The Orca Podcasts

The latest report on Canada's housing market might surprise you, full steam ahead for a Vancouver agtech firm, and a hint of things to come for Netflix subscribers.  Bob Price has your September 29 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

A settlement finally reached in a high profile B.C. labour dispute, a hiring spree for a major B.C. pipeline project, and why those restaurant food delivery companies probably aren't too happy.  Bob Price has your September 28 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

Another career in high demand, a much needed hotel development in Victoria, and a must know consumer alert involving hand sanitizer.  Bob Price has your September 27 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

New evidence that B.C. restaurants are having a tough go, a banner year for the Port of Vancouver, and why the coming winter will likely be more costly.  Bob Price has your September 24 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

COVID gets the blame for slower retail sales, new ownership for Great Canadian Gaming is now official, and a 27 year high for Canada's office vacancy rate.  Bob Price has your September 23 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

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.

This week, Jody and George get into the 600 million dollar election and what it got us … same ol’ same ‘ol. So was it worth it? What does the future hold for the leaders? And a peek behind the scenes on election night. Meanwhile, in BC — Premier Horgan breathes a sigh of relief because of the federal election results but his Government calls out the anti-vexers who continue to fill up our ICUs and cause delays of important surgeries. Meanwhile in Vancouver — the mayor gets attacked and calls the cops but at least there are patios forever. All this and more on UnSpun.

Host Sarah Elder-Chamanara and Conservative political strategist and consultant Melissa Caouette share their thoughts the morning after Canada's 44th federal election. They run down why the NDP, Greens, Conservatives, and Liberals ended up where they did – almost exactly where things left off when the election was called. From there, it’s back to Alberta, where Melissa and Sarah discuss implications for the governing UCP.

The top priority for business with the election behind us, the latest evidence that job openings are up sharply, and the importance of branding. Bob Price has your September 22 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

Maclean and Jordan discuss the 2021 Federal Election results, which was basically a do-over from 2019. Plus some Aaron Gunn, Kevin Falcon and Gavin Dew news.

Coal is expected to be a hot topic as a B.C. mining giant meets with investors, Vancouver based Hootsuite finally fills a big job opening, and a sigh of relief for Chevy Bolt owners. Bob Price has your September 21 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.