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Re:“Bike lights, who needs them anyway?” Oct. 12, 2017 As a cyclist and a pedestrian, I have to say that cyclists need to be educated on how to use bike lights.

It sounds so simple, but the number of times that I have been blinded by cyclists when I am out riding or even just walking as a pedestrian is ridiculous.

If I’m being blinded then I’m certain that car drivers are as well.

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Re:“Meet the rye guy,” Oct. 12, 2017 First off I’d like to start by thanking Davin de Kergommeaux for helping drive new interest in Canadian whisky.

I also appreciate him speaking up that too many distillers are selling the whisky before it’s ready.That has been an issue for some, and I hope more launch a gin or rum first before launching another young whisky that may not get amazing reviews or be ready yet.

That all said, and with the deepest respect, I disagree with the following comment: “I don’t know why Canadian distillers are making single malt when the Japanese have already mastered it.”

I take this to mean that Mr. de Kergommeaux wishes more Canadian whisky makers followed the traditional Canadian method of making separate types of whiskies and then blending them after they are aged.While I can understand this sentiment, and am also a fan of various Canadian whiskies that use this method,

I think the overall sentiment that “someone else does it better, why try it” is missing a portion of innovation that exists in different whisky markets.

I’ve been happy to drink some single malts made in this country.We have many people here from other countries who have brought over their methods of doing things differently.

We have seen other whisky markets that have methods mimicked from other areas.

Japan itself learned all it could from Scotland, and made some amazing drams, instead of following its own ingrained methods of alcohol making.

Change can be a healthy aspect that leads to more and more good whisky.

So while I agree that there are great Canadian whiskies done in the Canadian style, and appreciate the hard work that goes into reviewing and visiting them and enhancing the Canadian whisky market as Mr. de Kergommeaux has done, I do hope that new distilleries will continue to try new things, as well as use the Canadian method, all in their good time.

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Vancouver screen scene veterans (clockwise from left) Chelah Horsdal, Enid-Raye Adams, Lisa Ovies, Jacquie Gould and Sarah Deakins) have experienced sexual harassment or abuse in the industry.

‘This is an abusive industry for women’ Vancouver film and TV insiders speak out about endemic culture of sexual harassment, assault Sabrina Furminger Reel People @Sabrinarmf

Warning:This article contains descriptions of sexual abuse and harassment.

It’s not just Harvey Weinstein, and it’s not just Hollywood: The Vancouver film and television industry has its own sexual harassment and abuse problem.

In the wake of the Weinstein scandal – and as women across the world confirm they have been victims of harassment or abuse by using the #metoo hashtag on social media – performers and insiders are speaking out about their experiences and calling for industry-wide change.

Last week, Reel People interviewed five Vancouver screen scene veterans who report experiencing sexual harassment or abuse in the local industry.

The five actresses and insiders were unanimous when asked if the local film and television community has a problem with sexual harass-

ment and abuse: yes it does, and it is “a low-grade pain that’s always there,” says actress and director Sarah Deakins. “You’re just constantly dealing with these things that you shouldn’t have to be dealing with at work.”

Deakins relates the time she’d booked a guest role on a television series, and the married male star of the show “made it clear he wanted to have an affair with me, and I said no many times in very empathetic ways,” says Deakins.

Eventually, during a quiet moment between takes, Deakins told the actor that she “didn’t want to be someone’s dirty little secret” – and then “I never came back to that show. I was supposed to be a recurring character.”

It’s difficult to calculate just how widespread sexual harassment and abuse are in the industry, says Lori Stewart, the health and safety performer advocate for the Union of British Columbia Performers. “How widespread it is, and how widespread the reporting are, are two completely different things,” says Stewart. “I have a feeling it used to be worse than what it is, but I know that it still goes on and often doesn’t get reported. Quite frankly, we very rarely hear about anything.”

Jacquie Gould has seen few improvements since she entered the industry nearly 30 years ago. “It’s better only in the fact that people are

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talking about it, but it’s still difficult for women, especially young women, to say anything and move forward, because you have all of these fears,” says the screenwriter and director.

In 1980, Gould was a training assistant director on a feature film when one of the film’s stars assaulted her in front of witnesses after sexually harassing her for several days.

“He takes a forearm, shoves it right under my throat, pushes me up against the wall, puts his hand under my shirt and squeezes my breast,” says Gould.The actor was fired from the film, although no one in the production ever followed up with Gould. “It was like it had never happened,” says Gould.

Recently, Gould learned that the same actor had been “fired from another show for doing exactly the same thing 27 years later.

“He’s been doing this for 27 years. He keeps getting hired, and he doesn’t get any charges pressed against him.

Nothing happens.”

The culture of harassment and abuse also extends to acting schools. Lisa Ovies – an actress, filmmaker, and owner of an acting school herself – was days away from graduation when “a person that was supposed to be a leader and a role model made a lot of very inappropriate sexual advances towards me.”

When Ovies flat-out refused, “they denied me a

huge opportunity in the final area of my schooling as retribution, and I remember feeling so shocked and angry, but at the same time, I remember thinking, ‘Holy fuck, it’s real, welcome to Hollywood.’”

‘I’ve been told by directors that my hips were too big to play one part, and I was not rapeable enough to play the other’ So, how did this become an issue in Hollywood North?

The Vancouver industry has a problem because the industry has a problem, says actress Chelah Horsdal. “I think it is epidemic, and I think it spreads throughout our entire industry,” she says.

Horsdal blogged about sexual harassment and violence in the industry several years ago, after working on a film where she had to stand up to a movie star who preyed on the film’s young female cast and crew members.

Says Horsdal: “He had grabbed the hand of one young woman and pressed it up against his penis. He

had reached out and tried to cup the genitals of another young woman.” She detailed what went down in a widely circulated blog post entitled ‘How ’Bout Don’t Touch My Lady Bits?’

“I was not prepared for the number of people who reached out after that post,” says Horsdal, who is meeting with UBCP this week to discuss next steps in the wake of the Weinstein scandal.

“When I think about my career, and I think about the number of times where I’ve been in situations where someone has been inappropriate with me, they are so numerous that they all become one big blur of just the way that things are.”

Enid-Raye Adams spent years trying to build her acting career in the midst of creeping sexual harassment and sexism.

