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EDITOR’S NOTE
EDITOR’S NOTE
IN THIS ISSUE OF MACLEAN’S My 11-year-old daughter is campaigning hard for a smartphone, but I plan to resist for as long as possible. Handing a preteen an iPhone feels unnecessarily risky, like...
THE INTERVIEW
Mayor Jyoti Gondek is creating the Calgary of the future—starting with its downtown core
FIRES ARE BURNING all around Jyoti Gondek. There are the actual fires, blazing wildly across Alberta, but also transit violence, empty office towers—the same sticky issues facing most big-city mayors...
CREATED BY UNIVERSITY CANADA WEST A Game-Changing Experience
Explore University Canada West’s accredited MBA program and its evolution through UCW’s MBA Games Team. Be a part of their competitive spirit as they compete against renowned institutions in the...
THE BIG IDEA
Bring back the burns
For centuries, Indigenous people kept forests clear of wildfire fuel by lighting regular burns. It’s time to fight fire with fire once again. I GREW UP IN SKEETCHESTN, a small riverside community...
THE PROSPECT
The Social Networker
With his new app, Blue Guardian, Emmanuel Akindele connects kids to mental health help KIDS TODAY SPEND HOURS curating photo dumps for Instagram and going live on TikTok while eating cereal. Virtually...
MODERN LIVING
It Takes a Village
I created Canada’s first dementia-centric village. It gives every resident a life beyond their diagnosis. GROWING UP IN ALBERTA, I didn’t exactly have a normal home life. My parents ran a foster-care...
THE BUILDING
Paradise Found
Just outside of Edmonton, the striking Diwan Pavilion is a feat of Islamic architecture THE VIEW FROM the Diwan Pavilion seems more suited to Utopia than Alberta. In a nearby courtyard, a sloping...
COVER STORY
They Lost Their Kids to Fortnite
A group of Canadian parents say their KIDS ARE SO ADDICTED to the video game Fortnite that THEY’VE STOPPED EATING, SLEEPING AND SHOWERING. Now these parents want to hold its tech-giant creator...
FEATURES
A Growing Hunger
At the food bank where I work, we’re serving triple the number of clients we were five years ago. And for the first time, many of them are people with jobs who can’t keep up with the cost of living....
The Long Con of Sherri Lamarche
She had her boss unquestioning trust - even as she pilfered millions from the Halifax real estate empire she helped him build ONE MORNING IN THE SPRING OF 2021, Sherri Lynn Lamarche left her home in...
THE HOT SPOT
HAPPY VALLEY
In B.C.’s Okanagan, cultivation meets culture NESTLED BETWEEN THE CASCADE AND COLUMBIA MOUNTAINS, the Okanagan Valley deals in dazzling culinary and outdoor adventures. The region’s sunny and dry...
Happening This Month
ROCK THE LAKE AUGUST 11 TO 13, PROSPERA PLACE rtlkelowna.com “When you walk into Row Fourteen in Cawston, you’ll find chef Derek Gray by the wood grill. He uses it to elevate farm-fresh food—you’ve...
Where to stay
There’s no such thing as a bad view when you visit the Okanagan Valley BEST SPLURGE SPIRIT RIDGE RESORT 1200 Rancher Creek Road, Osoyoos hyatt.com SPIRIT RIDGE RESORT weaves elements of the valley...
HABITAT
A MID-CENTURY MOOD
A low-slung Guelph home blends vintage whimsy with colourful, sleek decor EVER SINCE CASS GOULDING was a child, she’s been drawn to vintage kitsch, watching old episodes of Bewitched and scouring...
CULTURE
A POWERHOUSE’S RETURN
AT NEWPORT Joni Mitchell July 28 AftER LYING LOW FOR TWO DECADES, iconic folk heroine Joni Mitchell took the stage at last summer’s Newport Folk Festival for a surprise appearance, heralding a major...
A TALE OF FORBIDDEN DESIRE
LEARNED BY HEART Emma Donoghue August 29 IRISH-CANADIAN WRITER EMMA DONOGHUE is best known for her contemporary thriller Room. Her 15th novel couldn’t be more different: Learned by Heart reimagines...
SPECIAL ADVERTISING FEATURE
ADMISSIONS 101
Here’s what you need to know about the MBA admissions process Whether you’re ready to apply to an MBA program or still undecided, having a clear view of the application process can increase your...
THE VALUE OF AN MBA DEGREE
As you advance in your career, an MBA degree provides a solid basis for acquiring additional skills and broadening your knowledge Any number of circumstances may have sparked your interest in pursuing...
MBA DIRECTORY
MBA Directory
Goodman School of Business, Brock University ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO brocku.ca/goodman/mba At Goodman, students gain academic knowledge, real-world experience and the confidence to use their skills to...
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TRANSITIONING TO SUCCESS
Whether you’re ready to totally change careers or just want to get ahead, an MBA can equip you with the skills, knowledge and networks needed to navigate the ever-evolving job market A successful...
MY ARRIVAL
“As a kid, I was the main translator for my immigrant parents. It wasn’t easy.”
I had multiple roles: a child, a caretaker and an interpreter IN 1994, WHEN I WAS EIGHT, my parents travelled from their home in Taipei to visit my uncle in Vancouver. They fell in love with the...
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