Commentary

Tourism is one of the crucial components of British Columbia’s economic resilience. More than 300,000 residents of the province are employed in this industry, which generated revenues of more than $18 billion in 2017.

There’s nothing like a crisis to sharpen the survival instincts of businesses and governments. It is also unsurpassed in exposing fundamental weaknesses in infrastructure and processes. COVID-19’s current inventory of take-away instruction for B.C.

As COVID-19 ravages communities across North America, many analysts believe meat-packing plants, where employees work close to each other, are the next focal point of the spread of the virus. We’re likely in the worst of it now.

Great news: Bill Maher is still officially coming to Vancouver on May 16. The Rolling Stones won’t be making us rock earlier that week, but Maher will make us laugh at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre.

In the early years of this century, Canadian newscasts were not particularly interested in international coverage. Aside from the standard reporting of natural disasters, there was little opportunity to see what was happening around the world.

If she had a fan club, Dr. Bonnie Henry would have a sore hand from autographing photos. She has steered the province with unbridled authenticity through the first of many COVID-19 phases.

Over the past few weeks, Research Co. and Glacier Media have studied the way Canadians are dealing with the isolation that the COVID-19 outbreak has brought into their daily routines.

Many B.C. businesses are facing a new challenge: employees are refusing to come to work given their fear of contracting COVID-19. While employers want to ensure that their employees are safe and healthy, they also have businesses to run.

As many of us sit at home and deal with the global pandemic, complying with physical distancing, we are learning some new realities.

The art of leadership involves a steady hand through layer upon layer of challenge.