“I’ve been told by directors that my hips were too big to play one part, and I was not rapeable enough to play the other,” says Adams. “I’ve had my ass smacked on set by a colleague.” On one occasion, Adams says an actor “jokingly put his hand behind my head as if to motion me to give him a blow job, and a lot of these times, I joke it off in the moment – because of the shit-storm that I know would rain down on me if I made a big deal out of it.”

Earlier this year, Adams nearly walked away from her career altogether, fed up with everything she’d experienced.

“This is an abusive industry for women,” says Adams.

“I love my work, but the amount of abuse and nonsense I need to sift through to get to my work, it’s not worth it.’”

But Adams ultimately decided to go even deeper into her work and to get involved with the union. “I chose not to be denied a right to show up in my own skin, in my own field, with my abilities and skills that I have honed,” says Adams. “I refuse to be sidelined in the narrative of my own story. I have a voice and I’m going to use it.”

Others are joining the chorus. On Sunday night, social media lit up with the #metoo hashtag, which individuals posted to identify themselves as survivors of sexual harassment and assault.

The #metoo hashtag has its detractors, from the perspective that women shouldn’t have to out themselves. But Horsdal believes the torrent of revelations means the industry is at a turning point.

“In the darkness and devastation of this week, I’m more hopeful than I’ve ever been in our business,” she says. “All of this stuff is being pulled out into the light, and I really, honestly believe that there’s an opportunity for us to change, and that we will.” W • Read an extended version of this article at Westender.com.

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Salish Sea orcas need action, not more studies, as numbers dwindle

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Symposium paints all-too-familiar bleak picture of southern population in decline

Welcome to Poetic Licence – a weekly poetry forum, hosted by us, featuring words by local poets. This week? Soramaru Takayama of the Tasai Collective. These poems have been translated from Japanese.

[A NEW CITY] Unreached finger.

Cold water.

The new city is waiting for light.

A little girl with a red hat.

Someone is calling her name.

The big moon.

The deep stairs.

A goat and a calf.

The door of the old house.

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It was a sight to be thankful for.

I was up in Desolation Sound on Thanksgiving Sunday, closing up our family cabin for the season. Down at the water’s edge, my neighbour Scott quietly called out to me from his boat. He had a big smile on his face and was pointing out into the ocean.

When I looked up, what I saw took my breath away.

A black, two-metre-high dorsal fin broke through the surface of the water, gleaming in the bright morning sunshine.Three slightly smaller dorsal fins followed.

Orcas. Back in Desolation Sound. All four loudly exhaled, blowing fine mists into the air, a tremendous sound like no other.

Just days after I saw these beautiful wild creatures, a large group of scientists, environmentalists, experts and whale lovers gathered in Vancouver for a Department of Fisheriessponsored orca symposium at the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre.

The reason for the gathering is the immediate concern over the dwindling number of

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The big challenges facing our orcas are lack of food, too much noise, and pollution. iStock photo orcas in the southern resident population (stretching roughly from Vancouver to Olympia, Wash.). A recent count tallied 76 whales. A healthier figure would be around 150, but not much more than that.These are giant mammals that need space and lots of food. Recent birth rates are abnormally low.

(The northern resident population, which stretches from the midway point of the Strait of Georgia to Alaska, are doing better, numbering in the hundreds).

Three main problems for the southern resident orcas were identified long before the symposium: 1. Lack of food. Resident orcas rely on a diet of almost solely chinook salmon. No one knows why that is, but it is thought to be a culture-based diet passed down from elder orcas to young ones.

2.Too much noise. Orcas rely on their hearing to find chinook.The impact of boating traffic in the Salish Sea

has been compared to the cacophonic volume of a cocktail party in full swing.

3.Pollution. A dead orca found washed up near Sechelt in December 2016 was so polluted that its body was considered toxic waste.

Solutions to all three have been suggested over and over but little federal action has been taken besides recent measures to cut down on large ship noise and speed.

Mark Leiren-Young is the author of the excellent book The KillerWhaleWho Changed TheWorld and is the host of Skaana:The Orcas and Oceans podcast. He attended the symposium.

“The feeling was that the evidence that was being presented was nothing new.

There was a lot of eye rolling from those in attendance, and many were asking ‘where’s the action?’ At this point we are literally studying orcas to death.We don’t have time to screw around.”

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The southern resident orcas are allegedly starving to death because they only eat chinook salmon, which is in short supply.Wouldn’t that suggest a rather obvious action? Close the damn chinook salmon fishery! Close it on rivers and oceans, outright, for a minimum of five years for the entirety of B.C. Some have suggested that the herring fishery is impacting the chinook population.Then close the damn herring fishery for a minimum of five years, too! Now?Yes, now!

If you count steelhead, there are at least five other native salmon species that we humans can greedily feast upon in every restaurant and grocery store all year round.

There are 76 whales in our southern waters that need the chinook far more than we do.

We need action now, so that they survive, and we may long be thankful for those beautiful black dorsal fins cresting the waves. W

Why don’t you use your grandfather’s name?

Why did you hide your grandmother’s clothes?

Why did you throw away your father’s bread?

Why did you forget your mother’s language?

Unreached finger.

Cold water.

The new city is waiting for light.

[BODY WARMTH] When we were born, the things we lost were trust kindness justice Body warmth is what I’ve been looking for all along The body warmth of trust The body warmth of kindness The body warmth of justice Emitting from your hand The warmth of the Sun A thread of the Moon The Tasai Collective presents its annual poetry event, Japanese Poets North of 49th, on Oct. 22 at the Orpheum Annex Theatre. The event will feature local poet Soramuru Takayama, as well as Misuzu Mizuki, a professional poet from Japan and the youngest recipient of the Sakutaro Hagiwara Award, one of Japan’s

most prestigious poetry awards.

Tickets from $10, available at eventbrite.com.

To submit your own poetry to Poetic Licence, email editor@westender.com with “Poetry Column” in the subject line. Include your poem, full name, contact details and bio. Only those selected for the column will be contacted. W

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Care home residents left feeling disenfranchised in byelection Homes weren’t told that mobile voting was not in effect MARTHA PERKINS @vancouriernews

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Ever since she was legally entitled to vote, a 97-year-old resident at St. Vincent’s Langara nursing home has never missed an election.

