Contents | May 2010
cover story
The Green Issue
It Takes A Village
Everyone loves district energy, but who's going to pay for it?
By Colleen Kimmett
A Tough Row to Hoe
As viable farmland dwindles, so does the economic case for agriculture.
By David Jordan
The Future of Farming
City Farm Boy Ventures may just represent the future of farming in Vancouver.
By David Jordan
Patently Obvious
Why sharing your ideas is good for sustainability.
By Anne Casselman
features
On the Line
B.C.'s pollsters are bringing some shiny technological weaponry into their ongoing war. Will new online tactics beat out the tried and true telephone for statistical supremacy?
By Frances Bula
Half Full: Golf in B.C. in 2010
Tiger's scandals are the least of it. With declining participation rates and falling profits, golf operators are sweating. Yet B.C.'s long-suffering golfing resorts may just be turning a corner.
By Jim Sutherland
Business Golf: The Links that Bind
Musings on why the golf course is an important ground for business and building relationships.
By John Bucher
Profile: Cam Watt
Cam Watt spent millions to turn an old Downtown Eastside building into high-end condos – then the market tanked. Time for plan B.
By David Jordan
Round Table: Ecodensity Forever?
Experts praise Vancouver's density strategy. But where does the city go from here? Is there life beyond condos and cafes?
By BCBusiness
primer
Cultural Exchange:CEOs and aboriginal chiefs walk a mile in each other's shoes
Slice of the Advertising Pie:Vancouver entrepreneurs turn pizza boxes into billboards
After the Bloom has Faded:One of Canada's leading rose growers calls it quits
Inquiring Minds:What's your best grooming tip?
Expat:Living large in Denmark
Need to Know:How to Cut Costs for Your Small Business
Crossroads:Andrew Petter, SFU's new president, is bringing academia to the people