The Full Show: Clearwater suffering from more than 40 ER closures so far this year, the impact tent city is having on Gastown & Investment groups are beginning to buy up single family homes
More than 40 ER closures already for the District of Clearwater with more expected before the end of 2022 says Mayor Merlin Blackwell
Merlin Blackwell, Mayor of Clearwater discusses the high number of emergency room closures within the District of Clearwater. Since the beginning of 2022, Clearwater has already experienced more than 40 ER closures. The mayor expects many more before the end of 2022.
What impact is tent city having on Gastown businesses and our tourism industry?
Walley Wargolet, Executive Director of Gastown BIA discusses how Vancouver's tent city is having a negative impact on Gastown businesses, especially during what is normally a busy summer tourism season.
Investment groups buying up single family homes in the United States - Will this catch on in Canada?
Michael Gellar, Planner, Retired Architect and Adjunct Professor at SFU discusses whether or not the lower mainland is seeing the same trend as the United States of large investment groups buying up single family homes
Was the BC Housing CEO threatened by the Kitsilano coalition?
Cheryl Grant, Spokesperson, Kitsilano Coalition discusses the abrupt retirement of BC Housing CEO Shayne Ramsay
‘She’s my James Bond’ Ukrainian woman in BC remembers late mother’s remarkable Mariupol escape
CKNW Show Contributor Jawn Jang speaks with Iryna Kuznetsova, a Ukrainian woman in Vancouver, about the story of her mother, Kateryna Kuznetsova. Kateryna fled war-torn Mariupol while fighting terminal cancer.
Climate change and working conditions: Could your employer be responsible for providing you an air conditioner?
Geoff Mason, Lawyer, Miller-Thomson, where he focuses on Employment and Human Rights Law discusses whether or not employers are legally contracted to be responsible to react to climate change and provide their employees with suitable working conditions.
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