NEW ALBERTA HEALTH OFFICER

Alberta Health services has announced a new Chief Medical Officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw. We caught up with Dr. Hinshaw for a chat.

AESO ON POWER CONSUMPTION

The Alberta Electric System Operator has asked residents to limit their energy consumption during the recent cold snap. Tara Deweerd, Manager of Public Affairs for AESO gives us some tips on saving energy.

ZOO ANIMALS AND THE COLD

With the mercury dropping, we check in with the Calgary Zoo to see which animals like the cold, which don't and how the zoo accommodates them.

COUNTRY 105 RADIOTHON

Country 105 is hosting a radiothon for the Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation. Justine Clay, Director of Communications for the Foundation joins the show.

PLAYGROUND FUNDING

Alberta schools are having to fundraise to build playgrounds. Isn't that included with the cost of school? We chat with Barbara Silva, Communications Director for Support our Students.

COURT RULES ON EI BENEFITS

A Federal Court has weighed in on a multi-million-dollar class action suit regarding EI benefits. Jennifer McCrea, the representative plaintiff in the case joins us.

COUNCIL UPDATE

Today Councillor Evan Wooley had some questions about the 1904 Enoch Sales House. We chat with him about it.

PROVINCIAL POLITICS

Heading into a provincial election, Joes has some questions and concerns of the major parties.

MID-SIZE CITY MAYORS

The Mid-Size Cities Mayors’ and CAOs’ Caucus is in town and Jeff Genung, Mayor of Cochrane joins the show.

WORLD READ ALOUD DAY

Today is World Read Aloud Day and Joe joined some school children to celebrate

ALLA WANGNER

A woman who launched a writing contest to win a house as the prize has been inundated with fraudulent accounts and people requesting money, pretending to be her.

BUS NEEDED FOR JANUS

The Janus Academy, which provides specialized education had a recent bus breakdown and needs a new one. They have set up a GoFundME page to help pay for a replacement.

NOTLEY & CAMPAIGNING

Premier Notley gave a campaign style speech today, we get listener reactions.

ORPHANED WELLS COURT DECISION

Today the Supreme Court of Canada made a decision regarding orphaned wells. Christine Laing, Staff Lawyer at the Public Interest Law Clinic at the University of Calgary joins the show.

HUMBOLDT UPDATE

Richard Cloutier of CJOB Winnipeg updates us on what he says is one of the most emotional sentencing hearings he has seen.

TRANS MOUNTAIN OVERPAY

Did the federal government overpay for trans mountain? Our guest Kent Fellowes, research associate at the University of Calgary says it's more complicated than what headlines may suggest.

GREEN LINE UPDATE

The Government of Alberta and City of Calgary have locked in funding for the new Green Line LRT. Councillor Shane Keating joins the show.

PIPELINE SONG

We talk to Gerry Spitzee, a musician who made a viral video, "Build That Pipeline."

COPPER THEFT

One again, copper theft is in the news. We'll talk about it with Corporal Curtis Peters of the RCMP.

LET'S TALK MUSIC THERAPY

The Bell National Music Centre is hosting a mental health arwarenes event called "Let's Talk." We chat with Andrew Mosker, President and CEO of the National Music Centre.

NDP REBRANDING

The Alberta NDP has branded some ads with Rachael Notley's name, instead of the NDP logo. We chat about this with Duane Bratt, Duane Bratt, Political Science Professor, Chair of Economics, Mount Royal University.

SUPERVISED CONSUMPTION SITES

Councilor Evan Woolley released an email about concerns regarding supervised consumption sites today. We chat with Peter Oliver, President of the Beltline Neighbourhoods Association.

HUMBOLDT

We get details on the agreed statement of facts in the Humboldt crash case from Global News reporter Josh Elliott.

SPRINGBANK DAM

Today the provincial government announced plans to purchase a portion of land to build the proposed Springbank Dam. Karin Hunter, President of the Springbank Community Association joins the show.

JOHN HIMPE TRIBUTE / GRIEF

Today we pay tribute to another colleague who has left us too soon, Executive Producer John Himpe. It's been a rough few weeks around the office, so we chat about the topic of grief counselling.

SCREEN TIME

A new report released by the University of Calgary suggests that there may be a link between excessive screen time and learning delays in preschool children.

FACEBOOK / WHATSAPP MERGER

Facebook has suggested that merging with WhatsApp would prevent regulation by the United States Government. We get the details, pros, and cons from Mike Agerbo, host of Get Connected, which can be heard on CHQR.

CAR BUYERS BEWARE

We chat about the practices of car dealerships and how to protect yourself with Director of the Automobile Protection Association, George Iny.

ARENA PLEBISCITE

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling for a Plebiscite when it comes to the topic of an Arena/Event Centre in Calgary Franco Terrazano, Alberta Director of the CTF joins the show.

ALZHEIMER SOCIETY OF CALGARY

The Alzheimer Society of Calgary is working to de-stigmatize the diagnosis of Alzheimer's. Sara Salus, Director of Philanthropy and Engagement for Alzheimer Society of Calgary joins the show.

365 DAY CHALLENGE

Instead of making a new year resolution, Jeff Batchelor decided to take a 365 day challenge. He joins the show to tell us about it.

CPS AND ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH CALLS

How does the Calgary Police Service deal with mental health calls? We chat with Sgt. Kevin Zeh of the Calgary Police Service.

CALGARY CHAMBER POLICY PLATFORM

Today the Calgary Chamber released its policy platform.

NEW ARENA (EVENT CENTRE)

Councilor Jeff Davison joins the show to talk about the upcoming options for a new arena.

IS FEDERATION WORKING?

The Haskayne School of Business and School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary hosted a presentation on how federation is working today. We chat with Robert Mansell, Emeritus Professor at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy.

WASTE COLLECTION REPORT

City council discussed the privatization of waste collection in the city. Some councilors were disappointed at the lack of information in the report.

CHRISTMAS IN JANUARY

Each January the Calgary Urban Project Society hosts a feast for low-income residents. Carlene Donnelly, Executive Director chats with us about it.