Bruce Munro Wright isn’t your run-of-the-mill lawyer. Though he’s been a partner at Vancouver-based MLT Aikins since 2015, Wright has a colourful past, having served as both chair of the Vancouver Opera Foundation and the Vancouver Art Gallery. (He took home the first National Opera Directors Emeritus Award for his efforts...
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When Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia isn’t managing her Vancouver businesses, she devotes herself to charity activities. Since 1987, her Women’s Media Golf Classic has raised millions of dollars for child-related organizations, including Variety Children’s Charity and the Children’s Foundation, although it recently...
BCBusiness + United Way The business world is changing. Bottom lines still matter, but the focus has shifted towards community with social purpose and giving back becoming part of the corporate value system. Leaders understand that giving back gives teams purpose...
The most expensive residential property to sell last week was in West Vancouver, according to data analyzed by Vancouver-based Zolo Realty on behalf of BCBusiness. The single-family home in Dundarave went for just under 81 percent of the $6.68-million list...
If there’s any doubt about the immense power of social media, one needs only look at Alexa Suter. Back in 2013, when Instagram was still a shadow of what it has become, Suter gained notoriety as an influencer, commanding tens...
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BCBusiness + BC Perio It’s not an exaggeration to say that the revolutionary dentistry business model governing the BC Perio Dental Health and Implant Centre, which so many British Columbians rely on for their dental needs, was created thanks to the powerful...
Address: 7115 Nester's Road , Whistler Price: $4,200,000 Listing: R2309320 The skinny: Eight-bedroom, eight-bathroom Bavarian-style B&B on nearly an acre of land in Whistler The bling: Have you always longed to be a slumlord? No, wait, that's not what the write-up says—it says “Have...
1. In your view, how healthy is the Canada-U.S. relationship? What should Canada be doing to keep ties between our two countries strong? One is to urge our Congress to pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. And also set a good example by instead of your prime minister raising taxes, you should be...
Run as a charity to benefit the community, Cornucopia, Whistler’s Celebration of Food & Drink is 11 days of culinary workshops, winemaker dinners, food and drink seminars, health and wellness events, parties and presentations. Learn how to cook and eat sustainably, experience a global night market, go to a Warhol...
BCBusiness + Charitable Impact Every year in the fall, Vancouver’s tech community picks up their ping pong paddles and comes together to raise money for charitable causes. In its sixth year, TechPong attracts the best and the brightest to a huge ping...