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NEWS +LIFESTYLE —ANEXTENSIONOFVANCOUVERISAWESOME.COM 234,800165,400 101,400 ISSUE AUGUST 25, 202260,800 31,000 LI ND SA YW IL LI AM -R OS S Insideaniconicchocolate It’saworldofpureimagination  A2 factory

CharlesFlavelle,isstillleadingthewaywith change;heengineeredanadaptationfor coolingtablesjustthissummer. Ross'storyofstickingtocandyisn'tunusual onthefactoryﬂoor.ManyPurdysemployees areimmigrantstoCanada,andlike34-year veteranLinda,whooverseesproductionof BehindthescenesatPurdys'localchocolatefactory CONTINUESONPAGE4 LI ND SA YW IL LI AM -R OS S URBANSENIORS nexgenhearing.com WorkSafeBC and other Provincial WCB Networks, VAC, BCEA andFNHAaccepted.Registeredunder theCollege of Speechand HearingHealthProfessionals of BC We’rehearing aidexperts and we want youtobe an expert too. Experiencethe difference at NexGen Hearing. DOWNTOWN 604.229.6387 KITSILANO 604.800.5267 KERRISDALE 604.373.8284 WESTBROADWAY 604.330.8767 VANCOUVER EAST 604.305.4843

Ofcourse,Purdysgoesbackwellbeyondthe early1980s;that'sjustwhentheVancouver chocolatebusinesshadoutgrownitsfacilities onWest7th(yes,ChoklitParkatthesiteis sonamedbecauseofthelegendarycompany) andtookovertheformerCanadaDryplant inRenfrew-Collingwood.Anotherinterlude regardingnames:No,it'snotatypo;Purdys gotridofthepossessiveapostropheafew yearsback,sotheyhavenotbeen"Purdy's" forsometime Purdysstartedin1907,andhasgrown sincetobeoneofthetopchocolatiersinthe world,offeringnotonlyretaillocationsbut onlineorderingwithglobalshipping.Most anyonewholovessweetsand/orgrewupin VancouverknowswhataHedgehog,Mint Meltie,orSweetGeorgiaBrownis;thoseare justafewofPurdys'signatureproductsthat comeoffthebusyfactorylines. Changesinchocolate-makingover theyears Workingthoselinesareabout200employees, includingmanyofwhomhavebeenwith Purdys for a long time; this August,an employeenamed Ross will hang up his hairnetand labcoatafter 41 years. Ross startedout doing shipping andreceiving before jumpingatthe chance to work in the factory.Herecallssomedayshe'dgettomake deliveriesbytruck,workontheenrobingline (coatingthingswithchocolate),andthenbein thecandykitchen,allinoneshift. RossalsoremembersbeingakidinSouthern Ontarioandpressinghisnoseagainstthe glasstowatchalocalchocolate-makerat work,thinkingthatwouldbethedream gig.Withaheadfullofexactingrecipes andmemoriesofplentyofproductsboth gonefromthecatalogueandstillbeing made,Rosshasseenalotofchangesover theyearsinsidethecompany.Hisfavourite discontinueditems,bytheway,areonemade with"Nougatine"andaSpanishPeanutbar. Otherthingshavechanged,fromprocesses withinthebusinesstoconsumerneeds, whichiswhyPurdyshasadaptedtoconcerns likefoodallergies(nutsinparticular)and introduceditsfirstveganproductsinthelast coupleofyears,withtremendoussuccess Eventhecompany'snearly93-year-oldowner,

otwodaysarequitealikeinsidethe Purdyschocolatefactory,which hasbeenturningoutsweetsatthe cornerofKingswayandEarlessince 1982.That'sbecauseeachday'sproduction schedulevaries,thankstoseasonalproducts, ingredientchanges,andtheintroductionof newtreatstothelineup.Whatyoucanalways countoninthesweetaromaofsugarand chocolateemanatingfromthefactory;that scentintensiﬁesontheinside-aplacemost folksdon'tgettoeversee.

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Thoughithasthousandsoficecreamshops scoopingﬂavoursatacombinedover8,000 locationsinnearly50countries,BaskinRobbinshasarelativelysmallfootprintto dateinCanada."Withanetworkofnearly 80franchisees,Baskin-Robbinscurrently operates107shopsacrossOntario,British Columbia,Quebec,andManitoba,"explains anewsrelease. However,plansareunderwaytogrow Baskin-Robbins,andits2022rebranded logoandlook,inMetroVancouver,witha whopping25shopsintheworks.Theﬁrst twonewBaskin-RobbinsCanadashops,both inmalls,openedalreadyinMetroVancouver: OneinJulyinMetropolisatMetrotown inBurnabyandanotherinearlyAugustat GuildfordTownCentreinSurrey.

t'soneofthemostwell knownnames inicecreamintheU.S.,andnowthe multi-nationalchainBaskin-Robbins hasrevealedplansforamajorexpansion inwesternCanada,particularlyinMetro VancouverandCalgary.

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Myfriends(and alsomyenemies, Iguess),wehave reachedapointin thesummerallbaseballfans dread.Thestrangedoldrums oflateAugustwhenyou haven’tquitecometoterms thatfallislooming Imean,it’sstillhotout, summeractivitiesabound, andthere’sstillbaseballto beplayed.Butthebaseball droughtoffallandwinter istappingyougentlyonthe shoulder.Sweaterweatheris coming Look,I’mnottryingto bumanyoneout,especially myself.Butit’simportantto rememberweonlyhavetwo homestandsleftthisseason. Soifyouhaven’tyetmade yoursummerpilgrimageto NatBaileyStadiumin2022, getyetotheballpark! Andifyouhappentohitup TheNatAugust23through 28thenhere’sahandy-dandy seriespreviewforyou.You areverywelcome. Visitingteam TheHillsboroHops.The teamthatgraciouslyhosted ourballclubforthe2021 seasonforpandemic-related reasons.Whichwasavery nicethingtodo.Toobadwe havetobeatthemsobadly MajorLeagueteam TheHopsareaminor leagueaﬃliateforthe ArizonaDiamondbacks Diamondbacksareatype ofRattlesnakes.Atleast thewesternversionsare. TherearealsoEastern Diamondbacksthatarepit vipers?Anyways,let’sjustsay it’saconfusingnicknamefor abadteam. Whathappenedlast time ThelasttimeTheHops cametotown,weswept‘em! That’sright,TheC’swon allsixgames.Let’shopefor alateAugustrepeatofthat action,pleaseandthankyou 3factsaboutHillsboro

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