Mornings with Simi

#BCStorm: BC Hydro update on power outages in the Central and Southern Interior

More than 30,000 people in the Central and Southern Interior remain without power after yesterday's big snow dump. BC Hydro says heavy snow caused branches and trees to come down on power lines. They say that in some areas, poor road conditions are causing delays for crews trying to get there, and customers can help by keeping their driveways plowed. Guest: Susie Rieder, BC Hydro spokesperson

50th anniversary of the White Rock Polar Bear Plunge

In White Rock, crowds are gathering by the famous pier there to take part in the annual Polar Bear Plunge. And it’s a marquee year for them - it’s the 50th anniversary. So how did this begin? Guest: Eve Lazarus, Author from Vancouver of many books, including her most recent book: Murder By Milkshake: An Astonishing True Story of Arsenic, Adultery, and a Charismatic Killer

Technology in the 2020s: what events and trends will shape this new decade?

Mike speaks with futurist Richard Worzel about the events and trends he thinks will impact the next ten years. Guest: Richard Worzel, Futurist

50 years since Corky the killer whale was captured off the B.C. coast

It was 50 years ago that Corky, a killer whale, was captured off the Sunshine Coast and was put into captivity. She now lives at SeaWorld in San Diego. For decades, people have been campaigning for her return to the waters off the B.C. coast.   Guest: Paul Spong, Psychologist and founder of the OrcaLab whale research station in Hanson Island, B.C

How your calls and stories shaped B.C.’s conversation on the Simi Sara Show in 2019

The year in municipal politics

The fireworks are cancelled - but what else is happening this New Year’s Eve in Vancouver?

U.S. embassy in Baghdad stormed following deadly weekend airstrikes

B.C. Trade Minister, Bruce Ralston, defends government plan to close trade offices in Asia

Feeling hungover around New Year’s? Here are some tips to help deal with that.

B.C. Liberals leader, Andrew Wilkinson, criticizes plan to close trade offices in Asia

Opposition MLAs are criticizing the decision by the B.C. government to close its trade offices in Asian countries. The new plan is to embed the offices in Canadian embassies.

The Best Of The Simi Sara Show: Hangover Cures, The year in municipal politics & more!

Chapter 1 B.C. Liberals leader, Andrew Wilkinson, criticises plan to close trade offices in Asia Guest: Andrew Wilkinson, BC Liberals leader Chapter 2 Feeling hungover around New Year’s? Here are some tips to help deal with that Guests:  Dr. Omar Durani, Diamond Physicians in Dallas, Texas                 Nishal Kumar, CEO, DHM Detox, Former UBC geoscience student, where he invented a prevention supplement for hangovers Chapter 3 B.C. Trade Minister, Bruce Ralston, defends government ...

Remembering Bruce Smyth, co-founder of Little Sister’s bookstore on Davie Street

The co-founder of the Little Sister’s Book and Art Emporium on Davie Street has died. His name is Bruce Smyth, and he passed away last Monday. His friend, Don Wilson, took over the store a few years ago and he joins me now to remember Bruce’s contribution to the LGBTQ community.

Local Jewish community concerned about apparent increase in anti-Semitic crimes

Local jewish congregations will be using the final service of Hanukkah to remember those injured in the horrific stabbings at a Rabbi's home in New York. The Beth Israel Synagogue in Vancouver says it will hold its final service this morning. It also asked people to post pictures of their menorah to show their support to the five people injured in that mass stabbing on Saturday.

The Best Of The Simi Sara Show: Ride Hailing, Vancouver Nightlife History & More!

Chapter 1 Hot question of the day It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day: Despite promises that ride hailing would be here by the end of the year, services like Uber and Lyft are still not operational in B.C. When do you expect services to become available in your area?   By the end of March   By the end of 2020   After 2020 Never         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 ...

Trump cut from Home Alone

Guest: David Friend Pop culture reporter at the Canadian Press

The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Surrey policing transition report released / Vancouver real estate in 2019 & More...

CHAPTER 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day: Should Vancouver turn its three municipal golf courses into parks or social housing? Yes, we need housing! No, leave 'em alone!   CHAPTER 2 Surrey policing transition report released. Guest: Brenda Locke Surrey Councillor   CHAPTER 3 Should Vancouver get rid of its golf courses? Guest: Tricia Barker NPA Park Board Commissioner   CHAPTER 4 WINTER DRIVING  Guest: Steve Wallace Owner, Wallace...

Should Vancouver get rid of its golf courses

Guest: Patrick Condon James Taylor chair in Landscape and Livable Environments at UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture and the founding chair of the UBC Urban Design program.

