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6 | BC B U S I N E SS OCTOB ER 2025 A PUBLICATION OF CANADA WIDE MEDIA LIMITED CEO & GROUP PUBLISHER Ryan Benn GROUP VP, PUBLISHING & OPERATIONS Nina Wagner EDITORIAL VICE PRESIDENT, CONTENT Anicka Quin EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Darcy Matheson (BCBusiness), Stacey McLachlan (Vancouver magazine), Anicka Quin (Western Living) SENIOR EDITOR Mihika Agarwal MANAGING EDITOR, FOOD & CULTURE Kristi Alexandra MANAGING EDITOR Dani Wright (on leave) ASSISTANT EDITOR Kerri Donaldson WINE AND SPIRITS EDITOR Neal McLennan CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Karen Ashbee, Melissa Edwards, Alyssa Hirose, Amanda Ross, Julie Van Rosendaal EDITORIAL INTERNS Victoria Brzezinski-Szadzianis, Vivian Chong, Irene Chuang, Xiao Qing Wan EMAIL bcb@canadawide.com DESIGN CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jenny Reed ART DIRECTORS Stesha Ho (Vancouver magazine), Edwin Pabellon (BCBusiness) DIGITAL VICE PRESIDENT, DIGITAL Darcy Matheson DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER Rebekah Ho BRAND PARTNERSHIPS & DIGITAL COPYWRITER Sandrine Jacquot ADVISORY COUNCIL Angus An, Maenam; Patrick Barron, Telus; TC Carling, North Shore Winter Club; Victoria Emslie, Nicola Wealth; Peter Jackman, Terminal City Club; Carol Lee, Vancouver Chinatown Foundation; Carol Liao, UBC Allard School of Law; Matthew McClenaghan, Edgar; Jennifer Murtagh, Maturn; Gary Pooni, Pooni Group; Audrey Plaskacz, Bosa Properties; Ken Tsui, Telus Originals; Greg Zayadi, Rennie SALES REPRESENTATION VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES Anna Lee VICE PRESIDENT, CUSTOM PUBLISHING & AGENCY SERVICES Chad Brealey SENIOR MEDIA SPECIALISTS Brianne Harper, Mira Hershcovitch, Sheri Stubel SALES COORDINATOR Victoria Nwaeze EMAIL sales@canadawide.com PRODUCTION/ADMINISTRATION GROUP VP, EDUCATION AND ADMINISTRATION Jane Griffiths GROUP DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Devin Steinberg DIRECTOR OF CIRCULATION Tracy McRitchie MANAGER, HR AND ADMINISTRATION Fiona Cochrane EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT & EVENT PRODUCER Julie Fisher EVENTS & OFFICE MANAGER Julia Jarman PRODUCTION MANAGER/DIGITAL AD COORDINATOR Kim McLane PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE Natasha Jayawardena PRODUCTION SUPPORT TECHNICIAN Ina Bowerbank CUSTOMER SERVICE Kelly Kalirai 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 eight 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. 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 $28.95 (including 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 Cassie Gill is a born-and- raised Vancouverite who thrives on staying in the loop on retail, fashion and pop culture trends. She has written for various publications in both Canada and the U.S., including National Post, ELLE Canada, NUVO and, now, BCBusiness. Her first feature celebrates the 30th anniversary of contemporary jewellery brand Pyrrha (page 11). "Entrepreneur-focused stories are my favourite ones to tell," she says. "I love learning about the journey from idea to fruition." Rob Shaw has been skulking about the corridors of the B.C. legislature for almost two decades now, covering provincial politics. But this is his first story with BCBusiness. He's CHEK-TV's legislative correspondent, a weekly columnist on CBC Radio and hosts the popular podcast/TV show Political Capital. For this issue, he takes a look at the many challenges facing small businesses (page 50). "Small businesses often don't get enough attention from politicians," he says. "Yet they are the lifeblood of the economy. They definitely need more support."

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