BIV Today

LGBT+ businesses face discrimination in Canada, even in the big cities. A recent Deloitte study for Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce chronicles the challenges that remain. Darrell Schuurman, the chamber’s CEO, discusses the findings with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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Michael Lee, the Vancouver-Langara MLA, surprised many in finishing second in the 2018 BC Liberal leadership race as a rookie politician. He hopes to build on that finish in securing the job in his second leadership run. He discusses his ideas and values with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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Val Litwin, the business leader and past CEO of the BC Chamber of Commerce, is the outsider candidate entering the BC Liberal leadership campaign. He discusses his ideas and values with BIV publisher and editor-in-chief Kirk LaPointe.

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Join BIV and 10 prominent Indigenous leaders for a live virtual discussion on economic reconciliation. The event marks National Indigenous Peoples Day and celebrates the launch of BIV's inaugural Indigenous business magazine, Mákook pi Sélim. Hear directly from 10 business leaders, advocates and community builders as they each lay out their vision for economic reconciliation in British Columbia.

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BIV's Indigenous Business Leadership Series features conversations about Indigenous engagement, reconciliation and entrepreneurship. In this episode, former Tsawwassen First Nation Chief Kim Baird – consultant, board director and chancellor of Kwantlen Polytechnic University – discusses leadership, economic development, politics and education. Chastity Davis-Alphonse, founder of Chastity Davis Consulting, joins BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin as a co-host. 

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BIV's Indigenous Business Leadership Series features conversations about Indigenous engagement, reconciliation and entrepreneurship. In this episode, Haisla Nation Chief Councillor Crystal Smith discusses economic development, and her growth and achievements in politics. Chastity Davis-Alphonse, founder of Chastity Davis Consulting, joins BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin as a co-host. 

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BIV's Indigenous Business Leadership Series features conversations about Indigenous engagement, reconciliation and entrepreneurship. In this episode, sponsored by GCT Canada, serial entrepreneur Steven Stark – owner and CEO of Tsawwassen Shuttlers Inc. (TSI) – discusses his journey in entrepreneurship and resiliency in business. Chastity Davis-Alphonse, founder of Chastity Davis Consulting, joins BIV executive editor Hayley Woodin as a co-host. 

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BIV's Indigenous Business Leadership Series features conversations about Indigenous engagement, reconciliation and entrepreneurship. In this episode, sponsored by FortisBC, Roger Dall'Antonia – president and CEO of FortisBC – discusses the company's work with Indigenous communities and work on its Progressive Aboriginal Relations certification. Chastity Davis-Alphonse, founder of Chastity Davis Consulting, joins BIV editor-in-chief and publisher Kirk LaPointe as a co-host. 

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Jayson Myers is the CEO of NGen, the non-profit leading the country’s next-generation manufacturing supercluster. He joins BIV Today to discuss efforts to reimagine manufacturing Canada, how to draw in younger workers and why B.C. is leading the way in robotics.

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New survey results from the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade reveal somewhat diverging paths in the province’s recovery. CEO Bridgitte Anderson joins BIV Today to discuss the state of B.C.’s reopening. 

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