Adam Stirling: The Podcast

In this hour, Keith Ashton is a 81 year old marathoner and Covid survivor and he joined Adam to chat about how his training is going and how he’s been doing with his COVID recovery. Adam also took calls from listeners.

Chris Foord, Cycling Advocate & Traffic Safety Planner, joined Adam to talk about the Richardson st bike lane project and how much public consultation went into it.

Countries such as Japan, Israel and Denmark are already using vaccine passports as a way of getting life and the economy back to normal. Ian Tostenson, president and CEO of the British Columbia Restaurant and Food Services Association, joined Adam to chat about if B.C. restaurants should use vaccine passports.

Adam was joined by Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, for their weekly political discussion. This week they discussed if there will be a federal election in the near future.

In this hour, Adam was joined by Ron Cheffins, UVic Professor Emeritus of Law and Political Science, for their weekly political discussion. This week they discussed if there will be a federal election in the near future. Adam then closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, Countries such as Japan, Israel and Denmark are already using vaccine passports as a way of getting life and the economy back to normal. Ian Tostenson, president and CEO of the British Columbia Restaurant and Food Services Association, joined Adam to chat about if B.C. restaurants should use vaccine passports. Later, Chris Foord, Cycling Advocate & Traffic Safety Planner, joined...

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 24/7 camping in Victoria parks with the May 1 deadline to end the system looming.

B.C. Premier John Horgan said the province is working on a provincial paid sick leave program to “fill in the gaps” left by the federal government. Todd Stone - B.C. Liberal jobs critic,  joined the program to ask why this didn’t happen a year ago.

In this hour, 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 also took calls from listeners.

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

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed an incident this week where a man from Alberta, who was here to camp in the park, was arrested for doing donuts in Irving Park in an uninsured Camaro.

In this hour, B.C. Premier John Horgan said the province is working on a provincial paid  sick leave program to “fill in the gaps” left by the federal government. Todd Stone - B.C. Liberal jobs critic,  joined the program to ask why this didn’t happen a year ago. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

In this hour, during the pandemic cleaning practices have been stepped up to annihilate every microbe in our midst. Brett Finlay - professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at the University of British Columbia. Spoke with Adam about how killing all germs could be harmful to our immune systems. Adam closed out the show by taking calls from listeners.

During the pandemic cleaning practices have been stepped up to annihilate every microbe in our midst. Brett Finlay - professor in the department of microbiology and immunology at the University of British Columbia. Spoke with Adam about how killing all germs could be harmful to our immune systems.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed the City of Victoria survey about camping in parks that was delayed for months.

In this hour, Chris Gardner - president of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, joined Adam to talk about how the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with substance abuse and addiction is taking a toll on those working in the construction industry. Adam also took calls from listeners.

Chris Gardner - president of the Independent Contractors and Businesses Association, joined Adam to talk about how the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with substance abuse and addiction is taking a toll on those working in the construction industry.

B.C. has a shortage of veterinarians causing problems for pets and owners. Dr. Al Longair - president of the Society of BC Veterinarians, spoke with Adam about the shortage and what is being done to help the situation.

Dr. Agnes Lee, director of the thrombosis program, Vancouver Coastal Health, is an expert on blood clots and their treatment. She joined Adam to explain how small of a chance there is of getting blood clots as the result of receiving an AstraZeneca vaccine.

In this hour, Dr. Agnes Lee, director of the thrombosis program, Vancouver Coastal Health, is an expert on blood clots and their treatment. She joined Adam to explain how small of a chance there is of getting blood clots as the result of receiving an AstraZeneca vaccine. Later, B.C. has a shortage of veterinarians causing problems for pets and owners. Dr. Al Longair - president of the Society of B...

Community leaders on Quadra Island are urging non-residents to follow B.C.'s new orders banning non-essential travel between health regions. Jim Abram - Electoral Area C District Representative, joined Adam to talk about why they are asking visitors to not travel to Quadra Island right now.

In this hour, Community leaders on Quadra Island are urging non-residents to follow B.C.'s new orders banning non-essential travel between health regions. Jim Abram - Electoral Area C District Representative, joined Adam to talk about why they are asking visitors to not travel to Quadra Island right now. Adam also took calls from listeners.

In the first hour of today’s show, Adam discussed the non-essential travel restrictions in B.C., and the third wave of COVID-19 in the province that appears to be plateauing.

Langford council has finally voted to cap the two-tower project on ­Fairway Avenue at six stories rather than the planned 12. J. Scott is part of the ‘Fairway Neighbours Unite’ group and joined Adam to discuss the process of influencing council to cap the buildings at six stories.

Is Canada facing a third wave of COVID-19 or this is a new epidemic? Dr. Tom Koch - author of Cartographies of Disease and Disease Maps: Epidemics on the Ground, and medical geographer at the University of British Columbia, joined Adam to explain why he says what we are currently experiencing is a new epidemic caused by “variants of concern”.