The Best of The Simi Sara Show Live From VGH: Ice Bombs, VGH Stories & More!

Chapter 1

How Canada will rely on Ukraine to assist with the investigation into the Tehran plane crash

Continuing our coverage now of the plane crash which killed 176 people, including 63 Canadians.

11 Ukrainians were also on board the flight, which was as we know operated by Ukraine International Airlines.

And now, Ukraine says its investigators have been allowed access to the site where that plane crashed. Canada will be relying on Ukraine for help as the world tries to piece together what happened.

Guest: Crystal Goomansingh, Global News Reporter LIVE in Kiev, Ukraine

Chapter 2

We’re live at VGH! Here’s how the neurosurgeon’s at VGH change people’s lives

During any given year, VGH provides care for about 700,000 people. More than half of these patients come from outside Metro Vancouver. VGH is the hospital that doctors around the province consult with or refer patients to when treatment or surgery is needed for serious medical issues such as stroke, complex cancers, traumatic spine injuries, or major burns, to name a few.

Guest: Dr Christopher Honey, Neurosurgeon at VGH and UBC Hospital

Chapter 3

Hot question of the day

Which Canadian deserves to be on the new $5 bill? 

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

Who should be on the new $5 bill?

Gord Downie 

Terry Fox

Emily Carr

Billy Bishop 

You can vote on Twitter at @CKNW. 

 

 

You can also call the CKNW Buzz Line at (604) 331-BUZZ (2899) and leave your vote there!

 

 

Chapter 4

Meet the new President and CEO of Vancouver General Hospital

January 1, 2020 Angela assumed the position of President & CEO, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, the primary philanthropic partner of Vancouver Coastal Health and one of Canada’s largest healthcare charities. Angela joined the Foundation in 2013 as the Senior Vice-President, Philanthropy, and became the Chief Development Office in 2018. Angela helped create and implement changes that resulted in a doubling of philanthropic revenues.

Guest: Angela Chapman, President & CEO of VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

Chapter 5

Science With Simi: Astronomers warn satellite constellations threaten our view of the universe

It’s a new year and a new decade, and to mark the occasion, SpaceX has begun a campaign to launch thousands of new satellites into space. 

The project is known as Starlink, and it’s aiming to offer high speed internet access from space, with the goal of connecting remote areas to the rest of the world.

Chapter 6

#BCStorm: It’s a messy day on the roads in Metro Vancouver

We speak with AM 730 traffic anchors Ian Hardacre and Alex Carrigan, ice bomb survivor and CKNW listener Steve Slootweg, and Global News Senior Meteorologist Kristi Gordon.

Chapter 7

A Surrey man was crushed by car in race track accident. Here’s how VGH doctors saved his life

A 41 year-old Surrey man was seriously injured in October 2018 at Saratoga Speedway in Black Creek on Vancouver Island.

Sedman, a pyrotechnics professional, was setting up a fireworks show when a race car lost control, jumped the barricade and landed on top of him.

Guest: Jon Sedman, Injured in 2018 speedway crash and recovered at VGH 

Chapter 8

#BCStorm: why do ice bombs keep falling from local bridges during cold weather

Major issues on some of the bridges across the region this morning because of the snow. Ice Bombs were falling from the cables on the Alex Fraser Bridge. Two lanes soundbound are now open and one lane northbound.

Guest: Janet Brown, Global News Senior Reporter
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Chapter 1

How Canada will rely on Ukraine to assist with the investigation into the Tehran plane crash

Continuing our coverage now of the plane crash which killed 176 people, including 63 Canadians.

11 Ukrainians were also on board the flight, which was as we know operated by Ukraine International Airlines.

And now, Ukraine says its investigators have been allowed access to the site where that plane crashed. Canada will be relying on Ukraine for help as the world tries to piece together what happened.

Guest: Crystal Goomansingh, Global News Reporter LIVE in Kiev, Ukraine

Chapter 2

We’re live at VGH! Here’s how the neurosurgeon’s at VGH change people’s lives

During any given year, VGH provides care for about 700,000 people. More than half of these patients come from outside Metro Vancouver. VGH is the hospital that doctors around the province consult with or refer patients to when treatment or surgery is needed for serious medical issues such as stroke, complex cancers, traumatic spine injuries, or major burns, to name a few.

Guest: Dr Christopher Honey, Neurosurgeon at VGH and UBC Hospital

Chapter 3

Hot question of the day

Which Canadian deserves to be on the new $5 bill? 

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

Who should be on the new $5 bill?

Gord Downie 
Terry Fox
Emily Carr
Billy Bishop 

You can vote on Twitter at @CKNW. 

 

 

You can also call the CKNW Buzz Line at (604) 331-BUZZ (2899) and leave your vote there!

 

 

Chapter 4

Meet the new President and CEO of Vancouver General Hospital

January 1, 2020 Angela assumed the position of President & CEO, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, the primary philanthropic partner of Vancouver Coastal Health and one of Canada’s largest healthcare charities. Angela joined the Foundation in 2013 as the Senior Vice-President, Philanthropy, and became the Chief Development Office in 2018. Angela helped create and implement changes that resulted in a doubling of philanthropic revenues.

Guest: Angela Chapman, President & CEO of VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation

Chapter 5

Science With Simi: Astronomers warn satellite constellations threaten our view of the universe

It’s a new year and a new decade, and to mark the occasion, SpaceX has begun a campaign to launch thousands of new satellites into space. 

The project is known as Starlink, and it’s aiming to offer high speed internet access from space, with the goal of connecting remote areas to the rest of the world.

Chapter 6

#BCStorm: It’s a messy day on the roads in Metro Vancouver

We speak with AM 730 traffic anchors Ian Hardacre and Alex Carrigan, ice bomb survivor and CKNW listener Steve Slootweg, and Global News Senior Meteorologist Kristi Gordon.

Chapter 7

A Surrey man was crushed by car in race track accident. Here’s how VGH doctors saved his life

A 41 year-old Surrey man was seriously injured in October 2018 at Saratoga Speedway in Black Creek on Vancouver Island.

Sedman, a pyrotechnics professional, was setting up a fireworks show when a race car lost control, jumped the barricade and landed on top of him.

Guest: Jon Sedman, Injured in 2018 speedway crash and recovered at VGH 

Chapter 8

#BCStorm: why do ice bombs keep falling from local bridges during cold weather

Major issues on some of the bridges across the region this morning because of the snow. Ice Bombs were falling from the cables on the Alex Fraser Bridge. Two lanes soundbound are now open and one lane northbound.

Guest: Janet Brown, Global News Senior Reporter

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