Commentary

Hockey is a business.

It has not been a particularly easy year to be a sports fan in North America. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced seasons to be modified, postponed or cancelled.

Vancouver city staff on record of rejecting 'sanctioned or managed encampments'

In times of crisis, people crave an opportunity to do their part. That desire to pitch in for the better has been key in B.C. as folks effectively pull together while remaining socially distant and employing other preventive safety practices.

They are critical to Canada’s trade flow, and they are banking on COVID-19’s innovation acceleration to provide meaningful traction among all major players in their sectors.

In March, some politicians and health authorities around the world dared to offer a forecast on the moment life would go back to the way it was before COVID-19 struck. They now live with the psychological consequences that their words created.

I cannot recall a Labour Day weekend like this Labour Day weekend. The typical circumference of summer, proscribed by resting and recharging, was no more in 2020. We have been burdened in these months by a new access tax to normalcy.

For the past three years, British Columbians have been exposed to stories related to “birth tourism.” Existing guidelines bestow Canadian citizenship to anyone born within the borders of the country, regardless of the status of their parents.

As the summer draws to a close, and the province nears a decision on how to allocate its $1.5 billion recovery package, it would be easy for some people to make the false assumption that a strong August for some tourism operators means the B.C.

More than five months into the pandemic, we can start to see how life will look on the other side. At the grocery store, some changes will disappear while others will stay with us for the foreseeable future.