Best of the Simi Sara Show - Wed Nov 14th 2018

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It appears a city council motion to stop allowing duplexes in a huge swath of Vancouver is on the way to passing, even as the city battles an ongoing housing crisis. Between the five votes of the Non-Partisan Association, including the mover of the motion, Colleen Hardwick, and Green party leader Adriane Carr, the motion appears to have the votes to overcome opposition from the city’s independent mayor.

When the motion was original passed, Larry Benge, who is with the coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods, spoke out against the decision.

However, Global News spoke to some local Vancouverites who attended the original meeting in September, and they all said that allowing for the zoning of duplexes in all Vancouver neighbourhoods would work to solve the housing crisis.

It is being reported the new City of Vancouver council will reverse the recent re-zoning decision to allow duplexes across the city. Would you support duplexes being built in your neighbourhood?

Yes, good idea

No, too many issues

 

Chapter 2

Premier John Horgan says ride-hailing legislation will be passed by end of November

Premier John Horgan told reporters on Tuesday that ride-sharing legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks. “Within the next two weeks, it will be introduced and I expect with the amount of support we have in the legislature, it will be passed,” Horgan said. Following its introduction, expect the province to work with ICBC in terms of new insurance packages for Uber and Lyft drivers.

Tonight, members of the Ridesharing Now for BC Coalition and the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade are hosting a panel discussion, to talk about why they feel rideshare is urgently needed in our region.

Guest: Damon Holowchak

Partner at the Donnelly Group of bars and restaurants, and panelist at tonight’s event

 

Chapter 3

Expert panel on money laundering seeks public input

People in B.C. have the opportunity to participate in a public consultation on how to better protect the province’s real estate sector from becoming distorted by money laundering.

Guest: Carole James

Minister of Finance

 

Chapter 4

Richmond votes to further limit home size on ALR land

Earlier this month Richmond city council voted  unanimously to halve upper size limit from 10,700 sq. ft. to 5,400 sq. ft. Now, according to councillor Harold Steves, the council has voted to even further limit the size of the homes.

Guest: Harold Steves

Richmond city councillor

 

Chapter 5

Irish aviation authorities investigating UFO reports

Aviation authorities in Ireland are investigating reports of bright lights moving quickly in the skies over Ireland.

Unusual air activity was spotted in the skies near Shannon on Friday - here's some of the conversation between Air Traffic Control, and pilots from British Airways and Virgin Atlantic who were in the area.

So what exactly could this have been? Well, in the past hour we caught up with Gerry Byrne. He’s an Aviation and Science Journalist in Ireland. He told CKNW what the likely cause is behind the unidentified bright lights.

And since this story broke, many of the world’s media outlets have been talking about this UFO. We asked Gerry Byrne for his take on some of the speculation that this could have been some sort of alien spacecraft.

 

Chapter 6

Surrey appoints Terry Waterhouse to oversee policing transition

Surrey's mayor has named a senior manager who will lead the transition to a city police force from the RCMP. He's Terry Waterhouse, the city's current General Manager of Public Safety. Waterhouse helped led the initiative to move the homeless from the Whalley Strip into shelters or temporary housing in the summer.

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Reporter

 

Chapter 7

Why the head of NASA wants Canadian boots – and tech – on the next moon mission

The head of the U.S. space agency says he wants to see Canadian astronauts walking on the moon before long, as part of a first step toward the farther reaches of space. Jim Bridenstine, the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, says he wants Canada's decades-long space partnership with the U.S. to continue as NASA embarks on the creation of its new Lunar Gateway. The U.S. is seeking broad international support for the next-generation space station it is planning to send into orbit around the moon starting in 2021.

Guest: Jim Bridenstine

NASA administrator

 

Chapter 8

SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY

Loser

57-year-old Christopher Greyshock, of West Milford, New Jersey

On Sunday Christopher was arrested after he rear-ended a car, failed a sobriety test and police discovered an open bottle of whiskey and suspected marijuana in his car.

The crash came about an hour after his team, the New York Jets, lost 41-10 to the Buffalo Bills.

When questioned by police, his reason for his brush with the law was simple.\

"I drank too much because the Jets suck,"

Greyshock's car was impounded and he was charged with assault by auto because the driver he hit was injured, DWI, reckless driving and drug possession, police said.

After he was processes and issued his traffic summonses and charges, he was turned over to a "responsible adult," the release stated.

