On Monday, British Columbia revealed the updated timeline for vaccinations in the province. As Canada ramps up toward the next steps in building back our country, we look at what Canada can learn from Israel, the world leader in vaccinations, and how Canada's economic reopening will differ.

Tim Moonen is the Director of The Business of Cities. He is currently working with South Island Prosperity Partnership (SIPP) on the "Telling Our New Story" initiative to develop ways to better showcase Greater Victoria's innovation ‚ÄĒ and strengthen our global identity, visibility and narrative. Tim joins to give his thoughts on the city as an outsider and what his research has led him to believe is our best future.

On today’s Municipal Monday, Colwood Mayor Rob Martin joins the show to share details on the West Shore Rapidbus plan, the likelihood of the Colwood to Victoria passenger ferry, and his vision for the area's future in transit.

A senior-run community group has begun a new program to directly sponsor unhoused folks in Victoria. The group is finding temporary homes, and then transitioning the folks into permanent homes. We speak with Elaine Weidner, a member of the group to hear where they got the inspiration, and how it's going so far.

As Vancouver Island community Port McNeill loses one of its two family practitioners, we look at why Canada is so short on doctors, and how people who can't find one are meeting their medical needs.

Sequilla Stubbs lives with physical health and mental health issues. She's been living in a hospital for months as her and her family wait for a spot in a care home. Today, we look at how the system is failing her and what needs to be changed.

We give a brief view of Vancouver Island's rich Black history, and welcome Black Lives Matter organizer Vanessa Simon to learn about her personal story, and the current Black community in Victoria.

For today's Municipal Monday, we stretch our reach just a bit as we welcome B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau. She shares her thoughts on the value of mental health healthcare, anti-racist education, addressing the inequalities that lead to major outbreaks in Cowichan Tribes and more.

Victoria is set to open one of the first trauma informed child care centres in Canada. For today's Good News Friday episode we speak to Family Services of Greater Victoria and Victoria to find out more about the project. The Good News Friday series is in partnership with United Way Greater Victoria.

Vancouver Island's tourism sector has been struggling since the beginning of the pandemic, but the recent announcement of the extension of the cruise ships ban could mean the end for some businesses. We speak to a local business from the Victoria Harbour, and the CEO from Tourism Vancouver Island to find out where they go from here.