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Full Show: Releasing endangered owls, VPD officers no show at apology ceremony & a temporary fix to paramedic problems

Mornings with Simi

English - October 25, 2022 19:19 - 47 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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00:00 - With Hockey Canada in the midst of a series of scandals around sexual abuse allegations, new polling suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say the recent revelations reflect a broader problem of sexual harassment, assault, and violence within hockey culture in Canada.
Guest: Sean Simpson, Ipsos Vice-President of Public Affairs
06:57 - There have been 3 endangered owls released into the wild in the hopes that a breeding program will lead to a successful reintroduction of the species.
Guest: Jasmine McCulligh, Facility Coordinator for the No Breeding Program
14:48 - There have been some recent accusations put on notable people who have been falsely claiming to be of indigenous heritage.
Guest: Eric Chapman, CKNW Community Contributor
22:09 - Family doctors across BC are seeing an uptick of enterovirus D68, and as new reports come in from south of the border showing over 70% of pediatric hospital beds full amid surge of respiratory illnesses
Guest:  Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre
29:12 - The two Vancouver police constables who were disciplined for wrongfully handcuffing a Heiltsuk grandfather and his granddaughter outside a Vancouver bank in 2019 were not in Bella Bella Monday for the apology ceremony.
Guest: Faye Wightman, Vancouver Police Board Spokesperson
37:31 - The B.C. government and the union representing paramedics have come to a “temporary” deal meant to boost ambulance staffing in rural and remote communities.
Guest: Troy Clifford, President of the union representing paramedics and dispatchers and an active paramedic
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00:00 - With Hockey Canada in the midst of a series of scandals around sexual abuse allegations, new polling suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say the recent revelations reflect a broader problem of sexual harassment, assault, and violence within hockey culture in Canada.

Guest: Sean Simpson, Ipsos Vice-President of Public Affairs

06:57 - There have been 3 endangered owls released into the wild in the hopes that a breeding program will lead to a successful reintroduction of the species.

Guest: Jasmine McCulligh, Facility Coordinator for the No Breeding Program

14:48 - There have been some recent accusations put on notable people who have been falsely claiming to be of indigenous heritage.

Guest: Eric Chapman, CKNW Community Contributor

22:09 - Family doctors across BC are seeing an uptick of enterovirus D68, and as new reports come in from south of the border showing over 70% of pediatric hospital beds full amid surge of respiratory illnesses

Guest:  Dr. Brian Conway, medical director of the Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre

29:12 - The two Vancouver police constables who were disciplined for wrongfully handcuffing a Heiltsuk grandfather and his granddaughter outside a Vancouver bank in 2019 were not in Bella Bella Monday for the apology ceremony.

Guest: Faye Wightman, Vancouver Police Board Spokesperson

37:31 - The B.C. government and the union representing paramedics have come to a “temporary” deal meant to boost ambulance staffing in rural and remote communities.

Guest: Troy Clifford, President of the union representing paramedics and dispatchers and an active paramedic

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