Two leading western business magazines collaborate to talk about pipelines

Two of Canada's leading business publications -- BCBusiness and Alberta Venture -- have collaborated on a joint project to discuss various, often contentious, pipeline plans between and across the west.

Canada's Pipeline Dialogue has been in the works since the spring, and Alberta Venture editor Mike Ganley and BCBusiness editor Matt O'Grady and their respective staffs have collaborated on features, profiles and slide shows. There are also the results of a survey by Insights West which shows that the notion of the economy taking priority over environmental issues is not supported by a lot of people in both provinces. 

The two magazines are also moderating a conference in February, sponsored by Cenovus, that will include a panels in two places at once -- two in Calgary, two in Vancouver -- discussing pipeline infrastructure and what it means for BC and Alberta. 

BC Business and Vancouver are finalists in Webster awards

Two Vancouver-based magazines are finalists for the Jack Webster Business, Industry and Economics Award:

• Matt O'Grady, the editor of BCBusiness,  for "High Hopes" (see right) about the commercialization of marijuana
• Frances Bula, of Vancouver magazine, for "The Modern Drive-Through", about the boom in food trucks

The Webster Awards, which cover all media, honour British Columbia's best journalists and the winners will be announced at a dinner on Wednesday, October 29 at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver hotel.

Full list of finalists