The Orca Podcasts

An effort to unionize Amazon workers spreads to B.C., A well known retailer challenges B.C.'s provincial sales tax, and new concern about a proposed telecom takeover.  Bob Price has your September 20 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

In Episode 10 of Ellected, host Sarah Elder-Chamanara and Calgary mayoral hopeful Jyoti Gondek discuss what it means to be qualified in politics as a woman, Jyoti's experiences on council with community stakeholders, what she hopes Calgary will become, a tragic conversation she had about child care that changed her perspective, and more.

Several questions for yet another proposed passenger ferry service between Nanaimo and Vancouver, more hiring in the Vancouver tech sector, and a B.C. cannabis producer has a new address.  Bob Price has your September 17 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, it’s down the wire with the federal election and Jody and George try to figure out where things went wrong and where things went right for the candidates; then its on to Alberta versus the world — really; and finally, is Vancouver going to get a handle on the crime wave hitting downtown? — maybe. All that and more — in only 30 minutes!

New evidence that COVID is delaying a return to the office, lasting pandemic damage for tourism, and more details on possible big changes for a well known B.C. miner.  Bob Price has your September 16 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

Vancouver based Teck Resources has certainly caused a stir in Canada's mining industry, a big jump for the cost of living, and what matters most to workers these days.  Bob Price has your September 15 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

Maclean and Jordan talk about Alaska's political move against the BC tourism industry, the federal election and much more.

More signs of investor unrest at CN Rail, predictable static stemming from a proposed takeover in Canada's telecom sector, and another off month for B.C. manufacturing.  Bob Price has the news you need in the September 14 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.  

A big money legal fight for Cineplex, A CP Rail takeover of a U.S. railway back on track, and more hiring on the way for Amazon Canada.  Bob Price has your September 13 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer. 

Another hiring spree sends Canada's unemployment rate to its lowest level since the pandemic hit, another B.C. tech company in the spotlight, and an effort to improve shipping speed through the Port of Vancouver.  Bob Price has your September 10 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing, Your Local Apple Dealer.