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Playoff Fever
It’s that time of year again in Vancouver. You can smell it in the air. Barbecues are being fired up, white towels are waving and car flags are flapping in the wind as televisions and radios are locked on Canucks playoff hockey.. Read More >>
BY JEFF LEYLAND
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Property Sales Strengthen in Current Market Cycle
The Metro Vancouver housing market experienced a movement away from volatility and toward stability to start the spring season. Home sales in March 2009 returned to levels witnessed at the beginning of the decade, with 2,265 sales recorded across Metro Vancouver for the month, a 53 percent increase over February but a 24.4 percent decrease over March 2008, when 2,997 sales were recorded. Read More >>
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Recession Proof
A look at four young Entrepreneurs and their successIt seems lately that echoes of the economic recession are unavoidable—you hear about it on the radio, it’s all over TV and it’s front page in the local papers. Big companies are openly discussing bankruptcy, employee layoffs and plunging stocks. At the same time, however, some businesses are actually doing extremely well during this period. Read More >>
BY KAROLINA JEZ
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRYANT BELL PHOTO
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Is Your Spa Safe?
Some Surprises You Don’t Want to Find at the SpaThe spa industry is one of the fastest-growing business sectors in Canada—and so are the concerns over its health and safety standards. There are over 2,300 spas in Canada, and according to a recent study conducted by the Canadian Tourism Commission, they collectively generate over a billion dollars a year. Yet this fast-paced industry isn’t always the safest. Read More >>
BY KULJEET KAILA
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