Podcast appearances and mentions of lisa helps

Two-and-a-half years ago, the Ontario government identified that we would need 1.5 million new homes over the next decade to meet demand. What will it take to solve Ontario's housing crisis? Mike Moffat, the Founding Director of PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute; Lisa Helps, the Executive Lead of BC Builds; Neil Rodgers, Strategic Advisor for the Ontario Home Builders Association; and Jag Sharma, Deputy City Manager of Development and Growth Services for the City of Toronto join Steve Paikin to discuss possible solutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roy L Hales/ Cortes Currents - Viewers from Cortes, Salt Spring and Galiano Islands down to the cities of Victoria and Vancouver logged in to the virtual Cortes Housing Forum on  Friday June 14, 2024. The topic was ‘increasing rentals' and host Sadhu Johnston invited two high profile guests.  David Hutniak has established himself as the voice of the rental housing industry in BC with the government, media, renter groups and other stakeholders that call upon him for input and advice. He is also the CEO of Landlord BC. Lisa Helps is a former advisor to the Premier, as well as a former mayor of Victoria. Now she heads the BC Builds program. Sadhu Johnston is a former City DIrector of Vancouver, and wears many hats on Cortes Island in addition to being Executive Director of the Cortes Community Housing Society. In his introduction to the program, Johnston pointed out, “Building in rural communities is even harder than building in urban communities. In many cases you've got to bring in materials, you have labor shortages. There are unique challenges that we face in our rural communities.”

In today's episode, Mike talks with Lisa Dahl. Lisa is a certified Health and Wellness Coach specializing in Intuitive Eating, Mindful Eating, and Body Image. Her hallmark emphasis on mindfulness and self-compassion helps women find a successful pathway to whole-body wellness.

Guest Mayor Lisa Helps joins us days before the end of her 2 terms as Mayor of the City of Victoria, discussing housing in the Region.

Vancouver is the big test: Ken Sim put issue at the top of the agenda. David Eby and other New Democrats riding to the rescue of Kennedy Stewart. Victoria will be watched too: Steven Andrew vs Lisa Helps preferred successor, NDP endorsed Marianne Alto. Surrey: New Democrats won't miss Doug McCallum…they have not thrown weight behind Jinny Sims, NDP MLA and ex cabinet minister.  Prepare to live with win by Brenda Locke, former BC Liberal cabinet minister and ex-McCallum ally. But will province have to field reversal on police force?

City of Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps joins Tchadas on this episode of ONL. Mayor Helps discusses the city's progress with reconciliation in partnership with local Indigenous communities. Tchadas also asks Lisa what she plans to do on her first day off!

Free For All Friday - Hour 1 Amanda Galbraith breaks down the biggest stories of the day with Canada's top newsmakers. On today's show: Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development in Ontario, on his union strategy. Is it replicable across the Conservative movement?  For today's cross-country road trip segment, we speak with Lisa Helps, Mayor of Victoria, BC. What are the hidden gems in her city?  Free For All Friday - Hour 2 Hosts from all over the country join the roundtable to discuss the five biggest stories of the week.  This week's show features panelists Ken Eastwood, morning show host on News Talk 1290 in London, and Bob Richardson, senior counsel at National Public Relations and a former Ontario Liberal chief of staff. Topics: Ontario PC leader Doug Ford has secured a second majority government. Are you surprised by the provincial election results and voter turnout?  Canada's government introduced legislation on Monday to implement a national freeze on the sale and purchase of handguns. Do you think this will be effective? Drug users in British Columbia who possess up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs for personal use will not be arrested or charged starting next year. Should there be a national approach to the toxic drug supply crisis? A Grade 4 student in Winnipeg wrote in his yearbook he wants to be a bartender when he grows up. His school rejected it. Have you watched Top Gun: Maverick yet? Will you?

We're nine months out and the race for the mayor's chair in Saanich and Victoria is already heating up. In this episode we take a look at what's on the line for voters, who's in and who might be on the ballot, plus we look back on how the City of Victoria has changed over the last eight years with Lisa Helps at the helm.

