Chapter 1: Let’s talk about the Canadian labour market as we start looking ahead to the new year.  Economist Brendon Bernard has written a great piece on it for the Indeed Hiring Lab, he joins us now to talk about what the numbers are saying.

Chapter 2: The octopus they named after Bonnie Henry at Sidney’s Shaw Centre for the Salish Sea is being released. He was being cared for at the centre for the past six months but now it’s time for Henry to return to the wild once again. 

Guest: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 3: B.C.'s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner is launching a public campaign clarifying mask exemptions.

Chapter 4: It’s an outcome environmental advocates and local Indigenous leaders have been fighting for, for decades.  Open net fish farms will be phased out of the Discovery Islands over the next 18-months. 

Guest:  Bob Chamberlin, advocate for wild salmon, former vice president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs.

Chapter 5: The hotel and tourism industries might take years to recover according to the fiscal update we got from provincial finance minister Selina Robinson yesterday.  We’ve recovered most of the 400,000 jobs lost in the Spring but the majority of remaining job losses are in industries that don’t see much hope on the horizon. 

Guest: Ingrid Jarrett, president and CEO of the BC Hotel Association.

Chapter 6: If you’re looking for something to do this evening, or anytime over the holiday season, we may have the ticket for you!  A local ballet studio has produced a film adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s iconic Nutcracker, and it premiers online tonight.  The founder of Goh Ballet, former principal dancer for the National Ballet of Canada, Chan Hon Goh joins us with more.

Chapter 7: The 7 p.m. cheer for frontline healthcare workers was an awesome nightly ritual when the pandemic first began. Now since we’re entering the holiday season, there’s a new idea for how we can show our appreciation!

Guest: Rory Richards, West End resident who started the 7 pm cheer.

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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: After a year unlike any other, what are professionals in the real estate industry forecasting for 2021?  The federal government indicated they’re looking at a national foreign home buyers tax, and a recent report from Royal LePage predicts standalone home prices will jump. 

Guest: Kush Panatch, Panatch Group president, local developer.

Chapter 2: Environment Canada has released its list of Top 10 weather stories from this past year.

Guest: Niki Reitmayer - CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 3: The battle over land rights between Wet’suwet’en members and the federal government dominated headlines for weeks in 2020. So where are we now?  Global News journalist Sarah MacDonald took a closer look.

Chapter 4: The BC government just announced an ambitious 5-year emissions target yesterday, but details are scarce on how they’re going to hit it.  Merran Smith is the co-chair of BC’s Climate Solutions Council and executive director of Clean Energy Canada, she’s joining us this morning to flesh this out. 

Guest:  Merran Smith, co-chair of B.C.'s Climate Solutions Council, Executive Director at Clean Energy Canada.

Chapter 5: We’re days away from reaching a grim landmark.  At our current rate, we’ll pass the 500,000 mark for COVID infections in Canada over the weekend.  We’re hearing a lot about the vaccine right now because it’s finally some good news, but what is the trajectory of infections in BC and Canada right now?

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

Chapter 6: It doesn’t matter if you’re feeding two or ten, the pressure is always on when it comes time to cook Christmas dinner.  For a lot of people, the turkey is the thing that gives them the most anxiety because we only really do them a couple of times a year. 

Guest: Mary Alice Coffey, turkey expert with Butterball LLC.

Chapter 7: A staggering amount of cash, drugs and firearms were seized after a joint investigation involving the Victoria Police Department.  The items were recovered from various locations, and total $30 MILLION DOLLARS in value. 

Guest: Del Manak, Victoria Police Chief.

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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: Abandoned gas wells in Alberta have been an ongoing problem but the pandemic appears to be making a bad situation worse. We’re joined by Global News investigative journalist Mike De Souza for more. 

Guest: Mike De Souza, Global News Investigative Journalist.

Chapter 2: Big-league sports are back in action as vaccine distribution begins in earnest.  The NBA pre-season is in full swing as the NHL eyes a return to the ice in mid-January. 

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

Chapter 3: It’s porch pirate season and as Global News reporter Catherine Urquhart reports, a number of parcels have been stolen.

Guest: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

Chapter 4: After months of getting nothing accomplished, we saw a big announcement on the future of Strathcona Park earlier this week.  It came without a timeline and they still need to get funding approved from the provincial government. 

Guest:  George Affleck, former Vancouver city councillor, author, columnist.

Chapter 5: B.C. premier calls for increase to income assistance and disability payments 

Guest: Viveca Ellis, community organizer at the B.C. Poverty Reduction Coalition.

Chapter 6: A massive landslide in the Central Coast Region may have wiped out an entire generation of salmon according to local community leaders.  Niki Reitmayer spoke with Homalco First Nation Chief Darren Blaney this morning, just as he was getting ready to get on a helicopter to observe the damage.

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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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