July 29, 2025 • 17 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check News
watch full Check newscasts week days at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one Check plus or checknews dot Ca.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
And I can tell you the health authority needs to
be better. They need to do a better job.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Strong words from Victoria Police after a man was caught
dealing drugs from a lawn chair in front of an
Island Health supervised consumption site.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
We simply don't have enough beds that are planned to
meet the growing demand.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Our seniors will need to start planning for their futures
sooner than they thought, with long term care beds being
in critically short supply.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
Do you guys hit Dingers?
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Hi?
Speaker 5 (00:48):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, one hits Dinger.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Dinger's abound at La Ritz Park at the Canadian Little
League Championships. Check News starts now, Good evening, Thanks for
being here tonight. Victoria Police is touting more than a
dozen arrests after carrying out an undercover street safety operation
(01:16):
in downtown. In one instance, officers saw a man set
up in a lawn chair selling cocaine to a lineup
of customers outside an Island Health consumption site. As Cory
Sitaway tells us Victoria's police chief isn't mincing words, calling
on the health Authority and its supports staff to do better.
Speaker 6 (01:36):
Out of a covert public safety blitz in downtown Victoria,
A bigger issue is emerging.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Who that is is absolutely unacceptable.
Speaker 6 (01:45):
After undercover officers observed a service provider talking with a
man posted up in a lawnchair trafficking cocaine to a
lineup of customers on the front stoop of an Island
health consumption site.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
It's unprofessional. I'm extremely disappointed to hear about that and see.
Speaker 6 (02:01):
That the man trafficking the cocaine was arrested in what
Victoria Police is calling Project three D or Disrupt Downtown Disorder.
Two days of sixteen arrests, including a repeat offender on
the nine hundred block of Pandora with two outstanding warrants
from the mainland. Another a man is first arrested day
one for trafficking cocaine, the next day fentanyl.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
We have a lot of people that are exploiting our
most vulnerable people by distributing illicit and potentially poisonous drugs
on our streets. They're not welcome in our community.
Speaker 6 (02:35):
Disrupting this criminal activity covertly, the Chief says, will be
a dedicated and ongoing initiative, and as the up their game,
they're asking community partners and the public to step up
as well.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
I do expect that if somebody is set up at
your front door, and you know they're carrying out drug
trafficking activities right under your nose, that there has to
be somebody that has to say something.
Speaker 6 (03:00):
The health authority, specifically tough words from the Capital Cities
Police Chief.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
I can tell you the health authority needs to be better.
They need to do a better job. We just can't
make it so easy for them that they're just literally
seated outside the front doors of the supervised consumption site.
Speaker 6 (03:17):
Island Health didn't answer check news's questions on if they
be following up with staff or making policy changes. Instead,
they size step to responsibility, saying it's not within their
mandates for staff to respond to criminal activity occurring on
a public street that they say is police purview. The
chief says there's no room for apathy given the crime
(03:38):
and disorder is to use the Capital City is facing.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
That does not send the message that we want to
send in our community, and it's disappointing to see that.
Speaker 6 (03:46):
For him, service providers, even the public have a part
to play to step up, move people along or call
nine on one.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Late last night and I'm the city council discussed the
idea of shutting down the only odose prevention site in
the Harbor.
Speaker 7 (04:02):
City recognize this is a subject which people hold strong
opinions on, different opinions on, and I don't make this
motion lightly because.
Speaker 8 (04:12):
I'm not prepared to shut down something that we do
know it does save lives, there's absolutely no doubt, but
I do agree that the chaos around it can be
very problematic.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Councilor Thorpe's motion came before council to discuss late last night,
but a motion to defer the matter passed in a
five to three vote, with hopes of having further discussions
with Island Health and other community stakeholders. Island Health meantime,
has cut one hundred and seventeen positions in the past
month and warns that more cuts are coming. Island Health
(04:43):
did not have anyone available for an on camera interview,
but confirms it's focused on more job cuts. In early June,
it laid off one vice president and several executive directors'
positions within Iehealth who developed the electronic health records system.
We're all eliminated. A spokesperson with Island Hell said that
frontline and unionized workers will not be impacted. There are
(05:04):
approximately twenty five hundred non unionized employees in Island Health.
