Full Show: The best books of the year, Illegal dumping in Metro Vancouver & Coping with the rising costs in Canada
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Show Notes
Seg 1: Developing the Best Books of the Year list is a labour of love which involves a dedicated committee of Indigo of book lovers and book experts tirelessly collaborating to narrow a list of hundreds of novels down to their top ten.
Guest: Rania Husseini, Senior Vice President of Print at Indigo
Seg 2: The Halloween hangover is kicking in and the sugar crash is depleting the energy of youths, and adults everywhere!
Guest: Scott Shantz, Contributor for Mornings with Simi
Seg 3: View From Victoria:
BC United is rolling out a tax relief plan as the debate on carbon tax opens up and Kevin Falcon responds to Ottawa’s home heating oil tax break for Eastern provinces. We get a local look at the top political stories with the help of Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer.
Seg 4: What is illegal dumping and why does it seem so ordinary to see garbage just dropped off wherever is most convenient?
Guest: Kristina Nishi, Manager of Recycling and Waste Recovery for The City of Richmond
Seg 5: Shaping BC’s Environmental Future:
Out of all the Canadian provinces and territories, British Columbia is the MOST bio-diverse, according to stats from bio diversity B-C dot org. To maintain and promote biodiversity in B-C, it is crucial that we protect habitats for creatures great and small. CKNW contributor Geri Mayer-Judson has a story that focuses on some VERY small creatures on Vancouver Island.
Seg 6: Will transparency improve BC’s gender pay gap? Starting today, all employers in BC will have to include pay information on their public job postings.
Guest: Kelli Paddon, BC’s Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity
Seg 7: The Pink Shirt Day online store opens today. Since 2008 the campaign has raised over 2.8 million supporting youth anti-bullying programs in British Columbia and throughout Western Canada
Guest: Andrea Cadogan, Vice President of Fortis BC
Seg 8: The BC NDP is raising concerns and seeking federal assistance to help Canadians cope with heating costs during the upcoming winter season.
Guest: Josie Osborne, BC Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation
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