The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Tues Jul 16th 2019

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @MikeSmythNews’ 🔥 question of the day: 

Construction of a high-speed rail line from Vancouver to Portland would cost up to an estimated $42 billion. But a new report argues revenue would cover operating costs by 2055.

Do you think it’s worth the investment?

Yes, all aboard!

No, it’s not needed.

 

Chapter 2

Vancouver man dies from rabies - the first such case in BC in 16 years

A man has died of rabies in Vancouver.

BC's Ministry of Health confirmed it was the first case of the infectious disease in BC since 2003.

A release says the adult male victim came into contact with a bat in mid-May and developed rabies-like symptoms six weeks later - he died in hospital on Saturday.

The Ministry says bats are the only known carriers of the deadly virus in the province.

Guest: Dr Bonnie Henry

BC’s Provincial Health Officer

 

Chapter 3

Trump claims his tweets about Democratic lawmakers were ‘not racist’

President Donald Trump says his tweets telling four female Democratic lawmakers of colour to ``go back'' to the broken countries from which they came were ``NOT Racist.''   

Trump tweeted this morning: ``Those Tweets were NOT Racist. I don't have a Racist bone in my body!'' He doubled down on his weekend tweets at a tense press conference yesterday. 

Following the president’s words, the four congresswomen stood in front of cameras to address his comments. New York Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez says that the four lawmakers LOVE the United States, and that’s precisely why they’re speaking up against Trump, and are trying to improve it in any way that they can. 

Guest: Brian Kennedy

President Can-Am Consulting in San Diego

Guest: Karen Kataline

Host of Spouting Off Radio, Colorado

 

Chapter 4

All about bats 

A BC man has died after contracting rabies. BC Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the 24-year old man came into contact with a bat on Vancouver Island in mid-May -- and by the time he started showing symptoms of rabies six weeks later, it was too late for doctors to save his life.

James Page is the species at risk a biodiversity specialist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation, and I spoke with him about the topic of bats. Bats are very mysterious creatures, so I wanted to know what it is exactly that  bats do… 

James told me that there are 19 species of bats in Canada, and 9 species of bats in British Columbia. However, there is a fungus that wreaking havoc on the bat population, and it’s known as the white nose syndrome. 

I asked James if there was anything that biologists could do to treat white nose syndrome in bats, but he told me that it would be hard for them to spray bats or bat caves for the fungus because it would inadvertently kill off the good fungus that’s in the cave. 

The issue of rabies and bats is top of mind for people in B.C. after the tragic story of a 24 year man that passed away from rabies after coming into contact with a bat. I asked James about the prevalence of rabies in the bat population… 

Bottom line, if you come into contact with bats - or any -form of wildlife, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. 

This news about the young man passing away from a rabies infection after coming into contact with a bat may have a lot of people scared of the species. However, James told me that bats do not intentionally seek out people. 

Guest: Claire Allen 

CKNW Contributor

 

Chapter 5

Vancouver-Portland ultra-fast train could be self-sustaining by 2055 or earlier: Study

A new business case study has found that an ultra-high-speed train between Vancouver and Portland, Oregon could be self-sustaining by 2055, or earlier under the right circumstances.

In 2018, B.C. contributed $300,000 to the Washington State Department of Transportation study, which examined whether such a project could attract enough riders and generate sufficient revenue.

The project as proposed would see a train capable of hitting speeds of 400 kilometres per hour linking Vancouver, Seattle and Portland, with intermediate stops between. Travel times between the major cities would be as low as one hour.

The new study, released Monday, found that the project could attract between 1.7 million and three million annual trips by 2040 and generate between US$156 million and US$250 million in fare revenues, making it “one of the best performing rail services in North America.”

That would be enough to cover costs by 2055, according to the study, which also said a 10 per cent boost in ridership coupled with a 10 per cent decrease in operating costs could make it self-sustaining by 2040.

Guest: Bruce Ralston

Provincial Minister for Jobs, Trade and Technology

 

Chapter 6

Space Week part four: how countries are protecting themselves from attacks in space

The idea of a US Space Force first came to prominence in March 2018, when US President, Donald Trump, proclaimed his ambition to see one created.

“Space is a war-fighting domain just like the land, air, and sea,” Trump proclaimed in front of audience of Marines in March 2018.

But what are those threats?

Doug Loverro, who served as the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy from 2013 to 2017, speaks to Mike Smyth about the ways countries are protecting themselves from attacks in space.

