Proof that distance is no barrier in the age of the Internet, I have completed a short, urgent project for a new client back in Vancouver. Veratta design agency contacted me through the "Vancouver arm" of my freelance business - Tincan Communications - to work on copy for a series of brochures for their client, the Plaza 500 Hotel in Vancouver. They weren't put off by the 8-hour time distance and, although in an ideal world it would have been good to have a face-to-face meeting, the project went through without a hitch.