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Clothes fit for the King

How much does an Elvis suit go for these days, anyway? more...

These jeans certainly not $50 off-the-rack ones. They’re a little more expensive than what you might typically pay, but I expect I’ll have them for a long time. They fit really well and they feel great on.

They’re Agave and they’re handmade in California. I don’t think it would be appropriate to wear jeans with a ripped knee and frayed ends to work, but if you can find some stylish ones that fit you well, why not? more...

Rescue me

The calls come at the most inconvenient times. It’s like Murphy’s Law: we’ll be in the middle of a dinner party with a turkey in the oven and the pager will go off. more...

From first to worst

Oh, how quickly a country can become a laggard in the Digital Age. more...

Andrew Seymour

Leaving the U.S. was no small step. But Toronto native Andrew Seymour arguably landed a pretty sweet job when he took the GM duties off the plate of Canadians president Andy Dunn in January: the Canadians have growing ticket sales, a spruced-up stadium and energetic local owners willing to spend some cash.

The 40-year-old Seymour had a well-established life in Fort Myers, Florida. He worked his first sports internship with the Fort Myers Miracle minor baseball club. more...

Talent grab

Today, for the first time in generations, there are more jobs than there are people. more...

B.C.'s bad carbon tactics

B.C.’s carbon tax is simply the latest of many pollution-discharge fees the province has charged industry for more than 20 years. The fee system was originally touted as a way to reward industrial plant owners who voluntarily cut any taxed pollutants. But plant operators have rarely seen sustained reductions in their tax bills, even after they cut discharges.

That is because the province’s environmental protection costs must be “self-financed” through the pollution-fee system. more...

Building a dream

With PGA Tours behind him, golfer Richard Zokol has taken on his next challenge: building an exclusive golf course in the B.C. Interior.

He admits he had his doubts. “I asked myself how I would pull this one off,” he says. “I’m the consummate PGA Tour journeyman. I wasn’t the most skilled. I figured it all out through perseverance. I never made a fortune playing the game and got my nose bloodied more often than not.” more...

Turning the page

Scott McIntyre, Vancouver’s legendary book publisher, says the tough times in his trade tend to fade quickly into memory – particularly after what he describes as a “fabulous” 2007. That’s the reason he can look back at the ups and downs of the past 37 years at the helm of Douglas & McIntyre Ltd. – one of Canada’s largest independent publishers – without too much pain.

Still, he can’t help shaking his head as he recalls the devastating 2002 bankruptcy of D&M’s Toronto-based distributor, General Publishing. more...

Bringing the baseball