Friday morning news drop and videos of the week
BC’s Construction Industry Is ‘Ground Zero’ for Opioid Crisis among Workers Substance use has plagued the trades for a long time. It’s now more serious than ever. (Tyee)
'It's complicated': Vaccine hesitancy continues among contractors Construction workers’ skepticism about COVID-19 vaccinations is raising issues for employers and public health officials. (Construction Dive)
Subsidizing Climate Change 2021 How the Horgan government continues to sabotage BC’s climate plan with fossil fuel subsidies (Stand Earth)
China Crushed Jack Ma, and His Fintech Rivals Are Next Ant has lost at least $70 billion in value since its scuttled IPO, and companies from Tencent to JD.com are under pressure, too. The winners? The country’s state-backed banks. (Businessweek)
The ever-changing pressures of running an Instagram business Instagram wants sellers to post more and leave the app less. (Vox)
Hopes Are High for the mRNA Technology that Is Leading Us Out of the Pandemic The vaccine success stories at BioNTech and Moderna may only be the beginning. Doctors and researchers want to use the revolutionary mRNA technology to fight the world’s worst scourges: from cancer to dementia. (Spiegel)
4,368 Episodes Later, Conan O’Brien’s Late-Night Run Ends As the television host leaves TBS, here’s how his comedy has evolved over 28 years (Wall Street Journal)
Life in the Stacks: A Love Letter to Browsing Algorithms are integral to how we find and consume art. But old-fashioned browsing still has its benefits (Walrus)
Videos of the Week
Mikey February Twin Pin Indo Sessions - V.1 Mikey February recently took a few his new Twin Pins over to quiet Indonesian reef pass in Indonesia to experience a range of conditions. In this video you can hear Mikey's insights about how the Twin Pin all came together between him and Britt Merrick, as well as his sizing
QUICK & DIRTY 1 | Finn Iles Quick & Dirty is a three-part video series, filmed by Rupert Walker, designed to showcase some of my favourite trails around BC and the stuff that I like to ride day-to-day.
Triple Crown '21 The North Shore Triple Crown is nothing new: Starting at the water in Deep Cove, we pedal to the very top trails of Seymour, Fromme, and Cypress. 74km in distance, 2800m of elevation gain, and 8 hours of moving time, make this one hell of a ride. Come along for the suffer fest with our crew: Eric Lawrenuk, Geoff Gulevich, Ross Measures, Fraser Vaage, Scott Mackay, Sam Honcharuk, Ryan Vanderham and Taylor Booth.
Drop the Pin - Colton Klein
ROUGH CUT: Jack O'Grady's "Pass~Port" Part There’s no good way to test Jack’s tricks—it’s do or die on every try. See how hard he went for one of the gnarliest parts to date.
Eli Williams' "DoomSayers" Part Usually you gotta pick between tech brilliance and bowl-burning skills, but Eli has it all. Miss this and you’re cooked.