Until Saturday.

It was only late in the day that residents realized that the City of Vancouver wasn’t sending polling staff to the nursing home, says Linda Fox, whose mother lives at the home.

The 97-year-old was dismayed, and not only because it spoiled her perfect voting record (in a byelection that attracted only 11 per cent of voters.)

“She was angry, hurt and disappointed,” and she wasn’t the only one, says Fox, who has written a letter of complaint to Isobel Mackenzie, the province’s advocate for senior citizens. “She’s from a generation who knows what a vote means. ... Who can sit

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there and wipe [residents of nursing homes] off the map?

It’s hurtful and insulting. Democracy is not a whim or a convenience. It’s their right.”

In her letter to Mackenzie, Fox writes that in every other election, whether federal, provincial or municipal, polls are sent to nursing homes to allow residents to vote. Usually, signs are posted well in advance of voting day, which often was held the same day as an advanced poll.

“This week we did not see signs but assumed it was business as usual for the 2017 byelection and that polling staff would be attending St. Vincent’s Langara on election day as they had not been there on advance poll days,” Fox says in her letter. “Family members, residents and staff were shocked on Saturday evening when it became evident that polling staff were not going to attend SVL.” Fox contacted the city’s 311 service and says she was given a prepared text that said: “We decided not to go to Vancouver care homes this year as this is just a byelection. If care home residents wish to vote they can use the

mail-in ballot system.”

Not only was it too late to know this would be the residents’ only option, Fox said, but no one was told of this “significant voting change” by “one of the 30-plus city communications officers.”

Providence Health Care, which operates St. Vincent’s, confirms that none of its nursing homes were contacted in advance about the lack of voting opportunities.

“The city apologizes that we did not provide adequate correspondence regarding voting provisions for care homes,” Jag Sandhu, communications coordinator for the city, said in an email.

“We will be contacting the care home directly to discuss this matter. Enabling citizens to vote in civic elections is a significant priority for the city and ahead of the 2018 election we will continue to look at ways to make it easier for the electorate to make their voice heard.”

Mobile voting will be back for the 2018 municipal elections, Sandhu said. “The city will ensure residents living in care homes are engaged.”

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With the Vancouver Fall Home Show taking over the Vancouver Convention Centre next week, the city is once again seeing design experts and industry celebrities check out what our local scene has to offer.

The annual show, running Oct. 26-29, brings the “big wigs” of the interiors world to our city.

HGTV superstars including Sarah Richardson (Sarah Off the Grid), Dave and Kortney Wilson (Master of Flip) and the ultimate darling of decor, Tiffany Pratt (Home ToWin) are all set to hit the main stage this year, chatting everything from style inspiration to must-haves to practical hands-on tips.

In preparation for the event, we caught up with Pratt, as well as the Wilsons, to get their thoughts on what’s hot now for design, and their tried and true advice for homeowners looking to update.

Fall is such an exciting time for design. In many ways, it’s the NewYear for our industry: Everyone is on the hunt for fresh ideas and looks for the home.What are you finding most inspiring for this season?

Are there any palettes or decor details that you are particularly loving this year?

The Wilsons: It seems that colour is actually in – ha! It’s been “in” for us for a while but the idea that intense colours can be used with a more minimalistic approach to furniture is definitely the trend for 2018, and we love it.

The use of hues in berry tones in unexpected places like ceilings and smaller rooms is definitely making for a fresh approach in designing some of the houses for Season 3 of Masters of Flip.

As the cooler weather settles in, people tend to spend more time entertaining at home and gathering together within their spaces; everyone loves to change things up with the seasons ,but it’s not always feasible to opt for a major overhaul.What are a few easy tips you have for people to amp up their style without breaking the bank?

Tiffany Pratt: Switching out your accessories is always such a swift trick.

Simple things like new pillows, throws, carpets, accessories always make a space feel fresh. Painting walls is always a good idea –

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it simply freshens things up.

But one of my easy favourite all time home tricks is to paint your front door some wild pop colour. It is so easy to switch and change and it makes you feel so good.

The Wilsons: If the door itself is wood and you can just repaint it, it’s a great way to give your home a new look on a smaller budget. Offset it with fall flowers or new front door hardware to really pull it altogether.

Inside, it’s fairly inexpensive to buy some new pillow covers to accent for the season without it feeling all themed out (a.k.a. Christmas pillows).You could keep them all year, but if you get bored, changing out some of the accents is fun and can drastically change the mood of the room.

When people are looking to renovate or update an existing space, it can get overwhelming thinking about all of the possibilities (and costs) associated with a design undertaking.

Can you share your go-to ways to help keep a project within a reasonable scope?What are the areas you suggest people to splurge, versus what areas can people find creative ways to save while still achieving a high impact end result?

Tiffany Pratt: Two things that are cost effective are changing out your light fixtures and adding new lighting to the home. Just reimagining the lighting and switching out a fixture can change the game. Also, adding open shelves is such an easy and artfully organizational way of displaying your treasures and filling a wall.

Also, you can change out your countertops to a new material in colours that really make them pop in any space. I have a new quartz product called Silestone in my kitchen and I am in love with it.

One of the most transformational tips that I recommend to my clients is to change the colour of your kitchen cabinets. Most of us like our kitchen footprint and do not need to renovate entirely. By enlisting a new service at Home Depot called Renuit you can have all of your cupboards sprayed out into a bright fresh colour that makes your space feel like new.

The Wilsons: If there is one area to splurge on, it’s the main living space.You’re likely going to spend the most time in the kitchen, living and dining areas, so making it a space that you, your friends and your family will love is getting the biggest bang for your buck.

I would start with a fairly neutral room colour and

bring in the punches of colour and personality through accents that you can change out if you tire of them over time.

The use of art and draperies will warm up the space and this can be accomplished inexpensively now with all of the big box stores offering straight panels for a reasonable price. W

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Cutting-edge consultancy founded on friendship Aileen Lalor Style File @AileenLalor

Chloe Popove, top, and Nicolle Hodges of Girls Who say Fuck. Nick Thiessen photo.

The notion of categorizing people by their profession seems very odd when you talk to best mates and business partners Chloe Popove and Nicolle Hodges.

