The Jill Bennett Show

What to expect while travelling to and from your New Years Eve festivities Guest: Anita Bathe - Spokesperson at Translink Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Should BC look at Calgary’s move to repeal multi-unit zoning as something to follow? Why this year's flu is packing a PUNCH. What exactly is Canada's grocery code of conduct, and how does it affect consumers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

City Councillor Pete Fry joins us to discuss what's ahead for Vancouver in 2026. Wigeon Marsh Regional Park is re-opening after 30 years. How to make your New Years resolution actually stick this time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Travel News with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! Guest: Claire Newell - Travel Best Bets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This former VSO violinist is facing legal threats after speaking out about her sexual assault. Guest: Esther Hwang - Concertmaster at Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra a former Vancouver Symphony Orchestra violinist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reviewing the biggest news stories of 2025 with Frances Bula from The Globe and Mail. Is local news making a comeback? What’s a New Year’s Eve celebration without fireworks? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Docket with Michael Shapray - December 30th, 2025 Guest: Michael Shapray - Criminal Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What’s being done to deal with staffing issues at our health facilities? Is tackling debt at the top of your New Years resolutions? A new report finds there's been a decline in press freedoms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some local firefighters are gaining major attention for their viral Twilight parody video. How did this come to be? Guest: Todd Bulled - Captain at Pender Island Fire Rescue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will a tolled bridge solve North Shore’s traffic woes? Guest: Grant Gottgetreu - Forensic traffic consultant, Forensic traffic pro.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did you get some sweet new tech for Christmas and don’t know how to use it? Well, we’ve got a great guest to help you figure it out! Highlighting the top movies of 2025! Finally, we crack open some of the best books that came out in 2025! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We crack open and talk about some of the best books that came out in 2025! Guest: Mary-Ann Yazedijan - Special Projects Manager at Black Bond Books and Book Warehouse Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you sue your neighbour if their light display is too bright? Can you get an injunction to prevent people from seeing the display because it's causing traffic chaos on your street or perhaps they are trespassing? A UBC law professor is taking a light-hearted look at legal issues around the holidays. Guest: Adam Hofri-Winogradow - UBC Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law Learn more abo...

What if paying someone’s rent was seen as a medical intervention? Dallas Brodie has now regained power of OneBC and her party's name is quite literal... she's a party of one in BC. Unpacking some of the top Retail Stories of 2025! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Docket with Michael Shapray - December 23, 2025 Guest: Michael Shapray - Lawyer with Stern Shapray Criminal Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver is once again under the spotlight after key executives were suspended or fired. A couple with two dogs and a baby were denied boarding on a Flair Airlines flight. What happened? After two years of negotiating and two national strikes, Canada Post and its workers finally have a deal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Three Salish asterisms are lighting up the winter skies, and to learn more about the stories behind them, UBC researcher Dr. Shandin Pete joins us to share his Indigenous astronomical knowledge. Guest: Dr. Shandin Pete - Assistant professor in the department of earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences at UBC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up to $1 billion in B.C. loan guarantees needed after Cowichan ruling Guest: Paul Sullivan - Principal at Ryan LLC, a global tax firm dedicated to business taxes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Christmas festivities in full swing, we bring you a variety of recommendations of what you can serve at your holiday gatherings! Guest: Geoff Moss - Owner of Lithica Wine Marketing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC poultry farmers are confronting what industry leaders are calling a dual crisis — devastating flooding in the Fraser Valley and the ongoing impacts of a multi-year bird flu outbreak. The Salvation Army is sounding the alarm this holiday season as donations to its iconic Red Kettle Campaign fall sharply — even as demand for food, shelter, and emergency support continues to rise across Canada. Wi...

The co-owner of Castle Fun Park, an Abbotsford amusement park, took to social media on Wednesday to say his site had been spared the worst of this week’s flooding thanks to a "flood wall" installed in 2021. Guest: Brian Wiebe - Co-Owner of Castle Fun Park Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After nearly a decade of sitting vacant following a devastating 2016 fire, Sir Guy Carleton Elementary in Vancouver is officially closing. Guest: Victoria Jung - Vancouver School Board Chair Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Metro Vancouver is facing renewed scrutiny following the sudden departure of its chief financial officer and reports of potential turmoil at the highest levels of the organization. Canada’s trade relationship with the United States appears to be heading for another major test. Prime Minister Mark Carney now says efforts to secure sector-by-sector trade deals with the U.S. may instead be folded int...

Ashley MacIsaac, the celebrated fiddler from the Maritimes, has spent more than 30 years entertaining audiences with his music. But recently, his reputation and livelihood were put at risk when an AI-powered internet search mistakenly identified him as a criminal sex offender — a case of mistaken identity tied to someone else with the same last name. Guest: David Shipley - CEO of Beauceron Securit...

If it feels like restaurants are busier than ever during the holidays, the numbers back that up. The long-awaited replacement of the George Massey Tunnel is moving into a new phase... and it’s starting to affect land, parks, and trails in Delta. A youth violence prevention organization is getting a major boost to expand its work in Surrey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...