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Safe harbour

Safe harbour

In Part Three of The Orca’s exclusive series on BC’s ports, Frank Peebles looks at Stewart.
The farm is merging with food retail spaces

The farm is merging with food retail spaces

Since a trip to the grocery story is inevitable for most of us, grocers are bringing the farm to the store so consumers can have both the farming and the retail experience at once.
Anchors aweigh-ish

Anchors aweigh-ish

Rob Shaw: A new, earlier, date for cruise ships to return to Canada is good news – but there are still plenty of hazards ahead.
Amid the pandemic, Asia’s economic ascent continues

Amid the pandemic, Asia’s economic ascent continues

Jock Finlayson: Last year, some Western analysts speculated the pandemic would slow Asia’s – and particularly China’s – global ascent. That hasn’t happened.
Going in reverse

Going in reverse

Chris Gardner: Returning to compulsory trades is more than just a head scratcher - it’s more red tape that won't solve any of the real challenges facing construction in BC.
'All forms of connections'

'All forms of connections'

In Part Two of The Orca’s exclusive series on BC’s ports, Frank Peebles looks at Kitimat.
You are what you eat - and you eat what you see

You are what you eat - and you eat what you see

It’s time for Canada to regulate marketing food to kids. But regulating marketing is no cakewalk, says Sylvain Charlebois.
Entitled to have Title?

Entitled to have Title?

Vince Taylor: National home prices are now seven times the average household income - and in Vancouver, it's even worse. This is a problem, but we have to stop talking about renters like they've failed somehow.
Lagging behind

Lagging behind

B.C.’s population has a relatively high income by global standards & an enviable quality of life. But judged against neighboring jurisdictions, our province is not as successful as many assume.
Orca Business Beat - July 6, 2021

Orca Business Beat - July 6, 2021

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