BC Restaurant and Food Association CEO Ian Tostenson joined the show to chat about how local restaurants are doing and how much the Canada Day long weekend helps.

BC Restaurant and Food Association CEO Ian Tostenson joined the show to chat about how local restaurants are doing and how much the Canada Day long weekend helps.

All the best audio from Mornings with Al Ferraby and Lisa Best on CFAX 1070.

All the best audio from Mornings with Al Ferraby and Lisa Best on CFAX 1070.

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Ryan speaks with Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins after Defence Minister Bill Blair announced a new, 480-room accommodations facility for Canadian Armed Forces members will be built at CFB Esquimalt – and that a contract has been awarded to begin design work. The project will also include the demolition of the current CFB Esquimalt accommodation facility, Nelles Block - expected to take place once the new facility is constructed in early 2030s.

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Ryan speaks with Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins after Defence Minister Bill Blair announced a new, 480-room accommodations facility for Canadian Armed Forces members will be built at CFB Esquimalt – and that a contract has been awarded to begin design work. The project will also include the demolition of the current CFB Esquimalt accommodation facility, Nelles Block - expected to take place once the new facility is constructed in early 2030s.
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480-room military housing tower at CFB Esquimalt to replace aging Nelles Block

Ryan speaks with Julianna Laposa-Wilde, Southern Vancouver Island Bat Program Coordinator with the Habitat Acquisition Trust, after the group has received many reports of bats found in unusual spots

IMAGE: Baby bats, called pups, are born hairless, but soon grow fur, begin to fly, and may end up in surprising places. Always wear thick gloves if you must move a bat and contact the BC Community Bat Program for guidance. Photo: A. Skurikhina 

Ryan speaks with Julianna Laposa-Wilde, Southern Vancouver Island Bat Program Coordinator with the Habitat Acquisition Trust, after the group has received many reports of bats found in unusual spots
IMAGE: Baby bats, called pups, are born hairless, but soon grow fur, begin to fly, and may end up in surprising places. Always wear thick gloves if you must move a bat and contact the BC Community Bat Program for guidance. Photo: A. Skurikhina

Bat pup discoveries common in August - but don't touch them barehanded!

Ryan speaks with ahead of the overnight closure of Highway 17 between Tanner Road and Island View Road from 10 pm tonight (August 7) to 6 am tomorrow (August 8) to allow crews to complete work on the steel bridge girder placement across the highway as part of the Keating Cross Road overpass project.

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Ryan speaks with ahead of the overnight closure of Highway 17 between Tanner Road and Island View Road from 10 pm tonight (August 7) to 6 am tomorrow (August 8) to allow crews to complete work on the steel bridge girder placement across the highway as part of the Keating Cross Road overpass project.
Image via BC MoTI

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