The Best of The Simi Sara Show -Lead levels in Prince Rupert drinking water could point to B.C.-wide problems, & Elizabeth May steps down as leader of the Green Party of Canada

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

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

The koi at the Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden are under siege from a hungry otter. How should the Park Board solve this problem? #OtterWatch

Let otter win; move koi

Reinforce the park

Permanent otter-traps

 

Chapter 2

Lead levels in Prince Rupert drinking water could point to B.C.-wide problems

Over the past year, reporters at Global News have reviewed more than 79,000 water tests in 33 cities nation-wide. They found hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been unknowingly exposed to lead, in potentially dangerous concentrations, and some of them are right here in our region.

In Global News report, they discussed how cities are using the flush test to determine the amount of lead in drinking water. The test, however, has come under criticism because in order to test if there is lead in the water, they must leave the tap running for five minutes before obtaining a sample. Critics believe that this is not how most people consume water.  Despite this criticism, Global reporters still used the flush test for their reporting. 

Guest: Inder Singh

Director of Policy, Planning and Analysis of Water Services at Metro Vancouver

 

Chapter 3

Elizabeth May steps down as leader of the Green Party of Canada

Elizabeth May has announced she is no longer the leader of the federal Green party. May told a news conference today that she's stepping down as leader -- effective immediately.

Elizabeth May has stepped down as the leader of The Green Party of Canada, effective immediately.

Jo-Ann Roberts will be the interim leader. Roberts is the party’s deputy leader currently.

May has served as the leader of the party since 2006. She made the announcement a little over an hour ago. She says she promised her daughter three years ago that the 2019 election would be her last as party leader — though not necessarily her last as a member of parliament.

Despite not being the head of the party, May explained to reporters that she’ll still be designated leader in the House of Commons.

 

Chapter 4

The head of the TransLink Mayors' Council is pushing both sides to get back to the bargaining table and end the bus strike.         

But Jonathan Cote says meeting the union's demands for $608 million will impact major projects in the 10 year transportation plan, that includes SkyTrain expansion.

Offers have been put on the table but talks broke off late week when the union said both sides were too far apart.

Aside from wage demands the union is asking for better working conditions.

Guest: Jonathan Cote

Chair of the Translink Mayors' Council

 

Chapter 5

Otterwatch: how should the Park Board solve the problem of the hungry otter who’s eating koi?

An otter is once again being blamed for targeting koi in the pond at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical garden in Vancouver. As Jill Bennett reports, it comes about a year after multiple fish were killed by an otter that also infiltrated the pond.

Howard Normann, who you heard in Jill Bennett’s report, is the director of Parks for the Vancouver Park Board, and he appeared on the Jon McComb Show to discuss what the city knows about the elusive and hungry otter… 

So, since the otter has struck again, what is the Park Board planning to do to stop the hungry otter from feeding on the garden’s prized koi fish?

 

Chapter 6

Union responds to Jonathan Cote’s interview on the Simi Sara Show

Earlier on the show, Jonathan Cote, Chair of the Translink Mayors' Council, spoke to us about the transit strike. Cote sid meeting the union's demands for $608 million will impact major projects in the 10 year transportation plan, that includes SkyTrain expansion.

Guest: Gavin McGarrigle

Western Regional Director of Unifor

 

Chapter 7

Surrey Council to discuss ban on sleeping in RVs

Round two at Surrey council tonight where a bylaw amendment will be up for discussion again on whether to make it illegal to sleep overnight in RVs and campers on city streets.

It was before council two weeks ago and councillors asked for more information from staff.

They've come back to say there were 27 complaints in the last year and 25 were resolved.

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 8

McDonald’s CEO resigns over consensual relationship with employee

McDonald’s chief executive officer has been pushed out of the company after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee, the corporation said Sunday.

The fast food giant said former president and CEO Steve Easterbrook demonstrated poor judgment, and that McDonald’s forbids managers from having romantic relationships with direct or indirect subordinates.

In an email to employees, Easterbrook acknowledged he had a relationship with an employee and said it was a mistake.

Guest: Eduard Matei

Employment lawyer and associate at Samfiru Tumarkin

 

Chapter 9

An Ultra Marathon Runner from Vernon is pushing the bounds of what’s possible in her sport

Imagine competing in 20 Ironman competition in less than a month. That’s exactly what Shanda Hill from Vernon, BC did. It’s called a double Deca triathlon. You must swim 76 km in a pool, bike 36-hundred km on a looped circuit, and run 844 km on a loop. The race, which took place in Mexico, started on Oct 5 and finished on November 2. Our Niki Reitmayer caught up with Shanda who just returned home.

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

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

The koi at the Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden are under siege from a hungry otter. How should the Park Board solve this problem? #OtterWatch

Let otter win; move koi
Reinforce the park
Permanent otter-traps

 

Chapter 2

Lead levels in Prince Rupert drinking water could point to B.C.-wide problems

Over the past year, reporters at Global News have reviewed more than 79,000 water tests in 33 cities nation-wide. They found hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been unknowingly exposed to lead, in potentially dangerous concentrations, and some of them are right here in our region.

In Global News report, they discussed how cities are using the flush test to determine the amount of lead in drinking water. The test, however, has come under criticism because in order to test if there is lead in the water, they must leave the tap running for five minutes before obtaining a sample. Critics believe that this is not how most people consume water.  Despite this criticism, Global reporters still used the flush test for their reporting. 

Guest: Inder Singh

Director of Policy, Planning and Analysis of Water Services at Metro Vancouver

 

Chapter 3

Elizabeth May steps down as leader of the Green Party of Canada

Elizabeth May has announced she is no longer the leader of the federal Green party. May told a news conference today that she's stepping down as leader -- effective immediately.

Elizabeth May has stepped down as the leader of The Green Party of Canada, effective immediately.

Jo-Ann Roberts will be the interim leader. Roberts is the party’s deputy leader currently.

May has served as the leader of the party since 2006. She made the announcement a little over an hour ago. She says she promised her daughter three years ago that the 2019 election would be her last as party leader — though not necessarily her last as a member of parliament.

Despite not being the head of the party, May explained to reporters that she’ll still be designated leader in the House of Commons.

 

Chapter 4

The head of the TransLink Mayors' Council is pushing both sides to get back to the bargaining table and end the bus strike.         

But Jonathan Cote says meeting the union's demands for $608 million will impact major projects in the 10 year transportation plan, that includes SkyTrain expansion.

Offers have been put on the table but talks broke off late week when the union said both sides were too far apart.

Aside from wage demands the union is asking for better working conditions.

Guest: Jonathan Cote

Chair of the Translink Mayors' Council

 

Chapter 5

Otterwatch: how should the Park Board solve the problem of the hungry otter who’s eating koi?

An otter is once again being blamed for targeting koi in the pond at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical garden in Vancouver. As Jill Bennett reports, it comes about a year after multiple fish were killed by an otter that also infiltrated the pond.

Howard Normann, who you heard in Jill Bennett’s report, is the director of Parks for the Vancouver Park Board, and he appeared on the Jon McComb Show to discuss what the city knows about the elusive and hungry otter… 

So, since the otter has struck again, what is the Park Board planning to do to stop the hungry otter from feeding on the garden’s prized koi fish?

 

Chapter 6

Union responds to Jonathan Cote’s interview on the Simi Sara Show

Earlier on the show, Jonathan Cote, Chair of the Translink Mayors' Council, spoke to us about the transit strike. Cote sid meeting the union's demands for $608 million will impact major projects in the 10 year transportation plan, that includes SkyTrain expansion.

Guest: Gavin McGarrigle

Western Regional Director of Unifor

 

Chapter 7

Surrey Council to discuss ban on sleeping in RVs

Round two at Surrey council tonight where a bylaw amendment will be up for discussion again on whether to make it illegal to sleep overnight in RVs and campers on city streets.

It was before council two weeks ago and councillors asked for more information from staff.

They've come back to say there were 27 complaints in the last year and 25 were resolved.

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

 

Chapter 8

McDonald’s CEO resigns over consensual relationship with employee

McDonald’s chief executive officer has been pushed out of the company after violating company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee, the corporation said Sunday.

The fast food giant said former president and CEO Steve Easterbrook demonstrated poor judgment, and that McDonald’s forbids managers from having romantic relationships with direct or indirect subordinates.

In an email to employees, Easterbrook acknowledged he had a relationship with an employee and said it was a mistake.

Guest: Eduard Matei

Employment lawyer and associate at Samfiru Tumarkin

 

Chapter 9

An Ultra Marathon Runner from Vernon is pushing the bounds of what’s possible in her sport

Imagine competing in 20 Ironman competition in less than a month. That’s exactly what Shanda Hill from Vernon, BC did. It’s called a double Deca triathlon. You must swim 76 km in a pool, bike 36-hundred km on a looped circuit, and run 844 km on a loop. The race, which took place in Mexico, started on Oct 5 and finished on November 2. Our Niki Reitmayer caught up with Shanda who just returned home.