May 2016
Features
Building a Green World
Climate change, it is said, is the defining issue of our times. But has B.C., once a green innovator, fallen behind the times? That story, plus: a look at a promising carbon capture facility in Squamish, and a UBC institute's attempt to help repair the mining industry's tarnished image
The Guarded Angel
Boris Wertz founded Abebooks (sold to Amazon for around $90 million) and has made winning bets on a slew of B.C. tech darlings. So why isn't he more bullish on the industry's local prospects?
The Monthly Informer
MANUFACTURING
Medical marijuana hopeful Vodis tries its luck south of the border
Medical marijuana hopeful Vodis tries its luck south of the border
AGRICULTURE
Can the Okanagan become the new "it" terroir for Chardonnay?
Can the Okanagan become the new "it" terroir for Chardonnay?
NUMEROLOGY
Plans take flight to turn B.C. into a birding destination
Plans take flight to turn B.C. into a birding destination
THE MATRIX
The Canadian dollar is low—and the hopes of border mall owners are high
THE CONVERSATION
Immersive Media CEO Myles McGovern on his $100-million sale
D-I-Y MANAGEMENT
Why effective performance management is a year-round job
THE AGENDA
Nourishment for the corporate mind and soul
OFFICE SPACE
Stytch-ing together a new home on Granville
The Canadian dollar is low—and the hopes of border mall owners are high
THE CONVERSATION
Immersive Media CEO Myles McGovern on his $100-million sale
D-I-Y MANAGEMENT
Why effective performance management is a year-round job
THE AGENDA
Nourishment for the corporate mind and soul
OFFICE SPACE
Stytch-ing together a new home on Granville
Offline
WATERCOOLER
Why you're better off in L.A. when "The Big One" hits
JARGON WATCH
Can you pick yourself up by the bootstraps? Depends...
TREND WATCH
Why soup it hot—and five B.C. companies making it so
EXECUTIVE PET
EA Sports' Matthew McKie and partner in crime, Lola
NEW + IMPROVED
The latest developments in the world of lifestyle
ABOUT TOWN
The wine fest's well-heeled Bacchanalia
LUNCH WITH LUCY
Ryan Beedie opens up about his father, his U2 obsession and why he sees a shrink