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COVER, TOP RIGHT AND RIGHT: ADAM BLASBERG; RIGHT TOP: HANA PESUT ( contents ) V O L U M E 5 1 N U M B E R 3 "I often try to ask the question, Okay, so the decision for this policy was made 20 years ago—it might have been the right decision then, but is it still applicable now?" –p.23 The Informer 11 ECONOMY B.C. is playing a major role in the growing trade ties between Taiwan and Canada 12 GO FIGURE We pedal through the numbers around cycling in the province 13 HEALTH Vancouver's Numinus is leading the way forward in psychedelic-assisted therapies 15 LAND VALUES Kim Maust is just one woman making a mark in the real estate sector 19 YOUNG GUNS Kevin Guo is a tech founder and Ivy League student all at once 20 FIVE QUESTIONS Blair Morrison goes deep on the BC Finan- cial Services Authority Quality Time 57 WEEKEND WARRIOR Fitness World CEO Chris Smith keeps on truck- ing with his hobby farm in Washington State 58 ON TREND It's not the polar bear swim, but these cold plunges might shock you 61 CARRY ON Convince your boss to send you to Toronto for your next biz trip 63 INVENTORY Check out six B.C. companies that are styling up a storm 64 BLOCK PARTY There's no "one industry fits all" rule on this Mount Pleasant block Chatter 8 EDITOR'S DESK End of an era Women of the Year Our fourth annual Women of the Year awards once again deliver a phenomenal group of winners and runners-up in seven categories by Nathan Caddell and Rushmila Rahman 23 MAY/JUNE 2023 BCBUSINESS.CA 7