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Fairy Creek Blockaders Granted Three Week Extension on Injunction
March 04, 2021 23:44 - 2 minutes - 2.41 MBAfter today's episode aired, we went down to the courthouse in Victoria where protesters were rallying against the injunction. Here's the latest.
The Injunction Case Against The Fairy Creek Blockades
March 04, 2021 13:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBToday the injunction filed by the Teal Jones Group against the Fairy Creek blockades makes it to court. As we await the result, we take you back to the beginning of the story and explain why the fight to stop the company from logging the Indigenous land is so important.
Canada's Path to Mass Vaccinations and an Economic Reopening
March 03, 2021 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBOn Monday, British Columbia revealed the updated timeline for vaccinations in the province. As Canada ramps up toward the next steps in building back our country, we look at what Canada can learn from Israel, the world leader in vaccinations, and how Canada's economic reopening will differ.
The Future of Victoria as a World Class City
March 02, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBSouth Island Prosperity Partnership Telling Our New Story Initiative Our Challenge The South Island region is at a pivotal time. Since COVID-19’s onset, we’ve faced massive economic challenges, with dramatic impacts on key industries such as tourism, transportation, hospitality and retail. Even before the pandemic, major economic shifts were apparent — maturing industries, changing demographics and bold, emerging competition for talent and investment. Greater Victoria has a stellar glo...
The Future of Transit Between Victoria and The West Shore
March 01, 2021 13:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBOn today’s Municipal Monday, Colwood Mayor Rob Martin joins the show to share the details on the West Shore Rapidbus plan, the likelihood of the Colwood to Victoria passenger ferry, and his vision for the area's future in transit.
A Local Group is Helping Unhoused Victorians Find Homes
February 26, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBA senior-run community group has begun a new program to directly sponsor unhoused folks in Victoria. The group is finding temporary homes, and then transitioning the folks into permanent homes. We speak with Elaine Weidner, a member of the group to hear where they got the inspiration, and how it's going so far.
Why Are There So Few Family Doctors?
February 25, 2021 13:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBFamily doctors are in short supply across the country. Today on the show, we speak to Doctor Matthew Chow, President of Doctors of B.C. to find out why, and how we can change that. We also speak with Kyle Oram, a man living with Type 1 diabetes who moved to Victoria several years ago, but has still been unable to find a family doctor.
How the Healthcare System is Failing a Young Woman with Complex Needs
February 24, 2021 13:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBSequilla Stubbs and her mother Jennifer join to share their experience as they continue their wait for a placement for her Sequilla. Karla Verschoor is the Executive Director of Inclusion British Columbia. She tells me why this is an issue, and what needs to be done to fix it.
Meet Vanessa Simon, Co-Organizer of Victoria's BLM Rallies
February 23, 2021 13:00 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBVictoria Black Lives Matter organizer Vanessa Simon shares her story of how she found herself organizing protests and the state of the Black community in Victoria today.
B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau on Black History Month, Mental Health, and more
February 22, 2021 13:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBB.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau joins us for Municipal Monday. We discuss the future of the province's logging industry, mental health in our healthcare coverage, anti-racist education and more.
Victoria To Welcome One of Canada's First Trauma Informed Daycares
February 19, 2021 13:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBIn our Good News Friday Episode we speak to Jane Lee, the Executive Director of Family Services of Greater Victoria about the opening of a trauma informed child care centre in greater Victoria.
Vancouver Island's Tourism Industry Faces Another Year of Scraping By
February 18, 2021 15:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBWe take a look at what businesses in Vancouver Island's tourism sector are facing as the federal cruise ship ban is extended until 2022.
Sexual Assault Allegations in Victoria Restaurants Call for Institutional Change
February 17, 2021 15:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThe sexual assault allegations in a Victoria bar have served as a wake-up call for the culture of the restaurant industry as a whole. On today's podcast, we break down the story and look at the next steps to creating a safer workplace for all.
How Variants Are Changing COVID-19 Modeling in B.C.
February 16, 2021 15:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBDr. Dean Karlen from the University of Victoria joins to discuss his modeling, and how vaccinations and new variants are affecting the projections for British Columbia.
Mayor Lisa Helps on Clover Point, Cruise Ship Bans and Year Two of COVID
February 15, 2021 15:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBMayor Helps gives her thoughts on the response to the Clover Point Park plans, the sexual assault investigation spotlighting a disturbing culture in the restaurant industry, how businesses are feeling the effects of the cruise ship ban extension and more.
Increased Interest in Pet Adoptions is Leaving Island Shelters Empty
February 12, 2021 15:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBPet adoptions on the Island and across the country have skyrocketed since the pandemic started keeping folks at home all hours of the day. This has meant good news for all animals looking for a home. Fortunately, this also means older animals and animals with health issues have been easier to place. We speak to Lisa Nitkin about what this means, if its going to be a continuing trend, and what to do if you're looking to bring an animal into your home.
