Rising Economy Podcast

Auteur(s): CHEK Podcasts
  • Résumé

  • The Rising Economy series features leading thinkers and change-makers sharing bold insights about economic and societal issues and trends impacting Greater Victoria. Brought to you by the South Island Prosperity Partnership network.
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  • Strategies to Attract & Retain Family Doctors
    Jun 28 2024
    Family doctors are at the heart of Greater Victoria's healthcare system. However, in recent years, the doctor shortage has left many people without access to family doctors. In this episode of Rising Economy, we talk with Niki Bouchard, Retention & Recruitment Lead with the South Island Division of Family Practice, to find out how Greater Victoria ended up with such a shortage, what steps are in the works to improve the situation — and what still needs to be done to attract and retain more doctors for the region.
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    32 min
  • Designing Victoria: The Festival & the Future
    Apr 26 2024
    Join us for a fascinating talk with Carla Sorrell, Director of Design Victoria, a 4-day festival (May 9-12, 2024) celebrating Victoria's design community. Carla offers festival highlights plus insights into how design — from architecture to graphic, product and software design — shapes the economy and culture of cities, including the Metro Victoria region.
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    29 min
  • Measuring What Matters: Is it Time to Embrace a Well-being Economy?
    Dec 20 2023
    Since World War II, governments have largely relied on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to assess economic progress. Now, support is growing globally for a well-being approach to the economy where quality of life, greater equality and environmental protections are measured alongside traditional economic performance. In Episode 10, we talk to Chris Forester of the Island Community Mental Health Association and Emilie de Rosenroll of South Island Prosperity Partnership about measuring what matters.
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    35 min

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