The Orca Podcasts

The number of British Columbians collecting E.I. is down sharply, a further labour squeeze appear to be brewing in B.C. health care, and a big year for a Vancouver silver miner. Bob Price has your March 24 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

A big money investor shows strong interest in a Squamish area LNG project, B.C. tourism promotion is back, and a well known Kelowna based financial institution stands with Ukraine. Bob Price has your March 23rd Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

No formal agreement just yet, but CP Rail trains are rolling again, a big buy for Air Canada, and encouraging news for the Vancouver area economy. Bob Price has your March 22nd Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

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 travel the world where Covid testing will soon to be a thing of the past and repairs to BC's highways after the floods are completing faster than ever predicted; meanwhile, war, floods and a pandemic couples with inflation are causing huge supply chain issue that are likely uncontrollable for the short term; and finally — Vancouver politics where parties come back to life like a zombies in the apocalypse. All that and more on this week on UnSpun.

Mounting pressure to get CP Rail back on track, another Seattle airline connection for Victoria and Vancouver, and yet more upward pressure on gas prices. Bob Price fills up your information tank for March 21 on the The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

Hey big spender...Canada's latest economic indicator is good news, the latest on possible labour unrest at CP Rail, and another big opportunity for job seekers. Bob Price takes us into the weekend with the Friday, March 18 edition of the Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

Why travelling abroad is about to get a lot less complicated for Canadians, a B.C. pandemic review that won't include business, and HBC is apparently in the running to add a big U.S. retailer. Bob Price has your March 17 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

The usual culprits drive Canada's inflation rate sharply higher, your suspicion about used vehicle prices was right, and are young Canadians naive about financial risks? Bob Price has your March 16 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.

Maclean and Jordan discuss the BCGEU's "chasm" with the NDP Government; minimum wage; John Horgan's personal popularity, Ukraine, and the arrival of Russell Wilson to Maclean's beloved Broncos.

Business reaction to the latest B.C. minimum wage increase, a big turnaround for a Vancouver based clean fuel company, and more supply chain worries with a new COVID outbreak in China. Bob Price has your March 15 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Mundi Hotels.