The Bill Good Show
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Bill Good Show - Tue June 18 - Lead
-ARE BC SENIORS BEING NICKEL AND DIMED?Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington continues to blow the whistle on wheelchair user fees for seniors -- she says the recently announced $25 wheelchair fee is just the tip of the iceberg for new financial burdens for wheelchair-bound seniors. Vicki says sources from Fraser Health have told her that the $25 dollar monthly fee will only be offered to long-term care residents and come September 1st, unless a resident can show financial hardship, all new...
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Bill Good Show - Tue June 18 - Hour 1
-FROM THE 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF STANLEY CUP RIOT TO MORE BIKE LANES IN VANCOUVER AND A MAKEOVER FOR THE NPAIt’s been two years since the Stanley Cup riot and the VPD continues to have a team of 12 investigators searching for suspects. When will it end? Also, ICBC announced it filed a suit in BC Supreme Court against 46 convicted rioters – will their suit go anywhere or is it more about sending a message? And despite pushback from residents, city council agreed to a major $700,000 upgrade for...
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Bill Good Show - Tue June 18 - Hour 2
-WILL TRANS MOUNTAIN EXPANSION GET THE GREEN LIGHT?Kinder Morgan took a lot of heat over a small spill along the pipeline Southwest of Merritt, BC last week – less than six barrels or 1 cubic meter was leaked. The incident garnered wide attention because of Kinder Morgan’s proposal to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline. Trans Mountain is proposing an expansion of its current 1,150-kilometer pipeline between Strathcona County (near Edmonton), Alberta and Burnaby. If the proposed expansion...
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Bill Good Show - Tue June 18 - Hour 3
-NAVIGATING THE BROKEN MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMHow do family members navigate the mental health system, especially in light of deep cuts to mental health programs? Wendy Nielsen’s son Michael suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and his condition continues to worsen – he’s currently in hospital right now, locked in a room and Wendy says there’s little to no light at the end of the tunnel. Is the mental health system broken as Wendy suggests? What services are available for families in light of...
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Bill Good Show - Mon June 17 - Lead
8:35 –8:45BILL IS BACK! He will share some details on his European river cruise that turned into a bus tour due to flooding – his group witnessed what’s being called the worst flooding in 500 years! He’ll also weigh in on the big stories he missed over the last 2 weeks. 8:45 –9:00PIPELINE POLITICKING AND POSTURING AND ALBERTA AND BC The leader of the Official Opposition in Alberta doesn’t have an issue with 4 out of Premier Clark’s 5 demands when it comes to any prospective pipeline project....
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Bill Good Show - Mon June 17 - Hour 1
9:00 -9:15THE U.S. JOINS METRO VANCOUVER’S COAL WARAs the controversy over a proposed coal terminal in Surrey rages on, US companies are looking into the potential to export more coal to Asia through ports here. Matt Mead, the Governor of Wyoming and representatives from the U.S. coal companies travelled to Vancouver to court port officials last week. According the Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington, the U.S. industry hopes it can convince Metro Vancouver to export coal after widespread...
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Bill Good Show - Mon June 17 - Hour 2
10:00 – 10:30SENATE SCANDAL CONTINUES TO CAUSE HEADACHES FOR PMSH The RCMP has opened a criminal probe into the Senate expense scandal and they have casted the net broadly to include former Harper chief of staff Nigel Wright’s “gift” of $90,172 for Senator Mike Duffy. What does this mean for PMSH? And Senator Wallin has broken her silence on the senate expense scandal – she says she didn’t pay attention to details and was bogged down by the paperwork. Do you buy that? And Justin Trudeau says...
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