Capital Daily

The municipality of Oak Bay is one of the country’s richest, but they have an infrastructure problem. The municipality’s deficit is holding up important upgrades. For Municipal Monday, Oak Bay Local Reporter Ryan Hook joins to explain what’s going on.

For Good News Friday, Good News Letter Editor Emily Fagan joins to share her research into the history of the city’s iconic light parade. We’ll learn how it started, what it supports, and hear from a family who has been involved for decades.

On Wednesday, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs held a press conference to air their concerns with the deferral deadlines given to First Nations by the province. They say they are upset about the lack of support from the government this the announcement and that they were given consent for deferrals but not logging in their territories. UBCIC President Grand Chief Stewart Phillip joins to discuss. We also speak with Torrance Coste from the Wilderness Committee over their new updated mapping that better reflects the state of logging in these deferral areas.

In light of the recent protest that blocked a section of the Pat Bay Highway, we discuss if disruptive protests do more harm or good to their respective movements. We'll speak with sociologists David Tindall and Bill Carroll.

Capital Daily Reporter Jolene Rudisuela joins to share what she learned from experts and local couples about why Victoria's birth rate is so low, and what problems that can cause.

For Municipal Monday, CRD Director and Saanich Councillor Rebecca Mersereau joins to give us all the details on the new trail extension. She also shares if there is more being planned.

For Good News Friday, we learn about a program at Westcoast Animal Veterinary Emergency Specialty Hospital to collect and provide dogs in need with donated blood.

We speak with public health policy expert and UVic professor Dr. Damien Contandriopoulos about why walk-in clinics are becoming increasingly inaccessible, the role virtual healthcare options play, and what can be done to fix the issue.

Yesterday the province announced the vaccine roll-out for children ages 5-11. Today, we explain everything you need to know and speak with Caroline Colijn, a mathematician, epidemiologist, and modeling expert to find out what impact this could have.

Projections are showing even more intense rainfall coming our way. Today we speak to CTV Vancouver Island's Weather Anchor, Warren Dean to learn what to expect. He also explains what an atmospheric river actually is.