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RICH WON; MATT ATKINSTALL SEPTEMBER 2023 BCBUSINESS.CA 27 T H E C O L L A B K I N G Doug Stephen, co-owner of East Vancouver restaurant DownLow Chicken Shack (and its offshoots, including Vennie's Sub Shop and DownLow Burgers) is all about embracing the community, even when it's also the competition. We took a look at some of the restaurant's many local collaborations that work to boost the profile of all participants. n Ashley Stone will never forget the week that started on September 17, 2018. That Monday, she got a call from her son's school about difficul- ties he was having in class. On Tuesday, her mom was diagnosed with cancer. Come Wednesday, Stone found out that she was pregnant with twins, Thursday was her birth- day and Friday was her daugh- ter's last day being breastfed. "I was like, What if there was such a simple way to ask for support where I don't need to explain why I need help, I just need it, and you don't have to explain why you can or can't help?" she says. "It's just this quick, to-the-point, get- people-showing-up-in-real-life situation." Even though Stone hails from a family of entrepre- neurs, she never thought she'd become one. Compared to her brother, parents and grandpar- ents, she was the "odd duck" who wanted to leave work at work. And she did for a while— Stone graduated from UBC Okanagan as a registered nurse in 2009 and has worked as one casually for the last 14 years. Working "casually" as a public health nurse means picking up shifts when you can: "They send texts like, We need you at this time, on this day, at I T TA K E S A V I L L A G E Kelowna-based Village App could be a valuable resource for entrepreneurs looking for work-life balance during a recession Juke Fried Chicken n COLLAB: An all-day cookout at New West- minster brewery Steel and Oak, including items like the Juke'N on the DL Chicken Sando Lee's Donuts n COLLAB: Lee's Honey Dip Fried Chicken Sando and Honey Dip Bacon Burger Pizza Coming Soon n COLLAB: The Pork Tonkatsu Sando Beaucoup Bakery n COLLAB: The Fried Chicken Crois-Sando–N.C. Callister Brewing n COLLAB: A sweet tea and lemonade made by DL and packaged by Callister Sunday Pies Pizza Co. n COLLAB: A 10-day pizza pop-up by Stephen and Vancou- ver food industry vet Colin Staus at Strathcona's Luppolo Brewing Top Rope Birria n COLLAB: The Quesa-Hot Chicken Taco Pepino's n COLLAB: The Hot Chicken Pizza