The Monthly Informer
13 THE EXPLAINER
Is Slack a harbinger of tech riches
for Vancouver? Not necessarily
14 NUMEROLOGY
Why people are getting locked up
in the name of teambuilding
15 MANUFACTURING
The perfect Christmas gift for your
scientically minded child
17 THE CONVERSATION
Alan Ruddiman, B.C.'s top doc, on
why the province needs
more GPs
21 D-I-Y
MANAGE-
MENT
Everything
you need to
know before
hiring a foreign
worker
THE DA VINCI CODE
Derek Wulff, owner of
Pathnder Toys, with his
medieval-inspired creations
6 BCBUSINESS DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017 TOP: NIK WEST; ILLUSTRATION: VICTORIA PARK
contents
Oine
59 WATERCOOLER
The power—and peril—of
customer feedback
61 WEEKEND WARRIOR
Frank Giustra makes a
mean eggplant parmesan
61 NEW + IMPROVED
The latest developments in
the world of lifestyle
62 TABLE TALK
Six prime private dining
rooms in Vancouver
65 ABOUT TOWN
Bidding on Ryan
Reynolds at the A
Night to Dream gala
66 LUNCH
WITH LUCY
Herschel co-founder
Lyndon Cormack
DECEMBER / JA N UA RY 2017
CHATTER
Editor's Desk Dollars and sense: Why we live where we live p.10