A cyclist remains in hospital with life altering injuries after
a collision with a pickup truck at a busy intersection
just before noon yesterday morning. It happened where the Lockside
Regional Trail intersects Quadra Street. As a result, traffic was
(05:24):
blocked for hours in both directions, a long Quadra between
Mackenzie Avenue and green Ridge Crescent. Santa Police Major Crimes
Unit are now involved in the investigation with assistance from
the Traffic Safety Unit.
Speaker 9 (05:37):
The cyclist still remains in critical condition at a local
hospital or communicating with their family. The driver of the
pickup truck did remain unseene and our forensic investigators and
crash analysts have seized that pickup truck as part of
the investigation.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
Sanach Police are asking for anyone with dash cam or
surveillance video to contact them. The man accused of allegedly
highjacked looking a plane from Victoria Airport and flying it
to Vancouver International Airport, triggering a security incident. Appeared briefly
in provincial court in Richmond today, where his lawyer says
they're working on a plan to have him released on bail.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
To hear.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Cassim was dressed in an orange prison outfit and acknowledged
he could see and hear the judge, who scheduled another
appearance for Cassim appearance rather for Cassim in two weeks.
An agent for Casm's defense lawyer, Kevin Westell, says they'll
take the time to work on a bail plan for
the former commercial pilot, who faces charges for allegedly taking
a small aircraft from Victoria's Airport on July fifteenth and
(06:36):
flying it over the Vancouver Airport before he was arrested
on landing. The thirty nine year old has been in
custody at a pre trial facility in Surrey since his arrest.
He's been charged with hijacking, which is an offense constituting terrorism,
and with damaging or interfering with a navigation system. Tenants
in his senior's housing complex in Port Alberni are speaking
(06:58):
out tonight alleging unsafe living conditions, mold exposure, harassment, and
systemic neglect. This comes despite a three point five million
dollar renovation to the building with funding from BC Housing.
Kendall Hanson reports.
Speaker 10 (07:13):
Some latters in a first aid office are still on
site at the Pioneer Towers in port Alberni, a nonprofit
run building for seniors fifty five plus. When the three
point five million dollar renovation began in November twenty twenty three,
the tenants were told the work would be finished in
ten months, but more than a year and a half later,
the work, which includes new windows and exterior cladding, electrical
(07:35):
and heating upgrades, and interior painting, is still underway. Tenants
say they've endured a loss of privacy, lots of noise.
In many days without electricity, including heat.
Speaker 11 (07:46):
We weren't able to breathe properly. We were in darkness
most of the time we were we felt like we
were in prison.
Speaker 10 (07:57):
And despite the renovations, they say new problems have appeared.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
They did my window and in November December there was
mold and I'm talking lots and water.
Speaker 12 (08:09):
So I still have mold in my place. I've had
the maintenance sky from here, come up and look at it.
That was probably about three weeks two a month ago,
and he said they'd be in shortly to spray. And
I haven't heard hide in her hair from them, since.
Speaker 10 (08:27):
Most of the seniors pay subsidized rent based on income,
so they say they can't afford to move anywhere else.
Speaker 11 (08:33):
Me the lack of intention that management paid into the
harassment that I've received.
Speaker 12 (08:39):
All my windows are open all day long, even with
my air conditioner on.
Speaker 10 (08:44):
A community support worker started advocating for the seniors, but
says letters to the society's board have gone nowhere.
Speaker 8 (08:51):
We decided that instead of jumping through hoops for them,
since they really didn't take any action, we would start
to take action through the residential tendancy branch. So we've
started making filings and we made our first one on Friday.
Speaker 13 (09:04):
A Schola says she's heard complaints from a dozen of
the building's residents and there are some serious problems happening
here along with the tenants. She's calling on BC Housing
to get involved.
Speaker 8 (09:14):
I hope that there's an independent investigation into the behavior
into management and the board of directors. There seems to
be no oversight that protects residents. You know, we've looked
at freedom of information and like everything, there's a barrier everywhere,
you know, a barrier to file an application with the RTB.
There's money to you know, ask the court to investigate
(09:35):
the society.