Guest: Doug Loverro

Served as the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy from 2013 – 2017

Chapter 1

🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥

Vote in @MikeSmythNews’ 🔥 question of the day: 

Construction of a high-speed rail line from Vancouver to Portland would cost up to an estimated $42 billion. But a new report argues revenue would cover operating costs by 2055.

Do you think it’s worth the investment?

Yes, all aboard!
No, it’s not needed.

 

Chapter 2

Vancouver man dies from rabies - the first such case in BC in 16 years

A man has died of rabies in Vancouver.

BC's Ministry of Health confirmed it was the first case of the infectious disease in BC since 2003.

A release says the adult male victim came into contact with a bat in mid-May and developed rabies-like symptoms six weeks later - he died in hospital on Saturday.

The Ministry says bats are the only known carriers of the deadly virus in the province.

Guest: Dr Bonnie Henry

BC’s Provincial Health Officer

 

Chapter 3

Trump claims his tweets about Democratic lawmakers were ‘not racist’

President Donald Trump says his tweets telling four female Democratic lawmakers of colour to ``go back'' to the broken countries from which they came were ``NOT Racist.''   

Trump tweeted this morning: ``Those Tweets were NOT Racist. I don't have a Racist bone in my body!'' He doubled down on his weekend tweets at a tense press conference yesterday. 

Following the president’s words, the four congresswomen stood in front of cameras to address his comments. New York Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez says that the four lawmakers LOVE the United States, and that’s precisely why they’re speaking up against Trump, and are trying to improve it in any way that they can. 

Guest: Brian Kennedy

President Can-Am Consulting in San Diego

Guest: Karen Kataline

Host of Spouting Off Radio, Colorado

 

Chapter 4

All about bats 

A BC man has died after contracting rabies. BC Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the 24-year old man came into contact with a bat on Vancouver Island in mid-May -- and by the time he started showing symptoms of rabies six weeks later, it was too late for doctors to save his life.

James Page is the species at risk a biodiversity specialist with the Canadian Wildlife Federation, and I spoke with him about the topic of bats. Bats are very mysterious creatures, so I wanted to know what it is exactly that  bats do… 

James told me that there are 19 species of bats in Canada, and 9 species of bats in British Columbia. However, there is a fungus that wreaking havoc on the bat population, and it’s known as the white nose syndrome. 

I asked James if there was anything that biologists could do to treat white nose syndrome in bats, but he told me that it would be hard for them to spray bats or bat caves for the fungus because it would inadvertently kill off the good fungus that’s in the cave. 

The issue of rabies and bats is top of mind for people in B.C. after the tragic story of a 24 year man that passed away from rabies after coming into contact with a bat. I asked James about the prevalence of rabies in the bat population… 

Bottom line, if you come into contact with bats - or any -form of wildlife, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible. 

This news about the young man passing away from a rabies infection after coming into contact with a bat may have a lot of people scared of the species. However, James told me that bats do not intentionally seek out people. 

Guest: Claire Allen 

CKNW Contributor

 

Chapter 5

Vancouver-Portland ultra-fast train could be self-sustaining by 2055 or earlier: Study

A new business case study has found that an ultra-high-speed train between Vancouver and Portland, Oregon could be self-sustaining by 2055, or earlier under the right circumstances.

In 2018, B.C. contributed $300,000 to the Washington State Department of Transportation study, which examined whether such a project could attract enough riders and generate sufficient revenue.

The project as proposed would see a train capable of hitting speeds of 400 kilometres per hour linking Vancouver, Seattle and Portland, with intermediate stops between. Travel times between the major cities would be as low as one hour.

The new study, released Monday, found that the project could attract between 1.7 million and three million annual trips by 2040 and generate between US$156 million and US$250 million in fare revenues, making it “one of the best performing rail services in North America.”

That would be enough to cover costs by 2055, according to the study, which also said a 10 per cent boost in ridership coupled with a 10 per cent decrease in operating costs could make it self-sustaining by 2040.

Guest: Bruce Ralston

Provincial Minister for Jobs, Trade and Technology

 

Chapter 6

Space Week part four: how countries are protecting themselves from attacks in space

The idea of a US Space Force first came to prominence in March 2018, when US President, Donald Trump, proclaimed his ambition to see one created.

“Space is a war-fighting domain just like the land, air, and sea,” Trump proclaimed in front of audience of Marines in March 2018.

But what are those threats?

Doug Loverro, who served as the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy from 2013 to 2017, speaks to Mike Smyth about the ways countries are protecting themselves from attacks in space.

Guest: Doug Loverro

Served as the U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy from 2013 – 2017