The Jill Bennett Show

A proposed double-digit property tax hike in Surrey is drawing major criticism. One of four known diaries from the 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush is up for sale via private treaty soon at All-Nations Stamp and Coin in Vancouver. It is long past due that both Canada and the USA decide the future of what to do with Point Roberts, Washington. Taking a look at "Multi-generational" volunteering! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With people gathering in person again, sporting events, concerts and festivals are back on Vancouver’s calendar, including the 2023 Vancouver International Wine Festival. Guest: Tania Tomaszewska - A banking lawyer turned wine professional, Tania Tomaszewska (TOM-AH-SHEF-SKA) is a strategic business advisor to the BC Wine Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Vancouver couple is saying their rent is increasing by 20% due to their newborn baby. A Pacific angler is concerned that the chinook fishery off the Fraser Mouth in September could be in serious jeopardy. New poll shows Canadians are changing their views on physically disciplining children. The Public Order Emergency Commission finds the Trudeau government's actions were justified in invoking the Emergencies Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Vancouver couple is saying their rent is increasing by 20% due to their newborn baby. Guest: Zuzana Modrovic - Lawyer, Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do if you've bought a plane ticket, but when you get to the airport, the airline says they don't have a seat for you? New poll shows Canadians have reached the "tipping" point. A provincial court judge has ordered that a male "pit bull-type" dog belonging to a woman without shelter in Port Coquitlam be put down. One-on-one with comedian Pete Holmes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First up, Vancouver city council is set to decide the fate of the infamous single-use cup fee. Next we have the latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets. A little later, we ask why it costs so much to get rid of a bike lane in Stanley Park? Finally, Richmond RCMP are urging caution as migratory birds flocking to local roadways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the Portland Tenants Union obtained a major – but temporary – victory in securing the immediate repair of the elevator in their building: the Portland Hotel at 20 West Hastings Street, owned and operated by PHS Community Services Society. Guest: Ben Ger - Organizer with the Vancouver Tenants Union & the Our Homes Can’t Wait coalition. Guest: Mark Tobiasson - Tenant at The Portland Hotel & Member of the Portland Tenants Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vancouver Park Board has officially voted on the future of the Stanley Park bike lane. Thanks to Canadian Red Cross donors, the Government of Canada match of $10 million has been reached as of February 12, 2023. The donations will provide vital humanitarian assistance to people impacted by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The Mayors’ Council is beginning the push for renewed federal investments in transit. The BC child poverty rate hit a record low in 2022! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Trudeau took questions earlier about the unidentified objects seen floating around North American airspace. Local volunteers returning to Canada after successful humanitarian mission to Ukraine. Keeping the Stanley Park accessible to people of all ages and abilities. Vancouver’s Chinatown to receive nearly $2 million in federal infrastructure funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Keeping the Stanley Park accessible to people of all ages and abilities. Guest: Jaimie Borisoff - Director of the MAKE+ Applied Research Team at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the development of technology to help assist people with disabilities. Paralympic medalist and BC Sports Hall of Fame inductee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Port Hardy doctor temporarily suspended from working in emergency room. Canada added 150,000 jobs last month, 10 times what economists expected! Canadian crew helps rescue woman trapped in Turkey earthquake rubble for 5 days Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian crew helps rescue woman trapped in Turkey earthquake rubble for 5 days! Guest: Scott Murchison - Director with the BUSAR team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the BC Labour Market Outlook released the other day, it’s forecasted: Nearly 80% of the one million job openings expected in the next decade will require some type of post-secondary training or education. Of these job openings, 63% are to replace workers leaving the labour force (mainly through retirement) and 37% are new job expansions created through economic growth Five industries will generate about half of all jobs over the next ten years in British Columbia: Health care/social assistance Professional/scientific/technical services Retail trade Construction Educational services Guest: Jennifer Figner - BCIT Interim Vice President, Academic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Major Vancouver developer seeking creditor protection over $700-million debt. The Surrey Board of Trade is urging the province to overhaul the tax system used by businesses across BC The future of the BC labour market. Indigo has been hit by a cyberattack. Stores across the country are not able to process any electronic payments, gift cards, or returns, and the website remains offline, potentially causing massive losses for the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major Vancouver developer is seeking creditor protection over $700-million debt. 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

On today's show: Construction to begin this month to upgrade the Granville Bridge. The latest travel news with Claire Newell! Poll shows Metro Vancouver Fared Poorly After Last Year’s Snowstorms Penticton Council approved drinking on Okanagan and Skaha beaches year round, but it must be local craft beer or local wine and can only be consumed between noon and 9 pm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Longtime Ontario family lawyer Russell Alexander says artificial intelligence could help people get a divorce. Guest: Russell Alexander - founder of Russell Alexander Collaborative Family Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: A petition is calling to end the dumping of over-quota milk. A BC man with cerebral palsy is speaking out after being kicked out of a cab. Judge rules against Vancouver woman whose face was bitten by friends' dog. Search teams and aid are pouring into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dig through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A judge is ruling against a Vancouver woman whose face was bitten by a friend's dog at a dinner party. Guest: Rebeka Breder - Animal Law Lawyer, Breder Law Corporation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BC man with cerebral palsy is speaking out after being kicked out of a cab. Guest: Joseph Resendes - BC Man with Cerebral Palsy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Vancouver police and the BC government are announcing new annual grant to support mental health services. More than 2,600 dead after powerful earthquake hits Turkey. Trudeau says Canada ‘stands ready’ to help. Maybe BC's drug addicts SHOULD have to face shame and stigma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Wolak, Editor & Publisher at VancouverFoodster.com, Host of the VanFoodster Podcast brings us some new must-try food spots around Metro Vancouver! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Liberals ditch gun law reform critics said would ban hunting rifles Port Moody cites 'likelihood of negative effects' in opposing more jet flyovers A dog walker attacked in North Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Pachal - Mayor of City of Langley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Kang - Chief Innovation Officer and co-founder of Kinnos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Township and City of Langley no longer sharing Emergency Program Nathan Pachal - Mayor of City of Langley Assisted dying for mental health patients bill pushed to 2024 Helen Long - CEO, Dying with Dignity Canada A new disinfection system with a twist Jason Kang - Chief Innovation Officer and co-founder of Kinnos Dairy farmers upset over "milk dumping" Sylvain Charlebois - Director Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University BC man in state of severely impaired ‘automatism’ acquitted of stabbing Sarah Leamon - Lawyer, Sarah Leamon Law Group It's Groundhog Day! Erin Ryan - Specialist, wild animal welfare for the BC SPCA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sylvain Charlebois - Director Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Dalhousie University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: New funding supports more accessible taxis Travel news: Porter Airlines reveals new jets and rotes Missing radioactive capsule found on remote road in Australia New payment model for physicians means better care for patients Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Should the public fund private health care? 2,300 British Columbians died from toxic drug supply in 2022. Newly revealed hotel expenses makes Trudeau’s $6000 night in London seem like pocket change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2,300 British Columbians died from toxic drug supply in 2022. BC's Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe joins us to weigh in. Guest: Lisa Lapointe - BC’s Chief Coroner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: BC’s 3-year experiment with drug decriminalization starts January 30th! BC mother disheartened with no result after 18 months advocating for missing-adult alert. Business owners say Vancouver should make pandemic patios permanent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new policy report from the NIA’s Ageing in the Right Place research series examines a novel idea for supporting older Canadians living in the community: It suggests Canada should consider using its postal workers to check in on senior citizens. Guest: Dr. Samir Sinha - Director of Health Policy Research for the NIA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eugenea Couture - Author, Adoption is not An Option & an Executive Producer, Through Darkness I see You http://eugeneacouture.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the show: Chinatown's Dr. Sun Yat-Sen garden hit by vandals...again. A new UBC study finds that the owners of the priciest properties in Vancouver pay very little income tax. How a NYC man managed to ditch his fridge! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mary-Ann Yazedjian of the Book Warehouse joins us to talk some of this month's MUST reads! Haven by Emma Donoghue Shadows of Pecan Hollow by Caroline Frost Last Winter by Carrie Mac Queer Little Nightmares edited by Daniel Zomparelli and David Ly Stolen Heir by Holly Black Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo Guest: Mary-Ann Yazedijan - Special Projects Manager at Black Bond Books and Book Warehouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How a NYC man managed to quit using his fridge! Guest: Josh Spodek - Hosts the award-winning This Sustainable Life podcast, is a four-time TEDx speaker, bestselling author of Initiative and Leadership Step by Step, professor at NYU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've talked alot about revamping long-term care homes, but what about changing their locations? Guest: Dan Levitt - CEO, Kin Village Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Canada’s privacy commissioner finds Home Depot shared customer data with Meta without consent. Canada will send Ukraine 4 Leopard battle tanks. Our expanding gratuity culture is just the TIP of the iceberg! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Office of the Auditor General releases performance audit report on building permit fees. Guest: Jon Stovell - Chair of the Urban Development Institute/Reliance Properties President and CEO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: US Senate questioning Ticketmaster over Taylor Swift presale fiasco. A family is fighting to prevent development on longstanding Surrey, BC farm. The Bank of Canada is likely to raise rates again Wednesday... but should it? Overview of the 2023 Oscar nominations! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The US Senate is now questioning Ticketmaster over the Taylor Swift presale fiasco. Guest: Eric Alper - Music Publicist and Commentator Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: ABC councillor is aiming to have Vancouver's 25-cent single-use cup fee scrapped by summer. M&M's Says Its 'Spokescandies' Are Retiring Amid Conservative Culture War. A powerful nonprofit owns apartments for poor tenants. Why are some tenants trapped in their rooms? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A powerful nonprofit owns apartments for poor tenants. Why are some tenants trapped in their rooms? Guest: Annette Harings - Lead Attorney for the Tenants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: A conversation with Canada's first Chief Accessibility Officer. A preliminary review of the $10 FOI fee disclosed mixed findings on fee’s initial impact, and it raises concerns over administration of the fee. Canada unveils goal to support domestic rocket launches. Wine exploring in Mexico? You bet! In this land of tequila, mezcal and beer, wine consumption and production has traditionally not been a huge part of Mexican life. But enthusiasm and a lot of recent investment are spurring growth in winemaking and eno-tourism here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the land of tequila, mezcal, and beer, wine consumption/production has traditionally not been a huge part of Mexican life. BUT, enthusiasm and a lot of recent investment are spurring growth in winemaking and eno-tourism here. Guest: Tania Tomaszewska - Banking lawyer turned wine professional. She is a strategic business advisor for the BC Wine Industry, and also designs and leads private wine tastings and wine programs (for wines from BC and beyond) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Actor Alec Baldwin and the armourer from the set of ``Rust'' have each been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer. The ABC party majority on Vancouver council has defied a staff recommendation and voted to discontinue an office set up to help renters understand their rights and obligations. ICBC releases their funniest rejected personalized licensed plates from 2022! Sledge Skate of Hope comes to Lake Windermere January 23! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ICBC releases their funniest rejected personalized licensed plates from 2022! Guest: Greg Harper - Media Relations Advisor with ICBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian Kingzett - Executive Director, BC Salmon Farmers Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor Alec Baldwin and the armourer from the set of ``Rust'' have each been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a cinematographer. Guest: Paul Szych - Retired Police Commander with more than 30 years of law enforcement experience and is a SAG Eligible Actor who has appeared in movies and various discovery channel productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Report details plans for long-awaited Granville Street renewal project. The latest travel news & deals with Claire Newell! Air Canada lost her stepdad's custom wheelchair. One advocate is saying it's 'not a one-off'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices