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6 BC BU S I N E S S .C A F E B R U A R Y 2 0 24 BCBUSINESS.CA CEO & GROUP PUBLISHER Ryan Benn GROUP VP, PUBLISHING & OPERATIONS Nina Wagner EDITORIAL EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Anicka Quin EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Nathan Caddell (BCBusiness), Stacey McLachlan (Vancouver magazine) MANAGING EDITOR Alyssa Hirose ASSISTANT EDITORS Kerri Donaldson, Rushmila Rahman WINE AND SPIRITS EDITOR Neal McLennan CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Karen Ashbee, Melissa Edwards, Amanda Ross, Julie Van Rosendaal EDITORIAL INTERN Megan Zolorycki EMAIL bcb@canadawide.com DESIGN SENIOR ART DIRECTOR Jenny Reed ART DIRECTORS Stesha Ho, Edwin Pabellon ADVISORY COUNCIL Bridgitte Anderson, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade; TC Carling, Canadian Men's Health Foundation; Victoria Emslie, Nicola Wealth; Jayne Landry, Telus; Carol Liao, UBC Allard School of Law; Matthew McClenaghan, Edgar; Jen Riley, Bosa Properties SALES REPRESENTATION VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES Anna Lee SENIOR MEDIA SPECIALISTS Brianne Harper, Mira Hershcovitch, Amy LaJambe, Sheri Stubel EMAIL sales@canadawide.com U.S. SALES SPECIALIST Hayes Media Sales TEL 602-432-4868 EMAIL lesley@hayesmediasales.com EUROPEAN SALES SPECIALIST S&R media, Sylvie Durlach TEL +33 1 44 18 06 65 EMAIL srmedia@club-internet.fr PRODUCTION/ADMINISTRATION GROUP VP, EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION Jane Griffiths DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Devin Steinberg DIRECTOR OF CIRCULATION Tracy McRitchie MANAGER, HR AND ADMINISTRATION Ava Pashmchi EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CEO Hannah Dewar PRODUCTION MANAGER/DIGITAL AD COORDINATOR Kim McLane PRODUCTION SUPPORT TECHNICIAN Ina Bowerbank CIRCULATION Kelly Kalirai PUBLISHER EMERITUS Peter Legge, obc, ll.d (hon) FINANCE GROUP VP, FINANCE Conroy Ing, cpa, cma VP OF FINANCE Sonia Roxburgh, cpa, cga ACCOUNTING Terri Mason, Eileen Gajowski ADDRESS Suite 130, 4321 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6S7 TEL 604-299-7311 FAX 604-299-9188 WEB bcbusiness.ca EMAIL sales@canadawide.com BCBusiness is published ten times a year by Canada Wide Media Limited, Suite 130, 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. CONTRIBUTORS Andrew Macaulay is a New Westminster-based city planner and geographer. This is his sixth time putting together our annual Best Cities for Work in B.C. ranking. "Compiling this year's ranking and article felt especially weighty as the cost of living, climate change and the lingering impacts of COVID-19 provided a complex backdrop compared to prior years," he says. "But it was fascinating to learn how B.C. entrepreneurs are adapting to an evolving business environment." Jennifer Van Evra is an award-winning Vancouver journalist, broadcaster and UBC writing instructor. Her inaugural Business Climate column is about the future of Okanagan wines amid recent crop devastation. "Climate change is hitting the industry hard, and I wanted to speak with people who are on the ground living it," she says. ON THE COVER "We shot this on Sidney's iconic pier, which is a very popular spot with fishermen and families of all ages. After a short delay for the rain, the sun appeared just long enough to photograph Bill before the clouds rolled in again. We really lucked out with the weather." – photographer Lillie Louise Major