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January 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – January 9, 2026

Happy New Year. I trust you enjoyed the holiday season and have embraced the start to 2026 with optimism, enthusiasm and anticipat...

January 2026

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 45 - Starr McMichael

Meet Starr McMichael, owner and president of Starrboard Enterprises in a conversation with TIABC's CEO and host of the Voice of To...

January 2026

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – December 19, 2025

My last CEO message of the year is a long one and reflects a summary of TIABC's activities over the past year.

Last week, one of ...

December 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – December 12, 2025

This past spring a close friend reached out with news that he had been fired from his sales job due to philosophical differences w...

December 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – December 5, 2025

While out for dinner with professional colleagues in Ottawa last month, I had a long conversation with the owner of a large St. Jo...

November 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 28, 2025

Across British Columbia, land-use conversations are unfolding with more urgency and complexity than ever. From the North to the Ko...

November 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 21, 2025

It was only a few short years ago that healthcare professionals, media, politicians, and human behavioural scientists intimated th...

November 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 14, 2025

I own a brand new flying fishing rod that is still in its original case and has never touched a lake or river, nor has it ever bee...

November 2025

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 44 - Mike Retasket

Meet Mike Retasket, as he is welcomed by TIABC CEO Walt Judas for a powerful conversation about Indigenous leadership, cultural pr...

November 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – November 7, 2025

Albert Einstein is often credited with the phrase, “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over but expecti...

November 2025

TIABC's Voice of Tourism Podcast – Episode 43 - Brett Soberg

Meet Brett Soberg, co-owner and lead captain of Eagle Wing Whale Watching and Wildlife Tours as he shares with TIABC CEO and Voice...

October 2025

TIABC Voice of Tourism Newsletter – October 31, 2025

Part of my summer staycation was spent at Mayne Island where friends have a waterfront property that looks out over Active Pass. F...