Lisa Helps, Mayor of Victoria joins us to discuss the latest convoy of truckers set to hit B.C.'s capital 

We speak to a policy expert about exclusion in single-family zoning, following up on a blog post from Mayor Lisa Helps about the racist roots of single-family home zoning.   Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca Check our membership opportunity at CapitalDaily.ca/MemberAnd subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic

Being an elected official is not for the faint of heart at the best of times. Leadership throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging. One of the highest profile Mayors in our region is the guest on this Chamber Chat as we speak with Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps

For Municipal Monday, Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps joins to talk about the proposed upcoming 2022 budget. From housing to climate action to public safety.   Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca Check our membership opportunity at CapitalDaily.ca/MemberAnd subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic

A group of mayors across the province co-wrote an op-ed calling for complex care for our unhoused and vulnerable populations. Among those mayors is Victoria's Lisa Helps. She joins to share what exactly they're calling for. We also speak with CMHA BC CEO Jonny Morris to learn more about what complex care is, and if it is the answer.   Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca Check our membership opportunity at CapitalDaily.ca/MemberAnd subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic

As Mayor Helps enters her last year in office, she has made clear she will not be running again. For Municipal Monday, she joins to explain why and look back on the highs and lows of her now seven years in office.  Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca Check our membership opportunity at CapitalDaily.ca/MemberAnd subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic 

Today on Virgin Mornings with Brittany & Chris ft Bailey: Hellman's made us try mayo in coffee, Lisa Helps will not be running for re-election next year, what’s your absurd campaign promise? The Victoria Royals are looking for a new Marty the Marmot. Have a funny story to share? Voice memo us on social media and you could be included in the next episode. Listen live weekdays 530 -10 am PST on the iHeartRadio app and 1073virginradio.ca

Advocates in Victoria are fighting for solutions to shelter Victoria's unhoused population who test positive for COVID-19. But with the removal of 24/7 tenting, they have limited options. Today we learn more about the issue and what people are calling on from our leaders.   Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca Check our membership opportunity at CapitalDaily.ca/MemberAnd subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic

For Municipal Monday, we hear from a citizen's group that's advocating for housing affordability in Greater Victoria. The members are pushing for more density across the region, the creation of "missing middle" housing, and purpose built rentals. Recently, they created a voting record that ranks councillors in Victoria and Saanich by the number of housing units they've voted for, or against.Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca Check our membership opportunity at CapitalDaily.ca/MemberAnd subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic 

«La frontière maritime doit être réouverte» : Lisa Helps by Radio Victoria

Episode 50 of Amazing Places! This week we're celebrating 1 year of the podcast with our 50th episode. Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps returns to the podcast this week to talk about tilting toward affordability in Victoria. We discuss her recent blog post and ideas about the zoning process and ways to shorten the protracted approval process with the intent of creating more housing for people in Victoria.

The Mayor of Victoria talks about the decision to not move ahead with its usual virtual Canada Day broadcast, but she stresses they are not cancelling Canada Day.

Ryder is away today! Jonny Jazzno joins Lisa for a fun Monday show -Jonny will fix your dry moldy cheese problems -Tell Me Something Good -We compiled some Ryder sounds that we don't miss -Have you ever helped an animal? -The cheugy test -Cool new prize for playoffs thanks to Hudsons! -90s Or Not? -Jonny rates working with Lisa Ryder will be back tomorrow! Listen LIVE weekdays from 5:30am – 10am

For Municipal Monday, Mayor Lisa Helps joins us to discuss the consultations on the new proposed boundary changes for Victoria neighbourhoods.  Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca And subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic

Mayor Lisa Helps joins to walk us through how the budgets from the Federal and Provincial governments will impact the city of Victoria.  Get more stories like this in your inbox every morning by subscribing to our daily newsletter at CapitalDaily.ca And subscribe to us on our socials! Twitter @CapitalDailyVic  Instagram @CapitalDaily  Facebook @CapitalDailyVic 

Mayor Helps gives her thoughts on the response to the Clover Point Park plans, the sexual assault investigation spotlighting a disturbing culture in the restaurant industry, how businesses are feeling the effects of the cruise ship ban extension and more.

