Episode 10: Surrey City Councillor Linda Annis talks “Snow Summit” and housing

January 19, 2024January 19, 2024

Episode 10: Surrey City Councillor Linda Annis talks “Snow Summit” and housing

Surrey City Councillor Linda Annis discusses the need for a “Snow Summit” and better preparation in Metro Vancouver when it comes to dealing with snow events.

What is holding us back? Why is there such a lack of interest in hearing from the subject-matter experts? Annis provides her perspective on this issue as well as an overview of how new provincial legislation will impact Surrey’s future housing developments.

This edition also includes clips from interviews host Daniel Fontaine did with CBC, Global TV and CKNW radio. Hope you enjoy this special ‘Snow Summit” edition.

January 13, 2024

Episode 9: Pedestrian safety, mushroom walls, trips to Dubai and sport infrastructure

Coun. Paul Minhas is my special guest as we review some of the items discussed at New Westminster City Council on January 8th, 2024. There were a number of core civic topics discussed like pedestrian safety, recreational facilities, street light installations and more. We also spoke about a new costly mushroom wall being planned to replace the Queen’s Park Petting Zoo which has been permanently shut down.

The Mayor’s recent all expense paid trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates to attend a conference focused on reducing carbon emissions also featured prominently. To wrap up, we discuss why we stepped out of the chamber this week to allow our colleagues the opportunity to debate – on their own – a war in the Middle East.

It’s an interesting episode covering lots of topics with a few auditory twists and additions throughout! Listen through to the end for an interview on CKNW’s Jill Bennett Show regarding unanswered questions pertaining to the Mayor’s junket to the Middle East.

January 2, 2024January 2, 2024

Episode 8: Will civic issues be prominent in the 2024 provincial election?

For the Record sat down with first-term ABC Vancouver City Councillor Mike Klassen to talk city politics. Our discussion covered a number of interesting topic areas.

How will the October 2024 provincial election be impacted by civic issues originating in the Metro Vancouver area? What issues do we both feel will make headlines in Vancouver and New Westminster in 2024? We have a look ahead in our political crystal ball to see what might be shaping civic politics in our respective cities and the region.

If Klassen had to live in another city outside of Vancouver, where would that be and why? We also get to learn an interesting nugget or two about Mike’s past life in the film industry! All this and more on Episode 8 of For the Record.