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"There's enormous excitement within
our community right now. My boyfriend
is from another First Nation, and he gets
questions all the time about when they can
come up and start work"
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COVER + ABOVE: PAUL JOSEPH; TOP RIGHT: COURTESY OF FINGER FOOD ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY GROUP; BOTTOM RIGHT: HOPE LINZEE PHOTOGRAPHY
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First Movers
As they gain more business clout, Indigenous people in B.C.are
taking steps to build prosperous communities. How they exercise
their economic and political power will have big implications for the
province by Steven Threndyle
2020 HR Report
For B.C. companies, the labour crunch is
the great equalizer. To recruit, retain and
develop the talent they need, employers
are getting creative
by Felicity Stone and Nathan Caddell
The Alberta
Advantage
In the Northeast energy sector, provincial tax
policy helps give Alberta-based services firms
an edge, critics say. The timing couldn't be
worse for a reeling industry by Dee Hon
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(Clockwise from left)
Haisla Nation Chief
Councillor Crystal Smith;
Finger Food Advanced
Technology Group; Fort
St. John entrepreneur
Sandy Beech