Introduction:Here we are on Episode 10 of the podcast. For this conversation, I had the privilege of speaking with Lisa Helps, the Mayor of the City of Victoria in British Columbia. As you can imagine, the Mayor of a major city has a few things on the go, so our conversation today is quite short. But we cover a lot of ground. I ask Mayor Helps about how collaboration plays into her role as a politician and how collaborative relationships work at a municipal level and among partners with the municipality.During this episode we discuss:Taking on the role of mayorTranslating collaboration to political successA concrete example of successVictoria 3.0Working between municipalitiesCross-cultural collaboration in a municipalityA book to shareResources mentioned in this episode:Mayor Lisa HelpsCity of Victoria, BCThe City of Victoria's work on ReconciliationVictoria 3.0Book: Urban Magnets: How Activity Subcultures Can Be a Catalyst for Rejuvenating Cities by Bruce Haden, Mark Holland, and Bruce IrvineNow it's your turnIf you want to get in touch with Mayor Helps, she can be reached through her office at the City of Victoria at mayor@victoria.ca. Be sure to look up the other resources on the City of Victoria. as well. Your comments and ratings in Apple Podcasts and other providers are really important, so be sure to subscribe to the podcast. Most importantly, suggest to your friends that they subscribe and share as well. Don't forget to sign up for other interesting collaboration tidbits at Collaboration Dynamics.

The inaugural episode. In one of her first interviews following the delayed 2020 Victoria by-election, Mayor Helps reacts to the city's newest councillor, and gives an update on the ambitious plan to house hundreds of homeless before the end of the year. Also, is there unrest at City Hall? Will bike lanes be the Mayor's legacy? And now that it's behind her, how does the Mayor really feel about the new Johnson Street Bridge? (Mayor's interview starts at 5:05)

Extraordinary. Unprecedented. Devastating. There's no shortage of words that have been used to describe everything Canadians have endured over the past 12 months. COVID-19 has fundamentally disrupted our daily lives to such a degree that -- even though a vaccine is now being rolled out -- the ripple effects will be felt for years to come. But what will this “new normal” look like for businesses? Which changes will stick around, and which ones will disappear along with the pandemic? And how will the needs of consumers continue to evolve as we turn another page on our calendars?On this special, year-end episode of Disruptors, an RBC podcast, host John Stackhouse welcomes back a voice that's sure to be familiar to regular listeners; Theresa Do from RBC's Thought Leadership Team. Together, they talk to a series of business leaders from across the country who've had to pivot their operations in dramatic and unexpected ways over the past year. They also delve into RBC's world-class research to find out what these changes could signal about what's coming our way in 2021.This episode also features appearances from Soslan Tsoutsiev, the President of Transformer Table; Brandon Grossutti, the founder of FromTo; Andrew Feenstra, the owner of Cyclesmith; Alisha Esmail, the founder of Road Coffee Company; and Lisa Helps, the Mayor of Victoria, British Columbia. But listen until the very end and it's Antoni Cimolino, the Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival of Canada, who will leave you feeling inspired and maybe even moved, with a poignant anecdote about the resilience of live theatre in times of pandemic. Notes:The following organizations  are featured on this podcast: The Stratford Festival of  Canada, Transformer Table, Road Coffee Company, FromTo, and Cyclesmith. You can learn more about the City of Victoria's pandemic recovery plan HERE. Click the following links to read the full RBC reports on ‘8 Ways COVID will Transform the Economy and Disrupt Every Business' and ‘Navigating 2021. You can find more world-class research on RBC's Thought Leadership page. These previous episodes of Disruptors were also mentioned in this podcast: “Beyond the Cart: How Grocery Commerce is Transforming,” “To Go Please: How Food Delivery Platforms are Transforming Restaurants,” and “Open Oceans, Open Opportunity: Mapping Canada's Role in the Blue Economy”. 

Episode 21 of Amazing Places! City of Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps joins us this week. Mayor Helps says it's the job of city governments to create places where people feel like they belong. We talk about active transportation, creating well-being, pandemic patios, downtown holiday shopping and becoming a 21st Century city.

Lisa Helps is the 52nd Mayor of Victoria and the second female mayor of the city. She was first elected to office in 2014 by a narrow margin and reelected in 2018 with overwhelming support despite making the controversial decision to remove the statue of John A. MacDonald outside of city hall - a move she calls "almost political suicide" but ultimately the right thing to do. Mark and Lisa talk leadership tips and taking risks to unleash potential. Learn more about us at www.LeadershipVictoria.ca

