Happy Birthday CBJ!

It was only one year ago that George Media launched its first magazine—the cornerstone B2B publication that has become a household name: The Canadian Business Journal (CBJ). To mark the occasion, I was graciously handed back the editorial page of CBJ to celebrate the momentous occasion, so I could look back on what has been a busy and fruitful year for the magazine.

With 2009 coming to a close, I’m looking back on CBJ with warm memories and an eye to the future. I remember our inaugural issue, featuring a powerful parliamentary cover, and an inside feature on what businesses are doing to “go green” in Canada. We made some great friends over the past year, and did some enlightening interviews with the likes of Brad Wall, Saskatchewan’s premier, the figureheads of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, the Honourable Perrin Beatty and Roger Thomas, and also hundreds of CEOs representing the very best in Canadian business. We spoke with Canadian celeb Arlene Dickenson and also appeared at some pretty major Canadian events—such as the 2009 Economic Edge seminar, where CBJ Editor Jennifer Sorlie and I were lucky enough to be introduced to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Each and every story has been produced to showcase what Canada has to offer the world—and George Media has been thrilled to bring those stories home.

Our 12th issue marks a departure, as we close this year with a special double issue, dedicated to highlighting some great companies doing innovative things to “make it” in 2010, and we also offer a toast to the print and digital media industries in our cover feature. We take a look at the hopeful forestry industry and add some other good news from the manufacturing sector in our onsite coverage of the 2009 CMTS show in Toronto.

There are so many things we have to celebrate going into the New Year, and so much to be thankful for. With this in mind, I’d like to thank all of our devoted readers, and wish you all the best through the holiday season. Stay tuned—our January issue of CBJ will be out just in time for you to kick back and peruse its pages over the holidays, due out for early release in mid-December.

Canada is on top—so here’s to the future of Canadian business, and a toast to prosperity in 2010.

Sara Kopamees