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    Explore " saanich" with insightful episodes like "Six stars of Canadian cyclocross", "Adam Olsen", "EP.07 - Shirley’s lawsuit", "EP.06 - Developments" and "EP.05 - Shadows" from podcasts like ""Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast", "Salmonfolk Radio", "Murder on the Island: The Lindsay Buziak Story, presented by Capital Daily", "Murder on the Island: The Lindsay Buziak Story, presented by Capital Daily" and "Murder on the Island: The Lindsay Buziak Story, presented by Capital Daily"" and more!

    Episodes (45)

    Six stars of Canadian cyclocross

    Six stars of Canadian cyclocross

    Cyclocross nationals is just a few days away. The competition is returning to Victoria as are many of the athletes who competed at last year’s event. In this episode of the Canadian Cycling Magazine Podcast, six riders not only reflect on the significance of nationals, but also look back at their races so far this year, as well as what lies ahead.

    There are former and current national champions—some of them multiple-time winners—Pan Am champions, champions in other disciplines and even a world champion. Two are actually not racing in Victoria, but their stories provide important context for nationals.

    In all the interviews—with Michael van den Ham, Sidney McGill, Luke Valenti, Evan Russell, Rafaelle Carrier and Isabella Holmgren—the stars of CX reveal what it means to be Canadian cyclocross racers and discuss the challenges they face as they practise that muddy art.

    Adam Olsen

    Adam Olsen

    Adam Olsen is many things. He is a father and a husband and the MLA for Saanich North and the Islands. From his website:

    "Adam Olsen (SȾHENEP) is the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Saanich North and the Islands and member of the B.C. Green Caucus. He was first elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly in May 2017 and re-elected in October 2020."

    "Inspired by the incredible place and people he represents, Adam has a deep love and respect for his home in the Salish Sea (W̱SÁNEĆ)."

    "Born in Victoria, BC, Adam has lived, worked and played his entire life on the Saanich Peninsula. He is a member of Tsartlip First Nation (W̱JOȽEȽP)"

    In this vibrant and very much to the point conversation, Adam discusses his views as being descended both from Indigenous and Settler peoples in the area.  The episode is packed with origin stories from the Tsartlip First Nation and Adam's own principled take on how we need to be doing better right now, and not later.  

    EP.05 - Shadows

    EP.05 - Shadows

    Part I [0:06] Even though Jason and his friend Cohen had summoned police, Jason says they were treated like suspects. He says, “You know, you just find your girlfriend murdered … The cops just show up because we call 911 and they … put us in a police car … What they should have been doing is having like eight, ten, twelve cars out searching right away.”

    If police had locked the city down, Jason says things might have turned out differently. 

    Part II [5:44] Saanich police speak with a crime analyst named Laura Manning, who is said to have used Facebook for investigative purposes. According to the affiant, Manning had searched through Lindsay’s 700 Facebook friends and noticed something odd. Some of Buziak’s listed friends immediately drew Manning’s attention to them as she recognized them to be involved in criminal drug activity.

    According to the ITOs, some of Lindsay’s Facebook friends posted regularly on her “wall,” now called a timeline. But as Manning apparently discovered, that usual pattern of activity was disrupted just prior to Lindsay’s murder--and didn’t resume until one day after.

    Part III [12:57] After the first call between Lindsay and the mystery woman around the end of January, Lindsay created a nickname for the woman’s phone number, “Million Dollar.” As police discovered, the woman’s phone was a prepaid phone activated over the internet.

    We learn that the phone was used exclusively to call Buziak at her cellular telephone number or her home phone number, to receive calls from Buziak from either her cellular telephone number or her home number, or to check voicemail messages.

    Part IV [17:35] We don’t know where the crime phone went after the murder. The police have an idea to obtain records relating to every single phone call that had used the same towers as the crime phone, as well as confidential subscriber information.

    The exact locations the police traveled to are redacted, but the ITOs suggest the test calls were conducted at a ferry terminal in Vancouver, while onboard a BC Ferries vessel, and “every 5 kilometres” along a major route that could be the Patricia Bay Highway.

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    Get up-to-date information on the Lindsay Buziak case and bonus episodes at lindsaybuziakpodcast.com.

    Murder On The Island: The Lindsay Buziak Story is presented by capitaldaily.ca.

     

    EP.04 - A silence rebroken

    EP.04 - A silence rebroken

    Part I [0:11] Zander interviews Jason, who hasn’t spoken about these events since 2010.

    Part II [2:14] We learn how Jason and Lindsay met and how he believed it could be a lifelong relationship. Some friends think there was trouble in paradise.

    Part III [4:52] Jason confirms that the woman who contacted Lindsay wanted to buy a $1 million home, and that Linsday was enthusiastic. Jason’s description of Lindsay not being worried seems to differ from what others have told me, and even from a Feb. 2 interview between Jason and the SPD in which Jason says both he and Lindsay believed the circumstances surrounding the clients were “almost too good to be true.”

    Part IV [12:02] The receptionist at the Remax Camosun office describes Lindsay as feeling “really weird” and even “freaked out” about meeting the couple. Moreover, according to the summary of Jason’s interview, Jason says he repeated his offer to show the properties himself.

    Part V [18:17] In the summary of the Feb. 6 interview between Jason and police, Jason says he believes the man (who came to view the house and is believed to be involved in Lindsay’s murder) heard Jason’s vehicle approach. According to the court documents, Jason rang the doorbell about 10 times. This is when he really got the sense that something wasn’t right.

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    Get up-to-date information on the Lindsay Buziak case and bonus episodes at lindsaybuziakpodcast.com.

    Murder On The Island: The Lindsay Buziak Story is presented by capitaldaily.ca.

     

    EP.03 - The unsealing

    EP.03 - The unsealing

    Part I [0:05] Zander is back with Richard Neary to check in on the process of gaining access to sealed court documents. Richard will be asking a judge with the BC Supreme Court to unseal a total of 35 judicial authorizations filed between 2008 and 2012.

    Part II [1:56] The Saanich Police Department and Crown have agreed to an initial unsealing--a tacit acknowledgement that there was no legal right to continue withholding certain details from the public. And just like that, there’s new information. Jason gives Zander a call and wants to break his silence.

    Part III [4:30] Suspicion is cast over Jason Zailo as a person of interest in Lindsay’s murder, however the police rule him out. Dateline portrayal of the story paints Jason in a dark light, with the episode describing him as “unemotional” following his girlfriend’s murder. There are also unsubstantiated reports about Lindsay’s stab wounds, with each outlet reporting something different.

    Part IV [10:22] Casefile covers Lindsay’s murder in one of its episodes, although it’s eerily similar in wording to Dateline’s coverage.

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    Read more about the case the internet got wrong: 

    https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/the-case-the-internet-got-wrong

    Get up-to-date information on the Lindsay Buziak case and bonus episodes at lindsaybuziakpodcast.com.

    Murder On The Island: The Lindsay Buziak Story is presented by capitaldaily.ca.

     

    EP.02 - Dreams

    EP.02 - Dreams

    Part I [0:11] Zander speaks with Lindsay’s friend Vicky Mackie. Apart from a brief interview in 2008, Vicky hasn’t spoken publicly about the events surrounding Lindsay’s murder. She says she has concerns about speaking now, but feels compelled by dreams she’s been having around the time she first sits down for an interview with Capital Daily. 

    Part II [1:46] Lindsay’s sister Sara recounts some of the best memories she had with Lindsay. Vicky pulls up old messages between her and Lindsay when they got Facebook accounts. They were planning a bachelorette in Vancouver. However, according to Vicky, she didn't end up attending the bachelorette party. And as we already know, neither did Lindsay.

    Part III [8:38] Zander contacts Matt MacDuff, Lindsay’s boyfriend before Jason Zailo. mHe says he has “no idea” what Lindsay was doing in the last year or so of her life, and says police told him they knew he and Lindsay had no contact for a year prior to her murder. Matt also says he took a “lie detector test” and told police about his alibi. 

    We also learn more about Lindsay’s relationship with Jason Zailo and how she was reportedly planning on breaking things off.

    Part IV [14:22] Richard Neary, a trial lawyer in Victoria helps Zander gain access to court documents, which should tell us more about what police found. 

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    Read more about the case the internet got wrong: 

    https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/the-case-the-internet-got-wrong 

    Get up-to-date information on the Lindsay Buziak case and bonus episodes at lindsaybuziakpodcast.com.

    Murder On The Island: The Lindsay Buziak Story is presented by capitaldaily.ca.

     

    EP.01 - Dusk

    EP.01 - Dusk

    Part I [0:23] Local resident Colleen Eccleston recounts the evening of Feb. 2, 2008 when she and her friend were looking at a house across the street from her place on De Sousa Place, and the moment she received an alarming call from one of her neighbours. 

    Part II [3:03] “Some murders … seem like they were scripted for primetime television, and this is one of them.” Investigative reporter Zander Sherman introduces us to Jimmy Thomson, managing editor of Capital Daily, a small media company on Vancouver Island looking to separate fact from fiction with this unsolved case.