Speaker 10 (09:36):
In a statement, the Alberni Valley Senior Citizens' Home Society
says it's taken steps to alleviate many of the complaints
made in that it's currently undergoing extensive renovations to deal
with some complaints which have arisen due to the age
of the building. It adds that no evidence has been
provided to support Escola's claims, and that if tenants don't
feel their complaints have been taken seriously, they can file
(09:58):
for resolution with the Residential Tendency branch.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
The BCSPCA says thirty three cats and dogs, including sixteen puppies,
have been surrendered after an investigation into a Nanaimo property.
The dogs included two pitbull terrier mixed moms with sixteen
puppies between them. The animals were surrendered between July seventeenth
and twenty first. In addition to the large number of animals,
the SPCA says the property was unsanitary, with feces and
(10:26):
urine throughout, and that all of the animals had flea infestations.
There was also an inadequate amount of food and water
for them. The SPCA says the three week old puppies
should be available for adoption in five weeks once they
have been properly weaned. The rest of the animals will
be available in the coming weeks and on checkpoint tonight,
we want to know if you have ever adopted an animal.
(10:48):
You can vote at checknews dot Ca will have results
for you later in the broadcast. Well, it's been years
in the planning and for the next two a week
and a half, lay Ritz Park and Sandwich is the
center of can does Little League Universe. The Canadian Little
League Championships started today. On the line a chance to
represent Canada at the fabled Little League World Series. We
(11:09):
sent Jordan Cunningham to make some new friends on day one.
Speaker 14 (11:15):
It's his story with all the ingredients for baseball perfection.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
Can you count the clouds in the sky?
Speaker 12 (11:22):
There is no clouds in the sky.
Speaker 14 (11:24):
There are more flags flying than usual at Larret's Park,
more burgers and dogs and burger dogs are coming from
the concession, and more people are in the park than
on a typical Tuesday, because for the first time in
thirty four years, the island is home to the Canadian
Little League Championships. In nineteen ninety one, Laretz played host
(11:44):
in front of a national TV audience Glay's Bay and
Nova Scotia One at All, albeit on a bit of
a dodgy strike three call. But hey, no ump is perfect.
Speaker 4 (11:54):
But the tournament is there's nothing better than baseball and.
Speaker 14 (11:57):
If you're a player in Canada, this is the show.
Laret's Little League is the host and they've rolled out
the green carpet for their cross country counterparts.
Speaker 4 (12:05):
Both are great. They've done a great job. It's been
a lot of work, a lot of volunteers.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
Who's John do?
Speaker 4 (12:14):
All six Little League regions are represented. You're the Toronto kids.
Welcome to BC. Thanks so much here, it's great to
be here.
Speaker 14 (12:20):
In both official languages, the gold, we may as well
warn you now some of the language in this story
is inside baseball.
Speaker 10 (12:34):
Do you guys hit dingers?
Speaker 3 (12:36):
Hi? Yeah?
Speaker 15 (12:37):
Yeah?
Speaker 7 (12:38):
One hit stinger?
Speaker 4 (12:39):
Ever put one in the parking lot?
Speaker 9 (12:42):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (12:42):
I don't really hit all Yeah.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
Some of the gear has changed over the years. Why
are you guys wearing those sleeves. What's up there, sleepy wonder?
Speaker 6 (12:51):
Oh it's all for?
Speaker 4 (12:54):
No tournament is complete? Is your brother playing?
Speaker 10 (12:57):
Yeah?
Speaker 14 (12:57):
Without the player's younger siblings, little bro and Sis usually
don't stray far from the snacks.
Speaker 4 (13:03):
Want to know what's good? Ask one of them. I'm
slushy hair as well.
Speaker 8 (13:07):
With I presently eat it with the chicken strips and fries.
Speaker 4 (13:11):
The players go to fuel is still the same. Oh
you need is a bunch of seeds. Seeds will be shelled,
so too will some of the pitchers.
Speaker 14 (13:21):
As the winner will advance to Williamsport, Pennsylvania to represent
Canada in the Little League World Series. As to how
to get there as far as Williamsport.
Speaker 8 (13:29):
Like like twenty eight hours, like six or.
Speaker 14 (13:32):
Six hours, getting to the final August seventh will be
a battle.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
And until then, enjoy the show.
