The Globe and Mail • 2nd August 2022

How ‘stay interviews’ help companies reduce turnover and retain valuable employees

Six months after the pandemic hit, Jocelyne Beaulieu started conducting ‘stay interviews’ – informal one-on-one discussions between supervisors and staff – to understand how they were coping.

The Globe and Mail • 29th July 2022

Install a backyard pool or hot tub for owner enjoyment, not resale value

After purchasing a three-bedroom bungalow in Canoe, B.C., in July, 2021, health care operations manager Ange Szabo was sure to make room for a hot tub in her backyard.

Canadian Business – How to Do Business Better • 28th July 2022

This Investment Specialist Made the Leap From Finance to Farming

Brittany Maranger spent more than 10 years in the corporate world before going all in on her fiddlehead business.

Canadian Business – How to Do Business Better • 28th July 2022

Why This Entrepreneur Created a Boozy Barbecue Sauce During the Pandemic

We speak to Christian Laundry, the founder of New Brunswick-based barbecue sauce brand Mad Q Sauce about how—and why—they changed course and found success in an entirely different industry.

Canadian Business – How to Do Business Better • 27th July 2022

How Bodhi Valentine Went from Marketing Pro to Burger Master

When the pandemic set in, I saw that everyone was baking bread and making cookies. I thought to myself, 'What’s my bread? What are my cookies?

The Globe and Mail • 27th July 2022

Women in manufacturing need networking and leadership training opportunities too

Wenyi He was just 26 years old when she was promoted to production manager at AGI Westfield, a Manitoba-based company that makes augers for the agricultural industry.

Canadian Business – How to Do Business Better • 25th July 2022

How to Implement an Internal Coaching Program

In the spring of 2019, Kim Forseille, assistant vice-president of learning and development at Edmonton-based bank CWB Financial Group, learned from internal surveys and exit interviews that many workers were feeling stuck in their jobs.

Toronto Life • 20th July 2022

The New Cottage Country: This couple found a four-bedroom log cabin near Bancroft for $600,000

When city life became too much for this couple, they decamped for Bancroft to enjoy a slower pace.

Macleans.ca • 20th July 2022

The Move: Priced out of Vancouver

Martin Chiu, a 39-year-old operations support officer; Nicole Chiu, a 39-year-old stay-at-home mom; and their kids: Jacob, who’s nine, Chloe, who’s four, Nate, who’s two, and Clarke, who’s seven months.

Macleans.ca • 15th July 2022

How urban hens can help cities become food secure

Backyard hens provide a cheap, nutritious and regular source of protein for little investment. Cities can do more to help Canadians embrace them.

The Globe and Mail • 15th July 2022

Canadians diving into these watersports for refreshing summer leisure at home

Shortly after Shams Ben Temessek moved from Montreal to Vancouver in the summer of 2021, she met a friend that loved sea kayaking. The sport intrigued her.

Macleans.ca • 8th July 2022

Cottage Industry: Muskoka, “the old faithful”

"There’s not a lot of space for hesitation when you’re trying to buy 'the one'"

Macleans.ca • 30th June 2022

The Cost: One week of groceries in Toronto’s Kensington Market

This bike courier delivers for two food delivery apps, but earnings of $800-1200 per month mean his budget is stretched thin.

Macleans.ca • 23rd June 2022

Cottage Industry: Okanagan, “the million-dollar market”

Thanks to its sunny climate, ferry-free access and plethora of golf courses, British Columbia’s expansive Okanagan Valley is a tourist’s (and retiree’s) dream.

The Globe and Mail • 22nd June 2022

Disappearing downtowns: How cities can reuse office buildings that COVID-19 emptied out

When the economic recession of the 1980s hit Los Angeles, bankrupt companies departed the city’s downtown and left office buildings vacant.

Toronto Life • 22nd June 2022

House of the Week: $4.2 million for a lakefront semi with a rooftop sauna and hot tub

This Beaches semi has been divided into three units: a three-bed, two-bath main home; a ground-floor studio apartment; and a two-bed, two-bath basement unit.

Canadian Grocer • 16th June 2022

Shaking things up

When Claudia Poulin switched to a plant-based diet, she started a morning routine of making smoothies for herself and her partner, Dominic Dubé.

Canadian Grocer • 13th June 2022

Four things to know about hot sauce

Consumers are familiar with hot sauces from North America, including Mexico, but other varieties are growing.

Toronto Life • 7th June 2022

My TikToks about the Filipino Canadian experience helped me land a TV show

Isabel Kanaan, an actor and content creator, came to Canada from the Philippines with her family in 2008, when she was 16 years old.

The Globe and Mail • 6th June 2022

How to set healthy boundaries at work

When Darya Niknamian resigned as the head of communications at an agency in 2021, she was determined to leave the long hours behind. “I would start my day around 8 a.m. and finish around 11 p.m.,” Ms. Niknamian recalls.