Mornings with Simi

What does it take to survive in extreme environments with nothing but your self-determination and a few tools? Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Alan Tenta, Winner of Alone Season 10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Central Okanagan experienced a calm yet extremely smoky night with ongoing efforts to control three major fires in the area Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Gord Milsom, Mayor of West Kelowna Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Saskatchewan Roughriders held off a fourth quarter comeback to defeat the B.C. Lions 34-29 Sunday at Mosaic Stadium Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ICBC's kind reminder Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Trevor Halford, Shadow Minister Transportation and Infrastructure for BC United Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why would this be beneficial? Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Ian Comishin, President of Twente Additive Manufacturing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ravi Kahlon hints at short-term rental legislation Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Anna Cameron, Research Associate of Fiscal & Economic Policy at the University of Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The evacuation of seniors from Kelowna: How much of a Herculean challenge it was to get 900 frail elderly seniors evacuated in 48 hours The delayed state of emergency declaration Friday and what it means and that whole bunfight Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Rob Shaw, Political Correspondent for CHEK News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Elissa Carpenter, Reporter at Global News Calgary Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The letter "x," often regarded as one of the least-used letters in the English alphabet, paradoxically holds a prominent place in American culture, spanning from media to science and mathematics Guest host Jill Bennett talks to Dr. Pete Schumer, Baldwin Professor of Mathematics & Natural Philosophy at Middlebury College Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: A University of Minnesota study has found unexpected connections between our cognition and our personality traits. Guest: Dr. Deniz Ones, Research Lead and Hellervik Professor of Industrial Psychology & Distinguished McKnight Professor at the University of Minnesota Seg 2: View From Victoria: There could be relief at hand for Vancouver’s child care sector. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: The Weekly Cecchini Check-in Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Seg 4: The mass exodus of Yellowknife continues this morning. Its 20-thousand residents have a deadline of noon to leave the city as wildfire continues to creep closer. Many are heading south to towns in Alberta. Guest: Mason DePatie, Reporter for Global News Edmonton Seg 5: The City of Kelowna has declared a state of emergency due to the McDougall Creek wildfire's escalation. The wildfire jumped Okanagan Lake overnight, causing further evacuations and igniting spot fires within the city. Guest: Jamie Tawil (tah-wheel), Global News Okanagan Seg 6: Kickin’ it with The Caps Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The City of Kelowna has declared a state of emergency due to the McDougall Creek wildfire's escalation. The wildfire jumped Okanagan Lake overnight, causing further evacuations and igniting spot fires within the city. Guest: Guest: Jamie Tawil, Global News Okanagan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kickin’ it with The Caps Guest: Vanni Sartini, Coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mass exodus of Yellowknife continues this morning. Its 20-thousand residents have a deadline of noon to leave the city as wildfire continues to creep closer. Many are heading south to towns in Alberta. Guest: Mason DePatie, Reporter for Global News Edmonton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Weekly Cecchini Check-in Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Correspondent for Global News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: There could be relief at hand for Vancouver’s child care sector. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A University of Minnesota study has found unexpected connections between our cognition and our personality traits. Guest: Dr. Deniz Ones, Research Lead and Hellervik Professor of Industrial Psychology & Distinguished McKnight Professor at the University of Minnesota Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Almost all royal lineages will have a legend about their origin. They are used to legitimize their rule and add authority to their demands. Guest: Jonny Thomson, Professor of Philosophy at Oxford University and Author of "Mini Philosophy: A Small Book of Big Ideas" Seg 2: TikTok rental video goes viral for all the wrong reasons. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz Seg 3: View From Victoria: Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon is reacting to the blocking of child care for eight children in the Vancouver neighborhood. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: An application for more much-needed childcare spaces in Vancouver was rejected by an independent review board. Why? Guest: Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Seg 5: It’s no secret that our economy is struggling, but does the key fixing it lie in taking more risks? Guest: Scott Stirrett, founder and CEO of Venture Canada Seg 6: While progress is being made, wildfire evacuation understanding lags behind other natural disasters. Tailored standards for different types of communities and leveraging existing simulations could guide policymakers. Guest: Dr. Sarah Grajdura, Researcher in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Vermont Seg 7: What will it take to inject some sanity into the housing crisis in Metro Vancouver? Every level of government talks about it - but is every level of government willing to get involved and help? Guest: Sean Fraser, Federal Housing Minister of Canada Seg 8: The board of variance unanimously rejected daycare expansion that is needed in the community with the city representatives stating that the rejection was not based on concerns about the daycare operator or facility itself but was influenced by opposition from neighbours. Guest: Jim Lehto, Principal of Urban Design & Developing Consulting LTD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The board of variance unanimously rejected daycare expansion that is needed in the community with the city representatives stating that the rejection was not based on concerns about the daycare operator or facility itself but was influenced by opposition from neighbours. Guest: Jim Lehto, Principal of Urban Design & Developing Consulting LTD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What will it take to inject some sanity into the housing crisis in Metro