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The Many Faces of
Victor Montagliani
Growing up in East Van, Victor
Montagliani had no idea that
he would one day bring FIFA to
Canada. Now the president of
CONCACAF reminisces about
the good old days, unpacks
his winding journey here and
dares us to dream bigger
BY NATHAN CADDELL
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Last Laugh
After two years in the dark,
Vancouver comedy club Little
Mountain Gallery is back
with a bang in Gastown: local
comedian Graham Clark
kicked off 24 hours of stand-
up for its re-opening, and the
club's calendar is already filling
up faster than expected
BY JOHN KURUCZ
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F E A T U R E S
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Winners and Losers
The biggest revenue gainers on
our list this year span industries
such as real estate, fashion,
finance and mining. That said,
it's been a clear-cut disaster for
forestry, and industry overlap
between some of our winners
and losers has miners and a
finance firm in the hot seat
BY NATHAN CADDELL
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Green Grapes
B.C. may be known as the
wine-producing region of
Canada, but high taxes and a
government monopoly make
it a wine collector's nightmare.
Not to worry—there are holes
in the system, and we tell you
exactly how to pop the cork on
building a cellar collection here
BY NEAL MCLENNAN
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The Tough Get
Going
Our province is feeling the
economic blow: this ranking of
B.C.'s Top 100 companies shows
that aggregate revenues barely
grew in 2023, with one specific
sector really feeling the pinch.
Yet certain stretchy brands
stayed in the black and keep on
bringing in the big bucks
BY MICHAEL MCCULLOUGH
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