The Jill Bennett Show

Cities ask for more time to comply with B.C.'s zoning laws. Guest: Ravi Kahlon - Minister of Housing of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Above-average seasonal heat is on the way for BC. Guest: Chris Doyle - Environment Canada Meteorologist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLA Lorne Doerksen has officially crossed the floor from BC United to the Conservatives! Could more be on the way? Guest: Richard Zussman - Global News Reporter based at the legislature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In-cab warning devices will soon be required in dump trucks! Guest: Gagan Singh - United Truckers Association Spokesperson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hummingbirds have feelings too! New research finds that an acute sense of touch that could be helping them hover. Guest: Andrea Gaede - lecturer in Locomotor Biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College in the UK Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver Police are investigating an arson attack on a synagogue as a possible hate crime, with its rabbi saying the incident took place while members were inside. Guest: Aron Csaplaros - B’nai Brith Canada’s British Columbia Regional Manager Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A New York jury has found Donald Trump guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments during the 2016 U.S. election campaign, making Trump the first former American president ever convicted on criminal charges. Guest: Reggie Cecchini - Global News Washington Correspondent Guest: Jeffrey Meyers - Criminology Professor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West Vancouver council REJECTS provincial housing rules. Feds dish out $406 million in bonuses in 2023. 10 Years On: Revisiting the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At Wednesday night’s council meeting, councillors debated the potential property tax rate with some of them being for the seven per cent and some being for a more affordable 5.5 per cent. Councillors also debated a possible cap on property tax increases starting with next year, as a way to make the city more affordable. Guest: Rebecca Bligh - Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Years On: Revisiting the Saskatchewan Surgical Initiative. Guest: Nadeem Esmail - Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feds dish out $406 million in bonuses in 2023 Guest: Franco Terrazzano - Federal Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver board chairs could see a $25K pay bump under some newly proposed changes. Guest: Paul Minhas - New Westminster City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

West Vancouver council rejects provincial housing rules. Guest: Linda Watt - District of West Vancouver Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! Blocking sexually explicit material from minors. A new study finds that it would cost $800,000 to convert a restaurant from natural gas to all electric! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New survey finds outdoor recreation participation continues to increase AND drives residential choices for BC residents. Guest: Louise Pedersen - Executive Director, Outdoor Recreation Council of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study finds it would cost an average restaurant $800,000 to convert from renewable natural gas and natural gas to electricity. Guest: Ian Tostenson - President/CEO, BC Restaurant and Food Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! Guest: Claire Newell - President and Founder, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada's privacy czar and a government official are warning that a Senate bill proposing to block minors from "sexually explicit material" online could apply to streaming services such as Netflix. Guest: David Fraser - Partner, McInnes Cooper (Internet/Privacy Lawyer) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver plans on giving corporate names to parks and other city assets! Surrey and Richmond are pushing back on the Province's push to build more houses quickly. BC's minimum wage is set to increase on June 1st! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lime scooters is partnering with Pacific Assistance Dogs to clear sidewalks during AccessAbility Week! Guest: Sonia Kandola - Director of Government Relations with Lime Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study finds that a North Shore-Metrotown SkyTrain could see up to 120,000 daily riders! Guest: Denis Agar - Executive Director for Movement [Metro Vancouver Transit Riders] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC's minimum wage is set to increase on June 1st. Guest: Scott Niederjohn - Professor of Economics and Director, Free Enterprise Center, Concordia University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey and Richmond pushing back on the Province's push to build more houses quickly - saying the Province expects cities to be ok with infrastructure delays - and that isn't fair. Guest: Peter Milobar- BC United MLA for Kamloops North-Thompson and Shadow Minister for Finance Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Delta residents’ group is organizing a Housing Rally & City Council Protest for June 9th from 1 -2 PM at Magee Park to highlight residents’ concerns about recent actions taken by Delta Council and City staff to fast-track the proposed Official Community Plan for Housing. Guest: Bev Yaworski - With Friends of Ladner Village Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver plans on giving corporate names to parks and other city assets. Guest: Sarah Kirby-Yung - Vancouver City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Businesses are being negatively impacted by subway construction delays. Can’t get a NEXUS appointment? Border patrol is holding a 3-day interview sprint in Blaine! The Competition Bureau says its market study into Canada's airline industry will produce recommendations to the government to improve competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New park in West Vancouver will be twice the size of Stanley Park! Guest: Andrew Day - CEO, BC Parks Foundation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everything you need to know about crow attack season in BC Guest: Jim O’Leary - Langara Continuing Studies Instructor/Co-Creator of CrowTrax Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadians are still feeling financial stress! Guest: Rubina Ahmed-Haq - Personal Finance Expert, and Host of “For What It’s Worth” on CKNW, Saturday at 9am and Sunday at 2pm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Competition Bureau says its market study into Canada's airline industry will produce recommendations to the government to improve competition and make it easier for consumers to make informed choices. Guest: John Gradek - Faculty lecturer and academic program coordinator at McGill University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jill dives into the world of whiskey with Marcus Coldeway of Craftworks Spirits! Guest: Marcus Coldeway - Craftworks Spirits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can’t get a NEXUS appointment? Border patrol is holding a 3-day interview sprint in Blaine Guest: Len Saunders - Lawyer, Blaine Immigration Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Businesses being impacted by subway line construction delays. Guest: Neil Wyles - Executive Director Mount Pleasant BIA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon released a statement today following the conclusion of discussions between official representatives of both BC United and the BC Conservatives. Guest: Richard Zussman - Global News Reporter based at the legislature A BC Doctor is launching “BC’s Code Blue” looking at the crisis in BC’s healthcare system. Guest: Kevin McLeod - Internal Medicine Specialist at Lions Gate Hospital Soccer superstar Lionel Messi will NOT be attending tomorrow's match against the Whitecaps. Guest: Matt Sekeres - Co-Host of the Sekeres and Price Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New West Progressive Councillor Daniel Fontaine is calling on the board of Metro Vancouver to cancel Delta Mayor George Harvie’s upcoming trip to Amsterdam because he will not be the Metro chair after July 1. We learn about the top 5 biggest safety risks in BC! A Burnaby restaurant is being slammed for covering the ‘no tip’ option on the payment terminal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A game-changing long-term care model for BC seniors based on the concepts of a dementia village will be gradually rolled out across the province to a number of new and existing publicly funded long-term care homes. The model is currently being piloted on Vancouver Island and in the Lower Mainland. Guest: Mark Blandford - President & CEO, Providence Living Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The London Drugs hackers are seeking millions in ransom on claims of stolen employee data. The latest travel news with Claire Newell! Apple Music recently announced their list of the top 100 albums of all time. Did your favourite make the cut? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC is bargaining away public access to backcountry. PLUS, a discussion on the pricey Sidney Island deer cull! Guest: Jesse Zeman - Executive Director, BC Wildlife Federation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey Board of Trade Demands Urgent Review of Dangerous Sex Offender Policies GUEST: Anita Huberman, Surrey Board of Trade CEO Shut out of schoolyards, Vancouver dog owners ramp up pressure on city to add dog parks GUEST: Scott Jensen, Independent Park Board Commissioner Are students safe on B.C. university, college campuses during the toxic drug crisis? GUEST: Deb Bailey, Member of Moms Stop the Harm 1 in 4 B.C. job postings missing salary figures now required by law, says report GUEST: Dan Balkaran, Employment Lawyer and Senior Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP Langley City Council votes to restrict new daycares downtown GUEST: Nathan Pachal, Mayor of Langley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Government of Canada unveils National Action Plan on Combatting Auto Theft GUEST: Zack Spencer, Automotive Journalist, Motormouth Canada U S Centre of Disease Control (CDC) more dangerous to Point Roberts than Rabies GUEST: Brian Calder, President, Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce Learning to walk & deal with Bees! UBC ‘Bee Walk’ brings us closer to Bees. GUEST: Terrell Roulston, Ecological Sustainability Specialist (UBC Botanical Gardens) U S Centre of Disease Control (CDC) more dangerous to Point Roberts than Rabies GUEST: Len Saunders, Immigration Lawyer, Blaine Immigration Update: Brock Boeser will miss Game 7 due to blood clotting issue GUEST: Brian Conway, Medical Director & Infectious Diseases Specialist at the Vancouver Infectious Disease Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

