On May 1st, the B.C. short-term rental ban will take effect province-wide. Walt Judas, CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of BC, joined Al to share what he's been hearing from tourism operators about how the ban might impact their business.

On May 1st, the B.C. short-term rental ban will take effect province-wide. Walt Judas, CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of BC, joined Al to share what he's been hearing from tourism operators about how the ban might impact their business.

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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Is the B.C. tourism industry worried about upcoming short-term rental ban?

Dallas from the Vic Food Guys brings Cory Pelan of The Whole Beast into the studio for a conversation about 15 years of nose-to-tail cooking and artisan charcuterie in the heart of Oak Bay.

Dallas from the Vic Food Guys brings Cory Pelan of <a href="https://www.thewholebeast.ca/">The Whole Beast</a> into the studio for a conversation about 15 years of nose-to-tail cooking and artisan charcuterie in the heart of Oak Bay.

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BC Hydro spokesperson Karla Louwers joins the program to explain why ongoing work at the Sidney substation has temporarily left the Saanich Peninsula more susceptible to widespread outages. Crews have temporarily tied five circuits together while replacing aging equipment, meaning a fault that would normally affect a smaller area can knock out power to more than 8,200 customers. Recent outages were caused by branches contacting power lines, while an outage last week was apparently triggered when birds dropped a rabbit onto the wires. BC Hydro expects the substation work to be completed by July 9. 

Image: BC Hydro outage map

BC Hydro spokesperson Karla Louwers joins the program to explain why ongoing work at the Sidney substation has temporarily left the Saanich Peninsula more susceptible to widespread outages. Crews have temporarily tied five circuits together while replacing aging equipment, meaning a fault that would normally affect a smaller area can knock out power to more than 8,200 customers. Recent outages were caused by branches contacting power lines, while an outage last week was apparently triggered when birds dropped a rabbit onto the wires. BC Hydro expects the substation work to be completed by July 9.&nbsp;
Image: <a href="https://www.bchydro.com/power-outages/app/outage-map.html">BC Hydro outage map</a>

Branches, birds blamed for recent peninsula outages

BC Nurses' Union president Adriane Gear joins the program after the union issued a 72-hour strike notice Monday. She explains why members rejected the tentative agreement, discusses staffing shortages, retention challenges and workplace pressures facing front-line nurses, and responds to the Health Employers Association of BC's call to return to the bargaining table. Gear says the union is prepared to resume talks but argues government must do more to address nurses' concerns and reduce reliance on costly private agency staffing.

BC Nurses' Union president Adriane Gear joins the program after the union issued a 72-hour strike notice Monday. She explains why members rejected the tentative agreement, discusses staffing shortages, retention challenges and workplace pressures facing front-line nurses, and responds to the Health Employers Association of BC's call to return to the bargaining table. Gear says the union is prepared to resume talks but argues government must do more to address nurses' concerns and reduce reliance on costly private agency staffing.

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