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Len Barrie is developing the $2.4 billion-worth Bear Mountain Resort in 1,300 acres of land in Vancouver Island, which will feature residential units, commercial space and two golf courses. The project is being opposed by some conservationists, saying that they want to maintain the rural community. Other details regarding the project are discussed.

Senior vice president of Berkshire Investment Group Ian Thow had a very lavish lifestyle for a mutual fund salesman: a $4.6 million mansion and a fleet of private jets among others, and is known to be an active philanthropist. Thow fled Canada on September 8, 2005, leaving behind 73 former clients and friends who claimed he ripped them off for more than $32 million, and a handful of lawsuits. His practice and the fraud cases on him are discussed.