The Jill Bennett Show

Scientists just found oceans of liquid water on Mars! But there's a catch... it's 20km beneath the surface. Guest: Andrew Ferreira - Speaker’s Chair with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vancouver Centre  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The City of Surrey is expressing concerns about brush fires. Guest: Brenda Locke - Mayor, City of Surrey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) reports that 6,943 residential unit sales were recorded in Multiple Listing Service® (MLS®) Systems in July 2024, a 2 per cent decrease from July 2023. Guest: Brendon Ogmundson - Chief Economist, BC Real Estate Association Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The government continues to spend half-a-million dollars a year printing paper copies of the budget, more than a decade after authorizing the transition to digital-only publications, according to documents obtained by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.  Guest: Kris Sims - Alberta Director, Canadian Taxpayers Federation  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Protecting BC's tree-fruit sector! Guest: Richard Zussman - Global News Legislative Reporter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Olympians are challenging gender norms by competing while pregnant! Guest: Jenna Schulz - Physiotherapist & Postdoctoral Fellow, Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, Western University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are airlines fleeing small cities? People are calling BC's catch & release program into question as a man targets a restaurant TWICE in 24 hours. Is it right for young people to go into debt to get married? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC couples are going into debt to get married. Guest: Paige Petriw - Founder, CEO Spotlight Events Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BC's "Catch & Release" is being called into question as a restaurant was targeted TWICE in 24 hours. Guest: Elenore Sturko - BC Conservative MLA for Surrey South Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Real estate insolvencies in Canada set to surpass levels of global financial crisis. Guest: Michael Geller - Retired Architect and Principal, The Geller Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why are airlines fleeing small cities? What are the potential ramifications of this? Guest: Duncan Dee - Former COO at Air Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Councillor Daniel Fontaine is attempting to establish a lobbyist registry in New Westminster Guest: Daniel Fontaine - New Westminster City Councillor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For communities where roads and homes are damaged in climate disasters, losing out on bids for federal help to protect against coming storms are one more blow from which to recover. Guest: Spencer Coyne - Mayor of Princeton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The country's labour tribunal says services provided by rail employees do not amount to essential work, opening the gate to a full-fledged strike in less than two weeks. Guest: Barry Eidlin - Associate sociology professor at McGill University and an expert in labour and social movements Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Condo owners in White Rock file lawsuit alleging faulty sprinklers GUEST: Tony Gioventu, Executive Director, Condominium Homeowners Association of BC  ‘A coward’s move’: Woman flees with dog that fatally mauled family pet in Stanley Park GUEST: Kathy Gibson, Dog Behaviourist The country's labour tribunal says services provided by rail employees do not amount to essential work GUEST: Barry Eidlin,...

Woman flees with dog that fatally mauled family pet in Stanley Park. Are chronic offenders clogging up our justice system? Brad Williams is bringing his latest tour appropriately titled TOUR ’24 to the Vogue Theatre on August 31st! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One-on-one with legendary comedian Brad Williams! Guest: Brad Williams - Comedian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every year it seems the Halloween and Christmas holiday treats, décor and merchandise show up on shelves earlier and earlier. But why are we seeing Summer-ween and Christmas creep at big box stores? Guest: Bruce Winder - Retail Analyst and President of Bruce Winder Retail Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A woman's public coverage for cancer drug Keytruda was denied, largely, it seems, on the basis that too few cancer patients have survived long enough to justify coverage beyond two years. Guest: Richard Zussman - Global News Legislative Reporter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why Lululemon’s Olympic uniform backlash may actually be ‘great for the brand’ Guest: Tony Chapman - Marketing Expert and Host of the podcast Chatter That Matters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Police think a man arrested for throwing a smoke grenade into a restaurant was the same man who was arrested earlier that day for breaking and entering the same business! Are chronic offenders clogging up the justice system? Guest: Jeff Bray - Executive Director, Downtown Victoria Business Improvement Association  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Woman flees with dog that fatally mauled family pet in Stanley Park. Guest: Rebeka Breder - Animal Law Lawyer, Breder Law Corporation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BC scam victim is forcing Scotiabank to reveal the identity of a con man so he can sue. The latest travel news/deals with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets! How do you feel about Canadian businesses charging "No-show" fees? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Right now there's a critical problem affecting thousands of people in BC: the overwhelming need for certified assistance dogs and the massive waitlists stacking up. Guest: Tara Doherty - Director of Communications & Development, Pacific Assistance Dogs Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meeting to pause integrity commissioner delayed until September. A BC woman managed to fight off an attacker using what she learned in self-defense classes! Could there be legal ramifications for her? A super rare basking shark was recently spotted off the coast of BC! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices