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Sochi Games could yield more than rubles for Russia

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Trevor

Appeared in Business in Vancouver – February 25, 2014 Did the Winter Olympics in Sochi give Russia a big bang for the ruble? Close-mouthed time will eventually tell if the stunning US$50 billion investment in the Sochi Games bought enough tourism and worldwide positive PR to justify the cost. Put 10 number crunchers in the…

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Liberals need to meter NestlĂ©’s water tap

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Trevor

Appeared in the North Shore News – August 30, 2013 Stewart Phillip and the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs aren’t the only ones who should be outraged by the Swiss behemoth NestlĂ© sucking free water out of its well near Hope. All British Columbians should be furious that this many-tentacled corporate octopus – domiciled in…

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We shout across seas of misunderstanding

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Trevor

Appeared in the North Shore News – August 16, 2013 IF you read no further, the theme of what follows is: Why don’t we keep our noses out of other people’s cultures? Yes, that sentence usually ends “business.” But “cultures” – an ambiguous term I usually avoid, preferring tradition, religion, or custom – are something…

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