Mornings with Simi

By Curiouscast

Mornings with Simi (Monday – Friday: 5.30 – 9am) helps you wake-up, reconnect, and get your day off on the right foot. Simi Sara dives into on the headlines of the day with veteran Global News anchors... more

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November 16, 2020 Are schools spreading?, The spread in Surrey & Communicating the science
Ch1: We’re now into the rainy winter months...but it’s never too early in this province to start thinking about wildfire prevention! A new report from SFU recommends the management of community forests may be the key to preventing wildfires. Niki Reitmayer spoke to Kelsey Copes-Gerbitz and Sarah Dickson-Hoyle, two PhD Candidates with UBC’s Faculty of Forestry. She first asked them a simple question: what are community forests?
Ch2: There was a ton of pent up demand for real estate after the initial lockdown, but the numbers we’ve seen don’t capture the pre-sale market where homes are sold before they’re built. Cam McNeill is the executive director at MLA Canada, and he joins us to talk about what those numbers reflect.
Guest: Cam McNeill, Executive Director with MLA Canada.
Ch3: How are families with autism coping with the COVID-19 pandemic? Not well, according to a new report from SFU. Niki Reitmayer spoke to Grace Iarocci, SFU Professor of Psychology and Director at the Autism and Developmental Disorders Lab.
Ch4: The success of the Pfizer vaccine is really encouraging, but it’s not going to be a silver bullet. We like to talk about how far we’ve come in the fight against this pandemic, but part of the conversation we need to have is how far we still have to go. Jonathan Jarry is a science communicator at McGill University and he just wrote a fascinating piece about the combination of factors we need to end the pandemic.
Guest: Jonathan Jarry, science communicator with McGill University.
Ch5: The Fraser Health region has been the hardest hit by new COVID cases in the past few weeks. More aggressive restrictions aren’t working, and a lot of people are worried we’re going to see non-essential businesses shut down.
Guest: Doug McCallum, Surrey Mayor.
Ch6: Cambridge Elementary School in Surrey will be closed for two weeks after becoming the first school in the province ordered to close due to an outbreak.
Guest: Jordan Tinney, Surrey School Superintendent.
Ch7: In another sign things are moving in the wrong direction, three lower mainland schools were closed over the weekend and it’s going to be two weeks before students return. Teri Mooring is the president of the BC teacher’s federation and she joins us to talk about what comes next.
Guest: Teri Mooring, BCTF President.
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48min
November 16, 2020 View From Victoria: Conservative throws down
Jane Thornthwaite blasts BC Liberal party leader Andrew Wilkinson for double standards in the treatment of women and men in the party.
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8min
November 16, 2020 View From Victoria: Conservative throws down
Jane Thornthwaite blasts BC Liberal party leader Andrew Wilkinson for double standards in the treatment of women and men in the party.

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9min
November 13, 2020 There are Sports to watch again, Plastics in the ocean & Explosive testimony at the Cullen commission
Chapter 1 - There’s been so much political news we haven’t made much attention to sports in the past couple of months. The big leagues are figuring out how the 2021 season is going to work, and the Masters are on this weekend!
Guest: Christian Aumell, host of the Sports Show on 680 CJOB
Chapter 2 - Dr. Bonnie Henry used data to explain the province’s latest crackdown on social gatherings. She said that the largest contributor to the spread of the virus is social and community interactions.
Chapter 3 - We recognize and talk about climate change a lot but plastic waste is also something we know to be very damaging to the environment. Metro Vancouver is holding a zero waste conference this weekend and plastic waste in the ocean is going to be a big part of the discussion.
Guest: Chelsea Rochman, Asst. Prof at U. of Toronto, researching how plastic debris, chemical contaminants and climate change affect aquatic systems.
Chapter 4 - Why do people vote the way they do? Our next guest is an expert in emotional persuasion who explores in his latest book how emotional manipulation is used to influence everything from what we buy to how we vote.
Guest: Bill Morrison, Emotional Positioning Consultant and author of “Lions in the Grass: A Marketing Insider’s Guide to Mass Persuasion”
Chapter 5 - If there was any question why Saturday’s health measures were necessary, it was settled at the provincial update with Dr. Bonnie Henry and Adrian Dix yesterday afternoon. We got a look at the modelling they’re working with right now, and remember, we’re seeing exponential growth in the number of new cases now for the first time in British Columbia.
Guest: Daniel Coombs, UBC professor in mathematics, extensive work in modelling disease.
Chapter 6 - Let’s talk about what’s been happening at the Cullen Commission this week where two witnesses painted a radically different picture of the situation unfolding in BC casinos a decade ago.
Guest: Sam Cooper, Global News investigative journalist.
Chapter 7 - Everyone is thinking about hitting the slopes on the news that Cypress Mountain opens today, let’s find out what’s happening at Grous! We’re joined by Julia Grant to talk about the upcoming season, events, and what the mountain will look like with pandemic protocols in place.
Guest: Julia Grant, Communications Manager at Grouse Mountain.

