4 BCBusiness JUNe 2015
Out of Oce
57 TRAVEL
A look at North America's
top craft beer market (and
no, it's not B.C. or Portland).
60 FOOD + DRINK
Fresh Italian at Cibo Tratto-
ria; and Propaganda Co•ee.
61 SOCIETY
Big •sh surface at the Paci•c
Salmon Foundation Gala.
62 LUNCH WITH LUCY
Vega's vocal Charles Chang.
The Monthly Informer
15 NATURAL RESOURCES
The Chinese plan to dominate
B.C.'s resources supply chain.
16 FINANCE
Grouplend cuts out the middleman
with peer-to-peer banking.
17 NUMEROLOGY
Drink up: the numbers behind
Vancouver Craft Beer Week.
18 THE MATRIX
Who's sleeping with whom? A run-
down of the changes in B.C. hotels.
19 THE CONVERSATION
Developer Will Lin has learned his
lesson from community battles.
22 D-I-Y MANAGEMENT
Being prepared for when your ace
employee decides to leave you.
23 THE AGENDA
Nourishment for the corporate
body and soul.
J U N E 2015
contents
CHATTER
Editor's Desk Win Again p.10 ... Feedback What You Said p.13
Deep poCKeTs
A Chinese-controlled
HD Mining site in
Tumbler Ridge
(cIBo) JAMeS STockHorST