Renu Bakshi
Incompetent strata councils threaten financial, emotional security of condo buildings
Seinfeld dedicated two episodes to absurdity on condo boards. Unfortunately, there’s nothing funny about problem strata councils. And with condos being B.C.’s fastest growing housing sector, experts...
Renu Bakshi: Justin Trudeau needs an editor
Poorly worded government forms somehow justify additional resources
Renu Bakshi: Coronation revives reflections on the legacy of colonialism
The coronation of King Charles III carries mixed feelings
WestJet’s complaint response provides critical corporate lessons
WestJet, congratulations on 27 years. Your vibrant teal, competitive rates and world’s friendliest crew had me at hello. Sadly, a flight from Calgary to Vancouver changed things. The passenger...
Two high-profile crises prove that 'no comment' lengthens the media cycle
If you are the first to report your crisis, you’ll land better and recover quicker, writes Renu Bakshi
YVR’s winter meltdown a failure in crisis leadership
Winter storms cancel flights and disrupt airport operations. Everyone knows that. Yet, when Metro Vancouver’s forecast delivered on its promise, the one entity required to trigger an adequate crisis...
Somewhere on the road to political correctness, we lost Christmas
A recent national survey found 92 per cent of non-Christian households prefer “Merry Christmas” to “Happy Holidays.” Of the respondents who grew up in Christian households, 29 per cent said they...
Renu Bakshi: ‘Calm before the storm’ – upcoming death laws test Canada’s woke values
You can see a euthanasia accessor in Vancouver sooner than a family doctor
Vancouver’s PR Crisis: How Kennedy Stewart’s silence became an ABC battle cry
“Vancouver resembles Gotham City,” said a stranger named Jared on election day. He told me that since arriving from Manitoba six years ago, he’s sickened by Vancouver’s decline, and that too, in a...
Bikeshare station against public art depicts a city arguing with itself
A quintessential Vancouver debate emerged a few days ago, this one with an unexpected twist, a turn so sharp that it likely caused city officials pause, confusion, and panic. Full disclosure. This...