The tired question: “So what do you do?” will produce a list as long as a fouryear-old’s letter to Santa.

The pair are the perfect examples of that very Millennial phenomenon: the portfolio career, in which people have multiple part-time jobs that feed off and complement each other, arguably leading to a more fulfilling and fun professional life.

Chloe is the founder of much-missed consignment store My Modern Closet and a branding consultant for companies like lululemon and Juice Nectary.

Nicolle is a freelance print and broadcast journalist for everyone from Daily Hive to CTV, a PR consultant and social media influencer. The two are originally from the Fraser Valley and became friends in 2014.

Then last March, everything changed. “We decided to set life as we knew it on fire: ending long-term relationships, leaving our current jobs, moving out of our apartments, and even leaving Vancouver for Toronto – all for the chance to feel alive

and create something we really care about,” they say.

What they’ve created is a new business – a multimedia consultancy and online publication that brings together all their different skills and experiences under the name Girls Who Say Fuck (GWSF).

How did it come about?

“Chloe and I were out for a beer and she said something about ‘Girls Who Say Fuck,’ and my first reaction was...

What is that?!” says Nicolle.

“I was instantly intrigued.

She said, ‘it’s us.’ We wanted a platform where we could write about the topics that we care about, partner with companies that are challenging the status quo, and – selfishly – create something that would give us the lives we want.”

The company has just launched and will produce everything from podcasts and video to merchandise, and offer services like PR, branding and consultancy.

There’ll even be “fire us” training – programmes where Chloe and Nicolle will teach you everything they know.

“We’ve definitely both done a bunch of different things, which at the time seemed like a bunch of misplaced pieces that were coming together in a puzzle we couldn’t yet see.

“Now, it all makes sense.

Everything we’ve both done had led us to where we are now with the appropriate

skills,” says Chloe.

Their friendship is a cornerstone in their lives – they share an apartment and spend almost all their time together.

“This kind of close friendship is one we often take for granted until it vanishes, or we never find it at all. People for whom you reserve a spot at the centre of your heart.

They fill a gap between how you feel about the world and how you feel about yourself,” they say.

“To think romantic love is the only bond this profound feels like an oversimplification. Friendship is a fundamental part of life, and beautifully so.”

Did they have any concerns about working together? Absolutely not.

“It’s been fucking awesome,” says Chloe – there have been none of the fallouts and tension that people predict when friends go into business together.

And, says Nicolle, “Through it all, our friendship made us feel like we could do anything; that we could wholeheartedly and unapologetically live the life we want, and be accepted for who we are. We want to be an example that when women come together, they’re unstoppable.” W • Follow GWSF on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @girlswhosayf-ck, visit girlswhosayfuck.com

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Chip Wilson, lululemon founder, visits the Boogie Pant display at MoMA’s Items: Is Fashion Modern? exhibition. Shannon Wilson photo

Typical design classics are things like Eames chairs or Leica cameras. But do lululemon yoga pants fit into the category?

Yes, according to a new exhibition at the U.S. Museum of Modern Art. The New York gallery has just opened Items: Is Fashion Modern?, an exhibition of clothing that has had an impact on the world. lululemon’s Boogie yoga pants were chosen as one of 111 exhibits because they were the first of their kind.

“I designed the Boogie Pant to reflect the needs of Vancouver women and to enable them to move through their entire day in one garment,” says brand founder Chip Wilson.

“The pants had triple the stretch of any other pants on the market and felt like

cotton instead of plastic. I added the wide-panelled gusset, which is what took the pants from the dance class to the street. They didn’t shrink and they were designed to last 10 years.

They were technical made beautiful.”

How does the Boogie Pant’s inclusion in the exhibition make Wilson feel?

“To have this design recognized next to fashion innovations including Nike Air Force 1 shoes, the turtleneck, the first down jacket and the first wrap dress is an honour,” he says.

The exhibition also includes staples like Levi’s 501s and the Breton shirt, as well as another Canadian classic, the Wonderbra, which was originally created in Montreal.

The exhibition will be on Floor 6 of MoMA until Jan. 28, 2018. Find out more at moma.org. W

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@FoodgirlFriday Fine dining used to mean white tablecloths, servers in vests and ties, and tableside preparations.

Some of that still exists, but today’s truly high-end experiences are really more about intimacy, exclusivity and meticulous attention to detail.

At Tojo’s, the highlight of any evening is to sit at the square bar and enjoy the omakase menu from chef/ owner Hidekazu Tojo himself.

Omakase essentially means “chef’s choice.” It is a gesture of trust on the part of the diner, to put themselves in the hands of the chef and let the meal be a surprise. And, while more affordable options exist, starting at $80 for five courses at a table (at the bar starts around $150), the real splurge here is the $200-plus Japanese Wagyu dinner, which includes the famed well-marbled beef from massaged and slightly drunk cows, as well as the more expected items like sushi, sashimi, et al.

This year, look for Tojo’s Celebration roll, created in honour of Canada’s sesquicentennial, and made with Canadian quinoa instead of rice.There are no white tablecloths here, and the dress code is standard Vancouver light-casual, but the knife work of Tojo-san and his chefs is the visual accompaniment that elevates the meal.

Tasting menus, in general, are usually a great way to experience a chef’s repertoire and skill, but some are more about experiencing a luxurious ingredient, like at Blue Water Café.The caviar menu offers a rotating selection of sustainable and Ocean Wise-approved roe, spanning

The Wagyu dinner at Tojo’s features the famous Japanese beef. Dan Toulgoet photo

No. 1 Gaoler’s Mews is a monthly dinner series offering a V.I.P. experience for eights guests. Contributed photo the farmed and delicious Northern Divine from Sechelt and the shortnose from the waters off New Brunswick to German and Italian varieties.

At Hy’s Steakhouse, there is no tasting menu, but there are white tablecloths and the chateaubriand for two ($124.95) is a showstopper.The massive filet mignon is grilled, then carved and served tableside, along with vegetables, béarnaise and red wine jus.

When the meat is this good, there’s really nothing else that is needed.

