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I N V E N T OR Y Stocking Market This hyper-specific, B.C.-based holiday gift guide includes something for everyone in your family by Alyssa Hirose ( quality time ) FOR THE MOM WHO IS ALWAYS COLD @ Flax Home's cosy linens are ideal for rainy-day TV bingeing. Friends and founders Anna Heyd, Oana Papuc and Vivian McCormick launched in Vancouver in 2017, and they've recently expanded the bedding biz to include towels, bathrobes and kitchen accessories. The philanthropy side of the company adds some extra warmth, too–they donate a portion of their sales and all returns to the Atira Women's Resource Society, which works to end violence against women. Online $ FOR THE BROTHER WHO IS WEIRDLY COMPETITIVE ABOUT SPICE Vancouverite Asha Wheeldon launched Kula Foods in 2018 and has since built a devoted community of folks who love her Afro-vegan eats. Her online marketplace offers heat- and-serve weekly meals, ready-made snacks from other local cooks and Kula's own spicy plant-based stocking stuffers, like East African pepper sauce. Online FOR THE SISTER WHO MAKES HIKING HER PERSONALITY @ Ecologyst's outdoor apparel is here for the active and the eco-conscious– all of the company's clothing is manufactured in North America, much of it in-house at its Victoria factory. Originally calling the business Sitka when it launched in 2002, founder Rene Gauthier rebranded in early 2019. Names may change, but the hardy clothing is here to stay (everything comes with a lifetime guarantee). Online 88 BCBUSINESS NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 The Heirloom Quilt, $138 Pili-Pili sauce, $9 Knox slim wallet, $70 The Fisherman Toque, $95 Q FOR THE DAD WHO PAYS FOR EVERYTHING The least you can do is give him a long-lasting, locally made vessel for his piles of money. Kelowna-based leatherworker Erik Leif started selling his handmade wallets, card sleeves and belts in 2015. Leif Leather Goods is all about durability, both in products and in tools (one of his sewing machines is 100 years old). It's bad luck to gift an empty wallet, so don't forget to throw a Laurier in there. Online