Chapter 1: There’s thousands of abandoned vessels around the B-C coast, they’re ugly, and they can end up being an environmental hazard too.  Well there might be fewer of them around soon, the federal government stepped up to help fund a big cleanup program.

Chapter 2: You might be ready to buy, but good luck finding anything available on the real estate market right now.  Record low supply has resulted in prices reaching higher than anticipated, but how much longer can this continue?

Guest: Dane Eitel, Founder and Lead Analyst at Eitel Insights.

Chapter 3: Well our touch of winter was quite brief here in the Lower Mainland, but more snow is falling in Texas this morning as they continue to register more deaths related to that cold blast that has left millions without power.  CBS News Correspondent Alan Scaia is reporting on all the issues they’re experiencing.

Chapter 4: The scope of the federal government’s newly announced gun buyback program is still coming into focus, let’s check in with Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief for more on what this program is going to look like.

Chapter 5: The surge in demand coupled with a record low supply of housing is putting home ownership even further out of reach for the average person in the Lower Mainland. 

Guest: Paul Kershaw, founder of Generation Squeeze.

Chapter 6: Metro Vancouver has announced that regional parks had 1.2 million visits in the month of January, double the number for the same period in 2020.

Guest: John McEwen, Chair of the Regional Parks Committee at Metro Vancouver

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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

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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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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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Happy Family Day!

Chapter 1: Two people are dead after two separate avalanches in as many days near Whistler. Global BC’s Nadia Stewart has more on why this has been an especially dangerous winter in B.C.'s backcountry.

Chapter 2: Trump Acquitted after Senate impeachment trial

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global Washington Producer/ Correspondent

Chapter 3: The BC government is rolling out an educational campaign to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and ski resorts. This is due to the recent uptick in cases at Whistler, where many are travelling to for the ski season.  The Ski industry is a $2 billion dollar business in BC and employs over 21,000 people.

Guest:  Jack Crompton, Whistler Mayor

Chapter 4: The Phoenix Society will be operating a 20-bed extreme weather shelter in Coquitlam which is good news as the weather keeps pounding the lower mainland with a mix of snow and rain.

Guest: Keir Macdonald, CEO of the Phoenix Society

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