It’s a bit surprising to realize that our terminally casual city has any appetite for fine dining, but judging by the wild success of No.1 Gaoler’s Mews, variety is the spice of life after all.The brainchild of L’Abattoir owner Paul Grunberg and executive chef Lee Cooper, this monthly dinner series takes place in the catering space behind the restaurant proper. Eight guests sit at the open kitchen counter in front of chefs Cooper and Jack Chen, and watch them prepare and serve a multi-course

meal that is prefaced with a handwritten and mailed invitation and welcome package and numerous excellent wine pairings during dinner from wine director Lisa Haley.

It’s a V.I.P. dining experience from start to finish, with a different menu each time.There is a limit of two tickets per person, at $275 each. Each month, tickets are released online and are sold out within minutes.

The fancy trappings and tableware are lovely, but, in the end, it’s the food and wine pairings that make this a memorable occasion. Haley’s wine picks range from classic stars like the Tantalus Riesling to unknown delights, like the Coates & Seely Rosé, a bubbly made from grapes grown on the southern chalk downlands of England.Yes, English wine.

It’s a thing, a true thing – and it’s delightful.

Dishes like “Tex Mex” Dungeness crab rolls and steamed foie gras custard with sesame seeds, grape granita and chives make every course a new discovery.

Although the rest of this year’s dinners are sold out, there will be a special NYE event, at $550 per person, for which tickets will go on sale on Nov. 1. Stay tuned for details on the 2018 schedule. W

This is a big weekend for beer in the province with both the B.C. Beer Awards and B.C. Craft Brewers Conference taking place at the Croatian Cultural Centre.

While tickets to the awards sold out ages ago, the conference just released a block of tickets for their seminar and trade show on Friday.The event is definitely geared at industry types, but there’s a lot of cool stuff going on that will be of interest to the average beer nerd. And, of course, being a beer event, there will be ample refreshments on hand.

So if you couldn’t get tickets to the B.C. Beer Awards, the conference might be your only chance to rub elbows with your favourite brewers this weekend.

Of particular interest to this beer nerd is the hilariously titled seminar, “What’s In My Mouth?” Ben Schottle and Euan Thomson from Phillips Brewing in Victoria are leading a sensory evaluation where you can learn tasting techniques, identify flavour profile attributes, explore sources of common off flavours, and wade your way through the myriad tasting biases that surround us. Super cool.

Also, “Barrels of Fun” promises to be just that, with

Kevin Martin of legendary Portland sour beer purveyors Cascade Brewing leading a seminar on traditional barrel aging, along with Brent Mills of Four Winds Brewing Co. and Kyle Stewart of Parallel 49 Brewing.

If you’re curious about the new hop varieties that seem to be popping up every day, well, there’s a seminar on that too! A panel of B.C. brewers will be discussing dry hopping and brewing techniques, with a focus on new experimental hop varieties and how they are changing the industry.Yes, there will be beer samples.

There are also seminars on human relations, brewery management, business growth strategies and a trade show, if that’s your thing. If not, well, your ticket includes five drink tickets (and lunch!), so I’ll see you at the bar.Your ticket also includes entry to the conference after party at the Direct Tap warehouse in South Vancouver, with DJs, circus acts and “total mayhem,” according to the poster.

I don’t know what that means, but I am intrigued. W • For the full rundown on the B.C. Craft Brewers Conference and tickets, visit MyShowPass.com/ bccbc-public.

• Westender will be posting the full list of B.C. Beer Awards winners on Saturday night at westender.com.

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The Old Fashioned is, arguably, the original cocktail, or at least, the whisky version of it.

“Cock-tail is a stimulating liquor, composed of spirits of any kind, sugar, water and bitters,” reported The Balance, and Columbian Repository way back in 1806, adding: “It is vulgarly called bittered sling.”

What the Old Fashioned – or bittered sling – actually is, is a template for creativity. It’s typically made with bourbon or rye, a muddled sugar cube and Angostura bitters, but who says it needs to be made with sugar? Or Angostura? Or even whisky, for that matter?

“As I interpret it, it refers to the method, not the ingredients,” says Josh Pape, bar manager and co-owner of Wildebeest restaurant.

“It’s a great cocktail to showcase any spirit, and it makes a darn good drink.

All spirits benefit from water, and the bitters just complement their deliciousness.”

Right now, as Wildebeest celebrates its fifth anniversary, the cocktail-forward restaurant is proving just how versatile the Old Fashioned formula can be by showcasing nine different variations on it.

There are four made with bourbon: one sweet and vanilla scented; another intensely fruity and smoky; and a third mixed with the menthol bitterness of Fernet Branca. The fourth comprises fat-washed bacon, maple syrup and an orange twist – think of it as brunch in a glass.

Then there are the other spirits. There are two tequila Old Fashioneds, a bright, citrusy one made with blanco and another with the savoury pepper and cedar notes of añejo.

There’s a simple rum version that tastes of toffee, dried plums and cinnamon, and a more complex variation made with three different rums, chocolate and

orange bitters and an apple juice ice cube.

Finally, there’s a gin Old Fashioned, fragrant with the rose-and-cucumber perfume of Hendrick’s gin, plus honey and lavender bitters. A little surprisingly, it’s turned out to be the most popular of them all (see recipe).

“It’s so refreshing. It’s an amazing cocktail. It just goes down so easily,” Pape says, though he admits his own favourite is the bourbon and Fernet garnished with a mint sprig. “It’s definitely more bartender-y.”

Pape started experimenting with the Old Fashioned years ago. He started with rum, because dark rums have many of the same flavour profiles as whisky – rich fruit, baking spice, toffee and the like.

“I’d made rum ones here and there, and tequila ones here and there, and people loved them,” he said.

In fact, people love the Old Fashioned so much it became, well, not a problem exactly, but a challenge for the bartenders at Wildebeest to keep up with demand. A proper Old Fashioned takes time to make – as much as two minutes of careful

stirring – and that can be tough on a busy bar. So Pape looked at ways of streamlining the process while still crafting a quality drink. In some cases, that meant replacing the traditional sugar cube with honey or maple syrup, which takes less time to stir into the drink.

“We still make them with the traditional method, though,” he says. “It’s the slow introduction of spirits that makes it an Old Fashioned.”

He adds the spirit in four pours, stirring gently after each, and serving the drink on big, beautiful ice cubes.

