This is Vancouver

Gitxaała Nation author Kim Spencer reads from her latest book, 'Here for a Good Time', and shares how fictional narrative can give young readers a window into the truth about the ipmacts of colonialism and residential school.

The top job at Richmond City Hall is about to look very different. That's because Malcolm Brodie is not running for re-election after 25 years in the top job. Multiple candidates have stepped forward to say that they're the best person to succeed him as Mayor. On this episode of This Is Vancouver, we hear from Kash Heed, Alexa Loo and Rob Howard - all of whom want to be the next Mayor of the city of Richmond.

CBC Municipal Affairs reporter Justin McElroy shares what some of Vancouver's municipal parties are doing to garner attention during a dual election period.

On a Sunday morning in January of 2024, a chemical haze blanketed much of the Lower Mainland. It was because of a chemical leak at the Parkland Refinery in Burnaby. Metro Vancouver has been investigating the incident ever since - but so far, the company has been unwilling to hand over many of the related documents. The CBC's Jon Hernandez has been looking into it. Stephen Quinn speaks with him for more.

It’s municipal election season, and every Tuesday we’ll be holding a different mayoral debate from a different Metro Vancouver city. In this episode, we focus on the candidates running to be mayor of Delta. Stephen Quinn and Justin McElroy host a debate between current mayor George Harvie, and his challengers, Dylan Kruger, and Melissa Granum.