The federal and provincial governments have announced more programs to help businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic. An expanded Emergency Business Account means more small businesses will be eligible for $40,000 in guaranteed, interest-free loans. Now, companies with payrolls between $20,000 and $1 and a half million dollars will qualify. The Prime Minister says his government will also provide a business rental assistance program for April, May and June, but no details were announced. Justin Trudeau says he needs to work out the details with the provinces first. Meanwhile, the provincial government says it will help businesses by further reducing their school tax. BC's Minister of Finance says the change will result in an average 25% reduction in the total property tax bill for most businesses. And, Carole James says late business tax payment penalties have been deferred from July until October.Municipalities that are struggling with reduced revenues will also get some relief. The province will allow local governments to borrow from their capital reserves, to pay for operating costs. Municipalities will also be allowed to carry debt into the next fiscal year. And, they will not have to pay their provincial tax bill until the end of December. The Minister responsible, Celina Robinson hopes the measures will allow municipalities to retain their employees. Last week, the City of Nanaimo announced 130 staff layoffs.The Mayor of Victoria is calling on the province to order hotel owners to allow vulnerable people to be housed in hotel rooms. Lisa Helps says although BC Housing has secured 200 hotel rooms for that purpose, in reality, hotel owners say they do not want people with mental health and addiction problems staying in them. BC Housing has been unable to secure even one space for that purpose in Nanaimo. Housing Minister Celina Robinson dodged the issue at her news conference this morning. She simply repeated the line that 1200 rooms have been secured around the province and BC Housing is continuing to work on securing more. Finally, BC's Provincial Health Officer is about to become famous for her fashion style. Dr. Bonnie Henry is a fan of Fluevog shoes. She has several pairs, which she regularly dons at her news conferences. Now, the Vancouver-based shoe company has unveiled a new design, called the "Dr. Henry." The Mary Jane-style pumps will come in cherry pink and will be inscribed with Dr. Bonnie Henry's words "be kind, be calm and be safe." All of the pre-sale profits from the shoe will be donated to Food Banks B.C. Henry calls the collaboration "the most exciting thing in my whole life that's ever happened to me," No word yet on when the pre-sale will begin.Written and reported by Lisa Cordasco. Senior Reporter and News Director for CHLY 101.7FM.Have a tip? Email: news@chly.caTwitter: @lisacordasco / @chly1017FMFunded in by the Local Journalism Initiative of the Government of Canada through Heritage Canada in partnership with the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

The federal and provincial governments have announced more programs to help businesses survive the COVID-19 pandemic. An expanded Emergency Business Account means more small businesses will be eligible for $40,000 in guaranteed, interest-free loans. Now, companies with payrolls between $20,000 and $1 and a half million dollars will qualify. The Prime Minister says his government will also provide a business rental assistance program for April, May and June, but no details were announced. Justin Trudeau says he needs to work out the details with the provinces first. Meanwhile, the provincial government says it will help businesses by further reducing their school tax. BC's Minister of Finance says the change will result in an average 25% reduction in the total property tax bill for most businesses. And, Carole James says late business tax payment penalties have been deferred from July until October.Municipalities that are struggling with reduced revenues will also get some relief. The province will allow local governments to borrow from their capital reserves, to pay for operating costs. Municipalities will also be allowed to carry debt into the next fiscal year. And, they will not have to pay their provincial tax bill until the end of December. The Minister responsible, Celina Robinson hopes the measures will allow municipalities to retain their employees. Last week, the City of Nanaimo announced 130 staff layoffs.The Mayor of Victoria is calling on the province to order hotel owners to allow vulnerable people to be housed in hotel rooms. Lisa Helps says although BC Housing has secured 200 hotel rooms for that purpose, in reality, hotel owners say they do not want people with mental health and addiction problems staying in them. BC Housing has been unable to secure even one space for that purpose in Nanaimo. Housing Minister Celina Robinson dodged the issue at her news conference this morning. She simply repeated the line that 1200 rooms have been secured around the province and BC Housing is continuing to work on securing more. Finally, BC's Provincial Health Officer is about to become famous for her fashion style. Dr. Bonnie Henry is a fan of Fluevog shoes. She has several pairs, which she regularly dons at her news conferences. Now, the Vancouver-based shoe company has unveiled a new design, called the "Dr. Henry." The Mary Jane-style pumps will come in cherry pink and will be inscribed with Dr. Bonnie Henry's words "be kind, be calm and be safe." All of the pre-sale profits from the shoe will be donated to Food Banks B.C. Henry calls the collaboration "the most exciting thing in my whole life that's ever happened to me," No word yet on when the pre-sale will begin.Written and reported by Lisa Cordasco. Senior Reporter and News Director for CHLY 101.7FM.Have a tip? Email: news@chly.caTwitter: @lisacordasco / @chly1017FMFunded in by the Local Journalism Initiative of the Government of Canada through Heritage Canada in partnership with the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

We speak to Lisa Helps, the mayor of Victoria, about her ambitious transport agenda and Clarkston’s mayor Ted Terry about refugees. Plus: can The Tide, a project by the studio behind New York’s High Line, change London?

That was Mayor of the City of Victoria, Lisa Helps, speaking at City Council last night. A controversial proposal to ask the Canadian military to fund Remembrance Day ceremonies in Victoria died at last night's city council meeting Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps and her fellow councillors declined to bring the amendment to a vote. The councillor who introduced the motion, Ben Isitt claimed there's been a smear campaign against his character. Here's what he told the chamber. Council did vote last night to approve $135,000 in additional funding for policing "special event policing costs," including Canada Day and Remembrance Day. The money will come from the city's 2019 contingency budget. Yesterday, we told you a group of Navy veterans celebrating their 50th anniversary reunion decided to boycott the city of Victoria. In light of this reversal by City Council, what does that mean for their event? Let's check in again with the man who first announced this boycott. Guest: John Appler Retired Navy veteran, part of the deployment of Canadian military personnel who shipped out to the coast of Vietnam in 1973 - he's leading this boycott of Victoria

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Nathaniel Schooler 0:23 Today I'm interviewing Chrissie Lightfoot and she's a legal futurist And CEO of Entrepreneur Lawyer Ltd and CEO of Robot Lawyer Lisa; a tool that you can use to create contracts and NDAs. You don't even need to use a real lawyer! She's been mentioned as a cool vendor in AI for small and medium sized businesses by Gartner Inc. She has won all sorts of awards in Entrepreneur Magazine, as a top 10 lawyer turned entrepreneur adviser to the board of the Telegraph's digital enterprise network. Her blog was selected by Feed Spot as one of the top 50 entrepreneur blogs on the web. She's an honorary visiting fellow at the University of Westminster School of Law on AI and robots in law. In this really interesting episode, we talked about entrepreneurial thinking and entrepreneurial skills; key really for actually staying away from being disrupted by technology which is happening fast. Nathaniel Schooler Hi there Chrissie, it's lovely to speak with you after this all this time; I am really interested to learn more about the Robot Lawyer Lisa. Which is from what I understand an AI powered contract creation tool right? Chrissie Lightfoot 2:02 Yeah, absolutely. Nathaniel it's first of all, great to speak with you after so long. But yes, essentially you've got it, Robot Lawyer Lisa is the world's first impartial AI lawyer, we branded her and we've given her personality. So she has her own Twitter stream, YouTube and Facebook. We built a system whereby lay people and business people can create documents between themselves. So there's no need for any human system involvement whatsoever. It's done in a way that is unique. We're the first company to go to market where the system works totally bilaterally and is transparent, hence being impartial. So its objective as well. So two people can use the system and they're educated and made aware of the legal and commercial nuances of what's involved in the particular legal contract. So, we've had a lot of interest. I mean, the flagship tool, our MVP went to market back in beta mode in November 2016 and was launched April 2017 after feedback. It is being used now in about 80 countries worldwide. So we're very pleased with the take-up. What it does tell us is that there is a real need and demand for this type of product, this bilateral product, but it's a completely new way for users to behave. And certainly from a supplier perspective, it's been a good learning curve for us. Having to be agile and respond to our customers needs and demands as to how they're feeling about using it. We were talking to customers and they identified the contracts that would be really useful in this day and age and how people live and work is going to automatically in the next decade or two. So we focused in on creating some property contract tools. So we've done a lodger agreement; a short-hold tenancy agreement, also known as a residential lease and the commercial lease as well. So we are particularly focusing on helping the mass market and majority of people who have been neglected by traditional law firms and solicitors and bringing cheaper, easier, faster more efficient quality product to the marketplace. The feedback has been fantastic and we're just moving into first sales territory with distribution channels, ie. bigger companies, the end users are lay people or small businesses, we're quite pleased with how the company is progressing. In this day and age, you've got to be very entrepreneurial, and being able to flex and adapt and where you thought the market might be, or how you go to market. We've had to assess it, each corner, in each turn and deflect and where we failed in some areas, we've picked up on that and learned and tried new areas. And eventually, we found our sweet spots. It's taken 18 months or so from getting some initial product out there, testing it, piloting it, working with the design and fitting in with the normal trend of how people; the customers are ...