Winner

Anonymous neighbourhood mother from Vancouver

 

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It appears a city council motion to stop allowing duplexes in a huge swath of Vancouver is on the way to passing, even as the city battles an ongoing housing crisis. Between the five votes of the Non-Partisan Association, including the mover of the motion, Colleen Hardwick, and Green party leader Adriane Carr, the motion appears to have the votes to overcome opposition from the city’s independent mayor.

When the motion was original passed, Larry Benge, who is with the coalition of Vancouver Neighbourhoods, spoke out against the decision.

However, Global News spoke to some local Vancouverites who attended the original meeting in September, and they all said that allowing for the zoning of duplexes in all Vancouver neighbourhoods would work to solve the housing crisis.

It is being reported the new City of Vancouver council will reverse the recent re-zoning decision to allow duplexes across the city. Would you support duplexes being built in your neighbourhood?

Yes, good idea
No, too many issues

 

Chapter 2

Premier John Horgan says ride-hailing legislation will be passed by end of November

Premier John Horgan told reporters on Tuesday that ride-sharing legislation will be introduced in the coming weeks. “Within the next two weeks, it will be introduced and I expect with the amount of support we have in the legislature, it will be passed,” Horgan said. Following its introduction, expect the province to work with ICBC in terms of new insurance packages for Uber and Lyft drivers.

Tonight, members of the Ridesharing Now for BC Coalition and the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade are hosting a panel discussion, to talk about why they feel rideshare is urgently needed in our region.

Guest: Damon Holowchak

Partner at the Donnelly Group of bars and restaurants, and panelist at tonight’s event

 

Chapter 3

Expert panel on money laundering seeks public input

People in B.C. have the opportunity to participate in a public consultation on how to better protect the province’s real estate sector from becoming distorted by money laundering.

Guest: Carole James

Minister of Finance

 

Chapter 4

Richmond votes to further limit home size on ALR land

Earlier this month Richmond city council voted  unanimously to halve upper size limit from 10,700 sq. ft. to 5,400 sq. ft. Now, according to councillor Harold Steves, the council has voted to even further limit the size of the homes.

Guest: Harold Steves

Richmond city councillor

 

Chapter 5

Irish aviation authorities investigating UFO reports

Aviation authorities in Ireland are investigating reports of bright lights moving quickly in the skies over Ireland.

Unusual air activity was spotted in the skies near Shannon on Friday - here's some of the conversation between Air Traffic Control, and pilots from British Airways and Virgin Atlantic who were in the area.

So what exactly could this have been? Well, in the past hour we caught up with Gerry Byrne. He’s an Aviation and Science Journalist in Ireland. He told CKNW what the likely cause is behind the unidentified bright lights.

And since this story broke, many of the world’s media outlets have been talking about this UFO. We asked Gerry Byrne for his take on some of the speculation that this could have been some sort of alien spacecraft.

 

Chapter 6

Surrey appoints Terry Waterhouse to oversee policing transition

Surrey's mayor has named a senior manager who will lead the transition to a city police force from the RCMP. He's Terry Waterhouse, the city's current General Manager of Public Safety. Waterhouse helped led the initiative to move the homeless from the Whalley Strip into shelters or temporary housing in the summer.

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Reporter

 

Chapter 7

Why the head of NASA wants Canadian boots – and tech – on the next moon mission

The head of the U.S. space agency says he wants to see Canadian astronauts walking on the moon before long, as part of a first step toward the farther reaches of space. Jim Bridenstine, the administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, says he wants Canada's decades-long space partnership with the U.S. to continue as NASA embarks on the creation of its new Lunar Gateway. The U.S. is seeking broad international support for the next-generation space station it is planning to send into orbit around the moon starting in 2021.

Guest: Jim Bridenstine

NASA administrator

 

Chapter 8

SIMI’S LOSER AND WINNER OF THE DAY

Loser

57-year-old Christopher Greyshock, of West Milford, New Jersey

On Sunday Christopher was arrested after he rear-ended a car, failed a sobriety test and police discovered an open bottle of whiskey and suspected marijuana in his car.
The crash came about an hour after his team, the New York Jets, lost 41-10 to the Buffalo Bills.
When questioned by police, his reason for his brush with the law was simple.\
"I drank too much because the Jets suck,"
Greyshock's car was impounded and he was charged with assault by auto because the driver he hit was injured, DWI, reckless driving and drug possession, police said.
After he was processes and issued his traffic summonses and charges, he was turned over to a "responsible adult," the release stated.

Winner

Anonymous neighbourhood mother from Vancouver