The Jill Bennett Show

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The Jill Bennett Show episodes

July 13 Tatyana Harrison inquest - 17 Villages Plan - Digital Safety Commission

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32 min
July 13 Young business owners are on the rise, how does PowerPlay enable their success
GUEST: Bill Roche, Co-founder, PowerPlay Young Entrepreneurs

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8 min
July 13 Canadian liquor stores are pressured by republican congresswoman to buy US alcohol
GUEST: Stacy Kyle, Executive Director of the Import Vintners & Spirits Association

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8 min
July 13 SFU is ending its Masters of Publishing Program
GUEST: Hannah Mcgregor, SFU Publishing Director, associate professor

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8 min
July 10 Highlighting Canadian beers made with Canadian ingredients!
As a late Canada Day celebration, we bring you a list of delicious Canadian beers made using Canadian ingredients!
1. Camp Beer Co (Langley) – Canadian Pilsner
2. Copper Brewing (Kelowna) – Local Lager
3. Dead Frog Brewery (Langley) Canada Proud Craft Lager
Guest: Tamara Vidito - Craft beer marketer and contributor to the B.C. Ale Trail

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11 min
July 10 Cougar allegedly kills several sheep on Bowen Island farm
Bowen Island residents are once again talking about cougars after one apparently killed several sheep on a local farm.
The North Shore has plenty of empty bedrooms, but not enough affordable places to live. A new program from the Hollyburn Society is trying to solve both problems at once by matching homeowners over 55 who have extra space with other adults over 55 looking for an affordable place to live.
The immense popularity of a particular toy has sparked a cultural phenomenon being referred to as "NeeDoh hunting".

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30 min
July 09 Why has the Massey Tunnel replacement doubled in price?
Just three months ago, North Vancouver District Council voted to reject Chemtrade's request to keep producing liquid chlorine at its Maplewood plant because of safety concerns. This week, they completely reversed themselves.
When the province unveiled its latest estimate for replacing the George Massey Tunnel, there was a collective gasp. The price tag has ballooned from just over $4 billion to $8.5 billion. What is driving this massive increase?!
We've been talking alot recently about Vancouver's proposed Villages Plan and the debate over housing density, but for about 750 homeowners, this isn't an academic discussion anymore...

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33 min
July 08 Are watering restrictions threatening Metro Vancouver's trees?
PM Carney and Premier Eby recently announced plans to buy unsold condos and convert them into affordable rent-to-own housing. Supporters think it's a great idea, but critics call it a taxpayer-funded bailout for developers.
The BC Review Board has released their reasons for granting 3x child killer Allan Schoenborn a conditional discharge on June 1.
Expert arborists are saying that watering restrictions are a threat to Metro Vancouver’s trees.

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32 min
July 08 Was hosting the FIFA World Cup worth the hefty price tag?
The FIFA World Cup has officially wrapped up in Canada, and now comes the inevitable question: Was it worth it?
Guest: Mike Klassen - Vancouver City Councillor

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14 min
July 08 Concerns being raised over City's proposed retail "villages"
Public pressure is mounting for the City of Vancouver to slow down when it comes to 17 new high-density retail “villages.”
Guest: Michael Geller - President of The Geller Group, Architect, Planner and Real Estate Consultant

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13 min

About The Jill Bennett Show

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Jill Bennett’s twenty years of experience covering B.C.’s biggest stories as a reporter has developed her insatiable curiosity and keen sense for exposing what is really going on with a…