The Jill Bennett Show

New data from the Vancouver police shows stranger attacks in the city are declining. The department says since the pandemic, unprovoked assaults are down 77%. BC parents are facing tough choices as the price of infant formula skyrockets. Aunt Leah’s takes a unique approach to creating success for foster youth and stopping the cycle of homelessness and foster care. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The TransLink mayor's council is looking for federal help for some big and pricey projects it has planned over the next few years. The report is on how people in BC are spending on food based on the banks credit card data. Canadian Blood Services is pleased to announce it has received Health Canada approval on a long-awaited eligibility change that could potentially welcome thousands of new blood and plasma donors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver City Councillor Pete Fry joins us to discuss the city's draft budget for next year proposing a property tax increase of 7.6 per cent. Black Friday travel deals with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets! Vancouver Island Cancer patient released an open letter to BC Health Minister Adrian Dix in reply to his comments regarding BC Cancer losing her referral and the need for her to flee to the United States for life saving treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could the CleanBC program lead to a loss of jobs? Guest: Ken Peacock - Chief Economist and Senior Vice President at Business Council of BC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of year when there are lots of year-end deals on new cars. Guest: Peter Cishecki - Registered Financial Planner and President of the Everything Financial Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Highlights from Minister Chrystia Freeland’s fall fiscal update! Guest: Richard Zussman - Global BC Legislative Reporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey mayor Brenda Locke says that the city will take another step toward stopping the police transition. The Rolling Stones are coming to Vancouver in 2024! What causes red wine headaches? Scientists may have uncorked the mystery! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ottawa loosens mortgage stress test in housing-focused fall fiscal update. Guest: Angela Calla - Mortgage Expert, Dominion Lending Centres and host of The Mortgage Show on CKNW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report says Canada's two biggest airlines ranked LAST for on-time performance among large North American carriers last month. Vancouver’s Auditor General Mike Macdonell released a report on his audit of revenue management at the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation(AKA the park board). Carbon pricing troubles are driving a widening gap between leading CPC and lagging Liberals in vote intention. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our resident Wine expert Tania Tomaszewska just got back from a quick trip to London, England. What’s going on over there in the beverage scene? Guest: Tania Tomaszewska - Strategic business advisor to the BC Wine Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC is proposing minimum pay standards and workers' compensation for app-based gig workers. Amazon announces online car sales for the first time, starting with Hyundai. Merritt Mayor responds to concerns about flood recovery in Merritt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie has released results from the second provincewide survey of thousands of long-term care residents and their family members. Guest: Dan Levitt - CEO, Kin Village Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Global News reporter Richard Zussman comes on to discuss how some new standardized designs will help build more homes quicker. Leaked videos show pigs allegedly being abused, injured & rotting at Excelsior Hog Farm in BC. Tourism New Westminster is now searching for the Price is Right contestant who lost his trip to New West! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver is stepping up enforcement on illegal shelters in Crab Park. The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! Have you ever dreamed of owning an island? Three BC islands that cost less than the average Greater Vancouver house are up for sale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Have you ever dreamed of owning an island? Now's your chance! Three BC islands that cost less than the average Greater Vancouver house are up for sale. Guest: Mark Lester - Senior Vice President l Unique Properties, COLLIERS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver is stepping up enforcement on illegal shelters in Crab Park. Guest: Fiona York - CRAB Park Advocate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the best use for the City of Vancouver's industrial land? Paris mayor says her city has too many SUVs, so she’s asking voters to decide on a parking fee hike. Retired RCMP Superintendent Russ Grabb shares chilling tale of early-life trauma in his new book! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rent in Canada is on the rise for a sixth consecutive month! A recent survey finds that three quarters of Canada’s drivers believe climate change is making winter tires more important than ever. Saving lives one blanket at a time! Every 3rd week of November, Blanket BC hosts its annual DRIVE ON THE LINE winter campaign along the Canada Line (Skytrain) stations from Vancouver to Richmond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saving lives one blanket at a time! Guest: Gregory Ould - Founder, BlanketBC https://www.blanketbc.