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Vancouver-based 8 West Cosmetic Surgery and Skin Clinic offers what it colloquially dubs a “non- surgical facelift.” Practitioners claim that Emface stimulates collagen and tightens skin using focused, high- intensity electromagnetic radiation and radiofrequency energy. (8 West declined to share...
September 30, 2023, marks the third annual National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, when many people will wear orange to not only recognize the impacts of residential schools but to stand in solidarity with the survivors and their families. However, September...
On June 1, Vancouver-based linen company Flax Sleep reintroduced itself as a rest-focused lifestyle brand called Wilet. Co-founder Vivian McCormick pulls back the covers on the steps Wilet’s small team of six took to refresh its branding. As told to Alyssa...
I recently needed a prescription for a minor ailment, but couldn’t find a single clinic in Vancouver, Burnaby or New Westminster that was accepting walk-ins or new patients. So I visited a Shoppers Drug Mart, fingers crossed that one of the...
Our sister publication, Western Living magazine, has launched a brand-new awards program: the WL Design 25, celebrating 25 of the best new designs of the year. While its WL Designers of the Year awards celebrate a body of work, the WL Design 25 awards are designed...
Yesterday, on a chilly September night, The Forum warmly welcomed people into Vancouver’s Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art to celebrate an impressive initiative led by its senior program manager Gretchen Ferguson: the AFIA (Accelerating Financial Inclusion and Access) DEI...
The 19th annual A Night to Dream Gala, held in support of Ronald McDonald House BC & Yukon last Saturday, was about as fancy as events get. A lovely three-course meal, silent and live auctions, everyone dressed to the 10s—I...
While racking up points and penalty minutes on the junior hockey circuit in his hometown of Penticton, Ollivor (Olli) Dickson had dreams of playing in the NHL one day. But that didn’t work out, and neither did his attempts at...
The stock: The mining royalty streaming model has a couple of advantages over investing in mining companies themselves. Essentially, a streaming company is a specialized financial institution that puts money up front into miners’ projects in return for a share...
Over the past year, generative AI has exploded into the cultural zeitgeist. While discussions around AI and its capabilities have been prevalent for some time, OpenAI’s rollout of tools such as ChatGPT and DALL-E has led to a level of mass adoption by...