The Best Way to Start an Island Morning! Ryan & Lisa on CFAX 1070, weekdays 6-9. It’s all HERE … News, Weather, Traffic, and Community.

The Best Way to Start an Island Morning! Ryan &amp; Lisa on CFAX 1070, weekdays 6-9. It&rsquo;s all HERE &hellip; News, Weather, Traffic, and Community.

Ryan & Lisa: The Podcast

The Best Way to Start an Island Morning! Ryan & Lisa on CFAX 1070, weekdays 6-9. It’s all HERE … News, Weather, Traffic, and Community. 

The Best Way to Start an Island Morning! Ryan &amp; Lisa on CFAX 1070, weekdays 6-9. It&rsquo;s all HERE &hellip; News, Weather, Traffic, and Community.&nbsp;

Wildfires blaze in B.C., rescuing humpback whales, Blanshard Street staple changes owners and pickleball tournament for primary care 

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. 

Ryan &amp; 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&rsquo;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.&nbsp;
Meanwhile, we&rsquo;ve been enjoying all of your performances as we&rsquo;ve been doing some of our recent contests, including when we were giving away tickets to Spamalot&mdash;a musical production that paints itself as lovingly ripping off Monty Python. But as we all know, there&rsquo;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.&nbsp;
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&rsquo;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.&nbsp;
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&rsquo;t take a break.&nbsp;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&mdash;and up-island advocates tell us getting this thing built is badly needed for equitable care access.&nbsp;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 &amp; seniors health critic Brennan Day joins to catch up ahead of the fall legislative session.&nbsp;

Bike-share controversy, baby racoons, Junior Shamrocks's Minto Cup redemption and catching up on up-island healthcare issues 

It seems talks between the U.S. and Canada have managed to delay – and perhaps even halt – the new wave of tariffs threatened by U.S. president Trump. Within a couple hours of when Trump had said 50 per cent tariffs on many Canadian goods would come into effect, he posted to social media saying there would be a three-day pause due as some sort of deal is set to be finalized. This trade uncertainty comes at a troubling time for B.C. wine producers, much of whom are based in the Okanagan and are already grappling with the lasting effects of wildfires. Wine Growers of BC president and CEO Jeff Guignard is joins. 

We’re seeing a new commercialization effort here in B.C. for the manufacture of wood foam – a biodegradable material made from forestry waste. This is happening through a partnership between UBC and the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, with a pilot plant operated by DicinFoam. UBC wood science associate professor Feng Jiang (PhD) first developed the material in a lab setting, and he’s joining us to talk about the science behind wood foam.

Plus, after the latest trade trouble got down to the wire yesterday evening, when suddenly Trump posted to social media saying the new tariffs would not come into effect today, Victoria's MP Will Greaves joins us to help us understand what happened and what comes next.

If the new wave of U.S. threatened levies ultimately do kick in, they are expected to pack a bad punch for many B.C. industries, including forestry, dairy and alcohol. What’s the assessment of how Canada has tried to navigate this, and where do we go from here? Conservative MP for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford Jeff Kibble also weighs in. 

We also get into a tragic local story, after a 27-year-old man died of drowning at Goldstream Falls near the campground on Monday. This comes amid an overall spike in these fatalities in B.C., with the coroner office recording 40 accidental drowning deaths from May 1 to July 16 – that’s 14 more than the same period last year. In this latest case, although bystanders pulled the man from the water and attempted life-saving measures before emergency services arrived, the incident proved fatal. Langford Fire Chief Chris Aubrey is joining us to discuss.

