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Summertime, and the livin’ is…hard

Summertime, and the livin’ is…hard

Dene Moore isn’t sure the provincial government’s well-intentioned agricultural job board will address the underlying problems. Here’s why.
Time to build. Lots.

Time to build. Lots.

For civic leaders there is a route through this crisis, but it requires innovative thinking and a reversal of tired policies.
UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 73

UnSpun with Jody Vance and George Affleck — Episode 73

Welcome to UnSpun - The Orca's current events podcast and YouTube show. Every week, Jody Vance and George Affleck unspin the latest news in local, provincial, federal politics, and much more.
Canada's keystone sector

Canada's keystone sector

Ken Baerg: Canada's economy is underpinned by a healthy resource sector - and as necessary stimulus and relief spending adds up, we'll need it more than ever.
Better get used to higher food prices

Better get used to higher food prices

The food sector has never been recession-proof. But COVID-19 may show that it’s immune to deflationary pressures.
#BCPOLI Hotstove - there's no place like home...there's no place like home...

#BCPOLI Hotstove - there's no place like home...there's no place like home...

Gotta give the people what they want.
British Columbians are driving less. Their premiums should reflect that.

British Columbians are driving less. Their premiums should reflect that.

If ICBC won’t provide relief and support when people need it most, it’s time British Columbians were allowed to get insurance from a company that will.
Why May and Blanchet are wrong about oil's future

Why May and Blanchet are wrong about oil's future

Tim McMillan: Stores will open again, cars and trucks will begin to run and planes will fly. Our lives will continue – and life takes energy.
#BCPOLI Hotstove: Underscore & Bateman talk BC comeback

#BCPOLI Hotstove: Underscore & Bateman talk BC comeback

Switcheroo Week begins with George Affleck joining Jordan Bateman on Hotstove.
Lessons from COVID

Lessons from COVID

Caroline Elliott: It was just months ago, but the crises of pre-pandemic BC seem quaint. Here’s why.