Insights

Learning In The Third Age

The first age is our childhood, the second is adulthood – career, family, one or both. And the third? Well, retirement is increasingly seen as a fresh start, not an...
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Cohousing: An Old Idea With a Fresh Look

Imagine a neighbourhood where everyone knows your name, meals are enjoyed together a few times a week, and you live in your own home.
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Solar Energy Arrives

Solar energy is no longer a fringe player in the global energy mix. In the past decade, solar has moved from expensive and experimental to mainstream and competitive.
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The Bank of Mom and Dad

Helping adult children financially isn’t new but as the sums get bigger giving should be planned carefully.
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Wired for the Future: Electrifying the Economy

The world continues to move towards decarbonizing despite political and economic hurdles. According to the most recent International Energy Agency (IEA) Global World Energy Outlook, global investment in clean energy...
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The Okanagan Tech Scene Keeps Humming

Gorgeous views, four season fun, stellar wines and more recently a thriving tech sector – does the Okanagan have it all?
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2024 Tax Hit Looms for Non-Compliance with Short Term Rental Rules

More than a year ago CRA announced it would deny certain tax deductions (including repairs and property taxes) if a short term rental (STR) property was not compliant with provincial...
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Homegrown trade barriers are looming large

The threat of US tariffs is making an old topic suddenly new: interprovincial trade barriers. Can our political leaders find enough common ground to cut them significantly and boost our...
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Dry January goes mainstream

Get more exercise. Learn Spanish. Start budgeting. Depending on the source, our custom of making New Year’s resolutions is somewhere between 300 and 3,000 years old. Which means the habit...
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