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Apr 18, 2024 | 
medium.com | Ryan Mckenzie
As we stand on the cusp of the latest technological advancements, the future of video games appears more vibrant and expansive than ever before. The industry, once a niche hobby for the few, has blossomed into a mainstream powerhouse, and the horizon is teeming with promising developments. From the integration of virtual reality to the rise of cloud gaming, here are several key trends that I believe will shape the future of gaming.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
bcbusiness.ca | Kevin Hinton |Ryan Mckenzie
Share Tweet Share Pin Up your marketing game with lessons from this Agassiz biz Nestled along the river (and with a gorgeous mountain backdrop), the Fraser River Lodge embraces its remote digs in Agassiz—but the marketing team reaches out to potential visitors with jaw-dropping videos. View Finder On Instagram, aesthetics are everything, and the Fraser River Lodge knows it: a simple sweeping drone shot of the mountains can be just as engaging as a painstakingly edited video....
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
bcbusiness.ca | Kevin Hinton |Ryan Mckenzie
Share Tweet Share Pin Saya Masso, resource director for the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation For decades the the Tla-o-qui-aht nation hasn't felt the benefit of the area's business and tourism success Weekend traffic crawls along Campbell Street in downtown Tofino. It’s a moody day. Ashen clouds brood above the green mountains of Clayoquot Sound. Suddenly the sky bursts with a downpour that sends tourists and locals running for cover. A few blocks away inside the Common Loaf Bake Shop, Saya Masso,...
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Feb 12, 2024 | 
bcbusiness.ca | Kevin Hinton |Ryan Mckenzie
Share Tweet Share Pin BCBusiness + Conwest Developments + Colliers Award-winning developer Conwest is pushing boundaries to redefine industrial real estate, backed by forward-thinking and market know-how from the experts at Colliers. In a rapidly changing world where end users demand more from their spaces, the industrial real estate market is riding the cusp of change. It faces headwinds, such as speed to market, inflation, financing costs and labour shortages, yet its potential is...
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
bcbusiness.ca | Kevin Hinton |Ryan Mckenzie
Share Tweet Share Pin The Neza Coffee founder comes from a long line of Rwandan farmers, and her Vancouver company is brewing something good Sleep-deprived overachievers might claim to have coffee running through their veins, but they’ve got nothing on Nadine Umutoni. The founder and CEO of Vancouver-basedNeza Coffeecomes from a long, caffeinated line of Rwandan coffee farmers. But when Umutoni moved from Rwanda to Canada 17 years ago, all she could find were blends—premium, fair-trade...
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
bcbusiness.ca | Kevin Hinton |Ryan Mckenzie
Share Tweet Share Pin Find your favourite on this list of local coffee roasters 1. Beachcomber Coffee Co. “It’s not just coffee, it’s a lifestyle,” says Martin DesRosiers, founder of Beachcomber Coffee Co. DesRosiers founded his Gibsons-rooted slice of paradise in 2015, providing craft coffee to locals and visitors to fuel the adventurers of the West Coast. Beachcomber gives back to the Sunshine Coast through fundraising efforts, donations and various charitable programs. The company’s coffee...
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
bcbusiness.ca | Kevin Hinton |Ryan Mckenzie
Share Tweet Share Pin The VP of Adera's construction division is already putting in the groundwork As the vice-president of construction and customer service at Vancouver-based Adera Development, Adam Weir is responsible for the entire 33-person construction division of the real estate development company. He was also the impetus for an annual company-wide fitness challenge that started in 2011—long before he added titles like “25-time marathon competitor” and “five-time Ironman competitor”...
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
bcbusiness.ca | Kevin Hinton |Ryan Mckenzie
Share Tweet Share Pin The new technology can quickly sort plastics indistinguishable to the human eye Canada recycles only about nine percent of its plastic waste, with much of it ending up in landfills. Metaspectral CEO Francis Doumet believes that one of the reasons for this is because we can’t properly separate plastics at recycling plants. “The more we’re able to separate materials, the more we can divert from landfills,” he says, having worked on a plastic recycling project for the past...
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Feb 7, 2024 | 
bcbusiness.ca | Kevin Hinton |Ryan Mckenzie
Share Tweet Share Pin A new era in premium entertainment celebrates the fusion of sports, culture and culinary excellence with private parking, gourmet dining and in-seat service. In the heart of Vancouver’s sporting landscape, the ultra-exclusive WELL Health President’s Club at Rogers Arena unveils a new era in premium entertainment. Delving into an unparalleled experience with VIP access—including the chance to see favourite players up close and personal—club members are set to embark on a...
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
bcbusiness.ca | Kevin Hinton |Ryan Mckenzie
Share Tweet Share Pin Furstenau shares her ideas for business, including ending NDAs and instituting a four-day workweek In my early 20s, I was married to a bike shop owner. I took a bookkeeping course and ended up doing the books there and stepped in to help run the business. When I became a single parent a few years later, I took that skillset and used it as a way to provide myself with some income while I was going to school. I did books for small businesses on a contract basis and worked...
