Adam Stirling: The Podcast

Burning by wood stoves during the winter and wildfire smoke during the summer in the Cowichan Valley could be linked to a higher rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the area. Dr. Shannon Waters, medical health officer for the Cowichan region of Island Health, spoke with Adam about the air quality in the Cowichan Valley.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam  spoke with Shirley Bond, Interim leader, BC Liberals, MLA for Prince George-Valemount, about new documents that showed that E-comm sufficiently warned the BC government they weren’t prepared to deal with the deadly heat dome that claimed the lives of over 600 British Columbians, yet those warnings were ignored. Adam also discussed the Victo...

Adam spoke with Shirley Bond, Interim leader, BC Liberals, MLA for Prince George-Valemount, about new documents that reveal E-comm warned the BC government that the system wasn't prepared to deal with the massive call volume associated with the deadly heat wave that claimed the lives of over 600 British Columbians.

In this hour, Ian Tostenson, president of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association, joined Adam to talk about how restaurant operators have reacted to capacity limits being lifted in B.C. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

Ian Tostenson, president of the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association, joined Adam to talk about how restaurant operators have reacted to capacity limits being lifted in B.C.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed transportation infrastructure in Victoria.

In this hour, Adam was joined by Kyla Way, Senior Manager of Marketing at BCAA, to discuss a recent poll that found 78 per cent of young employed British Columbians (18-34 years of age) are willing to leave jobs they dislike coming out of the pandemic. Adam also took calls from listeners.

Adam was joined by Kyla Way, Senior Manager of Marketing at BCAA, to discuss a recent poll that found 78 per cent of young employed British Columbians (18-34 years of age) are willing to leave jobs they dislike coming out of the pandemic.

In this hour, Sgt. Stuart Bates, BC Conservation Officer Service, spoke with Adam about a Tofino man who got lucky after he had a close run-in with a black bear. Sgt. Bates also discussed what to do if you encounter a bear. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, Dr. Claire Seaton, a pediatrician at B.C. Children’s Hospital, joined Adam to talk about the troubling trend in B.C. of children being admitted to the hospital with severe respiratory illnesses. Later in the hour, despite challenges presented by the labour shortage, supply chain and municipal restraints, home builders on the south Island could still have a record year. Adam spo...

Sgt. Stuart Bates, BC Conservation Officer Service, spoke with Adam about a Tofino man who got lucky after he had a close run-in with a black bear. Sgt. Bates also discussed what to do if you encounter a bear.

Dr. Claire Seaton, a pediatrician at B.C. Children’s Hospital, joined Adam to talk about the troubling trend in B.C. of children being admitted to the hospital with severe respiratory illnesses.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed the Victoria Police budget and the wind storm across the province.

In this hour, Adam spoke with Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science for their weekly political discussion. This week they talked about provincial politics and the premier approval ratings. Adam then closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

Adam spoke with Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science for their weekly political discussion. This week they talked about provincial politics and the premier approval ratings.

In this hour, Adam opened up the phone lines to hear what listeners have to say.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam was joined by Mike Kozakowski from Citified-dot-CA for their weekly roundtable discussion. They discussed the Victoria Police budget and why amalgamation between Saanich and Victoria won’t happen.

A joint meeting of the councils of the Township of Esquimalt, the City of Victoria, and the Victoria Esquimalt Police Board recently heard concerns that if the police department were to be given a 12% financial boost to restore service levels, there would be a risk of removing "pressure" on the province to fund more mental health services.  Adam asks: why would removing pressure be a bad thin...

In this hour, Dr. Lyne Filiatrault, member of Protect our Province BC, is credited with a pivotal role in B.C.’s avoidance of the SARS epidemic. Protect our Province BC is calling for the province to adopt a grassroots approach to health care as the province struggles in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Later, Adam spoke with Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Reid, about a re...

In this hour, John Cassidy, earthquake seismologist and senior researcher with Natural Resources Canada, joined Adam for the Great Shake Out to inform people about what to do during an earthquake. Later, Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly segment on legal stories that are of interest to the CFAX audience.

Adam spoke with Dave Korzinski, Research Director, Angus Reid, about a recent Angus Reid poll that found 58 per cent of Canadian youth aged 12-18 say they’ve witnessed race-based bullying.

Dr. Lyne Filiatrault, member of Protect our Province BC, is credited with a pivotal role in B.C.’s avoidance of the SARS epidemic. Protect our Province BC is calling for the province to adopt a grassroots approach to health care as the province struggles in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed the Victoria Council, Esquimalt Council and the Police Board meeting about the Vic PD budget.

John Cassidy, earthquake seismologist and senior researcher with Natural Resources Canada, joined Adam for the Great Shake Out to inform people about what to do during an earthquake.

Michael Mulligan, Barrister & Solicitor, Mulligan Defence Lawyers, joined Adam for their weekly segment on legal stories that are of interest to the CFAX audience.