The Evan Bray Show Segments – Thursday, January 11th

The Evan Bray Show, Thursday, January 11th, 2024

8:30 – When a truck went through some Saskatchewan ice earlier this month, it took some interesting rescue techniques and a little entertainment from a Saskatchewan family towing company to come to the rescue. Dallas and two of his sons from Baillie Boys Towing join Evan to chat about how an ATV helped pull a truck out of a frozen lake.

TAPED: Dallas, Skylar and Josh Baillie, Baillie Boys Towing.

9:00 – Just over one year after it was formed, the Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) has released its first report. The report details an investigation into an injured suspect in a June incident involving Regina police, finding police free of wrongdoing. SIRT executive director, Gregory Gudelot, joins Evan to talk about the first completed final report and how the teams first year in action went.

LIVE: Gregory Gudelot, SIRT executive director.

9:30 – The the war on Ukraine in 2022, the price of potash doubled. However, Saskatchewan only saw about a quarter of the windfall from those increased profits. Economist Erin weir joins Evan Bray to share why he believes the province should be collecting more of those dollars.

LIVE: Erin Weir, economist.

10:00 – Evan opens up the phone lines to take your calls about anything and everything that’s making headlines today. Want to chat with Evan about the topic on your mind? Call 1-877-332-8255!

10:30 – What is becoming a tried-and-true scam is making victims of more people in Saskatchewan. Saskatoon police are once again alerting the public about the grandparent emergency scam going around in Saskatoon, where fraudsters pretend to be a family member in distress to defraud people of large amounts of money. Here to share more details about the scam with our listeners is Det. Staff Sergeant Matt Bradford of the Saskatoon Police Service’s Economic Crime Section.

LIVE: Det. Staff Sergeant Matt Bradford of the Economic Crime Section, Saskatoon Police Service.

11:00 – This one’s for you, sports fans! It’s no secret that Evan is a die-hard fan of the New York Islanders. With the upcoming release of Connor Bedard’s official rookie card, Evan sits down with Robbie Logan from RAD Cards & Collectibles in Saskatoon to nerd out about sports memorabilia. Afterwards, Evan and Robbie will speak with callers about their own treasured or most sought-after pieces of sports memorabilia and Robbie has a special surprise for a few lucky callers!

LIVE: Robbie Logan, RAD Cards & Collectibles co-owner.

12:00 – A graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan is investigating the levels of carbon emissions from the forage production process to figure out how it is affecting our economy and the environment. Judson Christopherson is hoping to determine the carbon cost of cattle forage production — a process that requires many healthy plants to feed cattle to raise a healthy herd — so that better policies can be made to support beef producers in their industry. He joins Evan to talk about his research and what it could mean for Saskatchewan producers.

LIVE: Judson Christopherson, graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan.