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MAY 2014 BCBUSINESS 7
May 2014
COVER: ROBERT KENNEY; ABOVE: NIK WEST
GONE FISHIN'
May 8 marks the launch of
B.C.'s lucrative (yet short)
spot prawn season.
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14 EDITOR'S DESK
No man's land.
16 FEEDBACK
You tell us.
Frontlines
18 PUBLISHING
Coquitlam's Mussio
Ventures Ltd., the
go-to source for back-
road maps, has sold
1.5 million copies of its
books detailing Cana-
da's dirt roads, hiking
trails
and paddling
routes. Now it wants to
take on Google with a
new iPhone app.
21 FORESTRY
Interfor CEO Dun-
can Davies has been
aggressively invest-
ing in upgrades and
acquisitions—and after
six straight years of
losses, the company
posted a pro t in 2013.
In forestry, this counts
as good news.
23 MINING
Mining companies
have a labour shortage;
aboriginal communi-
ties an unemployment
problem. Combined,
there's a solution to be
had—though the devil
is in the details.
24 MARK ETING
A new BCBusiness
event celebrates the
fabulous world of local
craft beer.
Cover Story
B.C.'s Most Loved Brands
We surveyed British Columbians to gure out what brands they trust, which
they interact with, who they consider innovative—in short, who do they love:
S How London Drugs became number one in your hearts (p. 30). by Nick Rockel
S The Top 10 list: Who else made the list, and why (p. 33). by Staff
Features
Spot On
More than 2,000 metric tonnes of spot prawn are harvested annually in B.C.,
with 90 per cent of it shipped across the Paci c. A look at one of B.C.'s most
eagerly anticipated shing seasons. Photos by Nik West / text by Steven Slade
The Great Land Grab
We have the fancy new roads and expanded ports, but now we need the space
to manufacture, store and distribute those goods moving through B.C. How the
Lower Mainland's land crunch might yet get resolved. by Christopher Pollon
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