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14 BCBUSINESS JULY/AUGUST 2021 The Informer 23 MANUFACTURING Outdoor gear designers like Cam Shute are hooked on making the Kootenays a hub for their industry 24 GO FIGURE Despite efforts to dial back phone scams, B.C. still gets its share of mystery callers 25 ENTERTAINMENT The live music business has had a tough year, but it's ready to start rocking again 27 FIVE QUESTIONS Roger Patterson, CEO of social media scheduler Later, talks up Vancouver as a tech hub 29 SHIFT HAPPENS Employees looking for their workplace to accommodate spiritual beliefs might have to say a prayer 31 MATRIX COVID has pushed demand for bicycles into overdrive, leaving B.C. brands and dealers at a crossroads ( contents ) Quality Time 125 WEEKEND WARRIOR Architect Kevin Vallely has explored the farthest reaches of the Earth. What does he have planned for an encore? 126 ON TREND Soy-candle makers are lighting it up across the province 129 INVENTORY Is the COVID-induced baby boom real or a myth? Either way, these local businesses are lullabying all the way to the bank with quality products for little ones 130 IT'S A GOOD THING How one Vancouver restaura- teur is fighting back against the stranglehold that big food delivery players established during the pandemic Chatter 18 EDITOR'S DESK Running the numbers BCBusiness is published eight times a year by Canada Wide Media Limited, Suite 230, 4321 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6S7. Phone 604-299-7311; Fax 604-299-9188. Mail Preferences: From time to time, other organizations ask us if they may send some of our subscribers information about products and services that might be of interest. If you prefer that we not provide your name and address, please contact us at the address listed above. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form—print or electronic—without written permission of the publisher. For subscription info, call 604-299-1023 or email: bcbsubscriptions@ canadawide.com. B.C. residents: to subscribe to BCBusiness for one year, send your name, address, telephone number and a money order or cheque for $26.20 ($24.95 + tax) to BCBusiness at the address above. Send change of address notices and covers of undeliverable copies to address above. ISSN 0849-481X. Publications Mail Agreement No. 40065475. Printed in Canada. PUBLISHER Samantha Legge EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Nick Rockel CREATIVE DIRECTOR Catherine Mullaly ASSOCIATE EDITOR Nathan Caddell ACTING ASSOCIATE EDITOR Michael McCullough ASSISTANT EDITOR Alyssa Hirose PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR Landon Spenrath EDITORIAL INTERNS Pallavi Rao, Saphiya Zerrouk DIGITAL AD CO-ORDINATOR Kim McLane AD DESIGN Nadine Gieseler PRODUCTION SUPPORT TECHNICIAN Ina Bowerbank SALES MANAGER Anna Lee SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Johnny Alviar, Charie Ginete-Ilon, Mira Hershcovitch, Amy LaJambe, Jessica McBean, Joan McGrogan, Sheri Stubel HEAD OFFICE / SALES 604-299-7311 sales@canadawide.com NATIONAL MEDIA SALES Margo Bock 647-472-5203 mbock@canadawide.com U.S. SALES REPRESENTATION, HAYES MEDIA SALES 604-377-7922 lesley@hayesmediasales.com EUROPEAN SALES REPRESENTATION, S&R MEDIA Sylvie Durlach +33 1 44 18 06 62 srmedia@club-internet.fr CHAIRMAN & CEO Peter Legge, obc, lld (hon) PRESIDENT Samantha Legge, mba VP OF HR/ADMIN Joy Ginete-Cockle VP OF FINANCE Sonia Roxburgh, CPA, CGA EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Rick Thibert DIRECTOR OF CIRCULATION Tracy McRitchie DIRECTOR OF SALES Brianne Harper (on leave) SENIOR PRODUCTION MANAGER Kristina Borys (on leave) HEAD OF BRAND PARTNERSHIPS Johnny Alviar, mce, sce ACCOUNTING Terri Mason, Eileen Gajowski CIRCULATION Katie Gajowski, Kelly Kalirai OFFICE MANAGER/SALES COORDINATOR Lori North EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO THE CEO/ ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Charie Ginete-Ilon CANADA WIDE MEDIA LIMITED canadawide.com KARI MEDIG