The Jill Bennett Show

The union representing hundreds of outside workers in Metro-Vancouver says its members have begun job action. What happened? Guest: Bill Tieleman - Spokesperson for the Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees Union representing over 700 outside workers in Metro Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan Stenc, Co-Founder, Copperpenny Distilling Company Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Smith, grandson of the original builder of Molly's reach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Selley, National Post columnist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway reopening between Main and Quebec and next closure Neil Wyles, Executive Director, Mount Pleasant BIA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Site C dam renamed after John Horgan when Horgan once stood on Ken Boon's farm with "Site C sucks" sign Ken Boon, President, Peace Valley Landowners Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shauna Sylvester, Lead Convenor of Urban Climate Leadership and former Mayoral Candidate in 2018 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A troubling new report is shining a light on the growing crisis in long-term care across British Columbia. A proposed hotel development in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood is raising new questions about housing priorities in one of the cities. Tourism Nanaimo is sharing their FIFA 2026 Strategy update as the summer travel season gets underway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaph...

Vancouver’s fire chief says changes were needed to how fire crews respond to certain medical calls, especially at some of the city’s busiest halls. Guest: Karen Fry - Vancouver Fire and Rescue Chief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After more than a decade behind the desk at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, questions are growing about what comes next for Stephen Colbert... and for late-night television itself. Guest: James Turk - Director, Centre for Free Expression, Toronto Metropolitan University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Canadians head outdoors for the May long weekend, health experts are warning that this year’s tick season is shaping up to be one of the most active in nearly a decade. Guest: Dr. Ellen McMahon - Physician from Mass General Bringham in Greater Boston, Massachusetts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the Outdoor Sector Coalition? Guest: Andy Day - CEO of BC Parks Foundation and inaugural chair of the Outdoor Sector Coalition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new report from Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer says taxpayers will spend more than a billion dollars helping host FIFA World Cup matches in Toronto and Vancouver. After months of traffic headaches, detours, and frustration for businesses and commuters, a key stretch of Broadway in Vancouver is finally reopening... but is it too late? A controversial proposal for a luxury floating hotel on...

Travel Best Bets with Claire Newell - May 20, 2026 Guest: Claire Newell - President and Founder, Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new study from researchers at University of British Columbia and a Norwegian university is challenging the modern instinct to bubble-wrap childhood. Guest: Dr. Mariana Brussoni - Professor at UBC’s department of pediatrics and school of population and public health Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canada’s iconic Snowbirds will be grounded following the 2026 flying season until new aircraft arrive. The Business Improvement Areas of British Columbia and the New Car Dealers Association of BC say the planned expansion of the PST to essential services is effectively punishes businesses. One of Burnaby’s best-known arts venues is facing an uncertain future. The Michael J. Fox Theatre will no lon...

A stretch of shoreline beside the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal that many people barely notice is becoming the focus of growing environmental and public safety concerns. Guest: Krystal Lockert - Member and natural resources manager with the Tsawwassen First Nation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Docket with Michael Shapray - May 19, 2026 Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vancouver Fire Rescue Services is scaling back the number of medical calls crews respond to in the Downtown Eastside — saying extreme demand is stretching resources at one of the busiest firehalls in the country. The BC SPCA says demand for its pet food bank program has skyrocketed across British Columbia, while donations are falling at what the organization describes as one of the steepest declin...

As another busy summer season gets underway, Stanley Park is looking for more horse-drawn carriage drivers and workers to help keep the iconic tours rolling. Guest: Gerry O’Neil - Owner, Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Vancouver-based environmental creator has broken a world record in Kenya — planting more than 47,000 mangrove trees in just 24 hours. Guest: Antoine Moses - World Record Tree Planter Guest: David Luba - Co-Founder of Veritree Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Geoff Moss, Owner of Lithica Wine Marketing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The City of Vancouver has launched a new pilot project using licence plate recognition cameras to issue parking tickets by mail. Supreme Court of Canada officially recognizes intimate partner violence as a tort. Are Canada's privacy laws keeping up with artificial intelligence and social media? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Roger Gale, BCIT Industrial Network Cybersecurity Faculty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guest: Ben Kiely, From the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices