October 16, 2025 • 16 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check News
watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one, Check plus or checknews dot CA.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Little progress has been made in terms of understanding, recognizing
and reducing risk.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Tragic number from BC's chief corner today that shows suicide
rates among BC's young people are on the rise. What
he's recommending to address it.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
They're going to run out a product that's tragic as
they're being held hostage.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
As the impacts from the ongoing BCGEU strike hit harder.
Word that things may be about to escalate. Ne forget
any border battles. Island baseball fans are lining up to
make the pilgrimage to the Emerald City for Game three
between the Jays and Mariners. Check News starts now, Good evening,
(01:06):
Thank you for joining us. BCI's chief coroner says suicide
among our youth and young adults is increasing. Death by
suicide is the second highest cause of death in kids
under eighteen, and according to a new report release today,
more can and should be done to make our province safer.
Course Sitaway has more.
Speaker 5 (01:26):
It's both shocking and sad.
Speaker 6 (01:28):
In real term support, we gone up about fifteen percent.
Speaker 5 (01:30):
Suicide rates among young people in BC are increasing.
Speaker 6 (01:34):
One of the things that we saw in this death
review panel was that the if you broadened youth up
to about twenty five, there have been more suicides in
that group.
Speaker 5 (01:46):
According to the Coroner's panel, four hundred and thirty five
British Columbians under the age of twenty nine died by
suicide over five years between twenty nineteen and twenty twenty three.
Most were male, and most of the deaths occurred in
Fraser Health, followed by Island Health. More often than not,
the cases were in small towns under ten thousand. People
(02:06):
overrepresented statistically are status First Nations youth and young adults.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
In BC. The rate of death amongst Status First Nations
youth and young adults is four times higher than the
provincial rate, a fact inextricably linked to colonialization.
Speaker 5 (02:23):
Adding to the heartbreak, most of the young British Columbians
had been trying to get help. More than fifty percent
had an MSP billing related to their mental health or
suicide ideation within a year of their death.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
If nobody's the leader, then nobody's the leader.
Speaker 5 (02:39):
As a result, BC's Corner Service says mental health supports
in BC schools and in the healthcare system must improve.
The Corner Services calling for action including a province wide
suicide risk reduction framework, improved data collection, and the Ministry
of Education to review the resources available to students to
ensure they're effective. It also to see the creation of
(03:00):
a province wide mental health training model applicable to everyone
working in our medical system. And lastly, it wants municipalities
and the province to create youth specific spaces.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
There is an opportunity to leverage existing facilities that are
currently owned or leased by the province or municipal governments
and to reimagine them as safe, secure spaces for young
people to gather or connect.
Speaker 5 (03:24):
Those asks would be years in the making before any
action is taken. The Coroner wants a progress update to
their last suicide panel from twenty nineteen. It wants to
know where their recommendations are at, and it wants the
province to provide answers by the end of December.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
And if you or someone you know is experiencing feelings
of distress or despair, including thoughts of suicide, you can
call one eight hundred suicide or nine eight eight anytime,
day or night.
Speaker 7 (03:54):
Well.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
The Victoria and Colonna Airports confirm their public information systems
were hacked onto the day morning with pro Hamas anti
Trump messaging. It comes after social media posts depicted pro
Hamas messages on flight information screens and chance being played
on public announcement systems. Victoria Airport says in a statement
that an unauthorized audio message was related to a cloud
(04:17):
based software issue, but that staff shut the broadcast down quickly.
A spokesperson with Colonna International Airport said their PA system
was fixed after about twenty seconds. Well, it took a
few minutes for the images to be removed from their displays.
Some flights were delayed at the Okanagan Airport. Transport Canada
said it was aware of the hacks, along with another
(04:38):
incident at Windsor International Airport. More than twenty six thousand
public service workers remain off the job and on the
picket lines, and not only is there no end in sight,
there's word today that things are about to expand. A
press release sent out mistakenly saying that talks have now
broken off between the province and the professional employees. Associate
(05:00):
Mary Griffin has more.
Speaker 8 (05:03):
The news was supposed to come out during a planned
news conference Thursday, but in a release mistakenly sent out
Wednesday morning, we learned talks between the Professional Employees Association
and the provincial government are off, the province not budging
from its offer of three and a half percent over
two years. Seven weeks ago, the PEA announced it was
(05:25):
on strike in solidarity with the BCGU.
Speaker 9 (05:28):
I think it's incredibly difficult obviously taking strike action. This
is something that we would rather not be doing. We'd
much rather be at work day to day serving British Columbians.
I think it's unfortunate government is still unable to come
to the table and negotiate a fair deal.
Speaker 8 (05:43):
In an internal email obtained by check News, Paul Finch
ass members who has supported the NDP in the past
to come forward, writing that it feels like the bc
NDP is turning his back on workers, the very people
who help the NDP get elected. The email presents two
options orded the bc NDP in the past or I
haven't supported the bc NDP.
Speaker 9 (06:05):
It's absolutely appropriate what we do as we reach out
to our members who have volunteered and of course engaged
with them and asked them if they're happy with what
currently the NDP is doing in power. You know, I
think a lot of our members are incredibly concerned that
the NAP is not living their values.
Speaker 8 (06:21):
At Spinnaker Spirit Merchants and Vic West, the store still
has plenty of product on his shelves, but the strike
is showing that.
Speaker 4 (06:29):
Definitely has an impact. I'm concerned about the small restaurants
and bars that just don't have access to product, and
we're getting caught in the crossfire.
Speaker 8 (06:43):
Hatfield owns two liquor stores and started BC's first craft
brewery that also produces cider, gin and vodka. He's getting
calls from around the province for help.
Speaker 4 (06:53):
I'm getting inquiries out of the Fraser Valley and we're
doing what we can to get our product to people
who want it.
Speaker 8 (07:04):
Public service workers represented by both the BCGU and the
PEA include over one thousand PEA members in nearly twenty
five thousand BCGU members on picket lines across the province.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
BC Conservation is investigating after a cougar was found with
suspected gunshot wounds in port Alberni. Conservation says the cougar
had been spotted several times in the community. Though the
shooting was never reported. Officers are now working to understand
what happened and anyone with information should call the Report
All Poachers and Polluters Hotline Nanaimo ORCMP asking for the
(07:43):
public's help to find a man who has dubbed the
Banjo bandit Mount Esa. On October fourth, a vehicle parked
on Victoria Crescent in Nanaimo was broken into and several
items were stolen, including a MacBook Pro and a handmade banjo.
The banjo is unique. The drumhead is solid wood with
no inscriptions or designs. The man was then spotted at
a punch shop trying to sell the items. Police say
(08:05):
the sale was refused. BC Ferries is launching an online
wait list for travelers heading from Horseshoe Bay to Departure
Bay and Langdale just as mandatory reservations kick in. The
new alert system comes as BC Ferries begins work on
a multi year redevelopment of the Horseshoe Bay Terminal, which
will cause twenty five percent of the vehicle space to
(08:27):
be removed during construction. Because there's less vehicle space, BC
Ferries is switching to mandatory reservations for people departing from
Horseshoe Bay to avoid any safety concerns caused by backups
at the terminal well. Tonight is Game three of the
American League Championship Series between the Blue Jays and Mariners,
and as usual, Island fans have mobilized as the series
(08:50):
shifts back to Seattle. The Jays desperately needs some life
in the series, and as Jordan Cunningham shows us, the
backing of some Island hardball hardcore might be just what
they've been missing.
Speaker 10 (09:03):
What God, The only thing may be better than living
in a postcard is postseason.
Speaker 11 (09:11):
And this morning, Island baseball fans showed.
Speaker 5 (09:13):
Up in numbers day.
Speaker 10 (09:15):
As Canadians, we lived up to our reputation by showing
up early and prepared by Little League Globe for one
day at least, we balked at that mild mannered reputation.
Speaker 11 (09:28):
Oh yeah, brother, let's go.
Speaker 10 (09:30):
It's playoff baseball, the likes of which they've never seen.
Speaker 11 (09:33):
You ever been this excited for a ball game in
your life?
Speaker 10 (09:35):
Not in my life, buddy, Canada's team versus our nearest neighbors.
Speaker 11 (09:39):
But if you had one side of.
Speaker 10 (09:40):
The Victoria Clipper packed with Blue Jays fans and the
other packed with Mariners fans.
Speaker 11 (09:45):
This boat would tip.
Speaker 10 (09:46):
There any chance the Mariners are winning this game, looking
good as half the ball game. And it seems Jays
fans got the memo you have baseball stitch shoes. Some
Mariner fans went incognito.
Speaker 11 (09:57):
Cou'd be a lot of Jays fans on that boat,
realize that.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Right, that's okay, that's all right.
Speaker 11 (10:02):
We can live with them.
Speaker 10 (10:03):
But a handful of hardcorees sported in Neptune's Fork and
some weren't shy.
Speaker 12 (10:09):
Tough crowd, no doubt.
Speaker 10 (10:10):
Games one and two, of course, were one sided affairs,
with the Mariners taking both games in Toronto. But playoff
baseball is all about chemistry. Could it be you're the
missing ingredient for the Blue Jays?
Speaker 5 (10:20):
Maybe?
Speaker 13 (10:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 10 (10:22):
And to help attract Island fans, Victoria Clipper rolled out
the red carpet.
Speaker 11 (10:25):
Like never before.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
This one's a little special.
Speaker 11 (10:28):
From the second you stepped on the ramp, game on.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Oh, we got some you know.
Speaker 7 (10:31):
Clips running on board, the greatest moments in baseball. To
get the mood going, we got some drink specials on board,
some food specials.
Speaker 10 (10:37):
The baseball menu did have its limits two or false
cracker jacks around the menu false. While a typical Jay's
game in Seattle looks like this, don't expect total takeover
of the park. With Seattle seeking their first World Series
appearance ever, big game, but same rules apply. One, two, three,
(11:03):
strikes you roun and it doesn't matter where you're sitting fifteen.
Speaker 11 (11:06):
Rows behind home play.
Speaker 8 (11:07):
Yeah, it's pretty good, We're pretty lucky.
Speaker 11 (11:09):
Or how you got tickets to.
Speaker 12 (11:10):
Your ticket master? Good looks and charm, good looks in chech.
Speaker 11 (11:14):
Just be happy you're on board for something special.
Speaker 12 (11:19):
That's great.
Speaker 3 (11:19):
Clearly lots of excitement from fans in Victoria's Inner Harbor
this morning, but we wanted to take a look at
how things are playing out on the other side of
the Salish Sea. For that, we head to our colleague
from King five News in Seattle, Lea Pizzetti, who also
managed to track down some Canadian fans who made the
trip over the border.
Speaker 12 (11:39):
Well, it is a time for Game three.
Speaker 14 (11:42):
The Mariners are up to and oh it is a
sold out crowd.
Speaker 12 (11:46):
Here at T Mobile Park.
Speaker 14 (11:48):
Fans are flocking into the stadium right now. I'm seeing
fans from both sides out of the aisle and the border.
Speaker 12 (11:56):
Of course, our Mariners fans.
Speaker 14 (11:57):
Are happy to have them back home coming.
Speaker 12 (11:59):
Off of this winning streak, but.
Speaker 14 (12:01):
The Blue Jays hope to take or get back on
the map. And speaking of the Blue Jays, come on in, gentlemen,
we have Perry, we have Sanjay. Al right, everybody, we
came across the border for the game. This is not
your first rodeo here in Seattle, though.
Speaker 13 (12:18):
You've been here before, been here a few times, and
it's been a great, great place to be watching football game. Yeah, yeah, no,
it's a fun place to watch a ball again.
Speaker 12 (12:27):
Absolutely, we're excited. And you said that you've been here
when the Blue Jays have.
Speaker 13 (12:31):
Won, they've actually swept all.
Speaker 12 (12:35):
Right, all right, reve it in, gentlemen. Okay, okay, so
the Blue Jays have won here before.
Speaker 14 (12:38):
What are you hoping for today's game as far I mean, obviously,
the blue Jays winning is the bottom line, but we.
Speaker 13 (12:44):
Want to make a series out of this. Yeah, we
want to see a goal go all the way and
let the fans after taken in. Yeah, go blue Jays.
Speaker 14 (12:53):
And it's pretty cool that you are able to jump
the border so easily and head to the us head
to see this game.
Speaker 12 (13:01):
Talk about that the ease. What would it like to
get down here today? What was it like? It was great.
Friday night.
Speaker 13 (13:05):
We decided last minute, let's go watch the game. And
Saturday morning he woke up, got a bunch of tickets.
Speaker 12 (13:09):
And we hit the road. Yeah, you do have a
big squad with you. I noticed that.
Speaker 14 (13:13):
All right, All right, well, enjoy the game today, gentlemen,
Thank you so much.
Speaker 12 (13:18):
We will see if the Blue Jays can.
Speaker 14 (13:20):
Get back in the game. Of course, they have not
won a game yet in this series. The Mariners are
up to and oh the doors are open, fans are
pouring in. We will watch the game closely. But it
is a beautiful day here in Seattle. I will send
it back to you at check.
Speaker 12 (13:38):
Awesome.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Lots of fun, leah, thank you, and of course our
upside gentlemen, lots of excitement about a ballgame. But why
watch that when you can watch Island's got talent right here.
Speaker 11 (13:49):
Well, yeah, that's it.
Speaker 7 (13:51):
I'm sure the people that at MLB are concerned about
the numbers tonight.
Speaker 15 (13:55):
Yeah, they didn't wanted us in postpone until Friday, but
we're going ahead with it. Yeah, and just to rub
it in their noses a little bit. Three acts the
first couple.
Speaker 16 (14:06):
Of nights of Island's got talent, but.
Speaker 7 (14:08):
Tonight four four yeah, four great acts including Rose Young Rose,
who is a great singer.
Speaker 16 (14:15):
Eleven year old Rose Nimo. She's excellent. You're gonna love
seeing Rose extra thirty. This is a hot little band
here as well. Yeah, that's a four piece between the
ages of thirteen and twenty and they are out of
Nanaimo Campbell River.
Speaker 7 (14:29):
I think I think thirty was the inspiration for the name.
Speaker 11 (14:34):
Oh that's right out of Tambell River because.
Speaker 7 (14:35):
That's the exit that you take to get into Gamba.
Speaker 16 (14:37):
They are talented young yeah musicians.
Speaker 13 (14:41):
Uh.
Speaker 7 (14:41):
And then we have who else do we have?
Speaker 10 (14:42):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (14:42):
Then we have Karan and Sharon and.
Speaker 16 (14:45):
It's right on Chris and Claire, sorry Karen, and they're excellent.
And then we're gonna finish it.
Speaker 7 (14:52):
Off with the James Vicker Band, the.
Speaker 15 (14:54):
James Yeah, James Vicker James Vickers Band.
Speaker 16 (14:57):
So we want you to vote a you tonight one
tooth ring or for shoot us an email at the
upside at checknows dot Ca. And anyone that sends us
an email goes in the draw will randomly choose someone
to win the two dollars gift.
Speaker 1 (15:09):
Cards for the old farm market.
Speaker 7 (15:10):
Yeah, you know, beautiful day Seattle is mentioned there, but
beautiful day up here at the mount told me this
is where we are, right at top here, on top
of the reservoir where it all started on the upside,
almost six years ago.
Speaker 16 (15:21):
I took a couple of teeth. Yeah, I give you
a shot, and the teeth playing that. His ball to
the teeth will playing gold. But look at that shot
back there. We'll let mark it in on Mount Baker.
Speaker 7 (15:31):
Yeah there it is.
Speaker 16 (15:32):
Take that king five.
Speaker 3 (15:36):
Good ye down there, but look at look at that.
Speaker 12 (15:42):
I'd take that in.
Speaker 7 (15:44):
Yeah right, baseball, maceball.
Speaker 12 (15:49):
Who needs it?
Speaker 3 (15:51):
Looking forward to our for contestans tonight, guys, thank you
so much, what a beautiful night. Well still, I had
a look at new ads to try to improve parent
behavior at kids hockey games, plus some more council chaos.
If there wasn't such childish games, and we had proper leadership,
and you know, we could actually manage a council meeting
(16:12):
without yelling and screaming and fighting. Sayword takes the extraordinary
step of asking the VC Supreme Court to reduce the
number of councilors it needs to make decisions.
Speaker 12 (16:22):
We have that story and more just to happen.
Speaker 1 (16:26):
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Speaker 7 (16:33):
Here's a look at the current Vancouver Island road conditions
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Speaker 1 (16:43):
Watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime on Check plus or checknews dot Ca.