White Rock council is delaying the installation of a pier accessibility mat. Guest: Susan Bains - of the recently founded Equal Access Collective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest affordability analysis from Ratehub.ca finds that it became HARDER to buy a home in the month of April. Everything you need to know about drinking and biking! White Rock council is delaying the installation of a pier accessibility mat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spotlighting some delicious wines from the Similkameen Valley! Guest: Tania Tomaszewska - A banking lawyer turned wine professional, is a strategic business advisor to the BC Wine Industry. Tania is also the creator and host of her TT Wine Explorer Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The cost for Canada to send hundreds of people to COP28 in Dubai has doubled, rising to nearly $3 million, according to government records obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Loblaw agrees to sign a grocery code of conduct after months of negotiations. BC Ferries is laying out a roadmap for what they anticipate to be their busiest summer ever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How wildfire haze is harming human health GUEST: Scott Weichenthal, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Various updates are coming to BC Ferries' vessels! The latest travel news with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets! Finally, we discuss the pros and cons of mandating a $20/hour living wage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Assaults on prison staff and inmates are surging in BC. Is this a warning sign of something worse to come? Large crowds are keeping police busy at Vancouver parks and beaches. Canada’s top 100 new restaurants! - https://canadas100best.com/best-new-restaurants/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ottawa reveals that three firms tied to the ArriveCan app received $1-billion in federal contracts! How break-ins are impacting small businesses. Relying on imported foods is no way to guarantee food security in BC! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How police handle open drug use in British Columbia will be updated today with a new set of guidelines. PSA: DON'T LEAVE YOUR PETS IN HOT CARS. Last but not least, gardening tips with Wim Vander Zalm from ArtKnapp Plantland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City Council REJECTS a 30-year West-End Waterfront plan. Guest: Laura Christensen - Independent Vancouver Park Board Commissioner Holy smokes Batman! More than 3100 cybercrimes were reported to Vancouver police in 2023. Guest: Sgt. Skigh Murray - Officer with VPD Cybercrime Unit High numbers of cruise ship passengers are expected in Vancouver throughout the spring and summer! Guest: Mandy Chan - Cruise Manager, Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices