Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Scott Hannah, CEO, Credit Counselling Society - The number of British Columbians who filed for insolvency the second quarter of 2019 rose 11.1 per cent compared to earlier in the year

Susan Brice, chair, Victoria Regional Transit Commission

Juliet Watts, director of campaigns and community relations, UVic Student Society

Marianne Alto, councillor, City of Victoria - The property tax for the club increased from $11,000 to $37,000 this year.

Rental scam: Open lines

The Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) has warned that feeding bears is ‘a very bad idea’. Adam speaks with studio guest Warren Warttig, president, Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society + Wasp population boom likely weather-related. Adam’s studio guest, expert entomologist Royal BC Museum, Claudia Copley, sheds more light

Uplands neighbourhood designated a national historic site; to receive a $4.3 million boost from the federal government. Adam speaks with studio guest, mayor, District of Oak BayKevin Murdoch + U.S. lawsuit seeks protection zone for orcas off Victoria. Janet Thomas, executive director, Orca Relief Citizens' Alliance (ORCA)

Ride-hailing policies set in B.C., board chair says taxi industry dissatisfied. Adam speaks with Ian Tostenson, president and CEO, Ridesharing Now for BC

Rental scams: victims of financial crime. Several families in the West Shore have come forward to confirm they have fallen victim of a rental scam. How can people protect against this from happening? Adam speaks with president and CEO, Better Business Bureau serving Vancouver Island, Rosalind Scott, + Building permits across Vancouver Island have continued on an upward trajectory rising six per ce...

Adam speaks with vice-president of science, research and innovation, World Wildlife Fund-Canada, James Snider, on how rollbacks to the U.S. Endangered Species Act could impact conservation in Canada

Employer groups drop out of WorkSafeBC review in protest + In figuring out ICBC's new premiums, Adam speaks with studio guest, ICBC-premiums Tyler McGilvery, advisor on premium changes, on price differences, how calculations are made…

A pricey ping pong table, doctor shortage in B.C. + open lines on what you think. 

The BC Coroners Service says overdose death numbers for June 2019 have decreased 35 per cent over June 2018.

All three Southern Resident Killer Whale pods have been spotted together, which has some marine biologists hopeful for more calves. Why?

Adam spoke with Vice-chair, CRD Traffic Safety Commission Chris Foord about the historically high amount of non-pedestrian vehicle crashes in August.

With plant-based burgers and ethical practices on the rise, Adam takes a look at how many Canadians are looking at ditching meat. 

Single-use styrofoam and plastic bag bans a hot topic + Pharmacare 2020 wants federal leaders to make universal pharmacare part of their platform. 

Recapping the report on Prime Minister Trudeau’s Conflict of Interest with SNC Lavalin + Legally Speaking w/ Michael Mulligan. 

Recapping Jagmeet Singh’s visit to Victoria, SNC Lavalin, McKenzie interchange traffic & will teachers be back in time for school?  

Why is this? We find out with the founder of Pharmacare 2020 and professor of health services and policy at the University of British Columbia, Steve Morgan. 

We hear from Sannich Councillor and CRD Director, Ned Taylor. 

New murder trial over a Ferrari, law students articling, injuries from a dog. 

What happens next? We find out with a senior lecturer of political science at Simon Fraser University, Professor Sanjay Jeram. 

Reviewing the BC Budget Consultation report + Google has released a new project highlighting Indigenous languages around the world.