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The trends in British Columbia's (B.C.) corporate directorship are analyzed. It was found that B.C. boards include managers from Brookfield Asset management Inc. and Jim Pattison group. The significance of political experience in board membership trend is discussed.

British Columbia in 2003 became the second province in Canada to legalize same-sex marriage, after Ontario, and 2,024 people from all over the world in 2005 took part in gay weddings . A new industry is emerging and gaining strong demand from the gay community , and that is same-sex-wedding planning. The experiences and practices of same-sex- wedding pl anners are described.

The new method of dating in British Columbia is described. The matchmaking industry in British Columbia now has databases with details of their clients, which are passed to select clients for dating.

Benefits expected from hosting 2010 Olympic Winter Games at B.C. are discussed. The challenges associated with organizing the games are also discussed. Vancouver Organizing Committee, the non-profit association that is entrusted the task, is confronting huge skills shortage and lack of private sector commitment in setting up the required infrastructure. At the moment all the effort is coming from B.C. government bringing the projected advantages to a naught.

A list of the largest British Columbia benefactors is presented. Some of these people include Frank Giustra of Fiore Financial Corp. with C$100 million in donations and Stewart, and Marilyn, Blusson of Archon Minerals Ltd. with $12 million worth of donations.

Talk radio has evolved over time and the issues being discussed in shows have also changed, from injected medicine to fight alcoholism to gay marriage. Topics in talk radio in the 1980s were more concerned with the environment, and s ince the 9/11 attacks, talk radio tackled more security issues than before. A personal narrative of a talk radio show host is given.