It seems talks between the U.S. and Canada have managed to delay &ndash; and perhaps even halt &ndash; the new wave of tariffs threatened by U.S. president Trump.&nbsp;Within a couple hours of when Trump had said 50 per cent tariffs on many Canadian goods would come into effect, he posted to social media saying there would be a three-day pause due as some sort of deal is set to be finalized.&nbsp;This trade uncertainty comes at a troubling time for B.C. wine producers, much of whom are based in the Okanagan and are already grappling with the lasting effects of wildfires.&nbsp;Wine Growers of BC president and CEO Jeff Guignard is joins.&nbsp;
We&rsquo;re seeing a new commercialization effort here in B.C. for the manufacture of wood foam &ndash; a biodegradable material made from forestry waste.&nbsp;This is happening through a partnership between UBC and the Wet&rsquo;suwet&rsquo;en First Nation, with a pilot plant operated by DicinFoam.&nbsp;UBC wood science associate professor Feng Jiang (PhD) first developed the material in a lab setting, and he&rsquo;s joining us to talk about the science behind wood foam.
Plus, after the latest trade trouble&nbsp;got down to the wire yesterday evening, when suddenly Trump posted to social media saying the new tariffs would not come into effect today, Victoria's MP&nbsp;Will Greaves joins us to help us understand what happened and what comes next.
If the new wave of U.S. threatened levies ultimately do kick in, they are expected to pack a bad punch for many B.C. industries, including forestry, dairy and alcohol. What&rsquo;s the assessment of how Canada has tried to navigate this, and where do we go from here? Conservative MP for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford Jeff Kibble also weighs in.&nbsp;
We also get into a tragic local story, after a 27-year-old man died of drowning at Goldstream Falls near the campground on Monday. This comes amid an overall spike in these fatalities in B.C., with the coroner office recording 40 accidental drowning deaths from May 1 to July 16 &ndash; that&rsquo;s 14 more than the same period last year. In this latest case, although bystanders pulled the man from the water and attempted life-saving measures before emergency services arrived, the incident proved fatal.&nbsp;Langford Fire Chief Chris Aubrey is joining us to discuss.

Goldstream falls drowning, tariffs on pause, B.C. wood foam hits commercialization and wine industry contends with wildfire recovery  

Ryan & Lisa talk gas prices, a fire in a historic Cumberland building over this past weekend and more on spiders as they seem to keep popping up in our houses these days. 

Plus, eight local high school students have been named Team Canada to compete in an international robotic competition happening this fall in South Korea.This year’s theme for the FIRST Global Challenge 2026 is a timely one, focused on developing wildfire prevention, mitigation and recovery solutions. Mount Doug student and Team Canada member Ryan Adler, along with coach Christine Nicholls, joined for more. 

CFAX Santas Anonymous executive director Christine Hewitt Goodsir joins for an update as the Kids Count Mega Summer 50/50 total passes more than $23,000. 

Meanwhile, JUUL Labs is appealing the certification of a class action suit against them over allegations of deceptive marketing of e-cigarettes as a safe alternative to smoking. This legal process has been a bit of a saga so far, since the case was first brought by representative plaintiffs in 2019. There are also other ongoing legal actions involving JUUL Labs, which can get a bit confusing. Black Press legislative correspondent Mark Page has put the pieces of this story together, and he joins to break it down. 

Canada has been having marathon trade negotiations with the U.S. ahead of the new 50 per cent tariffs U.S. president Trump promised for many Canadian goods, which are set to take effect tomorrow if nothing changes. If we don't get some sort of deal with trump's administration, many B.C. dominant industries are expecting to feel this badly, from forestry to alcohol, agriculture and dairy. BC Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Jen Riley joins to discuss. 

Ryan &amp; Lisa talk gas prices, a fire in a historic Cumberland building over this past weekend and more on spiders as they seem to keep popping up in our houses these days.&nbsp;
Plus, eight local high school students have been named Team Canada to compete in an international robotic competition happening this fall in South Korea.This year&rsquo;s theme for the FIRST Global Challenge 2026 is a timely one, focused on developing wildfire prevention, mitigation and recovery solutions. Mount Doug student and Team Canada member Ryan Adler, along with coach Christine Nicholls, joined for more.&nbsp;
CFAX Santas Anonymous executive director Christine Hewitt Goodsir joins for an update as the Kids Count Mega Summer 50/50 total passes more than $23,000.&nbsp;
Meanwhile,&nbsp;JUUL Labs is appealing the certification of a class action suit against them over allegations of deceptive marketing of e-cigarettes as a safe alternative to smoking.&nbsp;This legal process has been a bit of a saga so far, since the case was first brought by representative plaintiffs in 2019. There are also other ongoing legal actions involving JUUL Labs, which can get a bit confusing.&nbsp;Black Press legislative correspondent Mark Page has put the pieces of this story together, and he joins to break it down.&nbsp;
Canada has been having marathon trade negotiations with the U.S. ahead of the new 50 per cent tariffs U.S. president Trump promised for many Canadian goods, which are set to take effect tomorrow if nothing changes. If we don't get some sort of deal with trump's administration, many B.C. dominant industries are expecting to feel this badly, from forestry to alcohol, agriculture and dairy. BC Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Jen Riley joins to discuss.&nbsp;

Preparing B.C. industry for new tariffs, spider talk, JUUL appeals class action certification and local students to represent Canada in global robotics competition 

Wildfires blaze in B.C., rescuing humpback whales, Blanshard Street staple changes owners and pickleball tournament for primary care

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