“It’s almost like the first bit of spirit has more water and becomes a bit more flabby. Every layer after that has a bit more complexity,” he says.

Bourbon, tequila, rum or gin, the Old Fashioned is the perfect spirit-forward cocktail, and customers have fallen for the Wildebeest lineup.

And it’s more than just a birthday special. “There’s no risk of it coming off the menu any time soon,” Pape says.

We’ll raise a glass to that – and make it a double. W

The Hendrick’s gin variation on the Old Fashioned cocktail at Wildebeest. Wildebeest photo

HENDRICK’S GIN OLD FASHIONED Floral, fragrant and refreshing – Josh Pape’s gin-based take on the Old Fashioned has been a huge hit at Wildebeest.

• 1-inch cylinder of cucumber, or ½ oz (15 mL) cucumber juice • 2 oz (60 mL) Hendrick’s gin • 2 tsp (10 mL) runny honey (see note) • 2 dashes Scrappy’s lavender bitters • Cucumber slice to garnish (optional) Muddle the cucumber in a

mixing glass. (Alternatively, stir in the cucumber juice with the rest of the ingredients.) Add ice, gin, runny honey and bitters and stir until the drink is well chilled and has reached your ideal level of dilution.

Fine strain into an Old Fashioned glass over fresh ice. If you like, garnish with a slice of cucumber. Serves 1.

Note: To make the “runny honey,” mix equal amounts of honey and warm water together then chill. Will keep for a couple of weeks in the fridge.

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I’m a July baby through and through, but when it comes to wine I’m an all-season drinker.

My favourite thing about fall is cozying up at home and revelling in the comfort of these home-cooked, autumn culinary classics while getting reacquainted with some familiar reds that fit, just like a glove, with them.

ROAST CHICKEN

In chillier weather, roasting up a bird is almost a weekly ritual for me. It allows me to stay warm while indulging in reds that fall into the mediumto light-bodied realm.

2015 Tabalí, ‘Pedregoso’ Gran Reserva Pinot Noir, Limarí Valley, Chile, $19.99, B.C. Liquor Stores: Pinot Noir is the poster child for lighter reds. Nevertheless, the Tabalí has got some guts. Fruity yet vivacious, it exudes luscious strawberry and pure raspberries, countered by wild scrubby herb and toasty notes.

CHILI CON CARNE

My mum cooks up such a mean chili I don’t even dare trying to make my own. She keeps the spice just tame enough so it remains very wine friendly, especially for round exuberant reds.

2015 Renwood, Zinfandel, California, $21.49, B.C. Liquor Stores: The Renwood Zin is soft and voluptuously textured with mocha, plum and sweet berry goodness. Hints of clove and vanilla linger on the finish.

MAC & CHEESE

This is another of my mother’s rave review specialties. I often wash it down with a glass of Chardonnay, but a smooth approachable red is just as satisfying.

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I have grown more and more fond of this Sunday dinner tradition,Yorkshire pudding, gravy and all. Plus, it gives me an excuse to open a sturdy and commanding red.

2014 Robert Mondavi, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, $38.99, B.C. Liquor Stores: Replete with the darkest of cherries, blackberries, tobacco and a minty flair, this possesses a core of lush fruit and plenty of mouth caressing tannin to back it up.

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Sitting across from Bethel Lee in a Kitsilano cafe on a Sunday afternoon, she seems like any other young Vancouver mom.

She sips her mango lassi smoothie and talks about the affordability of family-friendly housing in the area and why she loves her neighbourhood.

But ask her about yoga, Jesus and how the two go together and the conversation takes a turn for the lively – and deep.

Lee is the creator ofYoga Chapel, a Christian yoga ministry that is the result of her own faith journey and is unique in Vancouver.

A lifelong, committed Christian in the United Church tradition, she says prayer was for her always a “proactive thing, talking but not listening,” and the body was seen as a place of potential sin and therefore ignored.

That changed when Lee’s sister introduced her to yoga as a form of exercise while in university. “I hated it... I felt like I was going to go crazy just being still,” Lee recalls.

But, not one to quit on the first try, she kept going back and trying different types of yoga and eventually found classes that she liked.

Over time, yoga became a “nurturing, centring practice” that helped her connect with her body and pray in a new way. “It became a number one way of being with God,” she says. Yoga works well to facilitate prayer because, according to Lee “the mind, body and emotions are connected.We need to work with the body to help us come to a place where we can be centred.”

After attending Duke Divinity School and becoming an ordained minister in the United Church, Lee obtained her yoga teacher certification.

Bethel Lee filming the Lenten Yoga series. Instagram photo She also started asking questions about her ministry work and why young people were not coming to church.

Specifically, she began asking: “Are we not reaching people because we could do it differently?”

In 2011, Lee applied for a grant from the United Church of Canada’s New Ministries Formation Fund. She received a grant that allowed her to pursue advanced teacher certification and launchYoga Chapel.

“I just created something that I wished would have been there for me,” she says.

By spring 2012 she was teaching a series of classes at a local church. From there, things grew and various churches around the city asked her to teach classes for their members.The classes were always held inside the church itself, not in the basement or the church hall.

Since having her first child 18 months ago, Lee has stopped teaching classes in person, although former students have tried to lure her

back into the sanctuary.

Instead, she has shifted into makingYoga Chapel classes available online and adding to the reflections, sermons and podcasts that are available on her website.

She sees this shift as just another way of breaking down the barriers that keep people from walking into churches.

Lee has recorded six series of class videos (each series consists of either four or seven classes) that are available on demand on Vimeo. Her classes combine Gentle Flow, Hatha, Yin and Restorative yoga styles. Each class is based on a biblical theme, such as light and darkness or Lent, and begins on the yoga mat with breathing exercises that are done while listening to a short Bible passage and reflection.

From there, the class moves into the usual poses.

Some of the terminology is modified. For example, bringing your hands together and raising them up over your head is called “high prayer.”

The class ends lying on the mat again, breathing and

listening to a short reflection.

If the numbers are any indication, her class offerings are finding a receptive audience.

Her six class videos have been played over 1,300 times in the short time they have been online.

