The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Mon Feb 11th 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: David Eby has announced a cap on expert reports in ICBC cases. Now, only one expert report is allowed for fast-track claims up to $100k. Are you confident this will make a dent in the dumpster fire?

Yes, experts cost $$$

No, bigger issues remain

 

Chapter 2

School closures and travel woes as snow strikes Metro Vancouver

Headline: Another round of snowfall on the way and it begins in Metro Vancouver late this afternoon, with 10 to 15 centimetres of snow in the forecast. Some areas will see more than that. The snow continues through the night - and it will keep coming until the middle of the day tomorrow - so tomorrow's commute will be messy.

In Kamloops: around two centimetres of snow this evening, and highs today of minus 10. Lows overnight of minus 14 - feeling like minus 20 with the wind chill.

YVR: Some departures this morning have been delayed by as much as four hours. Their winter operations are working to keep the airport running today. The advice to passengers is: leave extra time and to check their flight status prior to coming to the airport. The most up-to-date information is on the YVR website.

City of Vancouver: The City of Vancouver is reminding property owners and occupants to clear snow and ice from sidewalks around their property. That should have been done by 10am this morning. If you're unable to do that, you can sign up for the Snow Angel Program, where a volunteer will come along to help you. You can call 311 to get connected to that.

Our reporter Janet Brown is on the streets for us today, finding out how people in our communities are being impacted by this heavy snowfall.

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

Guest: Mark Madryga

Global BC Chief Meteorologist

Guest: Chris Bryan

Translink Spokesperson

 

Chapter 3

Clampdown on experts will save ICBC $400m a year, according to David Eby

David Eby has announced that his government is clamping down on the use of experts, to cut costs and reduce delays in settling ICBC claims.

The Attorney General says the changes to these B.C. Supreme Court civil rules are intended to stop the disproportionate use of experts and their reports in court cases.

He says accident injury claims have increased by 43 per cent in the past five years and the use of experts has contributed to a 20 per cent rise in the corporation's injury settlements in the past year.

The changes are meant to encourage greater use of court-appointed experts to promote neutral expert opinions to assist in determining amounts for injury claims.

The dumpster fire at ICBC is getting worse, with losses of $860 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year. A year-end loss of $1.18 billion is projected, compounding the blow of last year's $1.3 billion deficit.

Guest: Richard Zussman

Global News Online Legislative Reporter

 

Chapter 4

How toxicity of everyday life affects our health

Guest: Rick Smith

Co-author of Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health

 

Chapter 5

Coquitlam author aims to break mental health taboo among Asian diaspora in her new book

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper won the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, for their "A Star Is Born" song "Shallow." Gaga accepted the award and called attention to mental health issues -- a reference to Cooper's character in "A Star Is Born."

Now for many families among Asian communities here in Canada, the topic of mental health is a taboo - you just don't bring it up.

So one author from Coquitlam is calling that out in her new book. It's called The Woo Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family. And just before we came on air, I spoke to that author, and her name is Lindsay Wong.

Guest: Lindsay Wong

Author of The Woo Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family

 

Chapter 6

Municipal services respond to heavy snowfall in Metro Vancouver

As you've been hearing, a Snowfall Warning is in effect with light snow beginning late this afternoon and 10 to 15 centimetres of snow tonight.  

The City of Vancouver is responding to the snowfall, and arterial roads are being treated. Earlier, the Jon McComb Show spoke to Erin Hoess [hoss], from the Streets and Traffic Branch at the City of Vancouver. She explained how the city is preparing for the additional snowfall that’s being forecast for this evening and into tomorrow.

In Surrey, all public schools are closed for the day, and there are delays to waste collection services. Let’s find out more now about how the city has been responding to the heavy snowfall.

Guest: Ray Kerr

Manager of Engineering Operations for the City of Surrey

 

Chapter 7

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Today is the international day of women and girls in science. Women remain underrepresented in scientific occupations - despite the fact that lots of young women are choosing to study it in colleges and universities across the country. So what is it that’s preventing them from staying in their chosen field?

Guest: Dr. Lori West

Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Alberta

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @simisara980's 🔥 question of the day: David Eby has announced a cap on expert reports in ICBC cases. Now, only one expert report is allowed for fast-track claims up to $100k. Are you confident this will make a dent in the dumpster fire?

