Nathan Caddell

The 19th annual A Night to Dream Gala, held in support of Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon last Saturday, was about as fancy as events get. A lovely three-course meal, silent and live auctions, everyone dressed to the 10s—I...

This year, much of the star power that often gives life to the movie festival circuit in places like Toronto and Telluride has fizzled out, thanks to the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes currently taking place. That’s not necessarily a factor...

David Lawes knows that it’s not always easy to walk the line between the environment and business. The Victoria resident studied both business and environmental science at Royal Roads University and spent almost a decade at the provincial Ministry of Environment...

1. Since starting at BC Hydro as an engineer-in-training over 30 years ago, you’ve spent your entire career with the company or a subsidiary of it. What has kept you on board for so long? I don’t think I intended to...

Joe Mimran isn’t on Dragons’ Den anymore, but that hasn’t stopped him from making deals. The Toronto-based fashion designer and entrepreneur famous for founding the Club Monaco and Joe Fresh Brands recently co-founded Unity Brands and has already scooped up...

Address: 5776 Angus Drive Price: $5,299,000 Listing: R2761762 The skinny: Four-bedroom, three-bathroom, 3,909 sq ft house on 9,017 sq ft in Vancouver’s Kerrisdale neighbourhood. The bling: First, an admission. I’m not one for the fancy, altered and extremely chic-looking photos that often adorn real estate ads. They’re...

Victoria-based Redbrick has come from humble beginnings. Founder and CEO Tobyn Sowden, a UVic grad, started the company as a digital marketing firm in 2011. Eventually, Redbrick focused on building software to help digital entrepreneurs thrive. In 2019, the company set...

Ramiz Charagh’s family came to Canada as refugees of the Kurdish genocide led by Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein. Charagh’s dad, a well-respected civil engineer at home, found work at a KFC and the family of six settled into a BC...

It’s almost been a decade since the B.C. government first proclaimed September Disability Employment Month. Karla Verschoor has been with Inclusion BC, a non-profit that advocates for the full inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the province, for...

Konscious Foods’ new facility is in Richmond. At least technically. Its product is sushi. At least technically. A stone’s throw from Annacis Island, the plant-based sushi manufacturer’s 34,000 sq ft headquarters is closer to New Westminster or Burnaby than any of...

Dan Clermont calls himself an “accidental entrepreneur.” If only all accidents could be so happy. In 2008, Clermont was a film industry worker with a workshop in the outdoor laundry room in his house. Keeping the area clean was important, so...

There's no one solution to the Lower Mainland’s housing crisis. Any “solving” of a problem of that complexity takes multiple levels of decision-makers across a broad spectrum of policymaking. But can building a sustainable home in two days help speed up...