Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In this hour, Karla Louwers, Public Affairs Officer, BC Hydro, joined Adam to chat about BC Hydro preparing for the increase in Halloween displays this year. 25 per cent of British Columbians are going to, or already have, set up "mega displays'' for the big night. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

Karla Louwers, Public Affairs Officer, BC Hydro, joined Adam to chat about BC Hydro preparing for the increase in Halloween displays this year. 25 per cent of British Columbians are going to, or already have, set up "mega displays'' for the big night.

In this hour, Sergeant Steve Addison, Media Relations Officer, Vancouver Police Department, joined Adam to talk about the disturbing increase of random and violent attacks in downtown Vancouver, a similar trend to what has been happening in Victoria’s downtown. Later, Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly segment on legal stories...

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly segment on legal stories that are of interest to the CFAX audience.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed the 109 containers that fell off a ship near Vancouver Island, some of which are now washing up on beaches on the Island.

Sergeant Steve Addison, Media Relations Officer, Vancouver Police Department, joined Adam to talk about the disturbing increase of random and violent attacks in downtown Vancouver, a similar trend to what has been happening in Victoria’s downtown.

In this hour, Alex Hemingway, senior economist and public finance policy analyst, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, joined Adam to talk about the BC Federation of Labour calling for the provincial government to mandate ten paid sick days for all workers. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

Heather Owen, Vice-President, Vancouver Leger, joined Adam to chat about how safe people feel about participating in Halloween this year. 93 per cent of people said they would be still taking part in some Halloween festivities this year.

Alex Hemingway, senior economist and public finance policy analyst, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, joined Adam to talk about the BC Federation of Labour calling for the provincial government to mandate ten paid sick days for all workers.

In this hour, Heather Owen, Vice-President, Vancouver Leger, joined Adam to chat about how safe people feel about participating in Halloween this year. 93 per cent of people said they would be still taking part in some Halloween festivities this year. Later, burning by wood stoves during the winter and wildfire smoke during the summer in the Cowichan Valley could be linked to a higher rate of chro...

Burning by wood stoves during the winter and wildfire smoke during the summer in the Cowichan Valley could be linked to a higher rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the area. Dr. Shannon Waters, medical health officer for the Cowichan region of Island Health, spoke with Adam about the air quality in the Cowichan Valley.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam  spoke with Shirley Bond, Interim leader, BC Liberals, MLA for Prince George-Valemount, about new documents that showed that E-comm sufficiently warned the BC government they weren’t prepared to deal with the deadly heat dome that claimed the lives of over 600 British Columbians, yet those warnings were ignored. Adam also discussed the Victo...

Adam spoke with Shirley Bond, Interim leader, BC Liberals, MLA for Prince George-Valemount, about new documents that reveal E-comm warned the BC government that the system wasn't prepared to deal with the massive call volume associated with the deadly heat wave that claimed the lives of over 600 British Columbians.

In this hour, Ian Tostenson, president of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association, joined Adam to talk about how restaurant operators have reacted to capacity limits being lifted in B.C. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

Ian Tostenson, president of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association, joined Adam to talk about how restaurant operators have reacted to capacity limits being lifted in B.C.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed transportation infrastructure in Victoria.

In this hour, Adam was joined by Kyla Way, Senior Manager of Marketing at BCAA, to discuss a recent poll that found 78 per cent of young employed British Columbians (18-34 years of age) are willing to leave jobs they dislike coming out of the pandemic. Adam also took calls from listeners.

Adam was joined by Kyla Way, Senior Manager of Marketing at BCAA, to discuss a recent poll that found 78 per cent of young employed British Columbians (18-34 years of age) are willing to leave jobs they dislike coming out of the pandemic.

In this hour, Sgt. Stuart Bates, BC Conservation Officer Service, spoke with Adam about a Tofino man who got lucky after he had a close run-in with a black bear. Sgt. Bates also discussed what to do if you encounter a bear. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, Dr. Claire Seaton, a pediatrician at B.C. Children’s Hospital, joined Adam to talk about the troubling trend in B.C. of children being admitted to the hospital with severe respiratory illnesses. Later in the hour, despite challenges presented by the labour shortage, supply chain and municipal restraints, home builders on the south Island could still have a record year. Adam spo...

Sgt. Stuart Bates, BC Conservation Officer Service, spoke with Adam about a Tofino man who got lucky after he had a close run-in with a black bear. Sgt. Bates also discussed what to do if you encounter a bear.

Dr. Claire Seaton, a pediatrician at B.C. Children’s Hospital, joined Adam to talk about the troubling trend in B.C. of children being admitted to the hospital with severe respiratory illnesses.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed the Victoria Police budget and the wind storm across the province.

In this hour, Adam spoke with Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science for their weekly political discussion. This week they talked about provincial politics and the premier approval ratings. Adam then closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

Adam spoke with Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science for their weekly political discussion. This week they talked about provincial politics and the premier approval ratings.