An Introduction to the New Capital Daily Podcast
February 11, 2021 15:00 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBThe Capital Daily Podcast is back! Get to know the new host Jackie Lamport as she chats with Managing Editor Jimmy Thomson in downtown Victoria. We'll also give you a lookahead at the episodes to come.
The Capital Daily podcast is on hiatus
December 15, 2020 15:42 - 59 seconds - 914 KBThis podcast is going on hiatus. It’s coming back in the new year, better than ever. We’re really excited to bring you more guests, more stories, more ways to make sense of Victoria and the Island. Watch this space for more Capital Daily — and please subscribe to our newsletter at capitaldaily.ca/newsletter. You can also follow us on all the usual social media channels; we’re there with new stuff for you every day. Thanks for listening.
Getting nostalgic with the owner of one of the last remaining video stores in Victoria
December 11, 2020 15:00 - 30 minutes - 29.8 MBIn today’s day and age if you want to watch a movie or binge watch a TV show, you generally turn on your TV, select an app such as Netflix and browse from thousands of movies and TV shows that you can watch instantly. For many of us though, we remember the times of having to get in the car and drive to your local video store, physically looking through thousands of titles and only getting to select a couple at a time to enjoy for a select period. It may seem weird to think in 2020 that this ...
Why paramedics in BC are earning as little as $2 an hour
December 10, 2020 15:00 - 20 minutes - 20.6 MBPart-time paramedics across the province are struggling under an outdated on-call pay system, coupled with an extra stressful year.  These issues are chasing first responders away, and leading to severe staffing shortages throughout the province.  That lack of staff in turn is putting British Columbians at risk from slower response times—in the Lower Mainland at one point in early December, a third of ambulances were out of service due to staff shortages. In a brand new article on the Capita...
Learning more about the COVID vaccine coming to BC
December 09, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 27.2 MBOn the afternoon of Dec. 3, BC's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, stood at the podium she has spent countless hours speaking from since March and described the province's plans to start vaccinating an eager population. The initial vaccinations will likely begin in the first week of January of 2021, just weeks away—but the last shot will not be expected until September. With every new vaccine announcement, the light at the end of this 2020 tunnel gets a bit brighter. But it’s e...
Discussing the lack of take-home fentanyl tests available on Vancouver Island
December 08, 2020 15:00 - 22 minutes - 22.6 MB2020 has been a nightmare year for BC when it comes to overdose deaths, with continued record numbers reported each month. To help combat the crisis, a new type of take-home drug test has become quite popular in the province, as it allows users to test their products for substances such as fentanyl, and an be used as a literal life or death test which could prevent people from dying from an overdose. Despite the popularity of the test in Vancouver and the interior, it has yet to make an appe...
Victoria business leader Al Hasham on his amazing story from immigrant to CEO
December 07, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes - 29.6 MBAl Hasham is the President and CEO of Maximum Express Courier, Freight and Logistics, as well as the President and CEO at Max Furniture. With both businesses having their head offices in Victoria, Al has been heavily involved in business in the city for over 30 years. He has been part of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce since 1987 and has served on their Board of Directors since 2010, and in 2016 he became the Chair of the Board of Directors and currently holds the position of Past C...
Navigating Victoria's notoriously challenging housing market after 32 years in the correctional system
December 04, 2020 15:00 - 26 minutes - 26.9 MBWhen you’re 64 and you’ve spent half your life incarcerated. Where can you call home That was the question posed by Capital Daily reporter Anna J. James earlier this week in an article she penned after spending a year following Richard Higgins, a 64-year-old man who has spent 32 years in the correctional system.  In the article, Anna goes into detail about how Richard was navigating the tortuous path toward finding stable housing, from a halfway house to a squalid apartment to a dangerous ro...
IOAPA President Richard Koo and Canada country coordinator Katrina Galas on education through the Olympic movement
December 03, 2020 15:00 - 38 minutes - 37.4 MBLast month, Canada created history by having the first National Olympic Committee sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the International Olympic Academy Participants Association (IOAPA) to promote and strengthen the Canadian Olympic education programs. Under the MOU, an Olympic education hub will be created on the IOAPA website, where best practices and programs will be shared globally for those interested in the material. The Canadian Olympic Committee’s Canadian Olympic education ...
UVic Provost award winners Katie Martens and Sam Seshardi on why academic and sporting achievements compliment each other so well
December 02, 2020 15:00 - 38 minutes - 37.9 MBFor the second year in a row, and the third time in its 16 year history, the University of Victoria Vikes Honour Roll Luncheon awarded the prestigious Provost award to two students athletes who tied for the best GPA. Economics students Katie Martens and Sam Seshardi both achieved a perfect GPA of 9.0 to take out the Award, which was recently presented to them during a special zoom call where deans from each faculty read out honour roll recipients. Katie & Sam were part of the record 101 hono...
Award winning journalist Ian Young on the demand for BC news in Hong Kong
December 01, 2020 15:00 - 38 minutes - 37.3 MBFor the last ten years, Ian Young has worked and lived in Canada and currently serves as the South China Morning Post’s Vancouver correspondent. Originally from Australia, Ian has worked as a journalist for more than 20 years and has worked for a variety of publications, including Australian newspapers and the London Evening Standard before arriving in Hong Kong in 1997. During his time in Hong Kong, he won and shared awards for excellence in investigative reporting and human rights reportin...
Dino Lab co-founder and creative director Carly Burbank on the most unique dinosaur experience in Canada
November 30, 2020 15:00 - 34 minutes - 33.6 MBFor many of us we all go through a dinosaur phase, in which we eat, sleep and dream purely about those prehistoric creatures that have fascinated humans for centuries. One woman in Victoria took that fascination to a new level, and alongside her husband has used it to create Dino Lab, a hands on fossil experience in Victoria in which people can come in and see fossils and bones up close and personal as well as get an opportunity to interact with them like nowhere else in Canada. That woman i...
BC blues staple Shawn Hall on forming a supergroup in a pandemic and why he now calls Vancouver Island home
November 27, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 39.9 MBShawn Hall is best known as one half of the BC blues duo Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer. Together with Matthew Rogers, the pair carved out quite a significant career since 2006, winning countless awards and having their music featured on major television shows such as CSI, Blue Bloods and The Good Wife. Shawn has recently taken on a new musical project and formed a supergroup called Satellite and the Harpoonist, which features a variety of other artists from different musical acts including t...
BC Lions legend Sean Millington reflects on the Lions famous 2000 Grey Cup win on the game's 20th anniversary
November 26, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 32.3 MBSean Millington played 13 seasons in the CFL, 10 of which were with the BC Lions, and throughout his career enjoyed a series of plaudits. These included being a two-time Grey Cup champion, three-time CFL All-Star, four-time CFL West All-Star as well as being named the league's most outstanding Canadian player twice and winning the Dick Suderman Trophy for best Canadian player in the 2000 Grey Cup. Throughout his career Millington compiled 6086 yards on 1129 carries, placing him twenty-fourth...
Professional sports fan Cameron Hughes on how attending a hockey game 26 years ago changed his life
November 25, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 35.9 MB26 years ago, Cameron Hughes life changed forever. Attending an Ottawa Senators game, Hughes found himself disappointed by the uninspired crowd and soon jumped to his feet, started dancing and began to get the crowd more involved. From that moment on, Hughes found a new calling as a professional sports fan. Since that fateful night, Hughes has gone on to perform at over 1500 different sporting events in 22 different leagues in front of 18 million people. He has performed at Olympics and Rugb...
Accent Inns & Hotel Zed CEO Mandy Farmer on using her hotels to help out during the pandemic
November 24, 2020 15:00 - 31 minutes - 31.1 MBMandy Farmer is the president and CEO of Accent Inns and Hotel Zed, a position which she has held for 12 years after taking over the position from her father Terry in 2008. Since taking over, Mandy has completely rebranded the hotel chain and has turned it into a funky destination with several unique touches, bright colours and a generally fun atmosphere. Â She also created the spin off chain Hotel Zed in 2014, which maintains a retro and colourful theme with locations in both Victoria and Ke...
Former national team member and star Pacific FC signing Manny Aparicio on why good food helped draw him to Victoria
November 23, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes - 24.6 MBPacific FC's latest signing is a massive coup for the franchise. The Canadian capped midfielder and former York9 captain has played in the MLS for Toronto FC as well as in Spain for three different clubs. He has represented Canada at the under-18, under-20 and under-23 levels as well as for the senior side in 2014. He also played for Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Games. Host Ben Waterworth chats to him about his signing for the Tridents, his reasons to enjoy the seasons more on the west coast an...
Meaghie Champion on the importance of preserving the Hul'q'umi'num language
November 20, 2020 15:00 - 26 minutes - 26.3 MBMeaghie Champion is a Capital Daily contributor and probably one of the most interesting writers on Vancouver Island. Â She's been a National Post columnist, she's founded a Coast Salish-based currency and she studied the Hul'q'umi'num language with the late Willie Seymour, who until his death in 2015 was one of only a few dozen fluent speakers of what was once the most widespread language on what is now Vancouver Island. In today's podcast, host Ben Waterworth chats with Meaghie about the im...
