Lynn Mueller shares something in common with the prime minister of the climate-change threatened Cook Islands, who captured attention at the recent Paris conference on climate change by proclaiming, “We may be a small country, but we believe in big actions.”
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Read MoreLast month, the 2015 Paris Climate Conference triumphantly wrapped up as leaders representing nearly 200 countries approved a historic agreement and committed to ambitious action to address global warming. As the applause is fading, one question lingers: What next?
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Read MoreSometimes what you don’t do in pursuing business can be just as important as what you do to be a business success. That’s the philosophy guiding Paul Mertes, President and CEO of the Toronto-based CircuitMeter, as he maps out his company’s pathway into the international market.
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Read MoreA company’s ability to adapt to foreign markets is an obvious key to its export success. But just as important is the more complex ability to attune existing expertise to the needs of an ever-changing business landscape.
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Read MoreSouth Korea’s Jeju Island is home to the world’s most impressive lava cave system, long stretches of white sand beaches, and the legendary haenyeo – female deep-sea divers who forage for abalone, conch and sea urchin with no breathing apparatus of any kind.
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Read MorePhillip Oldridge and Fraser Atkinson spent two years advancing a handful of electric vehicle projects when they decided that, to really make an impact in the marketplace, they needed to focus on one, game-changing product.
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Read MoreFear is something that needs to be respected – listening to it can save you problems and in some cases, it saves your life. This is what Mark Abma, one of British Columbia’s renowned park skiers, told me in an interview earlier this season. He also said that stepping into fear is where he’s able to learn more about himself, about his sport.
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Read MoreIf you’re looking for an indicator of the world’s perception of Canada’s economy, you might consider the exchange value of our currency, hovering around 75 cents U.S.
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Read MoreWith the possible exception of recent Canadian Olympic gold medalists Maelle Ricker, Ashley McIvor and Alexandre Bilodeau, few skiers have experienced the kind of euphoria that Whistler’s Rob Boyd did on a historic day in 1989, when he took a full-throttle approach at a course set in his own backyard and won what is still Canada’s only World Cup Men’s Downhill victory on home turf.
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Read MorePrivately held companies are a vital pillar of the Canadian economy, providing employment opportunities for thousands of people across the country. Yet without the obligation to report their financial results publicly, they often go without the attention they deserve.
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Read MoreAsk Hillary Marshall to describe the importance of airports to the Canadian economy and she may cite a statistic like this: In 2014, more than $79-million worth of live lobsters travelled through Toronto Pearson International Airport on their way from Halifax, many of them ending up in China.
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Read MoreSummits that bring world leaders to the table to discuss climate change are generally regarded with a fair bit of pessimism, but the 2015 United Nations Climate Change conference in Paris will be different, believes Toby A.A. Heaps, CEO of Corporate Knights. He’s seen growing momentum in environmental sustainability efforts – an indication that the time is right for announcing an ambitious plan.
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Read MoreA serious illness or accident that leaves you unable to work and earn money can happen at any time. Actually, one in three Canadians will experience a period of disability of more than 90 days during their working life.
Read MoreSki lessons with a qualified instructor can help visitors to British Columbia make the most of their annual ski trip. Lessons are obviously important for those just starting out, but they can also be enormously beneficial to intermediate and advanced skiers, says Jonathan Mosley, chair of the board of directors of the Canadian Ski Instructors’ Alliance (CSIA) in British Columbia.
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When Saskatchewan Polytechnic developed its Aboriginal Student Achievement Plan in 2008, the institution set out ambitious goals for increasing Aboriginal student success. Today, provost and vice-president Dr. Anne Neufeld feels confident saying that the polytechnic is now a national leader in this area – while acknowledging that there is always more to do to eliminate barriers and support students.
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Organizations wanting to improve their bottom line would do well to take a close look at their electrical bills. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that 30 per cent of the US$250-billion spent on energy in the country is needlessly wasted.
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Read MoreWho says you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear?
Metro Vancouver entrepreneur Lynn Mueller is proving it can be done by building a profitable business on that most basic of biological products: human waste. His technology of extracting the heat generated by sewage is saving clients around the world big dollars every year.
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Read MoreWhile there are reasons to be pessimistic about the impact of climate change on the environment, Karen Clarke-Whistler prefers to remain upbeat.
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