Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Dr. Valorie Crooks, Canada Research Chair in Health Service Geographies, and geography professor, SFU, joined Adam to discuss the maps that she and her team created that show the different levels of vulnerability to COVID per community in BC. 

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discusses the latest from the Central Park camping situation, and a new variant of COVID-19 being discovered in BC.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam opens up the phone lines to hear from listeners.

In this hour, Chris Foord - member of CRD Traffic Safety Commission, joined Adam to remind the audience the local police are cracking down on impaired driving during holidays and also share some winter driving tips. Adam closes out the program by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, creating more parks and getting people into them is a powerful strategy for reducing health-care costs and stimulating the economy. Dr. Andrew Day, Chief Executive officer at BC Parks Foundation, spoke with Adam about using parks and outdoor spaces to treat mental illness. Later, Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly segme...

In this hour, a few years ago the big storm that took place just before Christmas – some customers were without power for two weeks. This week it was three days before power was restored to some customers. Adam was joined by Ted Olynyk, BC Hydro community relations for Vancouver Island-Sunshine Coast, about getting the power back on the south island. Later, Alexis Walters Whyte - daughter of...

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

Alexis Walters Whyte - daughter of Lloyd Walters, spoke with Adam about her father who feels it's unsafe to take his ICBC road test due to COVID-19.

Creating more parks and getting people into them is a powerful strategy for reducing health-care costs and stimulating the economy. Dr. Andrew Day, Chief Executive officer at BC Parks Foundation, spoke with Adam about using parks and outdoor spaces to treat mental illness.

Chris Foord - member of CRD Traffic Safety Commission, joined Adam to remind the audience the local police are cracking down on impaired driving during holidays and also share some winter driving tips.

A few years ago the big storm that took place just before Christmas – some customers were without power for two weeks. This week it was three days before power was restored to some customers. Adam was joined by Ted Olynyk, BC Hydro community relations for Vancouver Island-Sunshine Coast, about getting the power back on the south island.

In this hour, Adam spoke with Andrew Gates - Safety Patroller for Emcon Services, about the weather related back up on the Malahat. Adam closes out the program by taking calls from listeners.

Adam spoke with Andrew Gates - Safety Patroller for Emcon Services, about the weather related back up on the Malahat.

In this hour, Dr. Amanda Giang - assistant professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and department of mechanical engineering, UBC, joined the program to discuss a UBC study that found marginalized groups are exposed to higher cumulative air pollution. Later, churches and religious buildings receive statutory property tax exemptions, and some also get additional prop...

In this hour, high-risk groups like the elderly, long-term care workers, people living in Indigenous communities and front-line essential workers will be at the front of the line. Eike Kluge, Professor of Philosophy, University of Victoria, joined Adam to talk about who should be vaccinated first. Later, vaccines have started being distributed around the province - with the first vaccines being ad...

High-risk groups like the elderly, long-term care workers, people living in Indigenous communities and front-line essential workers will be at the front of the line. Eike Kluge, Professor of Philosophy, University of Victoria, joined Adam to talk about who should be vaccinated first.

Churches and religious buildings receive statutory property tax exemptions, and some also get additional property tax relief. Dr. Teale Phelps Bondaroff - BC Humanist Association, joined Adam to talk about if they should be eligible for tax breaks when they are breaking COVID rules?

Vaccines have started being distributed around the province - with the first vaccines being administered in Island Health yesterday. Mahesh Nagarajan, Professor of Operation, Sauder school of business, UBC, joined Adam to discuss the vaccine rollout.

Dr. Amanda Giang - assistant professor at the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and department of mechanical engineering, UBC, joined the program to discuss a UBC study that found marginalized groups are exposed to higher cumulative air pollution.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discusses the camping conditions at Central Park, and the 24/7 camping bylaw in the City of Victoria.

In this hour, the BC government has announced $105-million in support for the tourism industry in BC. Paul Nursey, president, Destination Greater Victoria, spoke with Adam about if these will be enough for the industry to survive. Adam closes out the show by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, Daniel Coombs, UBC mathematician, joined the program to share how using a mathematical model may help best determine who should be the first to be vaccinated for COVID-19. Later, Farinaz Havaei, Assistant Professor, UBC School of Nursing, joined Adam to discuss a UBC study that looked at how one long-term care home managed the COVID-19 pandemic the right way.

In this hour, Adam spoke with Trevor Halford, BC Liberal critic for Mental Health and Addictions, MLA for Surrey-White Rock, about BC’s latest overdose numbers. Adam also takes calls from listeners.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discusses the camping conditions at Central Park, and increasing winter tire enforcement on the Malahat.

The BC government has announced $105-million in support for the tourism industry in BC. Paul Nursey, president, Destination Greater Victoria, spoke with Adam about if these will be enough for the industry to survive.