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W e e k e n d W a r r i o r MARCH 2016 BCBUSINESS 67 ADAM BLASBERG I've played field hockey since I was about 10 years old. It was just a game that I loved and was passionate about and wasn't too bad at. The women that I play with, some of them I've played with since elementary school, high school. We've all kind of ebbed and flowed through work, family, injuries, and so many of us still play. As vice-chair of Field Hockey Canada, I'm really involved with the field hockey community itself. We talk about field hockey for life and play it for life, particularly get- ting girls involved and continu- ing to play. I play on weekends in a local Burnaby league from September till March, then I coach spring league, then I play in a drop-in league in West Van, and then I play drop-in in the summer. I used to play premier league and now I'm kind of working my way down. I usu- ally play forward, but if we're losing, then we all play defence. I'm very competitive. I always wanted to win, and if you didn't win, it was sort of disappointing. It's the one place in my life right now where we're just having fun. You want to be winning at work and in all these other areas, but it's just a nice place to go. We play to win, but if we don't, it doesn't matter. We just go home and there's good camaraderie with the other team. We're a little slower than we used to be—a lot of us used to be high-performance players— but you want to play your best. You've got 11 players and you don't want to let them down— but in the end, have a good game, let's go for coffee and that sort of thing. That's my competitive spirit. You always give it your best no matter what you're doing, even if it's just for fun. —as told to Felicity Stone RETAIL / Metro Vancouver is getting a Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th store. The 32,687-square- foot B.C. store will be one of the anchors of the 1.2-million-square- foot Tsawwassen Mills being built by Ivanhoé Cambridge. It is expected to open in fall 2016. EATERY / Chinatown has a fresh new restaurant: Juniper at Keefer and Main. The name reflects both executive chef Sarah Stewart's Pacific Northwest menu and Shaun Layton's gin-forward bar. The 3,000-square-foot two- storey space sits 104. RETAIL / Vancouver fashion retailer Marcello Leone has launched an athletics brand, RYU (Respect Your Universe) Apparel, that combines the elegant Leone style with technical elements from former Lululemon, Arc'teryx and PolarTek designers. Both a flagship store on West 4th in Kitsilano and the e-commerce site are up and running. Leone plans to open 163 North American locations over the next nine years. FOOD / G-Kup Technology Inc.'s patented "rigid cup" coffee pod design is now commercial- ready. The cup is completely compostable after 12 weeks—a first for the single-serve beverage pod market. The Vancouver com- pany, which is working with UBC scientists including Anthony Lau, one of North America's leading composting experts, is holding demonstrations with major coffee brands and independent roasters to showcase the G-Kup's sustainable beverage solution. –Felicity Stone The latest developments in the world of lifestyle—from retail to restaurants to travel (and more!) On the Ball UDI president and CEO Anne McMullin carries a big stick on the field hockey pitch GRITTY IN PINK Anne McMullin plays field hockey at the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex West N e w + I m p r o v e d WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT The Urban Development Institute, Pacific Region, represents 650 B.C. real estate developers, communicating with local governments, the media, public and community groups. The nonprofit organization's primary focus is government and community relations, research, professional development and education.

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