Speaker 13 (13:39):
What the day.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
A little goda?
Speaker 3 (13:44):
Love it all right? I gotta love the upside. And
that's the time it is. Now is check in with
our friends, and I think you guys are west of
us tonight. Tell us what's going on?
Speaker 15 (13:55):
We are in soup here when we always love coming
out to suit, We always love coming out to this show.
The Soup Final Art Show is alive, up and running
and we'll continue to run to the fourth of August.
And it is absolutely world class.
Speaker 5 (14:07):
Yeah, it's the thirty ninth Souk Fine Art Show.
Speaker 16 (14:11):
Shout out to the volunteers, over three hundred volunteers to
make this thing go each and every year.
Speaker 5 (14:15):
We have close to four hundred artists.
Speaker 16 (14:17):
Our four hundred pieces right from close to three hundred
different artists.
Speaker 5 (14:21):
Two sixty four, I think two sixty four. I knew
you were going to coprecibly on that.
Speaker 16 (14:25):
But I mean you're talking about paintings, you're talking about sculptures,
you're talking photography. So there's a little something for everyone. Yeah,
it runs through holiday Mondays. You got to get out here.
Speaker 15 (14:36):
It is. It's absolutely stunning and it's a good time
to come here. Right now, it's nice and quiet through here.
Now we've got entertainment. There's a gift shop. They've got
some light snacks. Four years well, tomorrow's Seniors Day by
the way, Oh how about this deal coffee and a
scone So you want to see yes here tomorrow as
you had me at scone.
Speaker 5 (14:55):
Oh, we're gonna show you something cool coming up in
the second.
Speaker 16 (14:57):
But we wanted to remind you about sober Fast coming
up this weekend at Starlight Stadium.
Speaker 5 (15:02):
They've got just a great lineup including Serena Rise Arena Stampa.
Speaker 10 (15:08):
Lady.
Speaker 5 (15:08):
Yeah, isn't that great? So you want to get up
to sober Fest.
Speaker 16 (15:12):
Of course, alcohol and marijuana free event, so we get
out there. It's a family friendly event. You sign up
to our newsletter right now. All the details are on
the screen and we.
Speaker 5 (15:23):
Might call you on Thursday morning. Yeah, or to some
tickets to Soberfest.
Speaker 15 (15:27):
And by the way, we'll have the winner's name from
last night, the merchandise from the Book of Mormon, all
the entries that came in on our Book of Norman
Tribua contest, so we got a lot of me last day.
We'll let you know who won the.
Speaker 10 (15:37):
Pro Flash prize.
Speaker 5 (15:38):
All right, I gave Yeah, you gave it. Jen, the organizer,
gave us each.
Speaker 15 (15:43):
A tuney here we go to use in the art
vending machine. I don't think I've ever seen an art
vending machine, so I'll go in and see what I get.
First off, everybody gets a little piece of art here
for your two dollars. If you can get it there
there we go, so ill you that like at that
nice little piece.
Speaker 5 (16:03):
Whatever I get, Stacy, there's for you to see.
Speaker 16 (16:07):
Who say, wow, okay, two dollars you're getting that.
Speaker 6 (16:14):
I love that.
Speaker 5 (16:14):
Coming back to the station, I'll take it.
Speaker 6 (16:16):
Thank you.
Speaker 15 (16:17):
Chickings out of a Snickers.
Speaker 4 (16:18):
Bar, all right.
Speaker 3 (16:20):
I know there's so many wonderful things to see at
the Soup Front arch. So so looking forward to checking
back in and a couple of minutes guys, thanks so much.
Also still to come on check tonight. Another day of
scorching temperatures in eastern Canada and elsewhere. We'll have more
on that after foot break.
Speaker 5 (16:38):
The fires don't wait for us to be ready. They
can strike when we least expected.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
Environment and Climate Change Canada issues heat warnings for much
of the BC interior, as well, officials urging people to
stay vigilant, don't go away.
Speaker 1 (16:52):
Watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime on Check plus or check news Dot
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check News
watch full Check newscasts week days at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one Check plus or checknews dot Ca.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
And I can tell you the health authority needs to
be better. They need to do a better job.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Strong words from Victoria Police after a man was caught
dealing drugs from a lawn chair in front of an
Island Health supervised consumption site.
