Chapter 1: Could COVID testing be the key to restarting sports and concerts?

COVID-19 testing has become a requirement for traveling to most countries, but could it be the key to restarting live sports and events?

GUEST: Graham Williamson, CEO of CVM Medical’s parent organization Life Support Group

Chapter 2: Canucks benched at least until Tuesday

The Canucks are on hold until next week due to COVID related issues. 

They aren’t the only team struggling to keep things under control, let’s talk about what’s happening right now in the league. 

GUEST: Christian Aumell, host of the Sports Show on 680 CJOB

Chapter 3: TransLink ridership 

People aren’t getting back on transit the same way they’re getting back into their cars. 

CKNW and Global News reporter Janet Brown covered this story yesterday, transit ridership is at just 40 percent of pre-pandemic levels while driving personal vehicles is at 90 percent. 

GUEST: Jonathan Cote, mayor of New West, chair of the Mayors’ Council

Chapter 4: Paid vaccination leave 

Should BC introduce legislation that gives people paid time off to get vaccinated?

GUEST: Gavin McGarrigle, Western Regional Director of Unifor

Chapter 5: Relaxed visiting rules now in effect at BC LTC facilities

An enormous collective sigh of relief yesterday as more relaxed rules for visiting people in long-term care came into effect. 

We wanted to talk about what that looked like and what people who are planning to schedule a visit might need to know. 

GUEST: Dan Levitt, teaches long term care administration at Simon Fraser University, Executive Director of Tabor Village

Chapter 6: Old school trading card values rocket during pandemic

We’ve been talking about how these digital trading cards have been growing in popularity, it’s part of the new market that has sprung up thanks to the creation of non-fungible tokens. 

Well it turns out that the old school trading cards are ALSO gaining popularity recently. 

GUEST: Mike Chark, owner of AA Sports Cards

Chapter 7: All Indigenous adults in BC now eligible for COVID vaccine

A landmark moment, all individuals living in First Nations communities in BC have now had access to the first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine. 

The program is now being expanded to members living outside of the communities, and we're joined by First Nations Health Authority Senior Medical Officer Dr. Nel Wieman for more.  

GUEST: Nel Wieman, Senior Medical Officer with the First Nations Health Authority

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View From Victoria: 

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer, and Global News reporter Richard Zussman join the show with their take on the day's headlines.

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Chapter 1: Electrified transportation loopholes plague municipalities 

Six municipalities including Vancouver and North Vancouver are preparing to launch pilot programs for electric kick scooters, but the laws around them remain unclear. 

The scooters will be subject to the same rules as e-bikes, but a recent case in the BC Supreme Court highlighted the fact we don’t have a good framework. 

GUEST: Glen Sherman, board member with the BC Electric Riders Association

GUEST: Steve Miloshev, owner of Motorino Electric (sold the e-bike involved in the Supreme Court case)

Chapter 2: Accelerated post-pandemic immigration 

Canada is hoping to bring 1.2 million permanent residents into the country over the next three years after the pandemic slammed the brakes on immigration around the globe.

There’s already a huge supply shortage on the real estate market so developers are looking to launch new projects in anticipation of all that demand. 

GUEST: Cam McNeill, Executive Director with MLA Canada

Chapter 3: Sex-trade workers living in 'criminal regime' 

A legal challenge that could upend the laws around sex work in Canada was launched earlier this week.

GUEST:  Jenn Clamen, National Coordinator for the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform

Chapter 4: Big White Ski Resort will close early this year 

Just days after Whistler announced the end of their 2021 season, Big White has announced they will also close early this year. 

GUEST: Michael J Ballingall, Senior Vice President at Big White Ski Resort

Chapter 5: Trudeau urges Canadians to 'stay strong' as vaccine deliveries accelerate 

When you compare our vaccine rollout with Washington State, it’s not great. 

We’re waiting for vaccines, we have been for months, and the ones we’re receiving still aren’t coming quickly enough to stem the tide of new cases. 

GUEST: Anita Anand, Federal Minister of Public Services and Procurement

Chapter 6: LTC shortcomings in Canada

National standards for long-term care became a hot topic when the pandemic began. A new committee was launched yesterday to determine what those standards should be but where do you even start?

GUEST: Pat Armstrong, Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at York University

Chapter 7: BC's cases surpass 100K since start of pandemic

BC health officials reported the highest single-day increase in new cases yesterday, our first day reporting over a thousand cases.

We were in a holding pattern of reporting around 500 cases per day for weeks, now it seems like the dam is bursting. 

GUEST: Daniel Coombs, UBC professor in mathematics, extensive work in modelling disease

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View From Victoria: 

A local look at politics from the Provincial capital.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer, and Global News reporter Richard Zussman join the show with their take on the day's headlines.

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Chapter 1: Liberals should drive daycare improvements 

The CD Howe institute has released a new report cautioning the federal government against adopting a national childcare plan. 

Expanding childcare has been identified as a critical component of the pandemic recovery but how it should be done is an entirely different conversation.

GUEST: Jennifer Robson, Associate Professor of Political Management at Carleton University

Chapter 2: Food Runners hoping to step in as restaurants struggle with inventory

We were talking about all the restaurants that are left with perishable food they can’t sell yesterday, and that’s where our next guest comes into the picture. 

Tristan Jagger founded Food Runners when the pandemic first began, and they’ve saved over 325,000 pounds of food from the landfill over the last year. 

GUEST: Tristan Jagger, founder of Food Runners

Chapter 3: Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will lead to $11.9B in losses 

A major report has been released by the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University this morning. 

The report evaluates the feasibility of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project in light of changes to Canada’s Climate Plan in recent months. 

GUEST: Tom Gunton, head of the Resource and Environmental Planning Program at Simon Fraser University

Chapter 4:  London Drugs COVID vaccinations all booked up

An overwhelming response to the news that the AstraZeneca vaccine would be distributed in pharmacies in the lower mainland. 

GUEST: Chris Chiew, London Drugs General Manager of Pharmacy

Chapter 5: AstraZeneca vaccine becoming available for some 

We found out yesterday that pharmacies in the Lower Mainland will be involved in the distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine to residents between 55 and 65 years of age. 

GUEST: Annette Robinson, President of the BC Pharmacy Association

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