Mornings with Simi

By CuriouscastSociety & Culture News Business News

Mornings with Simi episodes

July 12, 2021 Problems at the Euro Cup, Returning to the destruction & Getting the BC Tourism industry kickstarted
Chapter 1: Millions upon millions of Euro Cup fans are nursing a hangover today after the game that saw England go up against Italy and come up short. Huge numbers of unruly crowds, before and after the game and a torrent of racist abuse heaped upon the players of colour who missed the net during penalty kicks.
Guest: Redmond Shannon, Global News European Correspondent.
Chapter 2: There was a lot of drama both on and off the pitch for the Euro Cup 2020 final yesterday. The good news is the World Cup is now only a year away. But let’s talk about the actual game as Italy won in a shootout. That’s the first time Italy has won since 1968 and they did it in front of a VERY English crowd at Wembley Stadium.
Guest: Colin Miller, Vancouver Whitecaps Analyst.
Chapter 3: There are now over 300 wildfires burning around the province, an increase of over 30 just over the weekend. And there are concerns that more lightning and dry conditions will make things worse.
Guest: Scott Hildebrand, Chief Administrative Officer at Thompson-Nicola Regional District
Chapter 4: For the tourism industry it seems like a step forward and then, two steps back, for just as the province was reopening and people were thinking about going somewhere in B.C. this summer, wildfires hit.
Guest: Vivek Sharma, Chair of the Tourism Industry Association of BC.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28 min
July 12, 2021 View From Victoria: Government will be there for communities affected by wildfire
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capitol.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9 min
July 09, 2021 Spending spree post covid, Getting to $10/day daycare & Jody Wilson-Raybould not running for re-election
Chapter 1: Welcome news for so many people out there. Restrictions on visiting loved ones in long term care are being loosened. Starting July 19th, you no longer have to make an appointment, and there is no limit on the number of visitors someone can have.
Guest: Isobel Mackenzie, Seniors’ Advocate.
Chapter 2: With vaccination rates climbing, so is spending. What are people rushing out to spend their pay cheques on these days?
Guest: Brian Green, Country Head of Canada at Fiserv, on industry and provincial spending trends
Chapter 3: Vancouverites have a quieter, more environmentally-sound car race to look forward to in 2022… when it hosts the 2022 FIA Formula E World Championship car race!
Guest: Sarah Kirby-Young, City of Vancouver Councillor
Chapter 4: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Coquitlam, yesterday to announce that the federal government will reach an average of $10-per-day child care in regulated spaces for children six years old and younger over the next five years.
Guest: Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities on affordable childcare, infrastructure and climate change.
Chapter 5: BC is outpacing the rest of the country when it comes to job numbers. With the ground starting to level off, how is BC going to compete to get top workers for the industries hardest hit by the pandemic.
Guest: Ravi Kahlon, Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation.
Chapter 6: Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould will not seek re-election.
Guest: Jody Wilson-Raybould, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
45 min
July 09, 2021 View From Victoria: Where is the public health emergency
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capitol.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8 min
July 09, 2021 Squire on Sports - Going for a third
Can the Tampa Bay Lightning have won 2 Stanley cups back-to-back...but can they make it to 3 in a row?
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 min
July 08, 2021 What's happening to Vancouver's trees, Preparing for more intense wildfire seasons & Healthy snacks in vending machines
Chapter 1: Trump sues Twitter, Facebook and Google, alleging ‘censorship’. He is fundraising the class action lawsuit. “We’re not looking to settle,” he says. Legal experts consensus: tech platforms are private entities, not government institutions, and therefore the plaintiffs’ claims about constitutional violations do not hold up.
Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.
Chapter 2: Vancouver trees may be shedding their leaves because of near-drought conditions.
Guest: Stephen Sheppard, Professor of Forestry at UBC.
Chapter 3: With the pandemic winding down, and federal support drying up, could some travel agencies fail.
Guest: Wendy Paradis, President, ACTA
Chapter 4: When the flames have settled and the wildfires are under control or extinguished, what should BC be doing to prevent or mitigate the spread of fires next season. Should we be learning lessons from this year?
Guest: Katrine Conway, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development on preserving forests in the midst of wildfires.
Chapter 5: Okanagan growers are suffering as their cherry crops got scorched in forty-plus degrees. This has meant hundreds of thousands of dollars in loss for some farmers. Farmers were optimistic as a cold snap was avoided this winter but overall, this has meant two bad years in a row for harvest.
Guest: Sukhpaul Bal.
Chapter 6: 24/7 access to healthy, fresh and sustainable food coming to a vending machine on campus soon!
Guest: Jovan Choongh, (owner of Grubgrab which was acquired by UpMeals).
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
47 min
July 08, 2021 View From Victoria: Credit downgrades for BC
View From Victoria:
We get a local look at politics from the Provincial capitol.
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, The Vancouver Sun
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10 min
July 08, 2021 Squire on Sports - The success of the Tampa Bay Lightning
Tampa Bay Lightning have won the Stanley Cup for a second year in a row.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
3 min
July 07, 2021 The New Gov General, Hydrogen Energy in Canada & The Heat Dome and the Ocean
Chapter 1: Mary Simon makes history as the first Indigenous person to be the Queen’s representative in Canada.
Guest: David Akin, Global News Chief Political Correspondent
Chapter 2: This week the provincial government announced their Clean Energy Hydrogen strategy. Clean energy could meet up to a quarter of the world’s energy demand by 2050 and the province wants B.C. to be in the forefront of that.
Guest: Mark Zacharias, Special Advisor at Clean Energy Canada.
Chapter 3: The VPD have made one of their biggest drug busts ever, worth $4 million in ‘street value.’ But will charges be laid and will any real justice ever be handed out?
Guest: Doug Spencer, retired VPD officer and gang expert.
Chapter 4: A lot of people may have noticed the smell of sea life washed up on the shore during the heat dome. It was the smell of dead and empty mussel shells. Mussels provide food for a lot of other animals and they are important ‘filter feeders’ that improve water quality.
Guest: Chris Harley, Zoologist, UBC
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30 min
July 07, 2021 Making Cents of the Markets
Making Cents of the Market:
Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is the Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12 min

About Mornings with Simi

From the publisher's feed

Mornings with Simi (Monday – Friday: 5.30 – 9am) helps you wake-up, reconnect, and get your day off on the right foot. Simi Sara dives into on the headlines of the day with veteran Global News anchor Gord MacDonald and contributor Raji Sohal. They help you navigate through the details of the stories, highlight essential information and share new perspectives on how the daily news affects you. Simi loves the Lower Mainland. She’s lived here her whole life and truly understands the history and challenges our communities have faced over the years.