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:
Talking to teens about drinking; BC's Wolf management plan
Brenda Morrison, Director of the Centre for Restorative Justice at SFU onthe ERASE Bullying program announced by the provincial government. And Donna Van Walleghem from the Canadian Diabetes Assocation on prevention, treatment and cure.
Ton Gioventu, Exec Director of the Condominium Owners Association of BC on the issues of the family in an adult only condo who want to stay even though they have a new baby. And United Steelworkers are planning a lawsuit because they say the Temporary Workers program was not properly used in the case of coal miners coming from China to BC.
Supreme court ruling on discrimination/ War and remembrance
Wireless Industry and Cell Phone Theft/ Treatment of Vets
Geoff Plant, former Attorney General of BC applauds Washington state citizens passing Initiative 502. And proposed new fines for misbehaving dogs and owners in Metro.
Don Alper, Director of the Centre for Canadian-American studies at Western Washington University on the best President for Canadian interests. And BC's Minister of Health, Margaret McDiarmid, on the newly announced colorectal cancer screenig pilot project.
Kathy Tomlinson, CBC's Go Public reporter and Danielle Primrose, President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Mainland B.C. on the complaints against Budget Car rental of B.C.
Eric Rankin, CBC Investigative reporter and Tim Short, former police officer and Coordinator of the Enhanced Basic Security Training program at Douglas College on excessive force and security guards. And Tom Hawthorne on his new book Deadlines.
Mary Polak, BC's Minister of Transportation and Tony Law of the Coastal Communities Ferry Advisory Council on trying to find 26 million dollars in savings at BC Ferries. And Heather Lyle, one of the organizers of ShakeOut BC offers earthquake readiness advice.
Frank Baumann, geologist and specialist in natural hazards on lessons learned from Saturday's earthquake. Johanna Wagstaffe, CBC meteorologist and seismologist on the science of earthquakes. And Jackie Kloosterboer, City of Vancouver Emergency Planning Coordinator.
Elizabeth May, MP for Saanich Gulf Islands and leader of the Green party on the Canada China Investment treaty. And Glyn Lewis and Debra Poole from BC chapter of Canadian Parents for French on the value of french immersion in an increasingly multi-lingual B.C.
Trent Ernst, Editor of the Tumbler Ridge news and Tony Harris, Northwest Community College industry liason on concerns over temporary Chinese workers arriving next week to work in coal mines. And Gayle Hesse program coordinator of the Wildlife Collision Prevention Program on vehicle-animal accidents.
Bonny Norton, distinguished scholar at UBC and Fenella Sung from the BC Translators on the Statistics Canada language numbers in B.C. And celebrity chef Karen Barnaby on the Welfare Food Challenge: living on twenty six dollars a week for food.
Robert Gifford, Professor of Psychology at University of Victoria on the pros and cons of living in 300 or less square feet condo. And Jerome Marburg, CEO of BC College of Dental Surgeons and Dr. Peter Stephenson-Moore, President of the College's Board of Directors on the CBC Marketplace story on different diagnosis and treatment plans for the same patient.