This is Vancouver

When the mail stops moving, small businesses have to scramble. In this episode, Stephen unpacks the Canada Post strike and its ripple effects on Vancouver business owners like Audrey Wong of Living Lotus Chocolate and Steven Kieboom of Local Boom Gift Shop. From hustling to meet customer demands to rethinking shipping altogether, they share how they’ve been riding out the disruption.

Excitement for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has turned into heartbreak for sisters Lindsay Lemire and Amber Gerrits. Hackers have stolen their tickets from their Ticketmaster accounts, leaving them in limbo. We chat with them about what happened and explore how ticket fraud is hitting Swifties.

Vancouver’s Broadway Plan is stirring debate, with high-rise proposals raising concerns among local renters. Grant Roberts shares his perspective on what these changes could mean for the community. Plus, Langara College is facing a steep drop in international student enrolment, with potential impacts on jobs and course offerings. Pauline Greaves from the Langara Faculty Association weighs in.

Former B.C. Premier John Horgan has passed away. He served as the 36th premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022, and left an indelible mark on friends, coworkers, and family. We talk about his legacy with two of his close allies and friends, Moe Sihota and Raj Chouhan. Plus, Vancouver is falling short on its provincial housing targets. Councillor Peter Meiszner discusses the challenges and what lies ahead for the city’s five-year goal.

With a one-in-five chance of a major earthquake hitting Vancouver in the next 50 years, a new city report highlights the seismic risks in private buildings. UBC’s Professor Perry Adebar weighs in on the findings. Plus, we look ahead to the December by-election in Cloverdale-Langley City, a critical test for the federal Liberals following recent losses. Kwantlen’s Shinder Purewal shares his insights.

Stephen speaks with Priscillia Mays Tait, whose grandfather Thomas Gray Tait was just one of more than three-thousand indigenous people who volunteered to fight for Canada in the Second World War. He also speaks to Melissa Karmen Lee, CEO of the Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver about the contributions made by Chinese Canadians in the First World War and the Second World War.

Gary Mason, a reporter with the Globe and Mail, speaks to us about his memory of colourful B.C. businesswoman Faye Leung. Also, the CBC's Charis Hogg talks to kids and the organizer of the "No Stone Left Alone" poppy laying ceremony at Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster. 

In this episode, Gloria Macarenko speaks to Laura Jones with the Business Council of British Columbia to discuss potential impacts of a Trump re-election on B.C.’s economy. Plus, Surrey City Councillor Linda Annis shares her insights on local responses to recent protests at Hindu temples.

As B.C.’s senior population grows, rising housing costs are pushing many into instability or homelessness. Stephen Quinn speaks to B.C. Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt about what’s driving this crisis in Vancouver and what needs to change to ensure affordable housing for aging residents.

In this episode, Stephen dives into two pressing issues affecting our communities. First, about protests outside the Lakshmi Narayan Mandir temple in Surrey, where tensions escalated between supporters of Khalistan and those backing India, leading to multiple arrests. Second, about the challenges and solutions available for Metro Vancouver’s aging population.