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"I got a loan, hired people, really thought
it was going to take off, and it didn't.
Ended up having to lay off my entire team,
six or seven people; probably the most
difficult thing I've had to do"
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Women of
the Year
Our first annual awards honour female business
talent in six categories, from leaders to innovators
to rising stars. The winners and finalists are as
varied as they are impressive
by Nathan Caddell, Nick Rockel and
Jessica Natale Woollard
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After the
Gold Rush
It's boom times again in
B.C.'s Golden Triangle,
where mining companies
are tapping rich reserves
of metals. But as history
shows, there's no guar-
antee the bonanza will
continue by Matt O'Grady
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(Clockwise from left)
Laura Patrick, Shaina
Azad and Livleen
Veslemes are three of
our Women of the Year;
drilling down at the
Brucejack mine
