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5 B C B U S I N E S S . C A M A R C H 2 0 24 R i c h m o n d C e n t r e : C a d ill a c F air v i e w To p r i g h t : A d a m B l a s b e r g CONTENTS "I'll spend $100 on dinner from Nook and then, right after, DoorDash will be like, 'Do you want a hot dog from 7-Eleven?' And... no. Not now, especially. But not ever." p.42 22 Vancouver 2050 Malls are looking different, consumption is becoming varied, businesses are getting creative and downtowns are fighti g off decline—we take a trip to the year 2050 and analyze six current trends that paint a picture of what B.C. will look like in the future BY FRANCES BULA 41 Innovation Station In a tough economy like this one, B.C. companies of all shapes and sizes are battling it out in the tech sector. We talk to fi e ambitious organizations that are using the transformative power of technology to grow on a global scale BY NATHAN CADDELL AND JAMES MATTHEWS C H A T T E R 8 EDITOR'S DESK What lies ahead (Nathan's Version) T H E I N B O X 11 ENTERTAINMENT BC Place is getting ready for the arrival of a special 12-time Grammy winner this December, and so should other local establishments 12 GO FIGURE We clock in on the debate over Daylight Saving Time 14 BUSINESS CLIMATE As the push to decarbonize real estate gathers steam, Vancouver building owners are torn over emissions 16 THE CONVERSATION Restaurateur Ryan Spong is biting into Vancouver's food scene across multiple businesses 18 WORKING HABITS Avoiding a difficu t conversation at work? Don't worry, you're not on your own 20 SMALL TOWN SUCCESS Behind Squamish-based Skwálwen Botanicals, an Indigenous-owned skincare brand that is naturally growing Q U A L I T Y T I M E 53 WEEKEND WARRIOR Commercial real estate broker Mark Goodman has an affini y for the fi er things in life 54 SOCIAL CUES Check out this Vancouver medi-spa's formula for social success 56 PACK LUNCH Chef J-C Poirier doesn't just have a Michelin- starred restaurant in Vancouver, he also has an easy pea soup recipe for offi e meals 58 INVENTORY It's cycling season—time to gear up for a ride with these B.C. companies 60 CARRY ON Cool new airport programs are granting non-travellers access to post-security amenities like never before 62 WORST DAY ON THE JOB Co-founder Jack Newton looks back on his toughest day at Clio, when he turned away a major investor during the 2008 fina cial crisis V O L U M E 5 2 N U M B E R 3 22 41 F E A T U R E S