The Jill Bennett Show

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GUEST: Kristen Gill Kristen Gill is one of 35 teachers chosen from among 800 educators who applied to the Grosvenor Teacher Fellow program, an annual professional development program run by a partnership of National Geographic Education and Lindblad Expeditions. The program involves taking teachers, historians and naturalists – as well as other paying guests – on board the National Geographic Explorer icebreaker, one of two special ships that travel to some of the more remote areas of the planet, including the Arctic, Iceland and Antarctica. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Stewart Muir - Executive Director of Resource Works The AB and BC governments are now in talks to support the Northern Gateway pipeline in exchange for a long-term contract to buy electricity - electricity produced from BC's new $8-billion Site C dam. This potentially ground-breaking development is a game-changer in the debate surrounding the country’s energy future as this controversial pipeline will support Alberta's mandate to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and BC's need to sell its clean electricity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Jodie Emery - 4/20 Smoke-up organizer, Owner, Cannabis Culture Store TOPIC: 4/20 Smoke-up post mortem, with a path to marijuana legalization, will we see a large smoke-up protest like this in the future, what are there next steps for the cannabis legalization movement? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Kirk Tousaw - Marijuana Lawyer TOPIC: The Feds say they will table marijuana legalization legislation next spring, Kirk Tousaw has frequently been on CKNW to talk about the legalities when it comes to current marijuana laws. What could the legislation look like? Will the current industry embrace the new legislation? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Bill Fordy - Assistant Commissioner, Officer in Charge of the Surrey RCMP TOPIC: Surrey RCMP community forum on recent gang violence in city. The forum which takes place Monday, April 18th at 6:30 at the Bell Performing Arts Centre is part of the Surrey RCMP’s Neighbourhood Safety Program. The goal of the program is to provide parents and families information to identify signs that children are involved in drug trafficking and to provide resources to help parents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Steven Bednash - Show Manager, BC Rod and Gun Show TOPIC: Rod and Gun Show started Friday and runs to Sunday at Cloverdale Rodeo. http://bcrodandgunshow.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GUEST: Melissa De Genova - Vancouver City Councillor, NPA TOPIC: Affordable home ownership strategy An NPA Vancouver city councillor is urging her colleagues to unanimously endorse a plan coming before council next week to make housing in the city more affordable. Melissa DeGenova says the "Affordable Home Ownership" pilot project stems from a motion she put forward almost a year ago. Essentially, the city would require an ownership stake in some of a building's units, granting more density to the developer in exchange. The eligible buyer would then purchase the unit at a discounted rate. If the city approves the pilot, involving 300 units over a 3-year period, it would have to get approval from the province to amend the Vancouver Charter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Technology is constantly changing and for many, keeping up with all of the latest gadgets and how to use them, can be a challenge. For seniors, it’s an especially difficult age to ‘keep up’ in. That’s why some Kelowna post-secondary students have taken the initiative to help bridge the technology age-gap. Throughout the month of March, three Okanagan College (OC) students: twins Daniel and Rebecca Alfred and Sam Jamieson connected 28 Missionwood Retirement Resort residents with 15 student volunteers for hands-on tablet tutorials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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