Is it an HR or lawyer issue?
Clay Williams and Tanvir Gill are business lawyers at FH&P Lawyers, serving the B.C. Interior with offices in Kelowna, Penticton and Salmon Arm. They are the hosts of “Law Talk,” a podcast that educates listeners on business matters including whether or not to incorporate, estate planning with a business and all other legal issues businesses […]
Never hurts to play dead
By Debra Kelly When you’re hanging out with friends and sharing a few Coronas, the conversation can lead to some interesting wildlife stories. Undoubtedly someone will always try and ‘one up’ the other to win the best ‘worst encounter with a bug or animal’ story. We Canadians can tell some great black bear encounters or […]
Don’t let ‘what if’ become ‘if only’
Have you wondered what your life would be like if you lived with a “what if” philosophy? Would you belt it out with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, windows wide open, or would you look back with more than a few regrets because you lived with an “if only” philosophy? I wonder: • What if […]
Should business build or lease?
Clay Williams and Tanvir Gill are business lawyers at FH&P Lawyers, serving the B.C. Interior with offices in Kelowna, Penticton and Salmon Arm. They are the hosts of “Law Talk,” a podcast that educates listeners on business matters including whether or not to incorporate, estate planning with a business and all other legal issues businesses […]
Friendship on a cold day
Friendship can keep you warm on the coldest day. The spring wind congealed the cheese in his poutine and blew the dipping sauce for my yam fries off the table and across the gravel patio. Our glutes froze to the concrete picnic tables outside the fast-food restaurant. Two of the three concrete seats were broken, […]
Let life flow around pillars
We are standing at her front door. I am saying goodbye to my friend, who is waiting for surgery for her broken back. She is leaning on the door pillar, trying to stand erect. The cool, winter breeze moves around her. Our conversation has revolved around cosmic 2x4s—you know, the experiences life throws at us […]
The storm of indecision
My head snaps like a flag in the wind as indecisions storm in my mind. • “Should I do this? Or not?” • “Is this the right thing to say or is that?” • “What should I do with my life/have for dinner?” Indecision can sit heavy, like a coming thunderstorm, on our hearts and […]
Know your whisky and bourbon
If you are a whisky drinker or bourbon lover, there’s a good chance you have heard it before: All bourbon is whisky, but not all whisky is bourbon. There is often confusion over the distinction between each, with common errors made even by seasoned whisky drinkers. We want to level up your whisky knowledge and […]
Vision will overpower doubt
The clatter of the dice rolling across the Monopoly board fills me with exhilaration. I loved playing Monopoly—rolling the dice for opportunity, collecting groups of two or three coloured cards, strategizing, negotiating with my siblings, collecting “huge sums” of rent, owning the board. And to make it even more profound, when I was 10, I […]
Robotic firm ahead of its time
The battle is on. Things are heating up. And our top six have been chosen. We met one-on-one with the 2021 OKGN Angel Summit’s top six to hear their insights into the summit and their final pitch for the top spot, which will take place virtually on March 18. Meet Mike Boudreau, founder of TechBrew Robotics in Salmon […]