Lee says while she would love it if people would turn toYoga Chapel for their yoga classes and spiritual nourishment, she thinks there is great benefit to trying any yoga class. “Try a few different classes until you find one that works for you. I’m not offended if someone doesn’t like my style.”

The idea of Christian yoga is not without its opponents.

Lee says she received “letters of concern” from some Christians when she launchedYoga Chapel. In the U.S., “Praise Moves” was developed as an alternative by Christians who feel yoga is incompatible with Christianity.

Many more have embraced incorporating yoga into their prayer lives.There are now yoga chaplains like Lee in Florida and Los Angeles.

Leap of Faith is a weekly blog hosted by veteran religion reporter Alicia Ambrosio, exploring faith, spirituality andVancouver’s sacred spaces. W

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The Vancouver Whitecaps can make history in the final match of their regular season on Sunday in Portland.

On the line: a shot at their best-ever MLS regular-season finish and a chance to end the year at the top of the Western Conference standings.

The Caps will go into Sunday’s match against the Portland Timbers holding down first place in the MLS Western Conference with 52 points – two ahead of the Timbers and the Seattle Sounders. A playoff spot is assured but the stakes remain high.

Sunday is Decision Day. All 22 MLS team will be in action, with every game running concurrently, starting at

1 p.m. PT. It’s smart planning by the league, guaranteed to keep fans on the edges of their seats until the final seeding is determined.

After adding two franchises at the beginning of this season, MLS is now made up of two 11-team conferences.The top six teams on each side will make the playoffs, with the top two teams in each conference bypassing the first round and advancing directly to a two-game conference semifinal.The teams ranked third to sixth on each side will play a knockout match next week to stay alive.

The Whitecaps clinched their fourth playoff spot in their seven-year MLS history on Sept. 30, with a 1-0 win on the road against Sporting Kansas City.Vancouver

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On Tuesday, the Whitecaps named captain Kendall Waston as their Player of the Year.The 29-year-old centre back has matured into the team’s most reliable defender and also achieved a personal career highlight on Oct. 7 when his goal clinched a 2018 FIFA World Cup berth for his native Costa Rica.

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Last weekend, the Whitecaps failed to clinch first place in front of their rabid supporters at B.C. Place after settling for a 1-1 draw against a San Jose Earthquakes team that’s sitting on the playoff bubble.

That sets up this weekend’s complex scenario: • A Whitecaps win or draw against the Timbers guarantees first place.

• A loss to the Timbers and a loss or draw by Seattle would land the Whitecaps in second place.

• A loss to the Timbers and a win by Seattle would bump the Whitecaps to third place, forcing them to play in the knockout round.

If the Whitecaps finish first or second, they’ll open their conference semifinal on the road against an opponent that will be determined in the knockout round. Game 1 will take place on Oct. 29 or 31, then they’ll play Game 2 at B.C. Place on Nov. 5. If they finish third, they’ll play a knockout round game at B.C. Place on Oct. 25 or 26.

The MLS conference semifinals and conference championships are both two-match affairs, where the team that scores the most goals will advance. In the event of a tie, the team with more away goals is declared the winner. If both teams have the same number of total goals and away goals, then the second game will go to extra time and – if necessary – a penalty shootout.

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When Madeleine Shaw was 12 years old and about to hit puberty, she wished her community recognized this important time in her life.

Reached by phone, the 49-year-old founder of G Day – an ethnically diverse celebratory rite of passage for girls – explained how her own experience has inspired the events.

“The idea of becoming an adult woman – because that was how I felt drawn gender-wise – felt amazing to me,” she says.

But, in her family, “there was nothing to kind of mark that time, or no special form of recognition or ceremony.”

G Day, explains Shaw, is a non-religious rite of passage, like a graduation, where community members give 10- to 12-year-old girls a “tangible experience of mattering.”

“We’re giving the girls kind of an emotional shot in the arm as they head into a culture of hyper-sexualization and kind of crazy social competition,” Shaw explains.

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G Day is a non-religious rite of passage where community members give 10- to 12-year-old girls a ‘tangible experience of mattering,’ says founder Madeleine Shaw. Contributed photo story about their experience as pre-teens. The young girls also participate in a series of fun, team-building and personal development exercises.

Later on, the “Champions” (parents, grandparents, friends and neighbours, of all genders) symbolically receive them for a closing ceremony.

Identifying as an intersectional feminist, Shaw says the team she gathered to launch the event includes women of diverse origins, and the event takes care to not appropriate from other cultures.

G Day’s upcoming Vancouver event will feature Vanessa Richards, a multi-disciplinary artist and facilitator, who among other contributions to the community helped lead the Black Lives Matter March

on Pride this past summer.

Local human rights activist Tru Wilson, 14, will also speak at the event. A former G Day participant, Wilson is known for her trans rights advocacy. She says she’s excited to return to G Day in a new role.

“It kind of feels like going back to your old elementary school as a teacher. And I’m really honoured, because I’ve [had] an effect on a lot of adults, but not as [many] kids,” she says. “I watched a lot of films and documentaries when I was first transitioning [around age nine].

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“I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.” Would you consider trying out this perspective for a while, Aries? If so, you might generate a few ticklish surprises. You may be led into mysterious areas of your psyche that had previously been off-limits. You could discover secrets you’ve been hiding from yourself. So what would it mean to be your own muse? What exactly would you do? Here are some examples. Flirt with yourself in the mirror. Ask yourself impertinent, insouciant questions. Have imaginary conversations with the person you were three years ago and the person you’ll be in three years.

A woman I know, Caeli La, was thinking about relocating from Denver to Brooklyn. She journeyed across country and visited a prime neighbourhood in her potential new headquarters. Here’s what she reported: “In the last three days, I’ve seen three different men on separate occasions wearing sundresses. So this is definitely the right place for me.” What sort of signs and omens would tell you what you need to do to be in the right place at the right time, Libra? I urge you to be on the lookout for them in the coming weeks. Life will be conspiring to provide you with clues about where you can feel at peace, at home, and in the groove.

“Happiness comes from getting what you want,” said poet Stephen Levine, whereas joy comes “from being who you really are.” According to my analysis, the coming weeks will bear a higher potential for joy than for happiness. I’m not saying you won’t get anything you want. But I do suspect that focusing on getting what you want might sap energy from the venture that’s more likely to thrive: an unprecedented awakening to the truth of who you really are.