Speaker 2 (00:32):
We simply don't have enough beds that are planned to
meet the growing demand.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Our seniors will need to start planning for their futures
sooner than they thought, with long term care beds being
in critically short supply.
Speaker 4 (00:46):
Do you guys hit Dingers?
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Hi?
Speaker 5 (00:48):
Yeah, yeah, yeah, one hits Dinger.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Dinger's abound at La Ritz Park at the Canadian Little
League Championships. Check News starts now, Good evening, Thanks for
being here tonight. Victoria Police is touting more than a
dozen arrests after carrying out an undercover street safety operation
(01:16):
in downtown. In one instance, officers saw a man set
up in a lawn chair selling cocaine to a lineup
of customers outside an Island Health consumption site. As Cory
Sitaway tells us Victoria's police chief isn't mincing words, calling
on the health Authority and its supports staff to do better.
Speaker 6 (01:36):
Out of a covert public safety blitz in downtown Victoria,
A bigger issue is emerging.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
Who that is is absolutely unacceptable.
Speaker 6 (01:45):
After undercover officers observed a service provider talking with a
man posted up in a lawnchair trafficking cocaine to a
lineup of customers on the front stoop of an Island
health consumption site.
Speaker 2 (01:56):
It's unprofessional. I'm extremely disappointed to hear about that and see.
Speaker 6 (02:01):
That the man trafficking the cocaine was arrested in what
Victoria Police is calling Project three D or Disrupt Downtown Disorder.
Two days of sixteen arrests, including a repeat offender on
the nine hundred block of Pandora with two outstanding warrants
from the mainland. Another a man is first arrested day
one for trafficking cocaine, the next day fentanyl.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
We have a lot of people that are exploiting our
most vulnerable people by distributing illicit and potentially poisonous drugs
on our streets. They're not welcome in our community.
Speaker 6 (02:35):
Disrupting this criminal activity covertly, the Chief says, will be
a dedicated and ongoing initiative, and as the up their game,
they're asking community partners and the public to step up
as well.
Speaker 2 (02:47):
I do expect that if somebody is set up at
your front door, and you know they're carrying out drug
trafficking activities right under your nose, that there has to
be somebody that has to say something.
Speaker 6 (03:00):
The health authority, specifically tough words from the Capital Cities
Police Chief.
Speaker 2 (03:04):
I can tell you the health authority needs to be better.
They need to do a better job. We just can't
make it so easy for them that they're just literally
seated outside the front doors of the supervised consumption site.
Speaker 6 (03:17):
Island Health didn't answer check news's questions on if they
be following up with staff or making policy changes. Instead,
they size step to responsibility, saying it's not within their
mandates for staff to respond to criminal activity occurring on
a public street that they say is police purview. The
chief says there's no room for apathy given the crime
(03:38):
and disorder is to use the Capital City is facing.
Speaker 2 (03:40):
That does not send the message that we want to
send in our community, and it's disappointing to see that.
Speaker 6 (03:46):
For him, service providers, even the public have a part
to play to step up, move people along or call
nine on one.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
Late last night and I'm the city council discussed the
idea of shutting down the only odose prevention site in
the Harbor.
Speaker 7 (04:02):
City recognize this is a subject which people hold strong
opinions on, different opinions on, and I don't make this
motion lightly because.
Speaker 8 (04:12):
I'm not prepared to shut down something that we do
know it does save lives, there's absolutely no doubt, but
I do agree that the chaos around it can be
very problematic.
Speaker 3 (04:22):
Councilor Thorpe's motion came before council to discuss late last night,
but a motion to defer the matter passed in a
five to three vote, with hopes of having further discussions
with Island Health and other community stakeholders. Island Health meantime,
has cut one hundred and seventeen positions in the past
month and warns that more cuts are coming. Island Health
(04:43):
did not have anyone available for an on camera interview,
but confirms it's focused on more job cuts. In early June,
it laid off one vice president and several executive directors'
positions within Iehealth who developed the electronic health records system.
We're all eliminated. A spokesperson with Island Hell said that
frontline and unionized workers will not be impacted. There are
(05:04):
approximately twenty five hundred non unionized employees in Island Health.
