It’s time to rethink our green zone.

Two factors are clearly emerging as potential brakes on continued prosperity and economic growth in Greater Vancouver. The first is the worsening crisis in housing affordability and the second is the increasing difficulty in locating appropriately situated land for industrial use.

When you’re drowning in red ink, do you cut your losses and start over or look for a lifeline? Five years ago Gail Winkelmann, small-business owner and mother of four, was one phone call away from declaring personal bankruptcy. Here’s how she salvaged her company, saved her home, satisfied her creditors and maintained her dignity.