June 2016
Features
The Design of Things
B.C.–and Vancouver in particular–has made a name for itself with a popular indoor/outdoor aesthetic. Meet some of the 50-plus designers who are making it big on the world stage with the “B.C. look”
Why the Car Is Still King
An in-depth look at how commuting is reshaping the way we live and work. Plus... why we’ll never give up our wheels, and other insights from an exclusive BCB/Insights West survey
The Monthly Informer
LAW
If you’re an artist in the digital age, you’re an easy mark for fraudsters
TRANSPORTATION
Why past-their-prime B.C. ferries are sailing again in the South Pacific
NUMEROLOGY
It’s festival time, which means loads of tents, hot dogs—even opera
THE MATRIX
First, craft beer. Then, craft distilleries. The hot thing now? Craft cider
THE CONVERSATION
Merran Smith, founder of Clean Energy Canada, on whether she’s one of the “forces of no”
D-I-Y MANAGEMENT
How to deal with a disgruntled stakeholder
THE AGENDA
Nourishment for the corporate mind and soul
If you’re an artist in the digital age, you’re an easy mark for fraudsters
TRANSPORTATION
Why past-their-prime B.C. ferries are sailing again in the South Pacific
NUMEROLOGY
It’s festival time, which means loads of tents, hot dogs—even opera
THE MATRIX
First, craft beer. Then, craft distilleries. The hot thing now? Craft cider
THE CONVERSATION
Merran Smith, founder of Clean Energy Canada, on whether she’s one of the “forces of no”
D-I-Y MANAGEMENT
How to deal with a disgruntled stakeholder
THE AGENDA
Nourishment for the corporate mind and soul
Offline
WATERCOOLER
After some false starts, a no-tipping world may be nigh
JARGON WATCH
The not-so-corny evolution of the word “silo”
TRAVEL
In Portland, they’re keeping it weird—and making it local
WEEKEND WARRIOR
Shoes.com’s Roger Hardy swings but rarely misses
NEW + IMPROVED
The latest developments in the world of lifestyle
ABOUT TOWN
The Vancouver Board of Trade’s Governors’ Banquet just got Greater
LUNCH WITH LUCY
Kyle Vucko on life after cashing out of e-tailer Indochino
After some false starts, a no-tipping world may be nigh
JARGON WATCH
The not-so-corny evolution of the word “silo”
TRAVEL
In Portland, they’re keeping it weird—and making it local
WEEKEND WARRIOR
Shoes.com’s Roger Hardy swings but rarely misses
NEW + IMPROVED
The latest developments in the world of lifestyle
ABOUT TOWN
The Vancouver Board of Trade’s Governors’ Banquet just got Greater
LUNCH WITH LUCY
Kyle Vucko on life after cashing out of e-tailer Indochino