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BC representative says some parents are considering placing kids with disabilities in care due to poor support system. Dr. Bonnie recently delivered an update on respiratory illness season. How's it going so far? Bad news: the Bright Nights Train is NOT wheelchair accessible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City of Vancouver to eliminate minimum parking requirements in new buildings in the West End and Broadway areas. 2023 was another record-breaking year for Bigg’s killer whale sightings in the Salish Sea. BC film industry celebrating amid tentative deal in Hollywood actors’ strike! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NDP rush job on rezoning leaves little time for BC cities to adjust Guest: Paul Sullivan - principal and regional leader at Ryan ULC, a global tax services and software provider Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Renowned textile artist Wendy Van Riesen of Dahlia Drive is retiring after 16 years of design and fabrication. Guest: Wendy Van Riesen - Renowned Textile Artist from Dahlia Drive, retiring after 16 years of design and fabrication Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! An East Vancouver brewery is being listed for sale as owners call for change to BC's 'archaic' liquor regulations Montreal police are investigating two fire-bombings at Jewish institutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Government documents project Liberals' gun 'buyback' to cost nearly $2B, double minister's estimates. Community organizations have reignited their call to the BC Government to stop blocking access to an HIV treatment that can greatly improve quality of life. Avian flu strikes 7 Fraser Valley farms, leaving wildlife centres overwhelmed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The best restaurants in Victoria! Guest: Richard Wolak - Editor/Publisher vancouverfoodster.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rogers Sugar refinery protest is entering its sixth week. The BC government is aiming to improve conditions for app based ride-hail and food delivery workers. Air Canada is being summoned by federal government to address recent incidents involving passengers with disabilities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An upcoming show featuring both Colin Mochrie, the star of the long-running Whose Line Is It, Anyway?, and Master Hypnotist Asad Mecci, called HYPROV: Improv Under Hypnosis? They will bring the tour to the Vogue Theatre on November 7. As you may know, Colin grew up in Vancouver. Guest: Colin Mochrie - Canadian Actor Guest: Asad Mecci - Master Hypnotist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hotels in Vancouver are already SOLD OUT ahead of Taylor Swift's concert weekend in 2024! Vancouver magic mushroom stores reopening after police raids. DoorDash is testing warnings about bad service if you don’t tip your driver! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Over 350 Grade 2 to 5 students from Skwo:wech Elementary, Ecole Herbert Spencer Elementary and Urban Academy will join young adults from the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps 2316 and St. John Ambulance Cadets, representatives from various community groups, Royal Canadian Legion and Canadian Armed Forces reservists of The Royal Westminster Regiment. Guest: Karen Baker-MacGrotty - Chair, No Stone Left Alone New Westminster, Honorary Colonel (Ret’d) The Royal Westminster Regiment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lack of heat in some Surrey portables has students learning in jackets and gloves! The City of Saanich is moving to ban retractable leashes. A BC hockey team is mandating neck guards in the wake of Adam Johnson’s death. The city of Vancouver is easing conditions on the developer of the long-delayed Little Mountain lands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Little Mountain developer says social housing requirement is stalling progress on market condos. The latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! A new study finds a record spike in the number of immigrants leaving Canada in recent years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey is seeking parking space for residents' commercial trucks. Who should care for intoxicated people: health-care workers, or police? Shaping BC: How is the agriculture sector adapting to climate change as we shape B.C.’s environmental future? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YVR and PAFN unveil Paper Planes Café! Guest: Tamara Vrooman - YVR President and CEO Guest: Sergio Cocchia - Board Chair & President, Pacific Autism Family Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Retail store workers may wear stab-proof vests Clint Mahlman - President and chief operating officer of London Drugs Federal Court dismisses legal challenge on PM's firearms regulation Rod Giltaca - CEO & Executive Director at the CCFR (Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights) Remembering Matthew Perry Rick Forchuk - TV Week Magazine Columnist New requirements for asbestos workers taking effect January 1 Mary Lovelace - Director of Prevention Planning and Support Services, and Prevention Credentialling, WorkSafe BC YVR and PAFN unveil Paper Planes Café Tamara Vrooman - YVR President and CEO Sergio Cocchia - Board Chair & President, Pacific Autism Family Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A police crackdown on violent and chronic shoplifters in Vancouver has ended in 258 arrests and the recovery of almost $57,000 in stolen goods. A developer is struggling to seek construction financing for Little Mountain housing project in Vancouver. The BC housing minister is warning anyone who has a short term rental booked in the coming months to find other arrangements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, senior leaders of the BC Nurses’ Union are in Victoria, meeting with all political parties to emphasize the importance of minimum nurse-patient ratios as a critical staffing solution that will address the province’s worsening nurse shortage and improve patient care. Guest: Adriane Gear - BC Nurses Union President Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thieves in Nanaimo steal $100,000 worth of jewelry in ‘well-planned’ heist. Vancouver police investigating hate speech directed at Israeli-owned restaurant Major drink brands are launching more non-alcoholic options as the ‘sober curious’ trend grows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver police investigating hate speech directed at Israeli-owned restaurant. Guest: Ofra Sixto - Owner of Ofra’s Kitchen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BC Helijet flight made a safe landing after an incredibly rare lightning strike. The latest travel news with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets! A new report finds that food bank visits have increased 78% Since 2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Advocates are calling for a suicide barrier on the Alex Fraser Bridge. The Port of Vancouver is posting a record-breaking cruise ship season. New study finds canine cuddles can comfort equally across all genders! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A growing number of Canadians are saying their mortgage is ‘very difficult’ to pay. Guest: Angela Calla - Mortgage Expert, Dominion Lending Centres and host of The Mortgage Show on CKNW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A growing number of Canadians are saying their mortgage is ‘very difficult’ to pay. The BC government is introducing legislation that is expected to reduce barriers for internationally trained professionals. Air Canada FORGETS the federal CAO's wheelchair in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UrbanLogiq is teaming up with the City of Coquitlam to launch a 2-year pilot project designed to directly impact the everyday lives of Coquitlam residents. Guest: Herman Chandi - COO, UrbanLogiq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Port Coquitlam council are considering a daycare application after the plan was initially rejected. Jill talks to city councilors on both sides of the argument. The City of Richmond is saying no to the proposal of a RapidBus connecting Richmond to Burnaby. Is this the correct decision? And Billboard recently released their rankings for the Top 500 Best Pop Songs. Music publicist Eric Alper joins Jill to break down the Top 10 songs. Did Billboard get it right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wildfires have become part of life for many in BC, affecting homes, the eco-system, animals, livelihoods and businesses. Today, we are going to talk about how forest fires affect wine and winemaking. How does forest fire smoke affect grapes and wine? Guest: Tania Tomaszewska, Strategic business advisor to the BC Wine Industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the sun sets over Mountain View Cemetery on Oct. 25, the first ceremonial candles will be lit to mark the return of All Souls for its 19th year Guest: Paula Jardine - Artist who collaborated on the idea for All Souls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do the changes to the police act mean for the future of policing in Surrey? BC Children’s Emergency Department is offering guidance to families on where to access care ahead of respiratory season. Skimpflation is the newest trend amongst businesses looking to save a buck amidst rising inflation. How to forage for mushrooms(safely and legally) this fall! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2006, Mukhtair Panghali was charged with the 2nd degree murder of his wife. He has now been granted full parole... The latest travel news with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets! Inductees for the BC Restaurant and Food Association Hall of Fame have been announced! New survey shows workplaces in British Columbia are failing to meet everyone’s needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The BC government has unveiled legislation that will force the City of Surrey to complete its transition to a municipal police force. Richmond RCMP video helps educate pedestrians and drivers about how they can make our roadways safer. New free legal service provides help for anyone in British Columbia who has experienced sexual assault. London Drugs says violent theft is still a major concern. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices