The BC Business Council's Chief Economist Ken Peacock talks about job losses in BC, just how staggering they are and just how quickly we can see some recovery. 

Policy Analyst for B.C. for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business Muriel Protzer  reacts to the BC restart plan. Andrew Longhurst, research associate with the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, joins me to discuss how the province is taking steps to relieve the backlog of surgeries in BC that have been created due to COVID-19. And the Commissioner of the TNRD Film Commission talks about how difficult it may be for filming crews to start doing work amidst all the physical distancing and cleanliness protocols,. 

Andrew Longhurst, research associate with the BC Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, joins me to discuss how the province is taking steps to relieve the backlog of surgeries in BC that have been created due to COVID-19. 

In today's show I am joined by the Mayor of Clearwater to talk about Wells Gray Provincial Park after the province announced that provincial parks can start reopening to day trips as of the 14th. Superintendent of SD73 discusses their restart plan for k-5 and the preliminary plan to get back to some form of in class learning. And the President of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce provides some business reaction to the restart plan. 

Superintendent of SD73 talks about what things may look like for k-5 students as in-class learning could resume as early as May 19th. 

The President of the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce joins me to provide reaction from the local business community as it pertains to the Premiers restart plan. 

On today's show Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian joins me to talk child care spaces in Kamloops, on street parking in the city's downtown and an idea to allow businesses to set up a portion of their stores on Victoria St as a bit of a walkable marketplace. An invasive hornet is waking up for spring, and the bee-eating predators could possibly be buzzing around B.C. soon. I am joined by Nanaimo based  Entomologist and Senior Environmental Protection Officer with the Ministry of Environment Conrad Berube. And it is time for a new edition of That's Whack Wednesday. 

An invasive hornet is waking up for spring, and the bee-eating predators could possibly be buzzing around B.C. soon. I am joined by Nanaimo based  Entomologist and Senior Environmental Protection Officer with the Ministry of Environment Conrad Berube. 

Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian joins me to talk child care spaces in Kamloops, on street parking in the city's downtown and an idea to allow businesses to set up a portion of their stores on Victoria St as a bit of a walkable marketplace. 

BC Health Minister Adrian Dix joins me to talk about the possibility of getting to zero cases of COVID-19 in the province by mid-June, what that would look like in terms of our daily activity and will there be minor league baseball this summer.  And Building and Engineering Development Manager at the City of Kamloops Jason Dixon talks building activity in the city during the month of April.