The Jill Bennett Show

A proposed double-digit property tax hike in Surrey is drawing major criticism. One of four known diaries from the 1858 Fraser River Gold Rush is up for sale via private treaty soon at All-Nations Stamp and Coin in Vancouver.  It is long past due that both Canada and the USA decide the future of what to do with Point Roberts, Washington. Taking a look at "Multi-generational" volunteering! Learn mo...

With people gathering in person again, sporting events, concerts and festivals are back on Vancouver’s calendar, including the 2023 Vancouver International Wine Festival. Guest: Tania Tomaszewska - A banking lawyer turned wine professional, Tania Tomaszewska (TOM-AH-SHEF-SKA) is a strategic business advisor to the BC Wine Industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Vancouver couple is saying their rent is increasing by 20% due to their newborn baby. A Pacific angler is concerned that the chinook fishery off the Fraser Mouth in September could be in serious jeopardy. New poll shows Canadians are changing their views on physically disciplining children. The Public Order Emergency Commission finds the Trudeau government's actions were justified in invoking th...

A Vancouver couple is saying their rent is increasing by 20% due to their newborn baby. Guest: Zuzana Modrovic - Lawyer, Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do if you've bought a plane ticket, but when you get to the airport, the airline says they don't have a seat for you? New poll shows Canadians have reached the "tipping" point. A provincial court judge has ordered that a male "pit bull-type" dog belonging to a woman without shelter in Port Coquitlam be put down. One-on-one with comedian Pete Holmes! Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

First up, Vancouver city council is set to decide the fate of the infamous single-use cup fee. Next we have the latest travel news with Claire Newell of Travel Best Bets. A little later, we ask why it costs so much to get rid of a bike lane in Stanley Park? Finally, Richmond RCMP are urging caution as migratory birds flocking to local roadways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

This week, the Portland Tenants Union obtained a major – but temporary – victory in securing the immediate repair of the elevator in their building: the Portland Hotel at 20 West Hastings Street, owned and operated by PHS Community Services Society. Guest: Ben Ger - Organizer with the Vancouver Tenants Union & the Our Homes Can’t Wait coalition. Guest: Mark Tobiasson - Tenant at The Portland Hotel...

The Vancouver Park Board has officially voted on the future of the Stanley Park bike lane. Thanks to Canadian Red Cross donors, the Government of Canada match of $10 million has been reached as of February 12, 2023. The donations will provide vital humanitarian assistance to people impacted by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. The Mayors’ Council is beginning the push for renewed federal invest...

On today's show: Trudeau took questions earlier about the unidentified objects seen floating around North American airspace. Local volunteers returning to Canada after successful humanitarian mission to Ukraine. Keeping the Stanley Park accessible to people of all ages and abilities. Vancouver’s Chinatown to receive nearly $2 million in federal infrastructure funding. Learn more about your ad choi...

Keeping the Stanley Park accessible to people of all ages and abilities. Guest: Jaimie Borisoff - Director of the MAKE+ Applied Research Team at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the development of technology to help assist people with disabilities. Paralympic medalist and BC Sports Hall of Fame inductee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

On today's show: Port Hardy doctor temporarily suspended from working in emergency room. Canada added 150,000 jobs last month, 10 times what economists expected! Canadian crew helps rescue woman trapped in Turkey earthquake rubble for 5 days  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian crew helps rescue woman trapped in Turkey earthquake rubble for 5 days! Guest: Scott Murchison - Director with the BUSAR team Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the BC Labour Market Outlook released the other day, it’s forecasted: Nearly 80% of the one million job openings expected in the next decade will require some type of post-secondary training or education. Of these job openings, 63% are to replace workers leaving the labour force (mainly through retirement) and 37% are new job expansions created through economic growth Five industries will gener...

On today's show: Major Vancouver developer seeking creditor protection over $700-million debt. The Surrey Board of Trade is urging the province to overhaul the tax system used by businesses across BC The future of the BC labour market. Indigo has been hit by a cyberattack. Stores across the country are not able to process any electronic payments, gift cards, or returns, and the website remains off...

A major Vancouver developer is seeking creditor protection over $700-million debt.  Guest: Angela Calla - Mortgage Expert, Dominion Lending Centres and host of The Mortgage Show on CKNW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Construction to begin this month to upgrade the Granville Bridge. The latest travel news with Claire Newell! Poll shows Metro Vancouver Fared Poorly After Last Year’s Snowstorms Penticton Council approved drinking on Okanagan and Skaha beaches year round, but it must be local craft beer or local wine and can only be consumed between noon and 9 pm.  Learn more about your ad choices...

Longtime Ontario family lawyer Russell Alexander says artificial intelligence could help people get a divorce. Guest: Russell Alexander - founder of Russell Alexander Collaborative Family Lawyers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: A petition is calling to end the dumping of over-quota milk. A BC man with cerebral palsy is speaking out after being kicked out of a cab. Judge rules against Vancouver woman whose face was bitten by friends' dog. Search teams and aid are pouring into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dig through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 ear...

A judge is ruling against a Vancouver woman whose face was bitten by a friend's dog at a dinner party. Guest: Rebeka Breder - Animal Law Lawyer, Breder Law Corporation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A BC man with cerebral palsy is speaking out after being kicked out of a cab. Guest: Joseph Resendes - BC Man with Cerebral Palsy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Vancouver police and the BC government are announcing new annual grant to support mental health services. More than 2,600 dead after powerful earthquake hits Turkey. Trudeau says Canada ‘stands ready’ to help. Maybe BC's drug addicts SHOULD have to face shame and stigma.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard Wolak, Editor & Publisher at VancouverFoodster.com, Host of the VanFoodster Podcast brings us some new must-try food spots around Metro Vancouver! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today's show: Liberals ditch gun law reform critics said would ban hunting rifles Port Moody cites 'likelihood of negative effects' in opposing more jet flyovers A dog walker attacked in North Vancouver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Pachal - Mayor of City of Langley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Kang - Chief Innovation Officer and co-founder of Kinnos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices