The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Draft Surrey budget has no new money for firefighters / Indoor Plants 101  and More...

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It’s @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day:

Canada’s first ATM began dispensing cash 50 years ago this week. How often do you now use cash to pay for goods and services?

Daily - cash is king!

Weekly

Monthly

When I can’t pay by card

 

Chapter 2

Draft Surrey budget has no new money for firefighters

The City of Surrey doesn't have any new money designated for the fire department in the draft budget.

That's concerning to Surrey Firefighters Association Local 12-71 president Mark McRae who says the staffing ratio right now is way too high. McRae says a request for 8 more firefighters has been put on hold by the city because of 'financial constraints.'

The public hearing is today with council considering the draft budget tonight. 

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 3

Local properties still in the hands of accused money launderers: Vancouver Sun analysis

The Vancouver Sun is publishing the results of research it's been doing on the money laundering file.

And they've found out that there are properties right here in Metro Vancouver that are still in the hands of people who have been prosecuted for money laundering in the United States.

Guest: Gordon Hoekstra

Vancouver Sun reporter

 

Chapter 4

How can the forestry industry bounce back from a turbulent 2019?

It's been a tough year for B.C.'s forestry industry, with mills closing all over the province.

As thousands face into a Christmas without a job, what hope can they have that things will rebound in the New Year?

Guest: Susan Yurkovich

President and CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries

 

Chapter 5

Indoor Plants 101 

Millennials are obsessed with houseplants. Becoming a “plant parent” seems to be all the rage now for 20- to 35-year-olds. Millennials love plants so much, that in the last three years, houseplant sales in the U.S. have increased 50 per cent to $1.7 billion, according to the National Gardening Association.

Statistics Canada doesn’t break down houseplant versus garden plant sales, but overall plant sales increased by eight per cent to $1.5 billion from 2013 to 2018.

Simi says that when it comes to indoor plants, she has had zero luck with keeping any of them alive. What are the easiest plants to care for? Tropical plants seem to be quite popular in many homes now, so how should care for them? 

Wim vander Zalm is here from Art Knapp Plantland to tell help Simi turn her black thumb into a green thumb!

Guest: Wim vander Zalm 

President, Art Knapp Plantland

 

Chapter 6

Residents of Sanctuary Tent City say City of Surrey should have given them more time to move

They blame for the City of Surrey for losing most of their belongings. Three days last week homeless people living in a tent city along the King George Boulevard were told they had to move off private land onto city land.

We've reached out to the city for comment. The nearby Surrey Urban Mission confirms the shelters in the area are full.

Guest: Isabel Krupp

Member of Alliance Against Displacement

 

Chapter 7

Prince Charles plans to boot several royals out of the royal family when he becomes king

According to reports, Prince Charles is planning on booting several royals out of the royal family when he becomes King, according to reports. Which members of the royal household will make the cut, and who will be left out in the cold? 

Also, the royal family is bracing itself for a bombshell interview from Virginia Giuffre, formerly Virginia Roberts’. Giuffre has accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of trafficking her for sex, has also said she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, whose friendship with Epstein has scandalized the royals in recent months.

The interview is set to air in 30 minutes on BBC Panorama. 

Guest: Jamie Samhan

Former deputy editor at Royal Central 

Now with ET Canada

 

Chapter 8

Does Christmas music get you in the spirit, or does it bring out your inner Grinch? 

It’s December 2nd, and if you haven’t heard them already, you’re about to hear all Christmas music, all the time. 

A new study fromEntandem finds that just slightly over half of all Canadians - 52% - say they ONLY want to hear festive tunes after December 1st. I spoke with Martin Gagnier of Entandem Music about the study, and he broke it down some more… 

Guest: Claire Allen

Simi Sara Show Contributor

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

It’s @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day:

Canada’s first ATM began dispensing cash 50 years ago this week. How often do you now use cash to pay for goods and services?

Daily - cash is king!
Weekly
Monthly
When I can’t pay by card

 

Chapter 2

Draft Surrey budget has no new money for firefighters

The City of Surrey doesn't have any new money designated for the fire department in the draft budget.

That's concerning to Surrey Firefighters Association Local 12-71 president Mark McRae who says the staffing ratio right now is way too high. McRae says a request for 8 more firefighters has been put on hold by the city because of 'financial constraints.'

The public hearing is today with council considering the draft budget tonight. 

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 3

Local properties still in the hands of accused money launderers: Vancouver Sun analysis

The Vancouver Sun is publishing the results of research it's been doing on the money laundering file.

And they've found out that there are properties right here in Metro Vancouver that are still in the hands of people who have been prosecuted for money laundering in the United States.

Guest: Gordon Hoekstra

Vancouver Sun reporter

 

Chapter 4

How can the forestry industry bounce back from a turbulent 2019?

It's been a tough year for B.C.'s forestry industry, with mills closing all over the province.

As thousands face into a Christmas without a job, what hope can they have that things will rebound in the New Year?

Guest: Susan Yurkovich

President and CEO of the B.C. Council of Forest Industries

 

Chapter 5

Indoor Plants 101 

Millennials are obsessed with houseplants. Becoming a “plant parent” seems to be all the rage now for 20- to 35-year-olds. Millennials love plants so much, that in the last three years, houseplant sales in the U.S. have increased 50 per cent to $1.7 billion, according to the National Gardening Association.

Statistics Canada doesn’t break down houseplant versus garden plant sales, but overall plant sales increased by eight per cent to $1.5 billion from 2013 to 2018.

Simi says that when it comes to indoor plants, she has had zero luck with keeping any of them alive. What are the easiest plants to care for? Tropical plants seem to be quite popular in many homes now, so how should care for them? 

Wim vander Zalm is here from Art Knapp Plantland to tell help Simi turn her black thumb into a green thumb!

Guest: Wim vander Zalm 

President, Art Knapp Plantland

 

Chapter 6

Residents of Sanctuary Tent City say City of Surrey should have given them more time to move

They blame for the City of Surrey for losing most of their belongings. Three days last week homeless people living in a tent city along the King George Boulevard were told they had to move off private land onto city land.

We've reached out to the city for comment. The nearby Surrey Urban Mission confirms the shelters in the area are full.

Guest: Isabel Krupp

Member of Alliance Against Displacement

 

Chapter 7

Prince Charles plans to boot several royals out of the royal family when he becomes king

According to reports, Prince Charles is planning on booting several royals out of the royal family when he becomes King, according to reports. Which members of the royal household will make the cut, and who will be left out in the cold? 

Also, the royal family is bracing itself for a bombshell interview from Virginia Giuffre, formerly Virginia Roberts’. Giuffre has accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of trafficking her for sex, has also said she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew, whose friendship with Epstein has scandalized the royals in recent months.

The interview is set to air in 30 minutes on BBC Panorama. 

Guest: Jamie Samhan

Former deputy editor at Royal Central 

Now with ET Canada

 

Chapter 8

Does Christmas music get you in the spirit, or does it bring out your inner Grinch? 

It’s December 2nd, and if you haven’t heard them already, you’re about to hear all Christmas music, all the time. 

A new study fromEntandem finds that just slightly over half of all Canadians - 52% - say they ONLY want to hear festive tunes after December 1st. I spoke with Martin Gagnier of Entandem Music about the study, and he broke it down some more… 

Guest: Claire Allen

Simi Sara Show Contributor