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FOR THE
ALWAYS-
ON-A-
HEALTH-KICK
COLLEAGUE
You can't watch them eat
the same chickpea salad
for even one more day.
Nourish: Adventuring
with Whole Foods
($65), from the editors
of Alive magazine, offers
healthful alternatives
that make for enviable
leftover lunches.
shop.alive.com
FOR YOUR
BELOVED
MENTOR
They've shared so
much with you over
the course of your
career—maybe they'll
share this Odd Society
Spirits Commodore
single-malt whisky
($63) with you, too.
oddsocietyspirits.com
FOR THE
WORK WIFE WHO
ALWAYS SAYS THE A/C
IS TOO COLD
These oversized Cushendale
Boher mohair Xthrow blankets
(from $229) are the perfect
antidote to a broken office
thermostat. cocomain.ca
FOR
ABSOLUTELY
EVERYONE ON
YOUR LIST
If we may toot our own
horn for a moment:
you can't go wrong
with a BCBusiness
subscription ($29 a
year)—conveniently
one-size-fits-all.
bcbusiness.ca
FOR YOUR
RISING-STAR
MENTEE
This weighty, blue-and-
gold Riviera Hardcover
journal from Banyen
($27) is the perfect spot
for them to jot down
your words of wisdom.
banyen.com
FOR THE
WORK-FROM-
HOME POWER
PLAYER
This 100-percent-cotton
Missoni robe ($530) will
keep 'em cozy between
Zoom calls. Who says you need
"real pants" to get the job
done? holtrenfrew.com
FOR THE
CO-WORKER
WHO'S ALWAYS
STEALING YOUR MUG
Why would they want to drink
out of anything but their own
uniquely patterned coffee
cup ($60) from Vancouver
ceramicist Objects and
Feelings? gatley.ca
FOR THE
FRIEND TAKING
ZOOM CALLS
AT THE BASE OF
BLACKCOMB
Patagonia's new PowSlayer
pants ($649) feature three
layers of Gore-Tex and low-
profile cargo pockets for her
next run. patagonia.ca
MARCH 2 0 2 5 $ 8 . 9 9
The winners of
our 12th annual
competition
walk the talk
p.26
PLUS
Street Fight: Is Vancouver's Broadway
Plan headed toward disaster?
p.20
Crash Course: How B.C. schools
are grappling with AI p.49
LEADING THE WAY
Left to right: Jessica
Bosman, Bryn Davis
Williams, Atika Juristia,
Sophia Yang and
Vedanshi Vala ring in
our 30 under 30 awards
PM40065475
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