Victoria entrepreneur Adam Gilmer on why maintaining a manufacturing industry in Victoria is important
November 19, 2020 15:00 - 30 minutes - 30.6 MBThe co-founder of frequent Capital Daily sponsors Wheely Clean and Caramba Furniture, Gilmer talked with host Ben Waterworth about the rise of van-based small businesses, the benefits of running a furniture manufacturing company in Victoria, and why he once detonated a significant quantity of dynamite within city limits.
Ann Makosinski on combining arts and science and maintaining a love for analog inventions
November 18, 2020 15:00 - 32 minutes - 32.4 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by VINN. Find and buy a new car — and even test drive it — without once setting foot at a dealership. Visit vinnauto.com for more details and check out their new landing page solely for EVs. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Freshworks CEO Samarth Mod on Victoria's status as a growing tech hub
November 17, 2020 15:00 - 26 minutes - 26.8 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by...us, Capital Daily. Advertise with us to reach one of the most-subscribed publications on Vancouver Island. Visit capitaldaily.ca for more details. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
The Victorian couple shaking up the local comedy scene
November 16, 2020 15:00 - 31 minutes - 30.9 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by Ruffell & Brown Window Fashions. Update your home by checking out this week’s sale on a full selection of Hunter Douglas products. Visit ruffell-brown.com for more details. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Jeff Innes on Yukon Blonde's new album and why Vancouver Island played a massive part in it
November 13, 2020 15:00 - 41 minutes - 40.2 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by Quiz This. Book your team on a live and interactive game show. Visit quizthis.ca for more details. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Discovering Victoria's storied Ikea history and the cult following the store has on Vancouver Island
November 12, 2020 15:00 - 21 minutes - 22.3 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by Wheely Clean. Get a dental hygienist that loves taking care of your teeth wherever they are. Visit wheelyclean.ca for more details. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Discussing the impact war has had in Victoria throughout history
November 11, 2020 15:00 - 37 minutes - 36.7 MBToday’s episode is brought to you the Poppy Fund. Helping Canada’s Veterans and their families. For more information visit legion.ca/remembrance. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Vikes rugby star Kira Peary on receiving the 2020 John Cannon Memorial Fund and switching from jump rope and gymnastics to rugby
November 10, 2020 15:00 - 25 minutes - 25.7 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by VINN. Find and buy a new car — and even test drive it — without once setting foot at a dealership. Visit vinnauto.com for more details and check out their new landing page solely for EVs. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Finding out how businesses in Victoria are coping with the homeless situation downtown
November 09, 2020 15:00 - 22 minutes - 22.7 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by Ruffell & Brown Window Fashions. Update your home by checking out this week’s sale on a full selection of Hunter Douglas products. Visit ruffell-brown.com for more details. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Harley Gordon on the blockade situation at Port Renfrew and discussing just what's at stake
November 06, 2020 15:00 - 30 minutes - 30.5 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by Rock Bay Market. To see what delicious offerings they have in store this week, simply head to rockbaymarket.ca. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Howie Siegel on the US election and why he believes there is such a divide south of the border
November 05, 2020 15:00 - 30 minutes - 30.6 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by Wheely Clean. Get a dental hygienist that loves taking care of your teeth wherever they are. Visit wheelyclean.ca for more details. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
BC country artist Dani Strong on her love for the province and allowing her fans to be part of her latest album
November 04, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 35.5 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by VINN. Find and buy a new car —- and even test drive it — without once setting foot at a dealership. Visit vinnauto.com for more details. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Tristin Hopper on newly released BC election data and what the US election will mean for BC
November 03, 2020 15:00 - 38 minutes - 37.4 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by Moshkwa Art and Soap Studio. To see the latest release of original large and small pieces, head to moshkwa.com. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Why Victoria's hotel-shelters are turning into slums
November 02, 2020 15:00 - 26 minutes - 26.7 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by Ruffell & Brown Window Fashions. Update your home by checking out this week’s sale on a full selection of Hunter Douglas products. Visit ruffell-brown.com for more details. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Brennan Storr on scary stories, ghosts in Victoria and how to haunt people when you die
October 30, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 42.7 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by VINN. Find and buy a new car —- and even test drive it — without once setting foot at a dealership. Visit vinnauto.com for more details. Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca
Vikes basketball Norwegian star recruit Christoffer Heggulund on coming to Canada to pursue his basketball dreams
October 29, 2020 14:00 - 24 minutes - 24.8 MBToday’s episode is brought to you by Bin Breeze. If you have fruit flies in your kitchen, you're doing it wrong. Visit binbreeze.ca for more details.  Need more Capital Daily? Sign up for our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca