Grant is all about wealth management – working with your existing lawyer, accountant and other advisors to help you achieve your financial dreams. He believes in keeping things simple and your fees low. His investment philosophy is: Preservation of Capital, Reasonable Rate of Return and Tax and Income Efficiency (in that order). He enjoys Next...
Hometown: Courtenay, BC Nickname: Healing Bliss Celebrity crush: Captain America Favourite TV show: Brooklyn 99 All-time greatest movie: The Princess Bride Favourite chick flick: Bridesmaids Worst pet peeve: People leaving the tap running Local business you admire: Eatmore Sprouts Food you refuse to eat: hot dogs Craziest thing you’ve ever done: Starting a business with...
Nelson Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd., a company that continually strives to improve its already stellar reputation, was honoured as the Comox Valley’s 2015 business of the year in January. “This award topped off an already banner year for us at Nelson Roofing & Sheet Metal Ltd,” says Branch Manager Rob Curts. “In 2015 we...
What accounting software do you use? Most of our clients used to use Simply (Sage 50) for their business bookkeeping, whereas Quickbooks is a comparatively newer trend. Lately, however, our clients have been increasingly moving to the Cloud – mostly with Quickbooks Online or Intacct. One advantage of online software is that it’s always up...
Will cars of the future be smaller, lighter, faster? Self-driving? Run on electricity? Or booze! Or a synthetic fuel? GM is starting Maven, a car sharing program. Is that a part of the future? We asked local experts for their opinions on current trends in the automobile industry and what we may see in the...
After more than two decades of serving hungry clients on Dogwood Street, Campbell River’s Fusilli Grill has moved to a brand new location in the Campbell River Lodge, located at 1760 Island Highway. While the popular restaurant’s many regulars will notice several improvements with the new location, owner Ashley Belanko is quick to point out...
Lance Petty and his team of Red Seal certified technicians at Temprite Climate Solutions have a lot of confidence these days – as do their clients. That’s because they’re the only registered Daikin Comfort Professionals on northern Vancouver Island. “Daikin is the world’s leading manufacturer of heat pumps and air comfort solutions,” explains Lance. “Though...
With the rise of social websites and communities, the proliferation of online requests for money has exploded. You can pretty much ask for money to cover everything from making potato salad to the next blockbuster movie. Even Kanye West has managed to jump on the bandwagon to ask that we, the great unwashed, please help...