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When bridges weaken, we rebuild. When houses age, we renovate. When technology no longer serves its purpose, we replace it.

Along with being exposed to the latest cool gadgets, working in the technology sector gives me a front-row seat to new business practices long before they become mainstream.

I’m not an expert real estate investor. I’ve owned each of the principal residences I’ve lived in over the past 25 years, and they’ve all done reasonably well for me. But real estate is not the focus of my portfolio, and beyond the old adage about “location, location, location,” I have little in the way of secret wisdom or guru-like tips to pass on to real estate investors.

Vancouver’s recently departed director of planning Brent Toderian was hired while I was on city council.

It’s 2012; how is your brand or company unique?

Canada’s national women’s soccer team is going to the London 2012 Olympics, but the British Columbia government is not.

With 30 years of accounting experience and a background in Canada's volatile resource sector, Deloitte Canada chairman Glenn Ives is mapping out a new growth path for one of the country's largest professional services firms

The Urban Development Institute has a new slogan: “More homes for more people.” It’s a good one. Whether intentionally or not, it doesn’t say “more homes for more investors.”

Consumer-driven logistics

Veteran optimism