On today's episode of Mornings with Simi:

-A relatively civil debate between the leaders of the big three provincial parties yesterday evening.

-A strong return to activity in the real estate market might be about to cool off according to real estate analyst Dane Eitel.  His latest market update predicts the pent up demand from early in the pandemic has been mostly spent, and things will mellow out with the school year now underway. 

Guest: Dane Eitel, founder of Eitel Insights.

-A Richmond man won $111,000 dollars and wanted to surprise his wife with the good news...so he put the lottery cheque he received at the bottom of a bucket of fried chicken. 

Guest: Niki Reitmayer, CKNW Mornings contributor

-Breweries, hotels, shopping - that’s what people in Ambleside want as redevelopment gets underway.  The Ambleside Dundarave BIA sent around a survey to help shape their local area plan, and residents were able to weigh in on what they want the neighbourhood to look like. 

Guest: Shannon Walker, Chair of the Ambleside Dundarave BIA.

-It was the first question of the night, what about senior care.  That’s the community hardest hit by this pandemic and that’s where a lot of attention will be paid in the next few years. 

Guest:  Terry Lake, CEO of the BC Care Providers Association.

-When we took an informal Twitter poll of how many people planned to use a mail-in ballot, the results seemed way too extreme, but Elections BC is reporting they’ve sent out 680,000 of them!

Guest: Andrew Watson, Director of Communications for Elections BC.

-Apple unveiled a slate of new products at a special event launch yesterday, including the new iPhone 12 that can operate on the 5G networks we’ve talked so much about. 

Guest: Mike Agerbo, tech expert and host of Get Connected

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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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It was pretty clear that organizers and candidate representatives agreed ahead of time that they did not want a US style spectacle.  The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer joins the show with his take on the first leaders debate last night.

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-Proof that physical human evolution is continuing can be found within our arms! Niki Reitmayer spoke to Dr. Teghan Lucas from Flinders University in South Australia. She is an adjunct lecturer in the Dept. of Archeology who specializes in human evolution, human anatomy, and forensic anthropology.

-What odd dishes are tradition at your family’s Thanksgiving dinner?

-The federal government is trying to keep a lid on the details of an RCMP raid in Montreal two years ago.  The company subject to that search has connections to China, Global News investigative journalist Sam cooper joins us to talk about what else we know at this point. 

-A new program is now available for businesses struggling with rent payments.  The Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy is intended to run until June, and replaces the previous benefit which was paid to landlords instead of tenants. 

-On the B.C. election trail, the NDP are maintaining a big lead in the polls ahead of the leaders’ debate.

-We were talking about rental agreements that forbid pet ownership last week because the SPCA said it’s actually the number one reason people give up their pets.  It would come down to the province to change that, but what ARE the party positions when it comes to pet ownership and animal rights?

-Lacklustre apologies aren’t doing much to stem the tide of controversy around sexist comments Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite made about NDP MLA Bowinn Ma.

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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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-More disturbing records getting set south of the border when it comes to the coronavirus.  Daily case numbers are hitting levels they haven’t seen since August and hospitalizations in the midwest are reaching new record levels every day. 

Guest: Jennifer Johnson, Global News Washington Correspondent.

-On October 7, the Canadian Government announced details about which single-use plastics will be covered by a national ban coming into effect in 2021. Ocean Wise was a key collaborator in the creation of the Government’s plastics ban policy.  Laura Hardman, Manager of the Plastics Program at Ocean Wise, spoke to our Niki Reitmayer.

-Video of Liberal MLA Jane Thornthwaite making sexist comments about a rival MLA at a BC Liberal event got a lot of traction on social media over the weekend.  Mo Amir does commentaries here at CKNW and he also hosts the podcast Vancolour. He was the one who actually posted the video footage on Twitter, and he joins us now to talk about what’s happened since then. 

Guest:  Mo Amir, CKNW commentator, host of the Vancolour Podcast.

-We’ve been asked to keep our Thanksgiving celebrations small this year, but over in Ontario they’re going even further. 

Guest: Marianne Dimain, Global News Morning reporter in Toronto.

-A charity that assists Vancouver’s homeless by providing them with haircuts has been given a breath of new life after being forced to shut down operations due to the pandemic.  Niki Reitmayer spoke to Alysha Osborne, founder of 2 Paycheques Away.

-A find in Vancouver over the weekend as actor Jon Cryer lost, then found, his wedding ring in pouring rain on the seawall.

Guest: Chris Turner, ring finders.

-A broadcasting titan has decided to take a step back from work after more than four decades.  Spice Radio founder and president Shushma Datt has had an enormous impact on the industry, on the community, and on the future of so many aspiring broadcasters. 

Guest: Shushma Datt, President and Founder of Spice Radio.

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