Check podcasts. This is an abbreviated version of check News
watch full Check newscasts weekdays at five, six, and ten,
or anytime one, Check plus or checknews dot CA.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Little progress has been made in terms of understanding, recognizing
and reducing risk.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
Tragic number from BC's chief corner today that shows suicide
rates among BC's young people are on the rise. What
he's recommending to address it.
Speaker 4 (00:31):
They're going to run out a product that's tragic as
they're being held hostage.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
As the impacts from the ongoing BCGEU strike hit harder.
Word that things may be about to escalate. Ne forget
any border battles. Island baseball fans are lining up to
make the pilgrimage to the Emerald City for Game three
between the Jays and Mariners. Check News starts now, Good evening,
(01:06):
Thank you for joining us. BCI's chief coroner says suicide
among our youth and young adults is increasing. Death by
suicide is the second highest cause of death in kids
under eighteen, and according to a new report release today,
more can and should be done to make our province safer.
Course Sitaway has more.
Speaker 5 (01:26):
It's both shocking and sad.
Speaker 6 (01:28):
In real term support, we gone up about fifteen percent.
Speaker 5 (01:30):
Suicide rates among young people in BC are increasing.
Speaker 6 (01:34):
One of the things that we saw in this death
review panel was that the if you broadened youth up
to about twenty five, there have been more suicides in
that group.
Speaker 5 (01:46):
According to the Coroner's panel, four hundred and thirty five
British Columbians under the age of twenty nine died by
suicide over five years between twenty nineteen and twenty twenty three.
Most were male, and most of the deaths occurred in
Fraser Health, followed by Island Health. More often than not,
the cases were in small towns under ten thousand. People
(02:06):
overrepresented statistically are status First Nations youth and young adults.
Speaker 2 (02:11):
In BC. The rate of death amongst Status First Nations
youth and young adults is four times higher than the
provincial rate, a fact inextricably linked to colonialization.
Speaker 5 (02:23):
Adding to the heartbreak, most of the young British Columbians
had been trying to get help. More than fifty percent
had an MSP billing related to their mental health or
suicide ideation within a year of their death.
Speaker 2 (02:36):
If nobody's the leader, then nobody's the leader.
Speaker 5 (02:39):
As a result, BC's Corner Service says mental health supports
in BC schools and in the healthcare system must improve.
The Corner Services calling for action including a province wide
suicide risk reduction framework, improved data collection, and the Ministry
of Education to review the resources available to students to
ensure they're effective. It also to see the creation of
(03:00):
a province wide mental health training model applicable to everyone
working in our medical system. And lastly, it wants municipalities
and the province to create youth specific spaces.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
There is an opportunity to leverage existing facilities that are
currently owned or leased by the province or municipal governments
and to reimagine them as safe, secure spaces for young
people to gather or connect.
Speaker 5 (03:24):
Those asks would be years in the making before any
action is taken. The Coroner wants a progress update to
their last suicide panel from twenty nineteen. It wants to
know where their recommendations are at, and it wants the
province to provide answers by the end of December.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
And if you or someone you know is experiencing feelings
of distress or despair, including thoughts of suicide, you can
call one eight hundred suicide or nine eight eight anytime,
day or night.
Speaker 7 (03:54):
Well.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
The Victoria and Colonna Airports confirm their public information systems
were hacked onto the day morning with pro Hamas anti
Trump messaging. It comes after social media posts depicted pro
Hamas messages on flight information screens and chance being played
on public announcement systems. Victoria Airport says in a statement
that an unauthorized audio message was related to a cloud
(04:17):
based software issue, but that staff shut the broadcast down quickly.
A spokesperson with Colonna International Airport said their PA system
was fixed after about twenty seconds. Well, it took a
few minutes for the images to be removed from their displays.
Some flights were delayed at the Okanagan Airport. Transport Canada
said it was aware of the hacks, along with another
(04:38):
incident at Windsor International Airport. More than twenty six thousand
public service workers remain off the job and on the
picket lines, and not only is there no end in sight,
there's word today that things are about to expand. A
press release sent out mistakenly saying that talks have now
broken off between the province and the professional employees. Associate
(05:00):
Mary Griffin has more.
