Greg McDougall has yet to make the cover of this magazine, and that’s probably fine in his books. “You ever hear of the BCBusiness curse?” he asks, reclining in an ergonomic chair in one of Harbour Air Seaplanes’ downtown Vancouver boardrooms.
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BCBusiness + B.C. LNG Alliance Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is not a B.C. industry-in-waiting. It’s already here.“Many people are surprised by the extent to which LNG is being used in this province, and the opportunities for greater usage are significant,” says Arvind...
Culinary Capers Catering CEO Debra Lykkemark has worked in the hospitality industry since she was 13, when she got a job as a busser at Dunaway’s Double D Steak and Pancake House in her native Calgary. After a few more restaurant gigs, she decided not to pursue an education in...
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For the second week in a row, West Vancouver saw the most expensive residential property sale, according to data analyzed by Vancouver-based Zolo Realty on behalf of BCBusiness. The single-family home in the Gleneagles area sold for just under 86...
BCBusiness + FutureBiz Penticton It’s 3 a.m. and you’re awoken by a phone call from the fire department alerting you to a fire at your business. You soon discover that the servers have melted, contact files are destroyed, passwords are lost and stock is ruined. Too often, operations are crippled and customers are...
For Peter Andres, torching what remained of his ravaged hazelnut trees was a last resort. Andres had been a prominent farmer in the B.C. hazelnut industry for more than two decades, but in 2011 a windblown spore called eastern filbert...
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...
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...