A cyclist remains in hospital with life altering injuries after
a collision with a pickup truck at a busy intersection
just before noon yesterday morning. It happened where the Lockside
Regional Trail intersects Quadra Street. As a result, traffic was
(05:24):
blocked for hours in both directions, a long Quadra between
Mackenzie Avenue and green Ridge Crescent. Santa Police Major Crimes
Unit are now involved in the investigation with assistance from
the Traffic Safety Unit.
Speaker 9 (05:37):
The cyclist still remains in critical condition at a local
hospital or communicating with their family. The driver of the
pickup truck did remain unseene and our forensic investigators and
crash analysts have seized that pickup truck as part of
the investigation.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
Sanach Police are asking for anyone with dash cam or
surveillance video to contact them. The man accused of allegedly
highjacked looking a plane from Victoria Airport and flying it
to Vancouver International Airport, triggering a security incident. Appeared briefly
in provincial court in Richmond today, where his lawyer says
they're working on a plan to have him released on bail.
Speaker 4 (06:13):
To hear.
Speaker 3 (06:14):
Cassim was dressed in an orange prison outfit and acknowledged
he could see and hear the judge, who scheduled another
appearance for Cassim appearance rather for Cassim in two weeks.
An agent for Casm's defense lawyer, Kevin Westell, says they'll
take the time to work on a bail plan for
the former commercial pilot, who faces charges for allegedly taking
a small aircraft from Victoria's Airport on July fifteenth and
(06:36):
flying it over the Vancouver Airport before he was arrested
on landing. The thirty nine year old has been in
custody at a pre trial facility in Surrey since his arrest.
He's been charged with hijacking, which is an offense constituting terrorism,
and with damaging or interfering with a navigation system. Tenants
in his senior's housing complex in Port Alberni are speaking
(06:58):
out tonight alleging unsafe living conditions, mold exposure, harassment, and
systemic neglect. This comes despite a three point five million
dollar renovation to the building with funding from BC Housing.
Kendall Hanson reports.
Speaker 10 (07:13):
Some latters in a first aid office are still on
site at the Pioneer Towers in port Alberni, a nonprofit
run building for seniors fifty five plus. When the three
point five million dollar renovation began in November twenty twenty three,
the tenants were told the work would be finished in
ten months, but more than a year and a half later,
the work, which includes new windows and exterior cladding, electrical
(07:35):
and heating upgrades, and interior painting, is still underway. Tenants
say they've endured a loss of privacy, lots of noise.
In many days without electricity, including heat.
Speaker 11 (07:46):
We weren't able to breathe properly. We were in darkness
most of the time we were we felt like we
were in prison.
Speaker 10 (07:57):
And despite the renovations, they say new problems have appeared.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
They did my window and in November December there was
mold and I'm talking lots and water.
Speaker 12 (08:09):
So I still have mold in my place. I've had
the maintenance sky from here, come up and look at it.
That was probably about three weeks two a month ago,
and he said they'd be in shortly to spray. And
I haven't heard hide in her hair from them, since.
Speaker 10 (08:27):
Most of the seniors pay subsidized rent based on income,
so they say they can't afford to move anywhere else.
Speaker 11 (08:33):
Me the lack of intention that management paid into the
harassment that I've received.
Speaker 12 (08:39):
All my windows are open all day long, even with
my air conditioner on.
Speaker 10 (08:44):
A community support worker started advocating for the seniors, but
says letters to the society's board have gone nowhere.
Speaker 8 (08:51):
We decided that instead of jumping through hoops for them,
since they really didn't take any action, we would start
to take action through the residential tendancy branch. So we've
started making filings and we made our first one on Friday.
Speaker 13 (09:04):
A Schola says she's heard complaints from a dozen of
the building's residents and there are some serious problems happening
here along with the tenants. She's calling on BC Housing
to get involved.
Speaker 8 (09:14):
I hope that there's an independent investigation into the behavior
into management and the board of directors. There seems to
be no oversight that protects residents. You know, we've looked
at freedom of information and like everything, there's a barrier everywhere,
you know, a barrier to file an application with the RTB.
There's money to you know, ask the court to investigate
(09:35):
the society.
