Frances Bula has been writing about housing for decades, but reporting for this issue about the surge of community land trusts as a new model for nonprofit housing in B.C. surprised her. “It has been remarkable to watch,” she says. “Most are...
Twenty years ago, when I moved to Vancouver, Lululemon was truly at the absolute apex of its coolness. Wearing a pair of their signature yoga pants was comfortable and stylish, yes, but also a signal that you were hip, health-conscious and...
Number of homegrown AI firms currently operating in B.C. On page 23, Rob Shaw examines the revolution being built in our own backyard. Annual salary of a Vancouver Island transportation worker who says he and his family are “just getting...
DATE FINISHERS Michael Dossett knows all too well that when extreme weather descends on B.C., it can be devastating for berry growers. Whether it’s a frigid cold snap, a drenching atmospheric river, a searing heat wave or a parching...
Calling climate change “the existential crisis of our generation,” Sarah Goodman, president and CEO of Northx Climate Tech, is tackling the issue head on. Leading an investment powerhouse that’s supported 80 projects and helped...
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housing organizations and building-specific co-ops don’t have that kind of heft.) So far, B.C. has four community-based land trusts initiated by groups of local advocates and residents: the Downtown Eastside; Hogan’s Alley, whose group...
These restaurants might be in the small corners of Vancouver Island but that doesn’t mean they’re any less innovative, ambitious or celebrated than those in bigger cities. From Bamfield to Lantzville, local chefs are redefining what it...