Simon & Garfunkel released their first album in October 1964. It received only a modest amount of airplay. The two musicians were so discouraged that they stopped working together. Then Bob Dylan’s producer Tom Wilson got permission to remix “The Sounds of Silence.” He added rock instruments and heavy echo to Simon & Garfunkel’s folk arrangement. When the tune was re-released in September 1965, it became a huge hit. I bring this to your attention, Scorpio, because I suspect you’re now at a point comparable to the time just before Wilson discovered the song’s potential.

Sigmund Freud was a medical doctor who laid the groundwork for psychoanalysis. Throughout the 20th century, his radical, often outrageous ideas were a major influence on Western culture.

When Freud was 50, he discovered a brilliant psychiatrist who would become his prize pupil: Carl Jung. When the two men first met in Vienna in 1907, they conversed without a break for 13 consecutive hours. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you could experience a comparable immersion sometime soon: a captivating involvement with a new influence, a provocative exchange that enchants you, or a fascinating encounter that shifts your course.

“Consider how hard it is to change yourself,” wrote author Jacob M. Braude, “and you’ll understand what little chance you have in trying to change others.” Ninety-nine per cent of the time, I’d advise you and everybody else to surrender to that counsel as if it were an absolute truth. But I think Sagittarians will be the exception to the rule in the coming weeks. More than usual, you’ll have the power to change yourself. And if you succeed, your self-transformations will be likely to trigger interesting changes in people around you.

In the next 12 months, I hope to help you track down new pleasures and amusements that teach you more about what you want out of life. I will also be subtly reminding you that all the world’s a stage, and will advise you on how to raise your self-expression to Oscar-worthy levels. As for romance, here’s my prescription between now and October 2018: The more compassion you cultivate, the more personal love you will enjoy. If you lift your generosity to a higher octave, there’ll be another perk, too: You will be host to an enhanced flow of creative ideas.

Are you interested in diving down to explore the mysterious and evocative depths? Would you be open to spending more time than usual cultivating peace and stillness in a sanctuary? Can you sense the rewards that will become available if you pay reverence to influences that nurture your wild soul? I hope you’ll be working on projects like these in the coming weeks, Leo. You’ll be in a phase when the single most important gift you can give yourself is to remember what you’re made of and how you got made.

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In 1969, two earthlings walked on the moon for the first time. To ensure that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed there and returned safely, about 400,000 people laboured and cooperated for many years. I suspect that in the coming months you may be drawn to a collaborative project that, while not as ambitious as NASA’s, is nevertheless fuelled by a grand plan. And according to my astrological calculations, you will have even more ability than usual to be a driving force in such a project. Your power to inspire and organize will be at a peak.

I predict your ambitions will burn more steadily in the coming months, and will produce more heat and light than ever before. You’ll have a clearer conception of exactly what it is you want to accomplish, as well as a growing certainty of the resources and help you’ll need to accomplish it. Hooray and hallelujah! But keep this in mind, Aquarius: As you acquire greater access to meaningful success – not just the kind of success that merely impresses other people – you’ll be required to take on more responsibility. Can you handle that? I think you can.

What’s your top conspiracy theory? Does it revolve around the Illuminati, the occult group that is supposedly plotting to abolish all nations and create a world government? Or does it involve the stealthy invasion by extraterrestrials who are allegedly seizing mental control over human political leaders and influencing them to wage endless war and wreck the environment? Or is your pet conspiracy theory more personal? Maybe you secretly believe, for instance, that the difficult events you experienced in the past were so painful and debilitating that they will forever prevent you from fulfilling your fondest dream. Well, Pisces, I’m here to tell you that whatever conspiracy theory you most tightly embrace is ready to be disproven once and for all. Are you willing to be relieved of your delusions?

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100g • product of EU

2/7.00

Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Non-Dairy Beverages

GoMacro and Macro Bars assorted varieties 56-71g • product of USA

assorted varieties product of USA

2/6.00

2/5.00 946ml 4.79 1.89L

Olympic Krema Greek or Organic Yogurt Multipacks

Uncle Luke’s Organic Maple Syrup

assorted varieties 8 pack product of Canada

4.99

350-355ml +deposit +eco fee product of Canada

3.79 Daiya Gluten and Dairy-Free Frozen Pizza

4.49

assorted varieties assorted sizes

25% off

Regular Retail Price

Platinum Naturals Vitamin D

7.99 90 capsules 11.49 180 capsules

2627W 16th Ave,Vancouver 604.736.0009

Cambie

3493 Cambie St,Vancouver 604.875.0099

Pacific Organic Broth or Soup

Frontier Organic Spices

assorted varieties

assorted varieties

reg price 4.59-8.99

3.49 Broth 3.79 Soup

30% Off

3.49 to 4.99

regular retail price

Ad price 3.21 - 6.29

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Natural Factors Probiotics assorted varieties assorted sizes

Look To Choices’ Nutrition Team

20% off Regular Retail Price

Andalou Naturals Body, Face and Hair Care Products select varieties assorted sizes

25% off

Regular Retail Price

1888W 57th Ave,Vancouver 604.263.4600

140-200g

assorted size packages • product of USA

946ml–1L • product of USA

Kerrisdale

Halloween Cookies or Cupcakes

2.99 to 3.29

6.49

19.99 360 capsules

BAKERY

select varieties 454g

444-550g product of Canada

WELLNESS Amazing Grass Superfood Powder

8.99

Rizopia Organic Gluten Free Quinoa Pasta and Organic Brown and Wild Rice Pasta

assorted varieties

3/6.99

227-300g product of USA

assorted varieties

21.99

284-400g product of USA

assorted varieties

Welo Probiotic Drinks

1L • product of Canada

assorted varieties

Stahlbush Island Farms Sustainable Frozen Fruit

2/6.00

assorted varieties

Stahlbush Island Farms Sustainable Frozen Vegetables

Rossdown Fraser Valley Free Run Roasted Chickens

assorted varieties

3/9.99

Stash Premium Teas

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8.99lb

15.41kg

GROCERY

Kitsilano

100% Grass Fed Top Sirloin Steaks or Roasts Aged 21+ Days from Australia

Whole Organic Chickens

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