Vancouver? Every level of government talks about it - but is every level of government willing to get involved and help? Guest: Sean Fraser, Federal Housing Minister of Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While progress is being made, wildfire evacuation understanding lags behind other natural disasters. Tailored standards for different types of communities and leveraging existing simulations could guide policymakers. Guest: Dr. Sarah Grajdura, Researcher in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Vermont Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s no secret that our economy is struggling, but does the key fixing it lie in taking more risks? Guest: Scott Stirrett, founder and CEO of Venture Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An application for more much-needed childcare spaces in Vancouver was rejected by an independent review board. Why? Guest: Mike Klassen, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon is reacting to the blocking of child care for eight children in the Vancouver neighborhood. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok rental video goes viral for all the wrong reasons. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Almost all royal lineages will have a legend about their origin. They are used to legitimize their rule and add authority to their demands. Guest: Jonny Thomson, Professor of Philosophy at Oxford University and Author of "Mini Philosophy: A Small Book of Big Ideas" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Carleton University literary scholar Micheline White's discovery of King Henry VIII's doodles in a prayer book sheds light on the inner turmoil of the infamous monarch. Guest: Dr. Micheline White, Associate Professor in the College of the Humanities and the Department of English at Carleton University Seg 2: Remember how we were talking about Morality and ethics yesterday? How about this? If a Bank Machine was handing out free money, would you take it? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz Seg 3: View From Victoria: The encampment has returned to Fairy Creek as protestors set up shop. They weren’t alone as RCMP showed up to enforce the injunction, making arrests again. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: Why does the Supreme Court find it unconstitutional to impose consecutive murder sentences on individuals who have committed, confessed to, and been convicted of multiple counts of first-degree murder. Guest: Steven Slimovitch, Criminal Defence Lawyer based in Montreal Seg 5: The traditional practice of distributing report cards three or four times a year is insufficient for promoting success among students with ADHD who exhibit challenging behaviours. Daily report cards, which have been used since the 1960s, prove to be an effective tool to support children with ADHD. Guest: Dr. Greg Fabiano, Professor of Psychology who specializes in ADHD assessment and treatment at Florida International University Seg 6: Record-high rents in Vancouver are causing financial strain on households, while landlords are also facing significant cost increases. Guest: David Hutniak, CEO of Landlord BC Seg 7: Burnaby has decided to create its own housing authority, and believes it could create rental spaces at 50% below what the market is charging. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Mike Hurley, Mayor of Burnaby Seg 8: Making Cents of the Market: Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Making Cents of the Markets Time for Making Cents of the Markets with Lori Pinkowski. Lori Pinkowski is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Canaccord Genuity. You can contact The Pinkowski Wealth Management team directly at 604-695-LORI or visit their website at Pinkowski.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Burnaby has decided to create its own housing authority, and believes it could create rental spaces at 50% below what the market is charging. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Mike Hurley, Mayor of Burnaby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Record-high rents in Vancouver are causing financial strain on households, while landlords are also facing significant cost increases. Guest: David Hutniak, CEO of Landlord BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The traditional practice of distributing report cards three or four times a year is insufficient for promoting success among students with ADHD who exhibit challenging behaviours. Daily report cards, which have been used since the 1960s, prove to be an effective tool to support children with ADHD. Guest: Dr. Greg Fabiano, Professor of Psychology who specializes in ADHD assessment and treatment at Florida International University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why does the Supreme Court find it unconstitutional to impose consecutive murder sentences on individuals who have committed, confessed to, and been convicted of multiple counts of first-degree murder. Guest: Steven Slimovitch, Criminal Defence Lawyer based in Montreal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The encampment has returned to Fairy Creek as protestors set up shop. They weren’t alone as RCMP showed up to enforce the injunction, making arrests again. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember how we were talking about Morality and ethics yesterday? How about this? If a Bank Machine was handing out free money, would you take it? Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carleton University literary scholar Micheline White's discovery of King Henry VIII's doodles in a prayer book sheds light on the inner turmoil of the infamous monarch. Guest: Dr. Micheline White, Associate Professor in the College of the Humanities and the Department of English at Carleton University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Archaeologists have identified an 8,000-year-old settlement of stilt houses along the Albanian shore of Lake Ohrid, making it the oldest lakeside village in Europe known to date. Guest: Dr. Albert Hafner, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Bern Seg 2: View From Victoria: The NDP are scrambling to explain why they broke an election promise on widening highway one. