The Orca Podcasts

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.

In this week’s episode — George and Jody pitch their opinions on the new tent city free-for-all in Vancouver parks; wonder why big housing developments seem to be slowed by controversy and a complicated approval process; and, wander into the airline travel business of COVID-19

Possible downward pressure on gasoline prices, the B.C. government wants input on cleaning up abandoned oil & gas wells, and Vancouver is still among the best places to live for tech industry workers. Bob Price has all the latest in the July 16 edition of The Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

Maclean and Jordan try and regroup from the province's stunning financial update ($12.5 Billion deficit?!?), look for ways to help the economy recover, and talk about how red tape is slowing the NDP from hitting their housing targets.

A new effort to regulate financial planners, a BC mine contributes to lower production totals for New Gold, and as banking mistakes go, this one at the Royal was a whopper!  Bob Price has these stories and more in the July 15 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

A Vancouver legal software company is set to go public, news on the Canada-U.S. border closure, and a new poll points to less use of cash since the pandemic hit.  Bob Price has these stories and more in the July 14 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.  

The stage is now set for new ownership to take control of Canada's largest newspaper, why a Vancouver mining company's headquarters is being moved to the U.S., and the restaurant industry is asking for more help to re-hire staff. Bob Price has these stories and more in the July 13 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

A Canada wide hiring spree, a well known Vancouver based retailer reports a rare loss, and dozens of DAVIDsTEA locations won't be re-opening.  Bob Price has these stories and much more in the July 10 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

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.

In this week’s episode — George and Jody …… OMG have to talk about NO wine in Vancouver parks — again. So no-decision. Then they get colourfully neon on the subject of Granville Street; and finally — Vancouver’s new tourism advertising — Free Camping. Come one. Come all.

More grim news on the jobs front, another well know retailer under court protection, and riding a BC ferry is about to become a little more enjoyable. Bob Price has these stories and much more in the July 9 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing. 

Certain uncertainty in the latest BC housing forecast, higher prices means higher output for oil producers, and a long talked about development project in Kamloops falls victim to Coronavirus.  Bob Price has these stories and much more in the July 8 Orca Business Beat, brought to you by Simply Computing.