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In our fifth annual ranking of B.C.’s best cities for work, we have a former No. 1 back in the top spot, a handful of reliable contenders and a lively shakeup of the rest. This year’s list features a retuned methodology, three new indicators and an expanded LIST of 46 communities that adds several challengers
To mark the recent legalization of recreational marijuana, we check in with some of the key players in the B.C. cannabis world. From pot growers to government officials to medical professionals, meet the people helping move the industry forward and keep British Columbians safe. Today’s subject is Dan Kriznic, founder, chairman and CEO of Invictus MD Strategies Corp.
Waiting for a report card can be stressful—especially when it takes two years. But as it turns out, the latest British Columbia technology report card contains mostly good news for the province’s tech sector. Professional services firm KPMG and the BC Tech...
Address: 3350 Panorama Ridge, Whistler Price: $8,998,000 Listing: W038528 The skinny: Four-bedroom, five-bathroom, 4,704-square-foot chalet in Whistler The bling: Batcave alert: this six-storey Whistler icon is built into a cliff, is accessed via an elevator from underground and features an indoor-outdoor waterway that flows through...
When Sabrina Chammas Doumet was one, her parents took a look around their war-torn hometown of Beirut and made sure she could inherit their Canadian citizenship. The move came in handy after Doumet decided to go to school in the...
Breakfast meetings, working lunches and business dinners are more important to work travel than you think. Just ask Oxford psychology professor Charles Spence, author of Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating (like Freakonomics for the foodie set), which examines how...
We won’t know the results of the B.C. electoral referendum until December 7 at the earliest (when the packages are due), but some recent statistics released by Elections BC might give us an indication on what we can expect. According to...
BCBusiness + O'Cannabiz Conference and Expo Vancouver In many ways, Ottawa’s legalization of pot for recreational purposes has generated more questions than answers for potential business investors and others who are curious about participating in this new market—and that’s why the organizers...
A lifestyle shift and the ascent of Lululemon created athleisure, a trend that has reached beyond activewear’s traditional market—those who exercise—and become a culture in itself. Now, people wear yoga pants like they would jeans and will buy anything with...