Ryan & Lisa chat about the Prime Minister asking premiers to remove the provincial restrictions on U.S. alcohol and local discourse on bike-share rolling out in Victoria.

Plus, the BC SPCA Wild Arc centre in Metchosin is currently caring for 32 young racoons, the majority of which arrived as orphans. The centre’s assistant manager Kelsi Arnott joins to help us better understand these tiny creatures.

The Junior Shamrocks have been ramping up their performance at the Minto Cup, and we catch up with CFAX 1070 program director Brad Challoner, who has been in Calgary for the games. 

Meanwhile, we’ve been enjoying all of your performances as we’ve been doing some of our recent contests, including when we were giving away tickets to Spamalot—a musical production that paints itself as lovingly ripping off Monty Python. But as we all know, there’s a story behind any of these musical performances that make their way here to the capital region. Brian Paterson is a marketing VP with Broadway in Victoria and he joins for a peek behind the show. 

At least one local bike rental business is expressing frustration over Victoria's bike share roll-out with U.S.-based Lime Bike. John Varga with the Pedlar says he’s concerned about how this will all effect the local tourism economy, as small shops like his find themselves in competition with bike share in key locations. 

It may be the dog days of summer, but the fall legislative session is fast approaching and many of the pressing issues with our health care system don’t take a break. Last we checked in on the Nanaimo inpatient tower and cath lab story, Island Health had just recently closed its application processes for a contractor on the concept plan—and up-island advocates tell us getting this thing built is badly needed for equitable care access. Meanwhile, our colleagues at CTV Vancouver Island just broke a story highlighting how a teen who has waited more than two years for a scoliosis surgery. Courtneay-Comox MLA and rural & seniors health critic Brennan Day joins to catch up ahead of the fall legislative session.