and that he donated the difference to the centre. The B.C. Conservatives say the family's use of the space is hypocritical. Child care advocate Sharon Gregson joined the show.

We are in the final stretch of the municipal campaign. Campaign ads and signs have been trying to get your attention and votes. Is there a candidate's message that's caught your eye? Royal Roads University communications professor David Black joins the show.

Voting day in British Columbia is October 24th. With the day rapidly approaching, the party leaders are criss-crossing the province, making promises and policy announcements. CBC Legislative reporter Katie Derosa joins B.C. Today to talk about how the election campaigns are going.

It's Minter Friday on B.C. Today. That means gardening columnist Brian Minter is on the show to take your gardening questions.

Whether it's skating, swimming, running tracks or larger community centres, growing communities need recreational facilities to help keep their residents active. Those spaces are quickly becoming prominent issues in the rapidly approaching municipal election. B.C. Today heard from listeners about what's happening with recreational facilities in their communities, and what they're hoping to hear from politicians in this election.

Have you ever been in an uneven or one-sided relationship or friendship? Have you felt like you were the one putting in all the effort? The CBC's Michelle Eliot heard from callers about their experiences.