Are We Getting Closer To Reopening BC Economy?, Local Sports Teams Giving Back & No Communication in Deal

Chapter 1: Hundreds showed up at the Michigan capitol building in Lansing to protest the government shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Chapter 2: It’s been over two weeks since Denmark began reopening hair salons and tattoo parlours, kids in grades six and under are back in school too.

Guest: Shane Woodford, Freelancer in Denmark, former CKNW.

Chapter 3: You know the song “We Are the Champions” by Queen...but to celebrate healthcare heroes, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Adam Lambert released early today a new version.

Chapter 4: Surrey United Soccer Club are running a symbolic 6,000km in support of the people of Nova Scotia. Why 6,000km? Because that’s the distance between BC and Nova Scotia. Players individually record how far they’ve been running on their own, and the total will be added up. Players have from April 25th to May 9 to complete the challenge.

Chapter 5: Local sports teams are giving back to the community.  Niki Reitmayer spoke to Alex Oxenham about how the Canucks are getting involved and giving back.

Chapter 6: McCleery and Fraserview golf courses reopen today, and so do the VanDusen Botanical gardens!  It’s obviously not going to be business as usual, General Manager of the  Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation Malcolm Bromley joins us to discuss what this will look like.

Guest: Malcolm Bromley, General Manager, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation

Chapter 7: Federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations Carolyn Bennett is saying that the province and the federal government have reached a memorandum of understanding with hereditary leaders of the Wet’suwet’en first nation.  Details are still scarce but now elected leaders are expressing frustration that they weren’t included in the process. 

Guest: Maureen Luggi, Wet’suwet’en First Nation elected chief.
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Chapter 1: Hundreds showed up at the Michigan capitol building in Lansing to protest the government shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Global News Washington Correspondent.

Chapter 2: It’s been over two weeks since Denmark began reopening hair salons and tattoo parlours, kids in grades six and under are back in school too.

Guest: Shane Woodford, Freelancer in Denmark, former CKNW.

Chapter 3: You know the song “We Are the Champions” by Queen...but to celebrate healthcare heroes, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and Adam Lambert released early today a new version.

Chapter 4: Surrey United Soccer Club are running a symbolic 6,000km in support of the people of Nova Scotia. Why 6,000km? Because that’s the distance between BC and Nova Scotia. Players individually record how far they’ve been running on their own, and the total will be added up. Players have from April 25th to May 9 to complete the challenge.

Chapter 5: Local sports teams are giving back to the community.  Niki Reitmayer spoke to Alex Oxenham about how the Canucks are getting involved and giving back.

Chapter 6: McCleery and Fraserview golf courses reopen today, and so do the VanDusen Botanical gardens!  It’s obviously not going to be business as usual, General Manager of the  Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation Malcolm Bromley joins us to discuss what this will look like.

Guest: Malcolm Bromley, General Manager, Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation

Chapter 7: Federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations Carolyn Bennett is saying that the province and the federal government have reached a memorandum of understanding with hereditary leaders of the Wet’suwet’en first nation.  Details are still scarce but now elected leaders are expressing frustration that they weren’t included in the process. 

Guest: Maureen Luggi, Wet’suwet’en First Nation elected chief.

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