BCBusiness Magazine | August 2009



The Other Team
by Kevin Chong
Former finance minister Joy MacPhail and film producer James Shavick make a striking couple. But do they have what it takes to save a troubled TV venture?




Slideshow: The Times of a B.C. Power Couple




Innovation Calling
by David Jordan
Norman Dowds reveals how his team of MPR Teltech brains went on to build a slew of great companies.

Big Game Hunter
by Miguel Strother
Part priest, part detective, part salesman – all in a day's work for executive headhunter Drew Railton.

Ghost in the Machine
by Danielle Egan
Big drug companies are turning to a controversial new ally as they scramble for the next billion-dollar pill: contract clinical trial managers. Are they outsourcing responsibility?




Brief: How the employment game is stacked against new immigrants

Brief: How far would you travel for a vineyard with a view?

Brief: Good news, punks: there's an area of the auto world that's not suffering

Expat: Xavier De Pauw in Beijing

Done Deal: Silver deal gives hope to miners

Need to Know: Crafting the perfect pitch

Crossroads: Coast Capital scores a big-bank veteran with CEO Tracy Redies




Game Plan: The perfect balance of fast and patient
by Tony Wanless

Tech Talk: B.C. owes Ballard more than you think
by Brent Holliday

Complaints Department: The real gold in 2010 goes to those with a badge and a gun
by Steve Burgess




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