Vancouver real estate in 2019

Guest: Steve Saretsky Vancouver Realtor & housing analyst.

Taxes in 2020

Guest: Kris Sims Canadian Taxpayers Federation, BC Director

WINTER DRIVING

Guest: Steve Wallace Owner, Wallace Driving School

Should Vancouver get rid of its golf courses?

Guest: Tricia Barker NPA Park Board Commissioner

Surrey policing transition report released

Guest: Brenda Locke Surrey Councillor

The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Harry & Meghan in Victoria for Christmas / What’s the Boxing Day Situation at McArthur Glen? & More...

CHAPTER 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day: Will you be bargain hunting today? Yes, hitting the stores. Yes, online. No way, too tired.   CHAPTER 2 Boxing Day shopping: What to buy and what to avoid. Guest: Barry Choi Personal finance expert, Money Sense magazine   CHAPTER 3 Is Boxing Day still as important these days? Guest: Michael LeBlanc VP, Retail Council of Canada   CHAPTER 4 Science With Simi: how facial recognition is speeding...

What’s Happening in Politics right now

Keith Baldrey What’s happening in B.C. politics

What’s the Boxing Day Situation at McArthur Glen?

Guest: Ally Day Marketing Manager for McArthurGlen Designer Outlet at Vancouver Airport

Harry & Meghan in Victoria for Christmas

Dave Obee Editor and publisher, Victoria Times-Colonist newspaper

Science With Simi: how facial recognition is speeding up service at the bar

New technology is being used in the UK that uses facial recognition to speed up service in bars.   Guest:  John Wyllie Managing Director of DataSparQ.

Is Boxing Day still as important these days?

Guest: Michael LeBlanc VP, Retail Council of Canada

Boxing Day shopping: What to buy and what to avoid.

Guest: Barry Choi Personal finance expert, Money Sense magazine

CKNW Christmas Tales Part 2

Bruce Allen reads the Grinch That Stole Christmas Christopher Gaze reads A Christmas Carol Jill Bennett reads the Nutcracker Willy Percy reads "Bone Button Borscht" Drex reads Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

The Best of The Simi Sara Show - It’s a busy day for charities in Metro Vancouver / What to do with all your Christmas leftovers?

CHAPTER 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day: It’s Christmas Eve! What’s the best part of Christmas dinner? Turkey Stuffing Brussels Sprouts Other (reply and tell us)   CHAPTER 2 It’s a busy day for charities in Metro Vancouver Guest: Jeremy Hunka Union Gospel Mission                          Guest: Feezah Jaffer Executive Director of the Surrey Food Bank   CHAPTER 3 It’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year Guest: Ally Day Mar...

Here are some podcasts for you to listen to this Christmas

Guest: Kathy Kenzora Host of the History of the 90s podcast on Curiouscast   Guest: Kristi Lee Host of the Canadian True Crime podcast

The 2010s: A look back at the decade in British Columbia

It’s hard to narrow it down to just one or two top stories of the past decade that affected our province. But let’s take a moment now to look back at a few of the significant events in BC from the past 10 years. Here’s Niki Reitmayer.

What to do with all your Christmas leftovers?

Anna Olson’s Rockwell Bake This is perhaps the most delicious use of leftover turkey, it is time for soup to take a back seat! 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 cup finely diced onion 1 cup finely diced celery 1/2 cup finely diced carrot 1 garlic clove, minced 1 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme 1 cup dried cranberries 1/4 cup dry vermouth or water 5 large eggs 3 cups 2% milk 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt Big pinch of black pepp...

It’s one of the busiest shopping days of the year

Guest: Ally Day Marketing Manager for McArthurGlen Designer Outlet at Vancouver Airport   Guest: David Ian Gray DIG360 Consulting Ltd

It’s a busy day for charities in Metro Vancouver

Guest: Jeremy Hunka Union Gospel Mission                                 Guest: Feezah Jaffer Executive Director of the Surrey Food Bank

The Best of The Simi Sara Show - Woman dragged by a van for seven blocks released from hospital and has started walking / ICBC apologizes for suggesting a Mountie was to blame for crash that killed her / & More...

CHAPTER 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day As Boeing’s CEO steps down, we want to know: have the issues with the 737 MAX aircraft prompted you to do more research about the aircraft you fly on? Yes, safety first. No, a crash is unlikely.   CHAPTER 2 Woman dragged by a van for seven blocks released from hospital and has started walking More than two months after getting struck by a van and dragged for up to seven blocks in the Downtown Eastside...

Year in review: have we made progress on the money laundering file?