Speaker 10 (09:36):
In a statement, the Alberni Valley Senior Citizens' Home Society
says it's taken steps to alleviate many of the complaints
made in that it's currently undergoing extensive renovations to deal
with some complaints which have arisen due to the age
of the building. It adds that no evidence has been
provided to support Escola's claims, and that if tenants don't
feel their complaints have been taken seriously, they can file
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for resolution with the Residential Tendency branch.
Speaker 3 (10:03):
The BCSPCA says thirty three cats and dogs, including sixteen puppies,
have been surrendered after an investigation into a Nanaimo property.
The dogs included two pitbull terrier mixed moms with sixteen
puppies between them. The animals were surrendered between July seventeenth
and twenty first. In addition to the large number of animals,
the SPCA says the property was unsanitary, with feces and
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urine throughout, and that all of the animals had flea infestations.
There was also an inadequate amount of food and water
for them. The SPCA says the three week old puppies
should be available for adoption in five weeks once they
have been properly weaned. The rest of the animals will
be available in the coming weeks and on checkpoint tonight,
we want to know if you have ever adopted an animal.
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You can vote at checknews dot Ca will have results
for you later in the broadcast. Well, it's been years
in the planning and for the next two a week
and a half, lay Ritz Park and Sandwich is the
center of can does Little League Universe. The Canadian Little
League Championships started today. On the line a chance to
represent Canada at the fabled Little League World Series. We
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sent Jordan Cunningham to make some new friends on day one.
Speaker 14 (11:15):
It's his story with all the ingredients for baseball perfection.
Speaker 4 (11:20):
Can you count the clouds in the sky?
Speaker 12 (11:22):
There is no clouds in the sky.
Speaker 14 (11:24):
There are more flags flying than usual at Larret's Park,
more burgers and dogs and burger dogs are coming from
the concession, and more people are in the park than
on a typical Tuesday, because for the first time in
thirty four years, the island is home to the Canadian
Little League Championships. In nineteen ninety one, Laretz played host
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in front of a national TV audience Glay's Bay and
Nova Scotia One at All, albeit on a bit of
a dodgy strike three call. But hey, no ump is perfect.
Speaker 4 (11:54):
But the tournament is there's nothing better than baseball and.
Speaker 14 (11:57):
If you're a player in Canada, this is the show.
Laret's Little League is the host and they've rolled out
the green carpet for their cross country counterparts.
Speaker 4 (12:05):
Both are great. They've done a great job. It's been
a lot of work, a lot of volunteers.
Speaker 6 (12:10):
Who's John do?
Speaker 4 (12:14):
All six Little League regions are represented. You're the Toronto kids.
Welcome to BC. Thanks so much here, it's great to
be here.
Speaker 14 (12:20):
In both official languages, the gold, we may as well
warn you now some of the language in this story
is inside baseball.
Speaker 10 (12:34):
Do you guys hit dingers?
Speaker 3 (12:36):
Hi? Yeah?
Speaker 15 (12:37):
Yeah?
Speaker 7 (12:38):
One hit stinger?
Speaker 4 (12:39):
Ever put one in the parking lot?
Speaker 9 (12:42):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (12:42):
I don't really hit all Yeah.
Speaker 4 (12:46):
Some of the gear has changed over the years. Why
are you guys wearing those sleeves. What's up there, sleepy wonder?
Speaker 6 (12:51):
Oh it's all for?
Speaker 4 (12:54):
No tournament is complete? Is your brother playing?
Speaker 10 (12:57):
Yeah?
Speaker 14 (12:57):
Without the player's younger siblings, little bro and Sis usually
don't stray far from the snacks.
Speaker 4 (13:03):
Want to know what's good? Ask one of them. I'm
slushy hair as well.
Speaker 8 (13:07):
With I presently eat it with the chicken strips and fries.
Speaker 4 (13:11):
The players go to fuel is still the same. Oh
you need is a bunch of seeds. Seeds will be shelled,
so too will some of the pitchers.
Speaker 14 (13:21):
As the winner will advance to Williamsport, Pennsylvania to represent
Canada in the Little League World Series. As to how
to get there as far as Williamsport.
Speaker 8 (13:29):
Like like twenty eight hours, like six or.