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49min
November 13, 2020 There are Sports to watch again, Plastics in the ocean & Explosive testimony at the Cullen commission
Chapter 1 - There’s been so much political news we haven’t made much attention to sports in the past couple of months. The big leagues are figuring out how the 2021 season is going to work, and the Masters are on this weekend!
Guest: Christian Aumell, host of the Sports Show on 680 CJOB
Chapter 2 - Dr. Bonnie Henry used data to explain the province’s latest crackdown on social gatherings. She said that the largest contributor to the spread of the virus is social and community interactions.
Chapter 3 - We recognize and talk about climate change a lot but plastic waste is also something we know to be very damaging to the environment. Metro Vancouver is holding a zero waste conference this weekend and plastic waste in the ocean is going to be a big part of the discussion.
Guest: Chelsea Rochman, Asst. Prof at U. of Toronto, researching how plastic debris, chemical contaminants and climate change affect aquatic systems.
Chapter 4 - Why do people vote the way they do? Our next guest is an expert in emotional persuasion who explores in his latest book how emotional manipulation is used to influence everything from what we buy to how we vote.
Guest: Bill Morrison, Emotional Positioning Consultant and author of “Lions in the Grass: A Marketing Insider’s Guide to Mass Persuasion”
Chapter 5 - If there was any question why Saturday’s health measures were necessary, it was settled at the provincial update with Dr. Bonnie Henry and Adrian Dix yesterday afternoon. We got a look at the modelling they’re working with right now, and remember, we’re seeing exponential growth in the number of new cases now for the first time in British Columbia.
Guest: Daniel Coombs, UBC professor in mathematics, extensive work in modelling disease.
Chapter 6 - Let’s talk about what’s been happening at the Cullen Commission this week where two witnesses painted a radically different picture of the situation unfolding in BC casinos a decade ago.
Guest: Sam Cooper, Global News investigative journalist.
Chapter 7 - Everyone is thinking about hitting the slopes on the news that Cypress Mountain opens today, let’s find out what’s happening at Grous! We’re joined by Julia Grant to talk about the upcoming season, events, and what the mountain will look like with pandemic protocols in place.
Guest: Julia Grant, Communications Manager at Grouse Mountain.
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47min
November 13, 2020 Why Friday the 13th is unlucky
Check the calendar - today is Friday the 13th! Typically this is regarded as an unlucky day. But after the year we’ve had, does one unlucky day actually worry you? Our Niki Reitmayer explores why we associated back luck with Friday the 13th.
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3min
November 13, 2020 Why Friday the 13th is unlucky
Check the calendar - today is Friday the 13th! Typically this is regarded as an unlucky day. But after the year we’ve had, does one unlucky day actually worry you? Our Niki Reitmayer explores why we associated back luck with Friday the 13th.

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4min
November 13, 2020 View From Victoria: Time to get away from the Bonnie Henry Fan Club
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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8min
November 13, 2020 View From Victoria: Time to get away from the Bonnie Henry Fan Club
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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9min
November 12, 2020 More than one pandemic, Seeing the spread of covid-19 & Dangerous BC backcountry
Chapter 1 - More legal stunts out of the team behind President Donald Trump as he continues to refuse to concede last week's election. Joining us to talk about that as well as a RECOUNT in the state of Georgia.
Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.
Chapter 2 - Overdose deaths continue to outpace deaths from COVID-19 and there are still tent cities in spite of efforts to house people evicted from parks in Vancouver and Victoria. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps co-wrote a piece in the Vancouver Sun calling on the province to move more quickly, saying they need help in months, not years.
Guest: Lisa Helps, Victoria Mayor.
Chapter 3 - The Fraser Health Authority published some fascinating information the other day we should talk about. They took three cases of COVID-19 from the community, and without identifying the individuals, they showed exactly how that one person started a chain reaction.
Guest: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor
Chapter 4 - The pandemic has forced a lot of people to rethink how they work and travel, and sometimes it’s an improvement. Some people love working from home! So what if there’s changes in the community like that we could make?
Guest: Ian Gill, author and co-organizer
Chapter 5 - We’ve been talking a lot about the restrictions on socializing that were introduced on the weekend, but enhanced safety inspections at various workplaces are getting underway as well.
Guest: Al Johnson, head of Prevention Services at WorkSafeBC.
Chapter 6 - Sony PS5 stock will be a nightmare with no in-store sales by design!
Guest: Mike Agerbo, host of Get Connected.
Chapter 7 - A new report suggests almost half of all Canadians intend to order food online at least once a week after the pandemic is over.
Chapter 8 - BC is dangerous in the summer months when hikers can get lost or trapped, but the winter is when things can get really nasty. Dave Crompton survived an avalanche that killed a member of their party, and he’s partnered with the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides to raise awareness about backcountry survival.
Guest: Dave Crompton, avalanche survivor.
Chapter 9 - We knew the pandemic would have a negative impact on kids but we’re finally getting a picture of what that looks like.
Guest: Jen Barican, Research Manager for the Children's Mental Health Research Quarterly.
Guest: Dr. Charlotte Waddell, Director of the Children’s Health Policy Centre in the Faculty of Health Sciences at SFU.
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58min

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