Guest: Sam Cooper Global National Investigative Reporter

CKNW Christmas Tales Part 1

Lynda Steele reads The Holy Night Vikram Vij reads The Snowman’s Tale Simi Sara reads The Polar Express

Movie recommendations for you this Christmas

Guest: Steve Stebbing Movie connoisseur and critic! You can find him on twitter @theStevilDead or at SteveStebbing.ca

Three earthquakes above 5.0 in three hours off Vancouver Island’s west coast

Three earthquakes off the B.C. coast this morning. The first, measuring 5.2. The second, measuring 5.6. And the latest, provisionally measuring 5.8. The first happened at 8:45am, and the others happened in the past hour. They’re happening around 170 kilometres west of Port Hardy, on the northern tip of Vancouver Island. This is important: there is no tsunami expected, and there is no reports of damage.  Let’s get some context on this now - let’s find out how common this kind of activity...

ICBC apologizes for suggesting a Mountie was to blame for crash that killed her

ICBC is apologizing for suggesting in court that a Mountie's negligence led to the crash involving a drunk driver that killed her. West Shore RCMP Constable Sarah Beckett died in April 2016, when Kenneth Fenton -- three times over the legal limit -- ran a red light to escape police and rammed his truck into her car. In a legal response to a claim filed by the Attorney General of Canada, lawyers for ICBC had argued Fenton wasn't responsible for the damage to Beckett's RCMP cruiser. In fact,...

Holiday traffic and travel update

A few earthquakes detected over the last couple of hours… Earthquakes Canada reporting one about 20 minutes ago, 185 kilometres west of Port Alice on Vancouver Island. That’s one got detected automatically as a 5.6 - just waiting on an official measurement. Earlier, around 8:45am, there was another shake in the same area, that registered as a 5.1.   Guest: Mark Madryga Global BC’s Chief Meterologist Guest: Jeff Jeffries AM730 Traffic Anchor

How to get along with people you hate this Christmas

Over the holidays, you might find yourself spending some time with people you spend the rest of the year trying to avoid. So how do you get along with people you hate this Christmas?   Guest: Jeannie Vaage President of  VIP Protocol Certified corporate etiquette consultant

Woman dragged by a van for seven blocks released from hospital and has started walking

More than two months after getting struck by a van and dragged for up to seven blocks in the Downtown Eastside, a Vancouver woman has been released from the hospital into a rehabilitation centre, her family and friends confirm. Even more remarkably, friends say Desiree Evancio has started walking, after the family had been told there was a chance she might never walk again. The devastating incident on October 12th left the 25-year-old with life-changing injuries, including traumatic damage to...

The Best of The Simi Sara Show - The new interim leader of the B.C. Green Party, Adam Olsen / Give the gift of blood this holiday season & More...

CHAPTER 1 🔥🔥 Hot question of the day 🔥🔥 It’s @MikeSmythNews’s 🔥 question of the day: A new Research Co poll suggests a quarter of British Columbians expect the holidays to be more stressful than fun. How do you expect the current holiday season to be for you? Mostly fun Mostly stressful Other (reply and tell us)   CHAPTER 2 #BCStorm: winter weather impacts mountain passes as Christmas commute begins Just as everyone starts to head out for Christmas holidays, a big winter storm cont...

How the closure of the Star Metro newspaper highlights the challenges in journalism

It’s been a part of the commute for many of us in Metro Vancouver: picking up a free copy of the Star Metro Vancouver. Today was the final edition of the newspaper. From now on, they’ll have an online offering. The changes meant that 73 staff were laid off across the country. The papers in Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax are also ceasing publication today. As we know, there are plenty of news organisations that are experiencing challenges at the moment - so what does the Star Metro ...

The new interim leader of the B.C. Green Party, Adam Olsen, speaks to the Simi Sara Show

Adam Olsen has been named Interim Leader of the BC Green Party. He has been a Green MLA in Saanich-North and the Islands since 2017. Olsen is a former two-term Central Saanich Councilor and a small business owner.   Guest: Adam Olsen Newly appointed interim leader of B.C. Green Party Guest: Keith Baldrey Global’s B.C. Legislative Bureau Chief

Why 2019 was a great year for B.C.’s breweries

The B.C. craft beer scene continues to grow with 28 new breweries opening in B.C. in 2019. Ken Beattie from the B.C. Craft Brewers Guild takes a look back at the year in beer, including many prestigious awards won by brewed-in-B.C. beers.   He also shared his Christmas beer recommendations with Mike Smyth on the Simi Sara Show.   Guest: Ken Beattie Executive Director, B.C. Craft Brewers Guild