Speaker 8 (05:03):
The news was supposed to come out during a planned
news conference Thursday, but in a release mistakenly sent out
Wednesday morning, we learned talks between the Professional Employees Association
and the provincial government are off, the province not budging
from its offer of three and a half percent over
two years. Seven weeks ago, the PEA announced it was
(05:25):
on strike in solidarity with the BCGU.
Speaker 9 (05:28):
I think it's incredibly difficult obviously taking strike action. This
is something that we would rather not be doing. We'd
much rather be at work day to day serving British Columbians.
I think it's unfortunate government is still unable to come
to the table and negotiate a fair deal.
Speaker 8 (05:43):
In an internal email obtained by check News, Paul Finch
ass members who has supported the NDP in the past
to come forward, writing that it feels like the bc
NDP is turning his back on workers, the very people
who help the NDP get elected. The email presents two
options orded the bc NDP in the past or I
haven't supported the bc NDP.
Speaker 9 (06:05):
It's absolutely appropriate what we do as we reach out
to our members who have volunteered and of course engaged
with them and asked them if they're happy with what
currently the NDP is doing in power. You know, I
think a lot of our members are incredibly concerned that
the NAP is not living their values.
Speaker 8 (06:21):
At Spinnaker Spirit Merchants and Vic West, the store still
has plenty of product on his shelves, but the strike
is showing that.
Speaker 4 (06:29):
Definitely has an impact. I'm concerned about the small restaurants
and bars that just don't have access to product, and
we're getting caught in the crossfire.
Speaker 8 (06:43):
Hatfield owns two liquor stores and started BC's first craft
brewery that also produces cider, gin and vodka. He's getting
calls from around the province for help.
Speaker 4 (06:53):
I'm getting inquiries out of the Fraser Valley and we're
doing what we can to get our product to people
who want it.
Speaker 8 (07:04):
Public service workers represented by both the BCGU and the
PEA include over one thousand PEA members in nearly twenty
five thousand BCGU members on picket lines across the province.
Speaker 3 (07:20):
BC Conservation is investigating after a cougar was found with
suspected gunshot wounds in port Alberni. Conservation says the cougar
had been spotted several times in the community. Though the
shooting was never reported. Officers are now working to understand
what happened and anyone with information should call the Report
All Poachers and Polluters Hotline Nanaimo ORCMP asking for the
(07:43):
public's help to find a man who has dubbed the
Banjo bandit Mount Esa. On October fourth, a vehicle parked
on Victoria Crescent in Nanaimo was broken into and several
items were stolen, including a MacBook Pro and a handmade banjo.
The banjo is unique. The drumhead is solid wood with
no inscriptions or designs. The man was then spotted at
a punch shop trying to sell the items. Police say
(08:05):
the sale was refused. BC Ferries is launching an online
wait list for travelers heading from Horseshoe Bay to Departure
Bay and Langdale just as mandatory reservations kick in. The
new alert system comes as BC Ferries begins work on
a multi year redevelopment of the Horseshoe Bay Terminal, which
will cause twenty five percent of the vehicle space to
(08:27):
be removed during construction. Because there's less vehicle space, BC
Ferries is switching to mandatory reservations for people departing from
Horseshoe Bay to avoid any safety concerns caused by backups
at the terminal well. Tonight is Game three of the
American League Championship Series between the Blue Jays and Mariners,
and as usual, Island fans have mobilized as the series
(08:50):
shifts back to Seattle. The Jays desperately needs some life
in the series, and as Jordan Cunningham shows us, the
backing of some Island hardball hardcore might be just what
they've been missing.
Speaker 10 (09:03):
What God, The only thing may be better than living
in a postcard is postseason.
Speaker 11 (09:11):
And this morning, Island baseball fans showed.
Speaker 5 (09:13):
Up in numbers day.
Speaker 10 (09:15):
As Canadians, we lived up to our reputation by showing
up early and prepared by Little League Globe for one
day at least, we balked at that mild mannered reputation.
Speaker 11 (09:28):
Oh yeah, brother, let's go.
Speaker 10 (09:30):
It's playoff baseball, the likes of which they've never seen.
Speaker 11 (09:33):
You ever been this excited for a ball game in
your life?
Speaker 10 (09:35):
Not in my life, buddy, Canada's team versus our nearest neighbors.
Speaker 11 (09:39):
But if you had one side of.
Speaker 10 (09:40):
The Victoria Clipper packed with Blue Jays fans and the
other packed with Mariners fans.
