This week's episode of For the Record with Daniel Fontaine is jam packed with a full hour of issues and topics of interest to both residents and business owners in the Royal City. To start off "The Way I See It" segment asks about whether we have enough competition in the construction sector? Would more competition help to lower the price tag for ballooning costs related to municipal construction projects? Why is so little attention being paid to why construction costs are now in hyper-inflation mode? In our regular Council Roundup section Coun. Paul Minhas joins the podcast for a review of the June 10th Council meeting. On the docket is a discussion about red tape for outdoor events; development fees and charges; supporting a public inquiry at Metro Vancouver; broken elevators on New West's waterfront; holding the State of the City event in a private venue inaccessible to our youth; tenant protection in the face of new NDP legislation to drive more development; whistle cessation and politicians getting into the action; an interesting council appointment to support E-Comm; a new $650K public toilet being installed on Begbie Street and facilitating extended hours on our patios. In addition, we feature a story which aired on Global TV BC regarding the Northshore Wastewater Treatment Plant which is now almost $3B over budget. We top the podcast off with a clip from a recent Mike Smyth Show segment on CKNW where he highlights the financial wackiness of sending a seven person taxpayer funded delegation to Amsterdam to investigate sewers and dikes. It's another great episode that you're going to want to listen to and share with friends, family and colleagues.