In this episode, you'll hear about the global crisis of homelessness from a Mayor's perspective. Mayor Lisa Helps is the current Mayor of Victoria, Canada and she weighs in about the hidden issues related to homelessness, 2 specific limitations all cities have to overcome, the reason youth are the answer to solving the crisis, and she provides some tangible ways that every citizen can contribute. Lisa Helps became the 52nd Mayor of Victoria when she was elected on November 15, 2014, and was sworn into office on December 4, 2014. Prior to being elected as Mayor, she served as a Victoria City Councillor for one term, from 2011 to 2014. Mayor Helps believes that it is her job as Mayor of Victoria to employ business sensibilities and community values to lead an organization that serves all of its citizens. With a transparent and common sense approach to decision-making, Mayor Helps has championed both citizen-led and local-business-led initiatives in a variety of areas. She is leading a transformation at City Hall in order to foster a more innovative, proactive and responsive culture to meet and exceed the needs of residents and the business community. Regional Service and Civic Committees Capital Regional District (CRD) Board - January 2015 to December 31, 2018 Greater Victoria Labour Relations Association (GVLRA) - January 2015 to December 31, 2016 Victoria Regional Transit Commission - January 2015 to December 31, 2018 Past Experience Mayor Helps' past community experience includes: the Executive Director of Community Micro Lending - an organization that she helped to start in 2009; board member and board Chair of Fernwood NRG, which bought the Cornerstone building, opened the Cornerstone Cafe as social enterprise and built 10 units of affordable housing for families during her involvement; member Leadership Victoria Program Committee in which she helped craft and deliver a nine month community leadership program; Chair, Bread and Roses Collective, which produces the Victoria Street Newz for low-income people to sell. Mayor Helps' has an undergrad degree in history and women's studies, a master's degree in history focused on the history of public space in Victoria between 1871-1901 and a perhaps-one-day-to-be-completed Ph.D. on the history of housing, homelessness and the governance of poverty in Victoria and San Francisco from 1931-1971, for which she was awarded a Trudeau Scholarship. https://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/city/mayor-council-committees/mayor-lisa-helps.html

Chapter 1: Are we our own worst enemies when it comes to forest fires? Chapter 2: Lisa Helps, the Mayor of Victoria, has been extremely busy this past week. Still, she made time to join the Jill Bennett show to talk a little bit more about the controversy that has sparked surrounding the removal of the John A. MacDonald statue in front of City Hall Victoria.  Chapter 3: But wait, says Aaron Gunn. Some people do not want this statue to be removed. He's one of them, and tells Jill why he thinks this is a bad idea. Chapter 4: Canadians drive stoned. Apparently, a lot of them do. Kyla Lee tells us the ins and outs of the cannabis situation on the road, and what may be to come.

Canada’s first prime minister John A. Macdonald is a controversial figure. But should we be removing statues or symbols of famous Canadians that we believe, in retrospect, have committed offensive acts? If you enjoy the This is Why podcast, please take a minute to rate it on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts, tell us what you think and please tell a friend about the show. Twitter: @thisiswhy Email: thisiswhy@curiouscast.ca

Today's guests are the Mayor of Victoria, Lisa Helps, Suzanne Bradbury from Fort Properties and Executive Director of the Downtown Victoria Business Association Kerri Milton. What makes Victoria so vibrant? As one of North America's most charismatic walkable cities, there is so much to offer.

We were lucky to get Victoria Councillor and local microlending executive Lisa Helps in the studio to chat about life east of the Rockies and finding her way to helping us out here on the west coast. Shout out to our sponsors Love, Peace and Joy for supporting us in our … Continue reading →

On a national and provincial level, one of the most exciting real estate markets has been Victoria. This week Cory and Adam welcome onto the show none other than Mayor of Victoria, Lisa Helps.Lisa unpacks how Victoria got to where it is today, the goals she has accomplished in the eight years as mayor and unveils what's in store for BC's capital city, including exciting areas to watch and highlights all the development happening throughout the downtown and surrounding areas. For two years in a row, Victoria has been our pick for best market to invest in and after this episode you will see why.