Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In this hour, Don Davies, NDP Health critic and MP for Vancouver Kingsway joined Adam to explain why he thinks governments should be doing more to track positive COVID-19 cases of truckers coming in and out of the States.

In the first hour of the show today, Colin Plant, Board Chair, Capital Regional District was on to discuss what is on the agenda for tomorrow’s monthly CRD board meeting.

In the first hour of the show today, last night Victoria Fire crews battled two large fires last night at the U-Haul Moving & Storage facility on Nanaimo Street. Dan Aktinson, Deputy Fire Chief Operations, Victoria Fire Department joined the program to talk about the two suspicious fires.

Camp Barnard -- the summer home of scouts and guides -- is closed until at least August 31 -- and maybe longer. The 76-year-old camp in Sooke hosts 12,000 youth annually, but it's future hangs in the balance. So far, it's lost more than $100,000 in revenue and the losses could climb much higher. Ron Planden, Chair, Camp Barnard Management Committee spoke with Adam about the camp closing for the su...

Changes to Government Street, to encourage pedestrian traffic, take effect today. Victoria city council passed the measure to help support businesses recover from the pandemic -- but the move has received mixed reviews from affected businesses. Darlene Hollstein, general manager of the Bay Centre spoke with Adam about closing Government St to vehicles.

Last night Victoria Fire crews battled two large fires last night at the U-Haul Moving & Storage facility on Nanaimo Street. Dan Aktinson, Deputy Fire Chief Operations, Victoria Fire Department joined the program to talk about the two suspicious fires.

In this hour, Changes to Government Street, to encourage pedestrian traffic, take effect today. Victoria city council passed the measure to help support businesses recover from the pandemic -- but the move has received mixed reviews from affected businesses. Darlene Hollstein, general manager of the Bay Centre spoke with Adam about closing Government St to vehicles.

Eric Findlay is the president of Splashes Bath and Kitchen on Hillside Avenue, a business that has operated in Victoria for 128 years. He joined Adam to retell some disturbing stories that have occurred at his business.

In the final hour of today's show, Camp Barnard -- the summer home of scouts and guides -- is closed until at least August 31 -- and maybe longer. The 76-year-old camp in Sooke hosts 12,000 youth annually, but it's future hangs in the balance. So far, it's lost more than $100,000 in revenue and the losses could climb much higher. Ron Planden, Chair, Camp Barnard Management Committee spoke with Ada...

In this hour, Caroline Colijn, SFU professor, and Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Evolution, Infection and Public Health, joined Adam for a discussion about the latest COVID-19 models in BC and what we can learn from them. Later, Adam spoke with Jonny Morris, CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association - BC Division about how people's mental health has been affected during COVID-19, and w...

Adam spoke with Jonny Morris, CEO, Canadian Mental Health Association - BC Division about how people's mental health has been affected during COVID-19, and why an increase in mental health referrals isn't necessarily a bad thing. 

Caroline Colijn, SFU professor, and Canada 150 Research Chair in Mathematics for Evolution, Infection and Public Health, joined Adam for a discussion about the latest COVID-19 models in BC and what we can learn from them.

In this hour, Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, joined Adam for their weekly political discussion. This week they discuss politics in the province of Saskatchewan. Later, Adam takes calls from listeners.

Jason Woywada, Executive Director, BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association joined Adam to discuss a recent poll by his organization that revealed 56% of British Columbians don't know or feel the current laws and practices are insufficient to protect their personal information.

In this hour, Jason Woywada, Executive Director, BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association joined Adam to discuss a recent poll by his organization that revealed 56% of British Columbians don't know or feel the current laws and practices are insufficient to protect their personal information. Later, Adam spoke with Jeff Bray, executive director, Downtown Victoria Business Association about...

In the final hour of today's show, can staycationers save the tourist industry from total decimation? Some local tourism companies are reporting that islanders and mainlanders are starting to book vacations again. Maureen Gordon, Marketing and Sales Manager & Co-owner, Maple Leaf Adventures joined the program to chat about how her business is offering safe and local vacations. Adam closes out...

Can staycationers save the tourist industry from total decimation? Some local tourism companies are reporting that islanders and mainlanders are starting to book vacations again. Maureen Gordon, Marketing and Sales Manager & Co-owner, Maple Leaf Adventures joined the program to chat about how her business is offering safe and local vacations.

Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, joined Adam for their weekly political discussion. This week they discuss politics in the province of Saskatchewan.

Adam spoke with Jeff Bray, executive director, Downtown Victoria Business Association about how the Victoria business community feels about the proposed closing of Government St to vehicles.

In the first of today’s show, In the first hour of today's show, Mike Kazakowski from Citified.ca joined Adam for their weekly roundtable discussion. Today they discuss the latest news from the Victoria City Council and their proposal to close Government St to vehicles to help local businesses.

In this hour, pop-up "ninja" groups are surprising people with gifts, to lift spirits during the pandemic -- but people need to be careful about what personal information they post online. Darren Laur, a retired police officer of 30 years who now runs The White Hatter which focuses on internet safety, joined Adam to explain why people should be extremely careful about sharing their information wit...

A recent poll by Insights West found that many BC residents would be opposed to a COVID-19 surcharge on goods and services, but they do expect prices to be higher. Steve Mossop, president, Insights West joined Adam to talk about how people in BC feel about paying more at their favourite businesses.

Pop-up "ninja" groups are surprising people with gifts, to lift spirits during the pandemic -- but people need to be careful about what personal information they post online. Darren Laur, a retired police officer of 30 years who now runs The White Hatter which focuses on internet safety, joined Adam to explain why people should be extremely careful about sharing their information with these ninja...

In this hour, Adam was joined by Jane Watt, Past President of the BC History Federation & managing editor of their magazine 'British Columbia History' to discuss why she believes that the provincial archives reference room should be opened with the rest of the Royal BC Museum. Later, Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly discussion...

In the first hour of the show Adam discusses the issues with housing homeless people in Victoria, and what needs to be done to create long-term solutions for these complex issues.