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J U LY/A U G U S T 2 0 24
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Our biggest issue of the year is always the Top 100, which
contains our ranking of the biggest companies in B.C. by revenue.
Maybe I'm a huge nerd (okay, not maybe), but I was waiting with
bated breath to see whether Telus, which saw a massive net income
loss, would lose the top spot its held since I first started working for
this magazine almost seven years ago. I won't spoil it for you, but you
can find the ranking and Michael McCullough's excellent piece on the
state of B.C.'s biggest companies in "The Tough Get Going" (p.49).
This is the third year veteran BCBusiness writer McCullough
has been in charge of putting the package together. Once again,
he's done an astounding job at both chasing down figures from
public and private companies and compiling those numbers into a
compelling narrative. The service it does to you, the reader, and to all
of us in the province to have an idea of the impact these companies
have on our economy and lives is, in my mind, immeasurable.
Thankfully, we didn't have to work too hard to get a compelling
narrative out of Victor Montagliani. The
FIFA vice-president has a
million stories about soccer stars and iconic teams, but as Vancouver prepares to co-host the
World Cup—something he played a major role in securing—his own story ("The Many Faces of
Victor Montagliani," p.32) is the one that we wanted to tell. Montagliani grew up in East Vancouver
and found success in the insurance industry before rising through the ranks of the global soccer
circuit. Today, he's one of the country's most influential voices in the world of sports, even though
he's not a household name in his own city.
If you're a regular reader of magazines, Neal McLennan should be a well-known name. The
long-time editor with our sister magazines Vancouver magazine and Western Living penned two
features for this issue, predictably both about the hospitality industry. In "Green Grapes" (p.73),
McLennan walks you through building a wine collection like it's a stock portfolio. And in "Reso
Dogs" (p.86), he hands out tips on how to get reservations at the hot new spot in your city.
Speaking of hot new spots, former Vancouver Courier reporter John Kurucz explores
Little Mountain Gallery's new digs in "Last Laugh" (p.40). The business side of the story is an
enlightening one:
LMG's executive committee didn't give up after being demovicted, and instead
found a way to secure a new location.
There's so much more in this issue as well, including features on the popularity of mocktails
("Over the Influence," p.13) and on how a former tech
CEO ended up running a motel on the
Sunshine Coast ("The Road Less Travelled," p.94).
In the end, it's the readership that allows us to make issues like this and I can't thank every one of
you enough for allowing us the chance to showcase this wonderful province and the people in it.
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NATHAN CADDELL Editor-in-Chief
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