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 3: In order to steal a car these days, thieves have to also be hackers and up to date on all the technology that it takes to operate vehicles these days. Guest: Doug Jacobsen, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University Seg 4: Experts are criticizing B.C. for charging low rates for water extraction and not monitoring the amount of water being taken. Guest: Deborah Curran, Professor and Executive Director of the Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria Seg 5: Why do we rationalize unethical behaviour? Kelly Richmond Pope, a forensic accountant, discusses how people often engage in unethical behaviour when they believe they won't face consequences. Guest: Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope, Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Forensic Accounting at DePaul University Seg 6: Does the Criminal Severity Index accurately reflect Canada's crime rates? It is designed to measure change in the overall seriousness of crime from one year to the next. Guest: Dr. Martin Andresen, Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University Seg 7: The BC Aviation Museum fills with volunteers from diverse backgrounds each Thursday morning to restore a Second World War-era Avro Lancaster FM 104 bomber. Guest: Steve Nichol, President of the B.C. Aviation Museum and Former Canadian Air Force and Commercial Pilot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The BC Aviation Museum fills with volunteers from diverse backgrounds each Thursday morning to restore a Second World War-era Avro Lancaster FM 104 bomber. Guest: Steve Nichol, President of the B.C. Aviation Museum and Former Canadian Air Force and Commercial Pilot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does the Criminal Severity Index accurately reflect Canada's crime rates? It is designed to measure change in the overall seriousness of crime from one year to the next. Guest: Dr. Martin Andresen, Professor of Criminology at Simon Fraser University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why do we rationalize unethical behaviour? Kelly Richmond Pope, a forensic accountant, discusses how people often engage in unethical behaviour when they believe they won't face consequences. Guest: Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope, Dr. Barry Jay Epstein Endowed Professor of Forensic Accounting at DePaul University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts are criticizing B.C. for charging low rates for water extraction and not monitoring the amount of water being taken. Guest: Deborah Curran, Professor and Executive Director of the Environmental Law Centre at the University of Victoria Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In order to steal a car these days, thieves have to also be hackers and up to date on all the technology that it takes to operate vehicles these days. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz with Doug Jacobsen, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: The NDP are scrambling to explain why they broke an election promise on widening highway one. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Archaeologists have identified an 8,000-year-old settlement of stilt houses along the Albanian shore of Lake Ohrid, making it the oldest lakeside village in Europe known to date. Guest: Dr. Albert Hafner, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Bern Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Seg 1: Ice cream flavours in historical Britain were diverse. Agnes Marshall, a 19th-century ice cream authority, published cookbooks with unique flavours like elaborately moulded spinach à la crème and deviled ices. Guest: Dr. Lindsay Middleton, Food Historian and Knowledge Exchange Associate at the University of Glasgow Seg 2: ABC is considering cutting some tenants rights, in hopes that Landlords will consider renting out more units long term. The hope is that this will decrease short term rentals and increase rental supply. Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi Seg 3: View From Victoria: BC Hydro is signaling the end of free charges for EVs. The rates will be going up for public charging stations. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Seg 4: What caused the sudden ignition of Lahaina’s deadly wildfire, and what can we do to prevent similar situations from happening in the future? Guest: Ze'ev Gedalof, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Guelph Seg 5: Things are starting to change as electric vehicles become more popular and people are charging. Well the price on that charge will be going up. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz Seg 6: Despite grass tinting being a thing for 8 years, it has suddenly risen dramatically in popularity, partially driven by a viral TikTok video and increasing water restrictions. Guest: Nicole Lundy, CEO of LawnLift Canada Seg 7: Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell It was a 37-9 win over Calgary with Vernon Adams Jr. having a solid return with 322 passing yards and four touchdowns. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Seg 8: 1-bedroom apartments have surpassed the $3000 mark in Vancouver which is a 16% spike from last year. Is it due to a competitive market and a lack of quantity or do homeowners have space to rent out, but won’t? Guest: David Hutchinson, Realtor and Owner of David Hutchinson Personal Real Estate Corporation Seg 9: Vancouver has been facing a shortage of hotel rooms for over 15 years, impacting the local economy and tourism industry. Despite various political councils adopting policies to address the shortage, the city's hotel inventory has decreased significantly over time. Guest: Sarah Kirby-Yung, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver has been facing a shortage of hotel rooms for over 15 years, impacting the local economy and tourism industry. Despite various political councils adopting policies to address the shortage, the city's hotel inventory has decreased significantly over time. Guest: Sarah Kirby-Yung, ABC Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1-bedroom apartments have surpassed the $3000 mark in Vancouver which is a 16% spike from last year. Is it due to a competitive market and a lack of quantity or do homeowners have space to rent out, but won’t? Guest: David Hutchinson, Realtor and Owner of David Hutchinson Personal Real Estate Corporation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monday Morning Quarterbacks with Coach Rick Campbell It was a 37-9 win over Calgary with Vernon Adams Jr. having a solid return with 322 passing yards and four touchdowns. Guest: Rick Campbell, Head Coach of the BC Lions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite grass tinting being a thing for 8 years, it has suddenly risen dramatically in popularity, partially driven by a viral TikTok video and increasing water restrictions. Guest: Nicole Lundy, CEO of LawnLift Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things are starting to change as electric vehicles become more popular and people are charging. Well the price on that charge will be going up. Guest: CKNW Contributor Scott Shantz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What caused the sudden ignition of Lahaina’s deadly wildfire, and what can we do to prevent similar situations from happening in the future? Guest: Ze'ev Gedalof, Associate Professor of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Guelph Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

View From Victoria: BC Hydro is signaling the end of free charges for EVs. The rates will be going up for public charging stations. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices