Full Show: Adventure tourism, Fraser Valley transit strike, Vancouver's Chinatown complex gets green light

June 27, 2023: Guest host Jill Bennett in for Simi Sara

Danger, prestige and authenticity draw thrill-seekers to adventure tourism
Guest: Scott Smith, Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina

View From Victoria with Vaughn Palmer
The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines
Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist

Archway in Abbotsford calls for urgent resolution to transit strike
A community group is calling for an urgent resolution to the Fraser Valley transit strike
Guest: Natalia Deros, Senior Services Supervisor at Archway Community Services

More grocery competition needed in Canada: government report
The country's competition watchdog reveals the pressing need for better competition in Canada's grocery sector to lower food prices and promote market diversity. According to a new study by the Competition Bureau, concentration within the industry has grown, leading to increased profits for major grocers like Loblaws and Sobeys from food sales 
Guest: Mike von Massow, Associate Professor of Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph

BCCLA and Pivot urge province of B,C, to halt illegal eviction of Abbotsford Lonzo Park encampment
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Pivot Legal Society (“Pivot”) are urging Minister of Housing, Ravi Kahlon, to stop the eviction of the Lonzo Park Encampment (the “Encampment”) in the City of Abbotsford planned for today. In our open letter to the Minister, we write that forcefully evicting encampment residents when there are inadequate housing options available is illegal
Guest: Ga Grant, BCCLA Staff Litigation Counsel

Controversial condo complex in Vancouver’s Chinatown gets green light
Vancouver's Development Permit Board has unanimously approved the highly debated condo development at 105 Keefer St. in historic Chinatown
Guest: Vince Tao, Community Organizer for VANDU

True Crime Tuesday with Nancy Hixt
Guest: Nancy Hixt, Senior Crime Reporter for Global News and Host of “Crime Beat”
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June 27, 2023: Guest host Jill Bennett in for Simi Sara

Danger, prestige and authenticity draw thrill-seekers to adventure tourism

Guest: Scott Smith, Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of South Carolina

View From Victoria with Vaughn Palmer

The Vancouver Sun's Vaughn Palmer is here with his take on the day's headlines

Guest: Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun Columnist

Archway in Abbotsford calls for urgent resolution to transit strike

A community group is calling for an urgent resolution to the Fraser Valley transit strike

Guest: Natalia Deros, Senior Services Supervisor at Archway Community Services

More grocery competition needed in Canada: government report

The country's competition watchdog reveals the pressing need for better competition in Canada's grocery sector to lower food prices and promote market diversity. According to a new study by the Competition Bureau, concentration within the industry has grown, leading to increased profits for major grocers like Loblaws and Sobeys from food sales 

Guest: Mike von Massow, Associate Professor of Food, Agricultural, and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph

BCCLA and Pivot urge province of B,C, to halt illegal eviction of Abbotsford Lonzo Park encampment

The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) and Pivot Legal Society (“Pivot”) are urging Minister of Housing, Ravi Kahlon, to stop the eviction of the Lonzo Park Encampment (the “Encampment”) in the City of Abbotsford planned for today. In our open letter to the Minister, we write that forcefully evicting encampment residents when there are inadequate housing options available is illegal

Guest: Ga Grant, BCCLA Staff Litigation Counsel

Controversial condo complex in Vancouver’s Chinatown gets green light

Vancouver's Development Permit Board has unanimously approved the highly debated condo development at 105 Keefer St. in historic Chinatown

Guest: Vince Tao, Community Organizer for VANDU

True Crime Tuesday with Nancy Hixt

Guest: Nancy Hixt, Senior Crime Reporter for Global News and Host of “Crime Beat”

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