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How Does Your Workday Start?

Vern Lambourne, Devin Manky, and Tamara Taggart on their a.m. routines. Vern Lambourne, Brewmater, Granville Island Brewing Co. Ltd. “I check my fermentations. On brew days I mash-in and, in keeping with the English tradition of brewers having breakfast while the mash rests, I often head to the Granville Island Public Market to grab a coffee and a chocolate doughnut.” Devin Manky, Wildlife Manager, Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd.

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Vern Lambourne, Devin Manky, and Tamara Taggart on their a.m. routines.

Vern Lambourne, Brewmater, Granville Island Brewing Co. Ltd.

“I check my fermentations. On brew days I mash-in and, in keeping with the English tradition of brewers having breakfast while the mash rests, I often head to the Granville Island Public Market to grab a coffee and a chocolate doughnut.”

Devin Manky, Wildlife Manager, Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd.

“My wife and I live on top of the mountain, about 100 feet from my office, and I start my mornings by checking on our grizzly bears, Grinder and Coola. Depending on the season, they will either be hibernating in the ‘bear hotel’ or somewhere in their five-acre habitat.”

Tamara Taggart, Co-anchor, CTV News at Six

“I go to our daily editorial meeting and then record our radio spot and promos. Makeup is at 3:45, and then it’s back to the newsroom to record headlines. After that, it’s pedal to the metal: going through the show, writing intros and working through last-minute details.”