Back in the game

Mason, a stocky 60-year-old, earned both fame and infamy in B.C. in the ’90s when Clearly Canadian Beverage Corp., the hometown alt-beverage champion he founded and led, took shareholders for a few gut-wrenching falls in the market. more...

Port of call

In a floor-length skirt and quilted vest, Sarah Morgan-Silvester is the picture of West Coast casual. Her unlined face framed by a simple bob, the youthful 48-year-old greets a visitor to her spacious waterfront office with a relaxed smile.
Meet the new face of corporate Vancouver. more...

Liquid gold

Chuck Childress likes to tell people his Texada Island home is protected by three moats: Howe Sound, Jervis Inlet and Malaspina Strait – the three bodies of water that need to be crossed to get there from Vancouver. Like many of the 1,100 residents who call the biggest Gulf Island home, he enjoys the isolation of life on an island that’s a ferry ride away from Powell River and has only a couple of restaurants, a gas station and little else. more...

Long walk home

In Vancouver real estate is a sport. It’s what we talk about at dinner parties, the way Angelinos gossip about movies or Calgarians gush about oil. It’s our über-metaphor: the thing we talk about when we talk about ourselves. And it’s how we keep score; anyone who’s owned a home in Vancouver during the past decade has a one-that-got-away story. more...

Industrial revolution

As Vancouver’s unrelenting real-estate story continues to hog headlines, now is a good time to step back, take a breath and ask a few big questions. How exactly did we get into this prolonged hot market? Where is it taking us? What are the consequences for B.C.’s economy? more...

Promotional feature: Investing in B.C. and beyond

There is no shortage of investment opportunities in B.C.'s burgeoning resource sector. more...

Winging it

I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t interested in birds. more...

Mossadiq Umedaly

When Mossadiq Umedaly stepped down as CEO of Xantrex Technology Inc. in 2003, it was a safe bet that he didn’t have golf on his mind. Having built a hospital in Pakistan, worked side-by-side with Firoz Rasul to get Ballard Power Systems Inc. off the ground and then guided Xantrex from start-up to the eve of a $67-million IPO, he would be looking for his next challenge. more...

Karimah Es Sabar

I’m very formal; I’m classic conservative. It’s what I’m most comfortable in. I like straight classical clothes, and I like a lot of accessories. I love jewellery and nice foulards, scarves, bags and shoes and things like that. more...

Fight club

Harrison comes by his weaponry honestly: he’s an accredi­ted fight director, choreographer and stuntman – in addition to acting and making radio appearances on JRFM as Nick the Guy, doing stunts such as bicycling through an automated carwash.
He’s also a case study in why it pays to have more than one skill. more...