Port Moody Mayor, Rob Vagramov, has finally yielded to the pressure and announced he's taking another leave of absence while his criminal charge of sexual assault makes its way through the courts.

It follows a long and tense meeting of Council last Monday, where councillors voted 4-3 to ask Vagramov to leave until his legal troubles are over.

In a statement issued last night, Vagramov says he exercised his discretion to go back on leave without pay, until he's cleared of the charges. 

In March when he was charged he went on leave but surprised everyone by coming back to work in September, despite the criminal case continuing.

 

Guest: Meghan Lahti

Port Moody City Councillor

Port Moody Mayor, Rob Vagramov, has finally yielded to the pressure and announced he's taking another leave of absence while his criminal charge of sexual assault makes its way through the courts.

It follows a long and tense meeting of Council last Monday, where councillors voted 4-3 to ask Vagramov to leave until his legal troubles are over.

In a statement issued last night, Vagramov says he exercised his discretion to go back on leave without pay, until he's cleared of the charges. 

In March when he was charged he went on leave but surprised everyone by coming back to work in September, despite the criminal case continuing.

 

Guest: Meghan Lahti

Port Moody City Councillor

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New figures have been released this hour from the BC Coroners Service.

During the first eight months of this year, there were 690 illicit drug toxicity deaths. 

That’s a decrease of 33% over the same period in 2018, when more than a thousand deaths were reported.

Nevertheless, that’s 690 more lives lost. And families and friends of 690 more people, left to grieve and mourn the death of their loved one.

And there was an interesting piece on the front of the Vancouver Sun today, asking the question: why isn’t this issue getting more attention during this election campaign?

Daphne Braham begins her piece by writing: “If more than 12,800 Canadians had died in the past three years due to flu or gunshot wounds, causing life expectancy estimates to drop for the first time in decades, it’s inconceivable that it wouldn’t be something that federal party leaders would be talking about.”

Let’s talk about this now. My guest is Donald MacPherson, Executive Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, which is part of SFU’s Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addictions.

 

Guest: Donald MacPherson

Executive Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, which is part of SFU’s Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addictions

New figures have been released this hour from the BC Coroners Service.

During the first eight months of this year, there were 690 illicit drug toxicity deaths. 

That’s a decrease of 33% over the same period in 2018, when more than a thousand deaths were reported.

Nevertheless, that’s 690 more lives lost. And families and friends of 690 more people, left to grieve and mourn the death of their loved one.

And there was an interesting piece on the front of the Vancouver Sun today, asking the question: why isn’t this issue getting more attention during this election campaign?

Daphne Braham begins her piece by writing: “If more than 12,800 Canadians had died in the past three years due to flu or gunshot wounds, causing life expectancy estimates to drop for the first time in decades, it’s inconceivable that it wouldn’t be something that federal party leaders would be talking about.”

Let’s talk about this now. My guest is Donald MacPherson, Executive Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, which is part of SFU’s Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addictions.

 

Guest: Donald MacPherson

Executive Director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, which is part of SFU’s Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addictions

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It’s @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day:

Which issue do you think deserved more attention during this election campaign? #elxn43 #cdnpoli

 

Opioid crisis

Money laundering

Healthcare

Other (reply and tell us)

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Starting tomorrow, around 200 high school students from all over the Lower Mainland will have their chance to find out more about cancer research.

It's called the Mini Med School. It's taking place at the BC Children's Hospital, and here to tell me more is the dean of this year's school, Dr Rod Rassekh.

 

Guest: Dr. Rod Rassekh

Dean of this year’s Mini Med School

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Starting tomorrow, around 200 high school students from all over the Lower Mainland will have their chance to find out more about cancer research.

It's called the Mini Med School. It's taking place at the BC Children's Hospital, and here to tell me more is the dean of this year's school, Dr Rod Rassekh.

 

Guest: Dr. Rod Rassekh

Dean of this year’s Mini Med School

Nearly 20 years after Vancouver lost its NBA franchise, a Grizzlies superfan is hoping to start a movement to bring one back.

Kat Jayme, the filmmaker behind the award-winning documentary Finding Big Country, is organizing a rally to show local support when the NBA comes to Rogers Arena on Thursday.

That’s when ex-Raptor superstar Kawhi Leonard and his LA Clippers will take on the Dallas Mavericks.

 

In studio: Kat Jayme

Rally organizer

Filmmaker behind the award-winning documentary Finding Big Country

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Nearly 20 years after Vancouver lost its NBA franchise, a Grizzlies superfan is hoping to start a movement to bring one back.

Kat Jayme, the filmmaker behind the award-winning documentary Finding Big Country, is organizing a rally to show local support when the NBA comes to Rogers Arena on Thursday.

That’s when ex-Raptor superstar Kawhi Leonard and his LA Clippers will take on the Dallas Mavericks.

 

In studio: Kat Jayme

Rally organizer

Filmmaker behind the award-winning documentary Finding Big Country