Speaker 14 (13:32):
Six hours, getting to the final August seventh will be
a battle.
Speaker 4 (13:36):
And until then, enjoy the show.
Speaker 13 (13:39):
What the day.
Speaker 5 (13:43):
A little goda?
Speaker 3 (13:44):
Love it all right? I gotta love the upside. And
that's the time it is. Now is check in with
our friends, and I think you guys are west of
us tonight. Tell us what's going on?
Speaker 15 (13:55):
We are in soup here when we always love coming
out to suit, We always love coming out to this show.
The Soup Final Art Show is alive, up and running
and we'll continue to run to the fourth of August.
And it is absolutely world class.
Speaker 5 (14:07):
Yeah, it's the thirty ninth Souk Fine Art Show.
Speaker 16 (14:11):
Shout out to the volunteers, over three hundred volunteers to
make this thing go each and every year.
Speaker 5 (14:15):
We have close to four hundred artists.
Speaker 16 (14:17):
Our four hundred pieces right from close to three hundred
different artists.
Speaker 5 (14:21):
Two sixty four, I think two sixty four. I knew
you were going to coprecibly on that.
Speaker 16 (14:25):
But I mean you're talking about paintings, you're talking about sculptures,
you're talking photography. So there's a little something for everyone. Yeah,
it runs through holiday Mondays. You got to get out here.
Speaker 15 (14:36):
It is. It's absolutely stunning and it's a good time
to come here. Right now, it's nice and quiet through here.
Now we've got entertainment. There's a gift shop. They've got
some light snacks. Four years well, tomorrow's Seniors Day by
the way, Oh how about this deal coffee and a
scone So you want to see yes here tomorrow as
you had me at scone.
Speaker 5 (14:55):
Oh, we're gonna show you something cool coming up in
the second.
Speaker 16 (14:57):
But we wanted to remind you about sober Fast coming
up this weekend at Starlight Stadium.
Speaker 5 (15:02):
They've got just a great lineup including Serena Rise Arena Stampa.
Speaker 10 (15:08):
Lady.
Speaker 5 (15:08):
Yeah, isn't that great? So you want to get up
to sober Fest.
Speaker 16 (15:12):
Of course, alcohol and marijuana free event, so we get
out there. It's a family friendly event. You sign up
to our newsletter right now. All the details are on
the screen and we.
Speaker 5 (15:23):
Might call you on Thursday morning. Yeah, or to some
tickets to Soberfest.
Speaker 15 (15:27):
And by the way, we'll have the winner's name from
last night, the merchandise from the Book of Mormon, all
the entries that came in on our Book of Norman
Tribua contest, so we got a lot of me last day.
We'll let you know who won the.
Speaker 10 (15:37):
Pro Flash prize.
Speaker 5 (15:38):
All right, I gave Yeah, you gave it. Jen, the organizer,
gave us each.
Speaker 15 (15:43):
A tuney here we go to use in the art
vending machine. I don't think I've ever seen an art
vending machine, so I'll go in and see what I get.
First off, everybody gets a little piece of art here
for your two dollars. If you can get it there
there we go, so ill you that like at that
nice little piece.
Speaker 5 (16:03):
Whatever I get, Stacy, there's for you to see.
Speaker 16 (16:07):
Who say, wow, okay, two dollars you're getting that.
Speaker 6 (16:14):
I love that.
Speaker 5 (16:14):
Coming back to the station, I'll take it.
Speaker 6 (16:16):
Thank you.
Speaker 15 (16:17):
Chickings out of a Snickers.
Speaker 4 (16:18):
Bar, all right.
Speaker 3 (16:20):
I know there's so many wonderful things to see at
the Soup Front arch. So so looking forward to checking
back in and a couple of minutes guys, thanks so much.
Also still to come on check tonight. Another day of
scorching temperatures in eastern Canada and elsewhere. We'll have more
on that after foot break.
Speaker 5 (16:38):
The fires don't wait for us to be ready. They
can strike when we least expected.
Speaker 3 (16:43):
Environment and Climate Change Canada issues heat warnings for much
of the BC interior, as well, officials urging people to
stay vigilant, don't go away.
Speaker 1 (16:52):
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