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May 2021 - Women of the Year

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V O L U M E 4 9 N U M B E R 3 MAY 2021 BCBUSINESS 5 "Had I known then what I know now, I don't think I'd have had the courage to do it. Because there was so much oppo- sition, and it was really hard, and it took years to change people's minds" –p.17 ( contents ) The Informer 9 AGRICULTURE B.C.'s Young Agrarians helps introduce new farmers to the field 10 GO FIGURE Soda pop is no longer PST-exempt, but the local soft drink industry keeps bubbling over 11 FIVE QUESTIONS New CEO Christine Bergeron brings an entrepreneurial mindset to Vancity, the country's biggest community credit union 13 SHIFT HAPPENS Bosses have to thread the needle carefully when it comes to employees getting their COVID shot Quality Time 35 WEEKEND WARRIOR Vancouver investor Praveen Varshney played tennis in his youth, but now he prefers the inclusiveness served up by another racquet sport—pickleball 37 ON TREND Locally crafted polymer clay earrings are drumming up support 39 INVENTORY At these B.C. refilleries, no one leaves empty-handed 40 IT'S A GOOD THING The province's Indigenous tourism industry has fallen on tough times during COVID. But it's also prepared, thanks to a history of resilience Chatter 6 EDITOR'S DESK Leading by example Women of the Year Our second annual awards highlight the extraordi- nary contributions that female business leaders make to this province, in fields as diverse as technology, media and social impact by Nathan Caddell and Nick Rockel 17 COVER: NIK WEST Jennifer Johnstone, CEO of the Central City Foundation, heads a community- led organization The pandemic has helped Paige Cey's podcast to flourish BCLC's Yabome Gilpin-Jackson preaches inclusion

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