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On The Island | Jan 30, 2013 | 7:21

B.C's looming skills deficit

A skills and talent deficit by 2016. That's what a new report says is in store for this province. We talk to Canada Research Chair Kenneth Coates about some possible solutions.

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On The Island - North Park neighbours offer their ideasJun 19, 2013 | 8:03On The Island North Park neighbours offer their ideas Audio
On The Island North Park neighbours offer their ideas Jun 19, 2013 | 8:03We hear from a neighbour of a proposed North Park condo building who have drafted significant changes in the hopes the developer will take note.
On The Island - Increasing urban deerJun 18, 2013 | 8:23On The Island Increasing urban deer Audio
On The Island Increasing urban deer Jun 18, 2013 | 8:23Dealing with dead and injured deer. Oak Bay Police are responding to more calls about injured deer. We find out what happens.
On The Island - The Rex Welland Legacy ParkJun 18, 2013 | 6:26On The Island The Rex Welland Legacy Park Audio
On The Island The Rex Welland Legacy Park Jun 18, 2013 | 6:26When a new housing development goes up, often an old patch of farm land disappears. But not always. We hear about an orchard that's been preserved amid the new homes of View Royal.
On The Island - The Last Son of Vancouver IslandJun 17, 2013 | 7:48On The Island The Last Son of Vancouver Island Audio
On The Island The Last Son of Vancouver Island Jun 17, 2013 | 7:48We find out how the new Superman film is helping the Island film industry.
On The Island - Public consultationJun 17, 2013 | 8:33On The Island Public consultation Audio
On The Island Public consultation Jun 17, 2013 | 8:33We talk with groups who want a say over sewage treatment plans in Esquimalt.
On The Island - Calendar GirlsJun 17, 2013 | 9:40On The Island Calendar Girls Audio
On The Island Calendar Girls Jun 17, 2013 | 9:40Langham Court Theatre's season ends with the play version of a popular film, Calendar Girls. Our theatre reviewer Monica Prendergast describes the production.
On The Island - A shakeup in Victoria's magazine marketJun 17, 2013 | 11:01On The Island A shakeup in Victoria's magazine market Audio
On The Island A shakeup in Victoria's magazine market Jun 17, 2013 | 11:01We hear about how the sale of Boulevard magazine to Black Press could affect the local publishing sector.
On The Island - The Friday panel ponders the Redford-Clark meetingJun 14, 2013 | 15:28On The Island The Friday panel ponders the Redford-Clark meeting Audio
On The Island The Friday panel ponders the Redford-Clark meeting Jun 14, 2013 | 15:28Premier Christy Clark gets ready to welcome Alberta's premier, Alison Redford. The two leaders meet today in Kelowna, just weeks after the BC government said no to Northern Gateway -- or did it? Our political panel weighs in on what to expect.
On The Island - Easing Victoria homelessnessJun 14, 2013 | 6:49On The Island Easing Victoria homelessness Audio
On The Island Easing Victoria homelessness Jun 14, 2013 | 6:49A new study finds a Victoria agency that operates shelters and transitional housing shows significant success in getting people off the street for the longer term.
On The Island - This is The End and Man of SteelJun 14, 2013 | 8:27On The Island This is The End and Man of Steel Audio
On The Island This is The End and Man of Steel Jun 14, 2013 | 8:27Katherine Monk reviews two new films.
On The Island - Another four years in oppositionJun 13, 2013 | 9:13On The Island Another four years in opposition Audio
On The Island Another four years in opposition Jun 13, 2013 | 9:13As the New Democratic Party MLAs are sworn in this week we hear about their plans for holding the government to account for four more years.
On The Island - Stephen Rattan tells us Tales from the VaultJun 13, 2013 | 8:31On The Island Stephen Rattan tells us Tales from the Vault Audio
On The Island Stephen Rattan tells us Tales from the Vault Jun 13, 2013 | 8:31Uncovering the Island's past. We speak with local history librarian Stephen Ruttan about his new book of "Tales from the Vault".
On The Island - Landlords in the doghouseJun 12, 2013 | 5:49On The Island Landlords in the doghouse Audio
On The Island Landlords in the doghouse Jun 12, 2013 | 5:49We get reaction to a Vancouver councillor's proposal to require private rental housing to become more pet-friendly.
On The Island - Political aides pay raiseJun 12, 2013 | 6:15On The Island Political aides pay raise Audio
On The Island Political aides pay raise Jun 12, 2013 | 6:15Christy Clark promised to hold the line on spending but the re-elected B.C. premier's first act was to raise the pay of the government's top political aides. We'll hear how that plays with the taxpayers' federation.
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On The Island Looking at the business of prostitution Jun 11, 2013 | 7:02We speak with a University of Victoria sociologist about research into health, safety and violence for workers in Canada's sex industry.

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