    Part III [5:30] Zander speaks with Shirley Zailo, one of Lindsay’s colleagues and the mother of Lindsay’s boyfriend. Shirley recalls coming to the office and Lindsay telling her that she was excited because she had a new client that was coming to town who was looking to buy a house for a sizable amount of money.

    Part IV [14:55] Lisa Jennings, a retired paramedic with BC Ambulance Service, recounts the night she received a Code 3 to come to the house on De Sousa Place. Her account differs from that of the Saanich Police Department.

    Part V [18:38] The whole street on De Sousa Place is shut down with police beginning their search for the murderer.

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    Get up-to-date information on the Lindsay Buziak case and bonus episodes at lindsaybuziakpodcast.com.

    Murder On The Island: The Lindsay Buziak Story is presented by capitaldaily.ca.

     

    Saanich Reimagines the Future of Uptown

    Saanich Reimagines the Future of Uptown

    The District of Saanich, despite its size as the largest municipality on Vancouver Island, lacks a singular identifiable hub — something council is seeking to change. The council has proposed an Uptown Douglas plan, which would re-imagine the mostly-industrial and commercial neighbourhood as a city core, complete with a renewed focus on pedestrians, densified housing, and improved public transit. To find out what this would mean for Saanich's future, we speak with councillor Rebecca Mersereau.

    Today's episode is sponsored by Tide to Table and The Daily Roast.

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    Saanich Activists Demand Faster Road Safety Action

    Saanich Activists Demand Faster Road Safety Action

    After the death of a 16-year-old pedestrian, Saanich transit activists are calling on faster action on the district's transportation plan. For Municipal Monday, activist Philip Marciniak and Councillor Zac de Vries join to discuss.   

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    Homes For Living YYJ Holds Politicians To Account On Housing

    Homes For Living YYJ Holds Politicians To Account On Housing

    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.

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    Your Candidates, Your Questions: Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke

    Your Candidates, Your Questions: Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke

    Today we speak to the four major federal election candidates from the Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke riding. We asked you for input, and now we've put your questions to them.   

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    Episode 58: Lindsay Buziak

    Episode 58: Lindsay Buziak

    On February 2, 2008, 24 year old real estate agent Lindsay Buziak was murdered while showing a home in an upscale neighborhood in Saanich, British Columbia.  Weeks before her murder, Lindsay had spoken with a mysterious couple who were eager to purchase a million dollar home.  No suspects have been identified publicly by investigators, and their doesn’t seem to be a clear motive for the murder.  We hope that this unsolved case will be solved soon. 


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    The Best Of Clawed Weekly

    The Best Of Clawed Weekly

    Well hello there! Miss us? Well we're back...sort of! Given it's been about 6 months since our sudden exit and ending, we wanted to come back and bring you one last proper episode to go over all the best moments from each of our 24 episodes! You'll hear snippets from every single episode as well as highlights of all of our memorable segments to close out the show in style! So get to listening, get to remembering and get to celebrating Clawed Weekly!

    Saanich's Housing Strategy For The Next Decade

    Saanich's Housing Strategy For The Next Decade

    Saanich's council has approved a new housing strategy that will remain for 10 years. For Municipal Monday, Councillor Zac De Vries explains the strategy, its goals, and the reasons behind their choices.  

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    Day 1: Tahlequah's Vigil, the Author & The Salish Sea Swimmer

    Day 1: Tahlequah's Vigil, the Author & The Salish Sea Swimmer

    In this episode we hear from long time marine naturalist and author Barry Swanson. He wrote  The Lost Frequency. That interview dives into what happened to Tahlequah, also known as "J35". She is an orca who lives in the Salish Sea. As soon as I landed I discovered something shocking. At that same time I was headed to Salt Spring Island, BC in the traditional territory of the Saanich, Cowichan, and Chemainus First Nations., to meet with Rama DelaRosa who was doing a  Swim for the Salish Sea. Rachael Merrett from the Georgia Strait Alliance also makes an appearance in explaining what's going on with the orcas living in the Salish Sea.

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    Greater Victoria's Doctor Shortage Is Getting Worse

    Greater Victoria's Doctor Shortage Is Getting Worse

    A double whammy of bad primary care news hit Greater Victoria this week. The Gordon Head Treatment Centre announced it will be closing its doors in August when one of their physicians leaves for another opportunity, and the James Bay Urgent and Primary Care Clinic is losing three doctors and one nurse. We speak with Damien Contandriopoulos from the University of Victoria's School of Nursing about why the primary care network in the region is unable to provide primary care for one quarter of residents.

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