This year’s Island Star Party is set to take place on the ground of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Saanichton on Friday and Saturday night. The Victoria Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada says it’s the spot to be for anyone who wants to gaze upon celestial objects, with free drop-ins for the astronomy-curious and by-donation camp-out for the hard-core stargazers. For more on this and other space events, we catch up with past president Randy Enkin.

This year&rsquo;s Island Star Party is set to take place on the ground of St. Stephen&rsquo;s Anglican Church in Saanichton on Friday and Saturday night.&nbsp;The Victoria Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada says it&rsquo;s the spot to be for anyone who wants to gaze upon celestial objects, with free drop-ins for the astronomy-curious and by-donation camp-out for the hard-core stargazers.&nbsp;For more on this and other space events, we catch up with past president Randy Enkin.

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Island Star Party: astronomy-curious and hard-core stargazers to gather in Central Saanich this weekend

Smoke from Interior wildfires is creating hazy conditions across parts of Vancouver Island. Meteorologist Donna Haga meteorologist from B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks joined Josh & Jade to separate what's happening in the sky from what's happening at ground level and explain when the smoke should move out.

Find the WeatherCan app here: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weather-general-tools-resources/weathercan.html

Smoke from Interior wildfires is creating hazy conditions across parts of Vancouver Island. Meteorologist Donna Haga meteorologist from B.C. Ministry of Environment and Parks joined Josh &amp; Jade to separate what's happening in the sky from what's happening at ground level and explain when the smoke should move out.
Find the WeatherCan app here: <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weather-general-tools-resources/weathercan.html">https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weather-general-tools-resources/weathercan.html</a>

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BC Transit Director of Corporate and Strategic Planning Matthew Boyd joins the program to explain OnDemand transit, a service currently being piloted in Kelowna, Powell River and Squamish. They discuss how the service works, what BC Transit has learned so far, and whether it could eventually play a role in parts of Greater Victoria where conventional fixed-route transit may not be the best fit.

BC Transit Director of Corporate and Strategic Planning Matthew Boyd joins the program to explain <a href="https://www.bctransit.com/ondemand/">OnDemand transit</a>, a service currently being piloted in Kelowna, Powell River and Squamish. They discuss how the service works, what BC Transit has learned so far, and whether it could eventually play a role in parts of Greater Victoria where conventional fixed-route transit may not be the best fit.

What is OnDemand transit and could it work in Greater Victoria?

Rock icon Bif Naked is back with a brand-new anthem, Lift Me Up. She joined Josh & Jade ahead of her SoberFest headline show in Victoria to talk music, recovery, and what's keeping her energized these days.

Rock icon Bif Naked is back with a brand-new anthem, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diS9ZpxiKAA&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bifnaked.com%2F&amp;embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bifnaked.com">Lift Me Up.</a> She joined Josh &amp; Jade&nbsp;ahead of her <a href="https://www.soberfestvictoria.ca/">SoberFest</a> headline show in Victoria to talk music, recovery, and what's keeping her energized these days.

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