BC Today from CBC Radio British Columbia
Summary: BC Today is where British Columbians connect on issues facing their lives and their community. Every week day at noon PT and 1pm MT, BC Today host Michelle Eliot delves into the top story for the province in a vibrant, interactive hour of conversation, in which listeners are invited to have their say on the open line and on social media.
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Podcasts:
Canadian Federation of Independent Business's Richard Truscott, B.C. Construction Association's Chris Atchison, Information and Communications Technology Council's Maryna Ivus on job vacancies. Access to Culture's Sharon Schweitzer on holiday etiquette.
Master gardener Brian Minter shares tips for planting the Christmas rose.
James Coleman, an energy law professor at Southern Methodist University, on the NEB's order exempting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion sections of Burnaby bylaws. Elizabeth Benedict, editor of Me, My Hair and I, on people's relationships with hair.
Natasha Aruliah, a social justice and diversity educator and consultant, and Anne Drennan, spokesperson for Metro Vancouver Transit Police, on what bystanders should do when they witness an attack. Master Gardener Brian Minter answers your questions.
West Coast LEAF's Alana Prochuk talks about this year's CEDAW report card measuring women's rights and equality in B.C. & Personal Travel Management's Lisa Durby and Pacific NorthWest blogger Elaine Rhystad on travelling during the holidays.
Sensible B.C.'s Dana Larsen and UBC's Mark Haden on marijuana regulation. Anxiety B.C.'s Melanie Badali and BCIT Student Association's Megan Sweeney on student exam stress.
Minister of Children and Family Development Katrine Conroy and BC Family Child Care Association's Rena Laberge on the announcement to create new child care spaces in B.C. UBC Medicine's Launette Rieb on BC's biggest addiction crisis: alcohol.
Canada West Foundation's Martha Hall Findlay and West Coast Environmental Law's Eugene Kung talk about the case for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Vancouver Foundation's Kevin McCort and Social Sport's Estello Hill on social isolation in B.C.
B.C. Poverty Reduction Coalition's Iglika Ivanova on more seniors working past the age of 65. Poverty Reduction B.C.'s Trish Garner in conversation with the Kamloops and Nanaimo Food Banks on B.C.'s economic divide.
The Q Hall of Fame's Paul Therien and Out in Schools' Brandon Yan on the prime minister's apology. The Soap Dispensary and Kitchen Staples' Linh Truong and the Recycling Council of B.C.'s Harv Aujala on zero waste.
Horseshoe Bay Marine Group's Joe Spears on the stranded fuel-laden barge near Bella Bella. With Giving Tuesday approaching, Angus Reid Institute's Shachi Kurl, Charitable Impact Foundation's John Bromley, and Blanket B.C. talk charity and giving back.
Sandy James, executive director of Walk Metro Vancouver, on pedestrian safety in the dark, rainy weather. Lindsay Meredith, marketing strategy emeritus professor at Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business, on Black Friday.
Sexual health educator Saleema Noon on whether or not we should make our kids hug relatives over the holiday season. Gardener Brian Minter talks indoor green holiday displays.
The Traffic Injury Research Foundation's Karen Bowman on distracted driving. Manjit Virk, father of Reena Virk, Learning Through Loss's Shauna Janz and the University of Victoria's Mandeep Macina on the 20th anniversary of Reena Virk's death.
UBC Business School Professor Tsur Somerville on the new national housing strategy. UBC Computer Science Professor Ivan Beschastnikh and HollisWealth's Senior Investment Advisor James Pelmore on the basics of cryptocurrency.
