Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In this hour, Bamfield Road will finally be getting upgrades, as announced two days before the one year anniversary of the bus crash which resulted in two UVic students deaths. Jeff Cook, hereditary chief, Huu-ay-aht First Nation, spoke with Adam about how this will benefit the community. Later, BC School Sports has made it mandatory for anyone working with youth in sports to have concussion train...

BC School Sports has made it mandatory for anyone working with youth in sports to have concussion training. Shelina Babul, associate director of the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit, joined Adam to discuss why this is important.

Bamfield Road will finally be getting upgrades, as announced two days before the one year anniversary of the bus crash which resulted in two UVic students deaths. Jeff Cook, hereditary chief, Huu-ay-aht First Nation, spoke with Adam about how this will benefit the community.

Christine Sorensen, president of the BC Nurses’ Union says the province's fall pandemic plan lacks specifics on hiring and recruitment strategies for nurses.

Adam speaks with Ryan Burghardt, the owner of the Budget Brake and Muffler Auto Center at Douglas and Bay about the rise in crime near his business, including an attack on one of his employees Wednesday afternoon.

Karly Nygaard-Petersen, Doctoral student the School of Business at Royal Roads University talks about how an opt-out donor system could help solve the waitlist for organ transplants in Canada 

Karly Nygaard-Petersen, Doctoral student the School of Business at Royal Roads University talks about how an opt-out donor system could help solve the waitlist for organ transplants in Canada plus Victoria City Councillor Marianne Alto joins the program to talk about the City's response to rising homelessness.

BC Nurses' Union president Christine Sorensen joins the program to discuss the province's fall pandemic plan and her organization's concerns with the lack of specifics on hiring and recruitment strategies for nurses.

Victoria City Councillor Marianne Alto joins the program to talk about the City's response to rising homelessness.

Mike Kozakowski from Citified.ca joins Adam for their weekly roundtable discussion.

Adam speaks with Ryan Burghardt, the owner of the Budget Brake and Muffler Auto Center at Douglas and Bay about the rise in crime near his business, including an attack on one of his employees Wednesday afternoon.

Adam talks with Saanich Councillor Judy Brown about the graffiti the McKenzie Interchange is acquiring and what can be done to stop it and open lines for the balance of the hour.

Saanich Councillor Judy Brown joins the program to talk about the graffiti the McKenzie Interchange is acquiring and what can be done to stop it.

Dr. Monika Dutt, Public Health and Family Physician, Board member of Canadian Doctors for Medicare joins Adam to discuss a BC Supreme Court case exploring whether physicians enrolled in MSP in BC can also charge to perform private procedures.

Dr. Quynh Doan, BC Children’s Hospital Investigator and pediatric emergency physician joins the program to talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of youth in Canada.

This hour, Adam speaks with Dr. Quynh Doan, BC Children’s Hospital Investigator and pediatric emergency physician about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the mental health of youth in Canada plus Dr. Monika Dutt, Public Health and Family Physician, Board member of Canadian Doctors for Medicare joins Adam to discuss a BC Supreme Court case exploring whether physicians enrolled in MSP in...

Michael Mulligan from Mulligan Defense Lawyers joins Adam for this week's edition of Legally Speaking.

Adam speaks with Canadian Ferry Association CEO Serge Buy about Transport Canada rescinding the temporary flexibility it briefly granted ferry operators allowing passengers to remain in their vehicles plus Michael Mulligan from Mulligan Defense Lawyers joins Adam for this week's Legally Speaking.

Adam speaks with Sandra Severs, Chair of the Downtown Victoria Residents Association's Urban Living Committee about the reversal of the City of Victoria's Centennal Square camping prohibition and the frustration this decision has caused.

In this hour, Adam discusses Victoria's sudden reversal to its Centennal Square camping prohibition and speaks with Sandra Severs, Chair of the Downtown Victoria Residents Association's Urban Living Committee about the frustration this decision has caused.

In this hour, less than half of Canadians think the worst of the pandemic is still to come – but 61% of British Columbians think the worst is yet to come. Mario Canseco, president of Research Co, spoke with Adam about the pandemic opinions of BC residents. Adam closes out the program by taking calls from listeners.    

Adam was joined by Richard Plumb, Market Manager - BC Region, Manpower, to talk about the state of hiring in Victoria and around the province.

Jeff Bray, Downtown Victoria Business Association, joined the program to discuss how recent decisions by the city of Victoria about camping in parks is affecting local businesses.

Students will be returning to school this week – either remotely or in class – but not all students have equitable access to remote learning options. Adam spoke with Tracy Humphreys, founder and chair, BCEdAccess, about what needs to be done to make sure there is equitable access to remote learning.

In this hour, Thrive Health has been using a COVID self-assessment tool in BC since March, and are now teaming up with the University of Toronto. David Helliwell, Co-Founder and CEO of Thrive Health, spoke with Adam about the COVID self-assessment tool. Later, students will be returning to school this week – either remotely or in class – but not all students have equitable access to re...