Critics question multi-million dollar real estate deals as Quest University failed

Squamish mayor echoes calls for investigation into B.C. school’s finances

8 Apr 2026 • 4 min read

A glass-walled building at Quest University is shown, with snow-capped mountains in the background.

A Vancouver investment firm paid $43 million for the Quest University campus in Squamish, B.C., after it filed for creditor protection. Three years later, the property was sold for a significantly higher amount. (Quest University/Facebook)

Bethany Lindsay

Bethany Lindsay is an award-winning investigative journalist who covers white-collar crime. She is based in Vancouver and previously reported for CBC News, the Vancouver Sun, and the Cambodia Daily.

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