Chapter 1: Support for the federal Liberals looks to be on the rise as new shipments of the highly coveted COVID-19 vaccine arrive, according to a new poll.

Guest: Sean Simpson, Vice President of IPSOS.

Chapter 2: B.C. campgrounds are officially up for grabs as the province began accepting online reservations on Monday morning.  The environment ministry said its reservation website has been experiencing high volume, but has not crashed.

Guest:  Sam Waddington, Owner of Mount Waddington’s Outdoors.

Chapter 3: Another set of schools in Surrey are dealing with COVID-19 variant exposures with the spring break holiday fast approaching.  Fraser Health is working with the district to manage the cases at Westerman Elementary, Chimney Hill Elementary, Fleetwood Park Secondary, Frank Hurt Secondary, Princess Margaret Secondary and Tamanawis Secondary.

Guest:  Matt Westphal, President of Surrey Teachers Association.

Chapter 4: B.C.’s post-secondary institutions were advised Monday to start preparing for a “full return to on-campus education this September.”  In a statement, Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training, said Dr. Bonnie Henry contacted the presidents of all public colleges and universities that a return to in-person instruction can be done safely this fall for all students, staff and faculty.

Guest: Matthew Ramsey, UBC Spokesperson.

Chapter 5: Aquarium owners across BC are being advised to immediately check the plants in their aquariums for invasive species after deadly zebra mussels were found in moss balls in Terrace and Washington State.

Guest: Gail Wallin, Executive Director of Invasive Species of BC.

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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: Canada has made strides to close the gender wage gap in recent years, but the pandemic has undone a lot of that progress. 

Guest: Larkin Mackenzie-Ast, Director of the Business Women’s Network at Coast Capital Savings

Chapter 2: Last year it was impossible to get camping and outdoor gear because everyone had the same idea, so don’t make the same mistake.  The annual Sportsmen’s Show in Abbotsford has moved online this year, so you don’t have any excuse not to check them out. 

Guest: Les Trendall, Show Manager of the BC Sportsmen’s Show and Digital Marketing Platform.

Chapter 3: The number of women playing video games has increased drastically in the last decade. Console games were generally made by and then marketed to men, but studies show that women are now just as interested.  In celebration of International Women’s Day, we want to talk to a woman working within the industry.

Guest: Erin McGechaen, Narrative Designer with East Side Games

Chapter 4: Do you ever meet someone fascinating and just wish you could sit down with them and pick their brain?  Well the ‘Human Library’ project lets you do just that. 

Guest: Jordy Matheson, Zee Zee producer.

Chapter 5: What is the role of a School Liaison Officer? These are members of the Vancouver Police who work out of schools in the Vancouver School Board, and their role there has come under closer scrutiny over the last year.  The George Floyd case in the U-S raised issues around the relationship between law enforcement and racialized communities, including right here in Vancouver. 

Guest: Markiel Simpson, member of the B.C. Community Alliance Steering Committee.

Chapter 6: We love talking about space stories but typically they’re about notable discoveries or new missions.  Well this is about a Victoria man who wants YOUR help getting to the moon. 

Guest: Brett Andersen, Victoria man making an appeal to help get him to the moon.

Chapter 7: We continue our conversation about the challenges facing individuals living with ALS here in B-C.  Dr. Jon Stoessl is the head of Neurology in the Faculty of Medicine at UBC, and he joins us to explain more. 

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Highlights of the week:

-Natalie Prystajecky on COVID-19 viral load measurement in wastewater and the new service that lets people see it for themselves.

-Patricia Daly on adding the AstraZeneca vaccine to the existing distribution model and visiting long term care homes.

-Mark Tyndall on expanding the opioid vending machine program he pioneered in Vancouver.

-Kennedy Stewart on the “Vancouver Plan” for decriminalizing drugs.

-Michael Moss on his new book ‘Hooked’.

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Chapter 1: Working in healthcare is emotionally draining at the best of times but now frontline workers are also faced with supporting patients who may be suffering without family members to visit them.  So what is the toll?

Guest: Laura Rees, assistant professor of organizational behaviour at Smith School of Business at Queen’s University.

Chapter 2: How much are schools playing a role in the spread of COVID-19?  We’ve seen outbreaks but by-and-large the numbers have been low.  Well researchers are going to start serology testing with thousands of staff and support workers to measure how widespread COVID antibodies are. 

Guest:  Dr. David Goldfarb, Investigator and Medical Microbiologist at the B.C. Children's Hospital.

Chapter 3: Health Canada just announced they’re approving the Johnson and Johnson vaccine for use in Canada. This is in addition to the Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca shots that are already being distributed.

Chapter 4: A motion from Vancouver City Councillor Christine Boyle is calling on the city to implement the same U-N declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples the province has adopted.  The motion is backed by an alliance of Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh leaders; they join us this morning for more. 

Guest: Councillor Howard Grant, Musqueam Indian Band.

Guest: Chief Leah George Wilson, Tsleil-Waututh Nation.

Guest: Councillor Khelsilem, Squamish Nation.

Chapter 5: The pandemic spurred disinfectant manufacturers into a frenzy last year, remember trying to get Clorox wipes and hand sanitizer?  Well some surfaces just can’t be disinfected as often as necessary, so a team of researchers working with TransLink decided to look at the surfaces themselves. 

Guest: Dr. Marthe Charles, Clinical Instructor at U.B.C., Medical Microbiologist at Vancouver General Hospital.

Chapter 6: As vaccine availability begins to improve, the logistics of executing a mass vaccination plan are growing more complex.  Three different shots are currently approved by Health Canada, those have different expiration dates, shelf lives, and even storage and transportation requirements. 

Guest: Mahesh Nagarajan, Chair of Operations and Logistics in the Sauder School of Business at UBC.

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