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C H A T T E R
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EDITOR'S DESK
Go big or go home
T H E I N B O X
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RETAIL
A brand-new non-
alcoholic liquor store
just opened up on
Vancouver's Commercial
Drive and B.C. brands are
filling up its shelves
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CLIMATE
How first responders
are using technology
to tackle forest fires
differently
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GO FIGURE
Check out what the
numbers say about
vacation properties in
B.C. and Canada—like
what percentage of
people own a cabin and
what they want in it
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THE CONVERSATION
Association for Mineral
Exploration
CEO Keerit
Jutla talks about the
underlying potential of
our mining industry
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LAND VALUES
Laneway homes
could help address
Vancouver's housing
crisis, but current
city policies make
them a risky move for
homeowners
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SMALL TOWN
SUCCESS
Pitt Meadows' Hopcott
Farms is growing with
community support
Q U A L I T Y T I M E
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WEEKEND WARRIOR
Mountain biking has
been an uphill journey
for BC Children's
Hospital Foundation
CEO Malcolm Berry, who
started riding after his
daughter died in 2005
84
SOCIAL CUES
The secrets behind
wedding dress retailer
Truvelle's online strategy
86
HOSPITALITY
Struggling to get a
restaurant reservation?
Our tips can help you
score a seat at buzzing
hot spots like AnnaLena
and Elio Volpe
88
PACK LUNCH
This easy 15-minute
recipe from award-
winning Vancouver
restaurant Anh & Chi is
the perfect work lunch
90
INVENTORY
Build your next
charcuterie board using
this selection of six
cheesemakers in B.C.
92
CARRY ON
Pack language-learning
apps like Memrise,
Duolingo and Babbel
into your travel itinerary
this summer
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TRAVEL
How tech entrepreneur
Qaid Jivan ended up
running the Stonewater
motel on B.C.'s Sunshine
Coast—and what he's
doing to develop it
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WORST DAY
ON THE JOB
Restaurateur Paul
Grunberg—who owns
Pepino's, Caffé La Tana
and Savio Volpe—
reflects on the day he
fired 95 percent of his
staff during
COVID
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