Yes, experts cost $$$
No, bigger issues remain

 

Chapter 2

School closures and travel woes as snow strikes Metro Vancouver

Headline: Another round of snowfall on the way and it begins in Metro Vancouver late this afternoon, with 10 to 15 centimetres of snow in the forecast. Some areas will see more than that. The snow continues through the night - and it will keep coming until the middle of the day tomorrow - so tomorrow's commute will be messy.

In Kamloops: around two centimetres of snow this evening, and highs today of minus 10. Lows overnight of minus 14 - feeling like minus 20 with the wind chill.

YVR: Some departures this morning have been delayed by as much as four hours. Their winter operations are working to keep the airport running today. The advice to passengers is: leave extra time and to check their flight status prior to coming to the airport. The most up-to-date information is on the YVR website.

City of Vancouver: The City of Vancouver is reminding property owners and occupants to clear snow and ice from sidewalks around their property. That should have been done by 10am this morning. If you're unable to do that, you can sign up for the Snow Angel Program, where a volunteer will come along to help you. You can call 311 to get connected to that.

Our reporter Janet Brown is on the streets for us today, finding out how people in our communities are being impacted by this heavy snowfall.

Guest: Janet Brown

Global News Senior Reporter

Guest: Mark Madryga

Global BC Chief Meteorologist

Guest: Chris Bryan

Translink Spokesperson

 

Chapter 3

Clampdown on experts will save ICBC $400m a year, according to David Eby

David Eby has announced that his government is clamping down on the use of experts, to cut costs and reduce delays in settling ICBC claims.

The Attorney General says the changes to these B.C. Supreme Court civil rules are intended to stop the disproportionate use of experts and their reports in court cases.

He says accident injury claims have increased by 43 per cent in the past five years and the use of experts has contributed to a 20 per cent rise in the corporation's injury settlements in the past year.

The changes are meant to encourage greater use of court-appointed experts to promote neutral expert opinions to assist in determining amounts for injury claims.

The dumpster fire at ICBC is getting worse, with losses of $860 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year. A year-end loss of $1.18 billion is projected, compounding the blow of last year's $1.3 billion deficit.

Guest: Richard Zussman

Global News Online Legislative Reporter

 

Chapter 4

How toxicity of everyday life affects our health

Guest: Rick Smith

Co-author of Slow Death by Rubber Duck: How the Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Life Affects Our Health

 

Chapter 5

Coquitlam author aims to break mental health taboo among Asian diaspora in her new book

The 61st Annual Grammy Awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday night. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper won the award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, for their "A Star Is Born" song "Shallow." Gaga accepted the award and called attention to mental health issues -- a reference to Cooper's character in "A Star Is Born."

Now for many families among Asian communities here in Canada, the topic of mental health is a taboo - you just don't bring it up.

So one author from Coquitlam is calling that out in her new book. It's called The Woo Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family. And just before we came on air, I spoke to that author, and her name is Lindsay Wong.

Guest: Lindsay Wong

Author of The Woo Woo: How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family

 

Chapter 6

Municipal services respond to heavy snowfall in Metro Vancouver

As you've been hearing, a Snowfall Warning is in effect with light snow beginning late this afternoon and 10 to 15 centimetres of snow tonight.  

The City of Vancouver is responding to the snowfall, and arterial roads are being treated. Earlier, the Jon McComb Show spoke to Erin Hoess [hoss], from the Streets and Traffic Branch at the City of Vancouver. She explained how the city is preparing for the additional snowfall that’s being forecast for this evening and into tomorrow.

In Surrey, all public schools are closed for the day, and there are delays to waste collection services. Let’s find out more now about how the city has been responding to the heavy snowfall.

Guest: Ray Kerr

Manager of Engineering Operations for the City of Surrey

 

Chapter 7

International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Today is the international day of women and girls in science. Women remain underrepresented in scientific occupations - despite the fact that lots of young women are choosing to study it in colleges and universities across the country. So what is it that’s preventing them from staying in their chosen field?

Guest: Dr. Lori West

Professor of Pediatrics, Surgery, Immunology, and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Alberta