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2010 Games: Dreams of Gold

Says Bernie Magnan, chief economist of the Vancouver Board of Trade. “If you can get them to come back, that’s when you might get them to spend a whole lot of money.” In other words, make them feel good while they’re here and don’t block their view of English Bay. Maybe they’ll return someday. That’s when the Latvians might open their wallets.

This Month's Features

"Garbage to Burn," by Colleen Kimmet | Incinerating our solid  waste to produce electricity would seem to be a  win-win, but it's not that simple

"Back in Black," by Andrew McLeod | After a roller-coaster year that brought it to the brink of collapse, Teck Resources is riding high again

"Clearing the Air," by Andrew Findlay | The Brinkman Group boss thinks there’s more to reforestation  than planting trees

"Field of Dreams," by Lindsey Norris | If you build an urban-agricultural community near Kamloops, will buyers come?

"Unlikely Saviour," by David Jordan | Levi Sampson's career goals never included being president of a storied forestry outfit

from the archives

Vancouver's Ismailis: Who are these modern-thinking Muslims, and where did they get their Midas touch?

Geordie Rose of D-Wave | What is a $70-million quantum computer, and what can it do?

The Gen Y Guide: Who are these twenty-somethings, what do they want, and how do we find the good ones?

Sex in Vancouver: A peek inside a juggernaut industry in the city: prostitution

Darryl Murphy just wanted to fly planes. Instead, he built his own – and he can show you how

quote of the week

Even though I'm supposed to be a grumpy old cynic, I have to admit that, reluctantly, I'm getting just a tich excited about this Olympics thing.

Tony Wanless