The Jill Bennett Show

Congee Noodle House is FINALLY reopening in Vancouver! Guest: Eric Chang - Owner, Congee Noodle House Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the latest ferry disruptions leave many locals and tourists stranded overnight, some Bowen Island residents are considering moving. Surrey teachers are raising concerns over heat in classrooms and portables. Lifeguard shortages hit Vancouver beaches...AGAIN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Surrey Memorial Emergency Room Doctors are raising the alarm about conditions in that hospital. It just so happens that our content producer Ben Dooley recently spent a week in that hospital, and he joins us to tell us all about it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the latest ferry disruptions leave many locals and tourists stranded overnight, some Bowen Island residents are considering moving. Guest: Andrew Leonard - Mayor of Bowen Island Municipality Guest: Michael Kaille - Former Bowen Island Councillor  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Changes are expected for Cannabis stores to be able to remove window coverings... but we don’t know when. Staying safe on the roads this long weekend! The Supreme Court of Canada issued its judgment today in Hansman v Neufeld. The ruling restores a BC Supreme Court decision dismissing a defamation suit by former Chilliwack school board trustee Barry Neufeld against former BCTF President Glen Hansm...

Changes are expected for Cannabis stores to be able to remove window coverings... but we don’t know when. Guest: Mike Babins - Owner of Evergreen Cannabis on West 4th in Kitsilano Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unregulated drugs claim the lives of 206 British Columbians in April 2023. The tale of a woman whose condo’s ceiling crashed. How much are government fees really adding to the cost of housing? Let's find out! Why Western forests are more sensitive to warming and drying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nanaimo is looking to regulate the use of hard drugs in public. Breaking down the looming Westjet strike, PLUS other travel news updates with Claire Newell! Unsolicited photos are being taken at Wreck Beach. PLUS Jill speaks with Const. Tania Visintin on a sex assault investigation at English Bay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of the Surrey memorial stabbing, we are left wondering how to improve safety in hospitals. Learning more about the attempted ‘smash and grab’ that wrecked a Kitsilano storefront. BC announced yesterday that they're sending cancer patients to Bellingham for radiation treatment. Federal government introducing new legislation to reform Canada's bail system Learn more about your ad ch...

The federal government has introduced new legislation to reform Canada's bail system. It comes after months of calls for tougher laws from the provinces and territories, as well as opposition parties and police. The bill would also add certain firearms offences to existing reverse-onus provisions, and expand those provisions for offences involving intimate partner violence. Guest: Rob Dhanu - Form...

A UBC report finds that BC is the eviction capital of Canada! The NPF is advocating for greater funding and protections for officers in BC and across the country. Do we need increased safety measures in hospitals? Did you know there is $190 million in BC sitting in inactive accounts waiting to be claimed? A new book from local ER physician/author Daniel Kalla is all about the diet pill industry! L...

A BC tribunal is ruling that a series of flight delays were not Air Canada's fault. It looks like there is a possible solution to the lack of access to a property in the Othello area near Hope. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation presents Teddy Awards for the worst of government waste! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

First there was flooding, now a homeowner living near Hope says his main access road is gone. Vancouver’s council is waiving $3.8 million in taxes that had already been levied on real estate developers who own newly built empty homes. This move is drewing rebuke from the opposing councillors. Can Canadian sports achieve sustainable culture change? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

The Township of Langley is voting for a plan to have its own RCMP detachment in a separation that the mayor says is over unfair costs. The latest travel news with Claire Newell from Travel Best Bets! A delegation of mayors from the Metro Vancouver region will be in Ottawa next week, calling on the federal government to fast-track federal transit funding. Vancouver city council is set to decide on...

A BC teaching assistant is being warned she could be fired over her OnlyFans account. Guest: Kristin MacDonald -Teaching assistant who started an OnlyFans  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bombshell audit is revealing a massive conflict of interest between the former BC Housing CEO and his wife. A BC teaching assistant is being warned that she could be fired over her OnlyFans account. The Vancouver Park Board is approving a 'lethal removal' plan in an effort to control Canada goose population. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week (May 7 to 13) is Emergency Preparedness Week! Here's what you can do to be sure you're ready for when disaster strikes: Know your hazards Make your plan Gather your supplies Stay informed Get to know your neighbours Last week, a unique pilot project has made headlines across Quebec: an innovative slow-down light a first of its kind in Canada to improve pedestrian safety, particularly in...

The World Health Organization is declaring that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency. Liberals are making changes to our passport cover in an effort to reshape Canada's symbols. A Montreal restaurant is paying staff an $80,000 salary! To hep feed endangered whales, Alaska's being ordered to stop intercepting BC-bound salmon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professional foodie Richard Wolak joins us to divulge the best eats in Tofino! Restaurants mentioned: Roar Tofino - 1258 Pacific Rim Hwy, Tofino Sobo Restaurant - 311 Neill St, Tofino Jeju Restaurant - 120 Fourth St #101, Tofino Shelter Restaurant - 634 Campbell Street, Tofino The Pointe Restaurant - 500 Osprey Ln, Tofino Bravocados - 368 Main St, Tofino Toki Doki - next to Tofino Brew Co, 691 Ind...

BC is offering protection for people’s intimate online images. David Hutton is a North Vancouver resident who is also a humanitarian – he’s created a non profit organization called Grassroots Hero Foundation – focusing on getting aid to people on the frontlines in Ukraine directly. Cache Creek flooding is continuing to cause more infrastructure damage. Award-winning Vancouver Foodie Tours welcomes...

It’s Star Wars Day! Next week Dr. Shawna Pandya will be giving a talk on what it really takes to send people to the moon and beyond  Guest: Dr. Shawna Pandya - Scientist-Astronaut Candidate with the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talon's night-vision chopper has been contracted by Alberta for the whole summer to fight forest fires, which means BC rescues can't happen overnight. The latest travel news and deals with Claire Newell of travel best bets! A daycare as well as some businesses next to the unsafe Langford tower are now being ordered to evacuate. A new study shows that TransLink’s HandyDART contractor is failing to...

Animal lawyer Victoria Shroff was recently invited to speak at TedxCapilanoU on the relationship between animals and the law. Her talk was 'Why Animals Need Laws'. Guest: Victoria Shroff - Vancouver animal law lawyer-educator  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Myles Gray's death has been ruled a homicide. Vancouver City Council is considering plans to revitalize Gastown. The goal is to make the historic section of Vancouver more "people focused". BCSC is alleging that a Crypto trading platform lied to customers and diverted their assets to gambling. Late-night shows go into re-runs as a writer's walkout strike begins. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

PSAC finally reach a deal with the treasury board, ending the job action for 120,000 workers. Vancouver beaches were littered with trash following the first warm weekend of the year. BC Green party responds to Farnworth's Surrey policing recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices