Lifestyle
Some 1,000 cyclists are arriving in the Cowichan Valley for Canada’s first-ever (gruelling, 210-kilometre) Belgian Waffle Ride from May 26 to 28.
We know, it still feels early, but spot prawn season is right around the corner. With it, the annual Spot Prawn Festival is back at False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf in Vancouver on May 28. The season itself lasts for some...
People often assume that Ruairi Spillane’s inspiration to start an immigration support platform is based on his own experience. “That would be a fantastic genesis story, but it was actually quite different,” he says of his move from Dublin to...
As an Asian-Canadian woman, Audrey Wong feels lonely in the cannabis industry. “It is very much dominated by white men and a lot of legacy players as well,” say the founder of Zyre. Since we last spoke in 2022, Wong’s vape brand...
Denise Praill doesn’t know when she first met a horse—she just remembers breaking her wrist while riding one in Grade 2. “It’s just something that has been an integral part of our lifestyle,” she says. Praill’s family has been challenging...
Max Mitchell remembers feeling nervous to buy his first condo in Vancouver. With mortgage payments, strata fees and insurance costs, he was sure he’d no longer have any additional savings. But much to his and his wife’s surprise, by buying...
Don’t get me wrong, the chipped dinner bowls and plastic cutting boards we know and love will always have a special place in our hearts (the tacky Christmas mug I got when I was 10 will definitely become a family...
Mother-daughter duo Gabriela Schonbach and Amanda Giannakos channelled their passion for yoga and wellness into a COVID project back in 2020: Movement by NM. They started the subscription-based platform to blend “art, fitness and life” for $15/month or $99/year. Members...
There’s something about an awesome neighbourhood haunt that attracts you back time and again. Obviously, many of these places will be in our own neighbourhoods, because convenience rules all. But that’s not always the case. Maybe the closest thing to...
Other than the obligatory pre-rolls and cannabis gummies you grab for your siblings, it can be pretty easy to write off cannabis companies for gift ideas. That’s not the case with Pure Sunfarms, which has made a habit of accentuating its...