Jim Wright

Nov 12, 2024 | phillybite.com | Jim Wright

Sensory-Friendly Attractions in Philadelphia Philadelphia’s dinosaur museum provides children with autism and families exclusive access to Science six Saturday as well as Sunday mornings. The Museum Stories assist visitors of all developmental capabilities to explore the museum on their own, most notably the Dinosaurs Around the World exhibition - 2019.

Nov 6, 2024 | stonekettle.com | Jim Wright

Last year I spent three months waiting to see if I had cancer or not. The doctors were all pretty sure I had it. And it was going to be the kind that I probably wouldn't survive. Then, they were finally able to complete a test and I woke up from the procedure and ... didn't have cancer. Just totally didn't have it. You can go, the doctor said. We don't need to see you again for ten years. It took me a week to even process the relief. I'm not sure I still have.

Sep 9, 2024 | biv.com | Jim Wright

Provincial and federal politicians continue to debate how best to power a clean-energy transition while supporting the economy. Missing from the conversation is the muted way the federal and B.C. governments seem poised to cede a chunk of our hydropower to the United States. Indeed, Canada and the U.S. have an agreement in principle to “modernize” the Columbia River Treaty, a 65-year-old transboundary water management agreement.

Jun 14, 2024 | realassets.ipe.com | Jim Wright

The prevailing wisdom has for some time been that infrastructure equities are no more than a “boring bond proxy”. As interest rates rise and bond prices fall, so too must listed infrastructure asset prices and, given the trajectory of rates over the past two years, it hasn’t been a pretty picture for the sector. But to view listed infrastructure as merely a poor relation of the bond market misses not only the wider story but also the potential returns on offer.

May 22, 2024 | dcourier.com | Jim Wright

By Jim Wright For years, I attended the annual Memorial Day Parade in the town when I lived in New Jersey. The flatbed trucks decorated by various merchants and marching bands were usually followed by ambulances and firetrucks with sirens blaring. I would often think, "Shouldn't this be a solemn quiet observance?"Memorial Day, to me, should be a quiet day of reflection about those who paid the ultimate sacrifice to preserve our freedoms.