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"People now think, Oh, well, all I've got to
do is flick this lever here and flick that lever
there, and I'll be a zillionaire. I don't know
anything about that world. Man, my life
was one shoe at a time"
–p.20
COVER: ALEX HARVEY-WICKENS; TOP: DESTINATION BC/GRANT HARDER; BOTTOM FROM LEFT:
COURTESY OF JOHN FLUEVOG; TOURISM WHISTLER/MIKE CRANE; ROBERT KENNEY
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Ski Lesson
When Vail Resorts bought Whistler
Blackcomb in 2016, nothing seemed
to go right. But the U.S. behemoth
avoided a wipeout, with help from a
little something called the Epic Pass
by Steven Threndyle
Sole Survivor
At home and abroad, John Fluevog has
left an imprint on shoe design and retail.
In a new book, the fashion icon recounts
five decades of doing it his way
by Nick Rockel
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(Clockwise from left)
Prince Rupert; economist Iglika
Ivanova; Whistler Blackcomb;
Peter Fox (left) and John Fluevog
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10 Views on 2020
What kind of year should B.C. businesses
expect? From economic growth to the
labour shortage to relations with China,
the experts share their thoughts on some
key issues by Nick Rockel
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in B.C.
While several communities
make topping the list a habit,
our sixth annual ranking
shows that others might
need a new plan
by Andrew Macaulay
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