The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Mon Jul 22nd 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day: Canada’s crime rate ticked upwards last year, with new Statistics Canada figures revealing a 2% increase in the number of crimes reported in 2018, compared to 2017.

Do you feel more, or less, safe in your community now compared to 2017?

More safe

Less safe

About the same

 

Chapter 2

Here's why the Northwest Territories are fighting against Trudeau's resource development plans - and why they want BC's help

Conservative Premiers in Canada are leading the fight against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans for resource development.

Joining them is the Premier of the Northwest Territories, Bob McLeod. And he wants BC to lend their support.

He spoke to Simi Sara to explain why.

Guest: Bob McLeod

Premier of the Northwest Territories

 

Chapter 3

Why helicopters are being used to help salmon counter a rockslide

Helicopters are being used today to fly thousands of salmon to their spawning grounds on the Fraser River.

A rock slide northwest of Kamloops created a five-metre waterfall that's preventing many fish from swimming upstream to spawn.

Guest: Andrew Thomson

Fisheries Management Branch Regional Director

 

Chapter 4

Celebrating 88 years of Vancouver International Airport

On this day 88 years ago, Vancouver Airport was officially opened! The airport could hold 12 large planes or 30 small aircraft with wings folded. Today, YVR is home to 56 airlines, connecting people and businesses to more than 125 non-stop destinations worldwide.

Did you know that YVR has a unique operating model as a community-based, not-for-profit, organization? What exactly does that mean, and how does it impact the growth of the airport? 

Craig Richmond is the President and CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority, and he joins us in studio today to discuss  upcoming airport expansion plans,  the airports role as a significant economic generator in the province, and the recent quest to convince Ryan Reynolds to become the new spokesperson for the airport. 

Guest: Craig Richmond

President & CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority

 

Chapter 5

Northern BC communities looking for answers after three murders

Pressure is mounting on the BC RCMP to answer questions surrounding three murders in northeastern BC. We should learn more after 2pm today, when officers will hold a press conference.

The first murders were those of a couple found last week near Liard Hot Springs --  23-year-old Australian Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend, 24-year-old Chynna (CHINA) Deese.

Then, the discovery of a body and the disappearance of two men whose camper truck was found on fire.

The burned vehicle belongs to 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky from Port Alberni who were going to Whitehorse to look for work.

Police investigating the fire about 50 kilometres south of Dease Lake, received information that led them to discover a man's body at a highway pullout about two kilometres away.

The incidents within 470 kilometres of each other.

Guest: Nadia Stewart

Global News Reporter

 

Chapter 6

Number of reported crimes in Canada increases for fourth year in a row

Vancouver's crime rate went down by 2% last year,  compared to 2017.

Good news for that city but in  Abbotsford-Mission  crime increased by 2 per cent -- Kelowna up by 5 per cent. 

Across Canada, there was a 2 per cent rise in crime for the fourth year in a row.

Guest: Hilary Morden

Criminology lecturer at Simon Fraser University, and PhD candidate

 

Chapter 7

A new UBC study could provide a glimpse into property prices along transit projects in Metro Vancouver

Lots of new transit projects are expected to be a reality here in Metro Vancouver over the coming years - like that proposed SkyTrain between Surrey and Langley, and the new subway line along the Broadway corridor in Vancouver.

And it gets people thinking: what will these major pieces of infrastructure do to the value of properties close to the route?

Researchers at UBC have been taking a look at some case studies that could help shed some light on this - and a new report revealing the findings has just been published this morning.

Guest: Anming Zhang

Professor in the operations and logistics division at the UBC Sauder School of Business

Vancouver International Airport Authority Professor in Air Transportation.

 

Chapter 8

Pricey produce: Why your grocery bill has increased in 2019

If you love avocados, you are probably reeling from the recent price jump! As we reported earlier, avocado prices are soaring to the point that some Mexican restaurants have pulled guacamole from their menus. A wholesale case of 48 avocados is now selling for up to 100-dollars US, up from 36-dollars just a few months ago. Prices have jumped partly because of a poor growing season in California and low seasonal production in Mexico.

However, avocados aren’t the only produce item that’s going to cost you more. According to Canada’s Food Price Report, the average Canadian family can expect to spend $411 more on food in 2019, bringing their total yearly grocery bill to $12,157 thanks to more expensive fruit and vegetables. 

Guest: Simon Somogyi

Arrell Chair in the Business of Food and Associate Professor in the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the University of Guelph

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @SimiSara980’s 🔥 question of the day: Canada’s crime rate ticked upwards last year, with new Statistics Canada figures revealing a 2% increase in the number of crimes reported in 2018, compared to 2017.

Do you feel more, or less, safe in your community now compared to 2017?

More safe
Less safe
About the same

 

Chapter 2

Here's why the Northwest Territories are fighting against Trudeau's resource development plans - and why they want BC's help

Conservative Premiers in Canada are leading the fight against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's plans for resource development.

Joining them is the Premier of the Northwest Territories, Bob McLeod. And he wants BC to lend their support.

He spoke to Simi Sara to explain why.

Guest: Bob McLeod

Premier of the Northwest Territories

 

Chapter 3

Why helicopters are being used to help salmon counter a rockslide

Helicopters are being used today to fly thousands of salmon to their spawning grounds on the Fraser River.

A rock slide northwest of Kamloops created a five-metre waterfall that's preventing many fish from swimming upstream to spawn.

Guest: Andrew Thomson

Fisheries Management Branch Regional Director

 

Chapter 4

Celebrating 88 years of Vancouver International Airport

On this day 88 years ago, Vancouver Airport was officially opened! The airport could hold 12 large planes or 30 small aircraft with wings folded. Today, YVR is home to 56 airlines, connecting people and businesses to more than 125 non-stop destinations worldwide.

Did you know that YVR has a unique operating model as a community-based, not-for-profit, organization? What exactly does that mean, and how does it impact the growth of the airport? 

Craig Richmond is the President and CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority, and he joins us in studio today to discuss  upcoming airport expansion plans,  the airports role as a significant economic generator in the province, and the recent quest to convince Ryan Reynolds to become the new spokesperson for the airport. 

Guest: Craig Richmond

President & CEO of the Vancouver Airport Authority

 

Chapter 5

Northern BC communities looking for answers after three murders

Pressure is mounting on the BC RCMP to answer questions surrounding three murders in northeastern BC. We should learn more after 2pm today, when officers will hold a press conference.

The first murders were those of a couple found last week near Liard Hot Springs --  23-year-old Australian Lucas Fowler and his American girlfriend, 24-year-old Chynna (CHINA) Deese.

Then, the discovery of a body and the disappearance of two men whose camper truck was found on fire.

The burned vehicle belongs to 19-year-old Kam McLeod and 18-year-old Bryer Schmegelsky from Port Alberni who were going to Whitehorse to look for work.

Police investigating the fire about 50 kilometres south of Dease Lake, received information that led them to discover a man's body at a highway pullout about two kilometres away.

The incidents within 470 kilometres of each other.

Guest: Nadia Stewart

Global News Reporter

 

Chapter 6

Number of reported crimes in Canada increases for fourth year in a row

Vancouver's crime rate went down by 2% last year,  compared to 2017.

Good news for that city but in  Abbotsford-Mission  crime increased by 2 per cent -- Kelowna up by 5 per cent. 

Across Canada, there was a 2 per cent rise in crime for the fourth year in a row.

Guest: Hilary Morden

Criminology lecturer at Simon Fraser University, and PhD candidate

 

Chapter 7

A new UBC study could provide a glimpse into property prices along transit projects in Metro Vancouver

Lots of new transit projects are expected to be a reality here in Metro Vancouver over the coming years - like that proposed SkyTrain between Surrey and Langley, and the new subway line along the Broadway corridor in Vancouver.

And it gets people thinking: what will these major pieces of infrastructure do to the value of properties close to the route?

Researchers at UBC have been taking a look at some case studies that could help shed some light on this - and a new report revealing the findings has just been published this morning.

Guest: Anming Zhang

Professor in the operations and logistics division at the UBC Sauder School of Business

Vancouver International Airport Authority Professor in Air Transportation.

 

Chapter 8

Pricey produce: Why your grocery bill has increased in 2019

If you love avocados, you are probably reeling from the recent price jump! As we reported earlier, avocado prices are soaring to the point that some Mexican restaurants have pulled guacamole from their menus. A wholesale case of 48 avocados is now selling for up to 100-dollars US, up from 36-dollars just a few months ago. Prices have jumped partly because of a poor growing season in California and low seasonal production in Mexico.

However, avocados aren’t the only produce item that’s going to cost you more. According to Canada’s Food Price Report, the average Canadian family can expect to spend $411 more on food in 2019, bringing their total yearly grocery bill to $12,157 thanks to more expensive fruit and vegetables. 

Guest: Simon Somogyi

Arrell Chair in the Business of Food and Associate Professor in the School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management at the University of Guelph