Speaker 11 (09:45):
This boat would tip.
Speaker 10 (09:46):
There any chance the Mariners are winning this game, looking
good as half the ball game. And it seems Jays
fans got the memo you have baseball stitch shoes. Some
Mariner fans went incognito.
Speaker 11 (09:57):
Cou'd be a lot of Jays fans on that boat,
realize that.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
Right, that's okay, that's all right.
Speaker 11 (10:02):
We can live with them.
Speaker 10 (10:03):
But a handful of hardcorees sported in Neptune's Fork and
some weren't shy.
Speaker 12 (10:09):
Tough crowd, no doubt.
Speaker 10 (10:10):
Games one and two, of course, were one sided affairs,
with the Mariners taking both games in Toronto. But playoff
baseball is all about chemistry. Could it be you're the
missing ingredient for the Blue Jays?
Speaker 5 (10:20):
Maybe?
Speaker 13 (10:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 10 (10:22):
And to help attract Island fans, Victoria Clipper rolled out
the red carpet.
Speaker 11 (10:25):
Like never before.
Speaker 1 (10:26):
This one's a little special.
Speaker 11 (10:28):
From the second you stepped on the ramp, game on.
Speaker 1 (10:30):
Oh, we got some you know.
Speaker 7 (10:31):
Clips running on board, the greatest moments in baseball. To
get the mood going, we got some drink specials on board,
some food specials.
Speaker 10 (10:37):
The baseball menu did have its limits two or false
cracker jacks around the menu false. While a typical Jay's
game in Seattle looks like this, don't expect total takeover
of the park. With Seattle seeking their first World Series
appearance ever, big game, but same rules apply. One, two, three,
(11:03):
strikes you roun and it doesn't matter where you're sitting fifteen.
Speaker 11 (11:06):
Rows behind home play.
Speaker 8 (11:07):
Yeah, it's pretty good, We're pretty lucky.
Speaker 11 (11:09):
Or how you got tickets to.
Speaker 12 (11:10):
Your ticket master? Good looks and charm, good looks in chech.
Speaker 11 (11:14):
Just be happy you're on board for something special.
Speaker 12 (11:19):
That's great.
Speaker 3 (11:19):
Clearly lots of excitement from fans in Victoria's Inner Harbor
this morning, but we wanted to take a look at
how things are playing out on the other side of
the Salish Sea. For that, we head to our colleague
from King five News in Seattle, Lea Pizzetti, who also
managed to track down some Canadian fans who made the
trip over the border.
Speaker 12 (11:39):
Well, it is a time for Game three.
Speaker 14 (11:42):
The Mariners are up to and oh it is a
sold out crowd.
Speaker 12 (11:46):
Here at T Mobile Park.
Speaker 14 (11:48):
Fans are flocking into the stadium right now. I'm seeing
fans from both sides out of the aisle and the border.
Speaker 12 (11:56):
Of course, our Mariners fans.
Speaker 14 (11:57):
Are happy to have them back home coming.
Speaker 12 (11:59):
Off of this winning streak, but.
Speaker 14 (12:01):
The Blue Jays hope to take or get back on
the map. And speaking of the Blue Jays, come on in, gentlemen,
we have Perry, we have Sanjay. Al right, everybody, we
came across the border for the game. This is not
your first rodeo here in Seattle, though.
Speaker 13 (12:18):
You've been here before, been here a few times, and
it's been a great, great place to be watching football game. Yeah, yeah, no,
it's a fun place to watch a ball again.
Speaker 12 (12:27):
Absolutely, we're excited. And you said that you've been here
when the Blue Jays have.
Speaker 13 (12:31):
Won, they've actually swept all.
Speaker 12 (12:35):
Right, all right, reve it in, gentlemen. Okay, okay, so
the Blue Jays have won here before.
Speaker 14 (12:38):
What are you hoping for today's game as far I mean, obviously,
the blue Jays winning is the bottom line, but we.
Speaker 13 (12:44):
Want to make a series out of this. Yeah, we
want to see a goal go all the way and
let the fans after taken in. Yeah, go blue Jays.
Speaker 14 (12:53):
And it's pretty cool that you are able to jump
the border so easily and head to the us head
to see this game.
Speaker 12 (13:01):
Talk about that the ease. What would it like to
get down here today? What was it like? It was great.
Friday night.
Speaker 13 (13:05):
We decided last minute, let's go watch the game. And
Saturday morning he woke up, got a bunch of tickets.
Speaker 12 (13:09):
And we hit the road. Yeah, you do have a
big squad with you. I noticed that.
Speaker 14 (13:13):
All right, All right, well, enjoy the game today, gentlemen,
Thank you so much.
Speaker 12 (13:18):
We will see if the Blue Jays can.
Speaker 14 (13:20):
Get back in the game. Of course, they have not
won a game yet in this series. The Mariners are
up to and oh the doors are open, fans are
pouring in. We will watch the game closely. But it
is a beautiful day here in Seattle. I will send
it back to you at check.
Speaker 12 (13:38):
Awesome.
Speaker 3 (13:39):
Lots of fun, leah, thank you, and of course our
upside gentlemen, lots of excitement about a ballgame. But why
watch that when you can watch Island's got talent right here.
Speaker 11 (13:49):
Well, yeah, that's it.
Speaker 7 (13:51):
I'm sure the people that at MLB are concerned about
the numbers tonight.
Speaker 15 (13:55):
Yeah, they didn't wanted us in postpone until Friday, but
we're going ahead with it. Yeah, and just to rub
it in their noses a little bit. Three acts the
first couple.
Speaker 16 (14:06):
Of nights of Island's got talent, but.
Speaker 7 (14:08):
Tonight four four yeah, four great acts including Rose Young Rose,
who is a great singer.
Speaker 16 (14:15):
Eleven year old Rose Nimo. She's excellent. You're gonna love
seeing Rose extra thirty. This is a hot little band
here as well. Yeah, that's a four piece between the
ages of thirteen and twenty and they are out of
Nanaimo Campbell River.
Speaker 7 (14:29):
I think I think thirty was the inspiration for the name.
Speaker 11 (14:34):
Oh that's right out of Tambell River because.
Speaker 7 (14:35):
That's the exit that you take to get into Gamba.
Speaker 16 (14:37):
They are talented young yeah musicians.
Speaker 13 (14:41):
Uh.
Speaker 7 (14:41):
And then we have who else do we have?
Speaker 10 (14:42):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (14:42):
Then we have Karan and Sharon and.
Speaker 16 (14:45):
It's right on Chris and Claire, sorry Karen, and they're excellent.
And then we're gonna finish it.
Speaker 7 (14:52):
Off with the James Vicker Band, the.
Speaker 15 (14:54):
James Yeah, James Vicker James Vickers Band.
Speaker 16 (14:57):
So we want you to vote a you tonight one
tooth ring or for shoot us an email at the
upside at checknows dot Ca. And anyone that sends us
an email goes in the draw will randomly choose someone
to win the two dollars gift.
Speaker 1 (15:09):
Cards for the old farm market.
Speaker 7 (15:10):
Yeah, you know, beautiful day Seattle is mentioned there, but
beautiful day up here at the mount told me this
is where we are, right at top here, on top
of the reservoir where it all started on the upside,
almost six years ago.
Speaker 16 (15:21):
I took a couple of teeth. Yeah, I give you
a shot, and the teeth playing that. His ball to
the teeth will playing gold. But look at that shot
back there. We'll let mark it in on Mount Baker.
Speaker 7 (15:31):
Yeah there it is.
Speaker 16 (15:32):
Take that king five.
Speaker 3 (15:36):
Good ye down there, but look at look at that.
Speaker 12 (15:42):
I'd take that in.
Speaker 7 (15:44):
Yeah right, baseball, maceball.
Speaker 12 (15:49):
Who needs it?
Speaker 3 (15:51):
Looking forward to our for contestans tonight, guys, thank you
so much, what a beautiful night. Well still, I had
a look at new ads to try to improve parent
behavior at kids hockey games, plus some more council chaos.
If there wasn't such childish games, and we had proper leadership,
and you know, we could actually manage a council meeting
(16:12):
without yelling and screaming and fighting. Sayword takes the extraordinary
step of asking the VC Supreme Court to reduce the
number of councilors it needs to make decisions.
Speaker 12 (16:22):
We have that story and more just to happen.
Speaker 1 (16:26):
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