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Coastal Front is a Vancouver-based media company providing in-depth reporting and opinion, with a strong focus on government accountability at all levels in Canada. As part of our work, the Coastal Front podcast, hosted by Andrew Johns, features conversations on business, politics, and community, exploring the stories shaping our city, province, and country.
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Joe Lowry, or as industry players have dubbed him, “Mr. Lithium” has been involved in supplying raw materials to the lithium-ion battery space since the beginning of the industry in Japan. As the president and founder of Global lithium, Joe provides advisory services, custom studies, expert consultations, and online resources to clients on five continents. On this week’s episode, we’ll dive deep into the supply and demand of lithium and where Joe see’s things heading in the future.
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
CEO Trevor Koot and Chief Economist Brendon Ogmundson from the British Columbia Real Estate Association (BCREA) join us on this week’s episode. The BCREA is the professional association for over 24,000 commercial and residential realtors in BC. The organization supports the province’s eight real estate boards by providing professional development opportunities, advocacy, and research.
Together with our host, Trevor and Brendon dive into what is happening in Greater Vancouver real estate, the role of the BCREA, and how some government policy have unintentional consequences.
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
She’ll soon complete her first term as a Vancouver City Councillor, but Colleen Hardwick has no intention of slowing down or leaving 453 W. 12th Avenue behind. Inspired by the insights and legacies of The Electors’ Action Movement, TEAM for a Livable Vancouver was formed in August 2021. Soon after Colleen was acclaimed as the mayoral candidate for TEAM.
With a focus on neighbourhoods, Colleen discusses her ideas on housing, core services, and how City Hall will make evidence-based decisions under her leadership.
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Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Known as a public affairs strategist and entrepreneur who founded Burrard Strategy in 1998, Mark Marissen first started his career in Ottawa as the National Youth Director of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Over the years, Mark has worked with several familiar names and achieved success on a number of high-level projects. With a strong track record, Mark is now asking Vancouverites to vote for him in the upcoming municipal election. Check out what Mark has to say about the issues impacting Vancouver.
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Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
We are thrilled to have one of Canada's greatest entrepreneurs, Chip Wilson, on this week's episode. Chip showcases his highly regarded expertise on brand development in Canada, and the relationship all levels of government have with current and aspiring business owners.
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Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
The rise in window and store front damage has been plaguing local business owners as they try to make repairs and recover from the economic affects of the pandemic. On today’s show, we are joined by John Clerides, owner of Marquis Wine Cellars, to discuss an issue that is affecting many Vancouver business owners.
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Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
This week’s episode features one of Vancouver’s youngest and brightest CEOs, Ilya
Brotzky of VanHack. We explore how he started VanHack, the dire need for more
tech talent in the world, as well as the future within the tech space. Enjoy this
week’s fascinating discussion.
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
According to a UNICEF report, Canada has one of the best educational systems in the world... for kids over five. For kids under five, we have one of the worst systems in the developed world in terms of quality and availability.
But the childcare crisis is nothing new. Early childhood education has been unaffordable and inaccessible for decades. It's one of the biggest causes of stress for parents of young children, with long waitlists and many households going into debt so they can afford it.
Karin Kirkpatrick, MLA for West Vancouver - Capilano, and Pamela Wallberg, CEO of Alderwood House School, join Coastal Front to enlighten us on the childcare crisis in BC.
The recent budget suggests the NDP is pinning its hopes on the federal government to deliver on promise of $10-a-day daycare. But is the intention to cap fees having a negative effect? Pamela explains how operators are closing spaces because of staffing shortages or delaying plans to create more spots because it is no longer financially feasible to do so. Meanwhile, Karin estimates the fee cap could cause BC to lose 4,000 future child care spaces.
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Dec 10, 2021
Friday Dec 10, 2021
On today’s episode, we are joined by the MLA for Kelowna Mission and candidate for
the leadership of the BC Liberal Party, Renee Merrifield. Renee is an accomplished
businesswoman whose migration into politics has gone quite smoothly. Now she
looks to further her political career by running for the leadership of the BC Liberal
Party. Join us as we explore her views on infrastructure and the environment, the
healthcare system, as well as the unemployment rate.