March 2016

Features
The Power to Disrupt
In our annual survey of B.C.’s most influential women, we profile 35 leaders who not only have power but are also using it to change minds and shake up the status quo
East Side Story
As Vancouver pushes density, developers like Daniel Boffo hope to transform low-slung neighbourhoods. Not everybody thinks that’s a good idea
The 2016 MBA Guide
From niche programs to tech training, we look at how B.C.’s MBA schools are staying on top. Plus: three grads who are doing well by doing good
The Monthly Informer
MARKETING
B.C. wineries have plans to take on the world—once they stop fighting
REAL ESTATE
The weird case of house-flipping seminars in unflippable Vancouver
NUMEROLOGY
2015 was a record year for car sales in B.C. 2016 could be even greater
THE MATRIX
Don’t expect that nasty property transfer tax to vanish anytime soon
THE CONVERSATION
Port Metro Vancouver’s Robin Silvester doesn’t like new houses
D-I-Y MANAGEMENT
Why Skype alone can’t make flex time work
THE AGENDA
Nourishment for the corporate mind and soul
B.C. wineries have plans to take on the world—once they stop fighting
REAL ESTATE
The weird case of house-flipping seminars in unflippable Vancouver
NUMEROLOGY
2015 was a record year for car sales in B.C. 2016 could be even greater
THE MATRIX
Don’t expect that nasty property transfer tax to vanish anytime soon
THE CONVERSATION
Port Metro Vancouver’s Robin Silvester doesn’t like new houses
D-I-Y MANAGEMENT
Why Skype alone can’t make flex time work
THE AGENDA
Nourishment for the corporate mind and soul
Offline
WATERCOOLER
How far do you need to go in accommodating employees?
JARGON WATCH
A granular explanation of the evolution of “granular”
TRAVEL
Old and new Texas collide in Dallas-Fort Worth
WEEKEND WARRIOR
UDI’s Anne McMullin carries a big stick on the field
NEW + IMPROVED
The latest developments in the world of lifestyle
ABOUT TOWN
The cultural elite gather for the VSO’s Symphony Ball
LUNCH WITH LUCY
Developer Rob Macdonald on why he and Vancouver don’t click
How far do you need to go in accommodating employees?
JARGON WATCH
A granular explanation of the evolution of “granular”
TRAVEL
Old and new Texas collide in Dallas-Fort Worth
WEEKEND WARRIOR
UDI’s Anne McMullin carries a big stick on the field
NEW + IMPROVED
The latest developments in the world of lifestyle
ABOUT TOWN
The cultural elite gather for the VSO’s Symphony Ball
LUNCH WITH LUCY
Developer Rob Macdonald on why he and Vancouver don’t click