Stories under the Western Sky
A not-so-typical owner in a not-so-typical bookstore can thrive in not-so-typical times. Tamara Gorin and her Port Coquitlam, B.C. shop are proof.
(changed category name from Themes to avoid my fuzzy brain confusing this with Wordpres Themes!! – Ivor, Jan 8, 2020)
A Black Sheep’s Brew
Since 2015, the Black Sheep Lounge has brought freshly-roasted specialty coffee to a city where double doubles reigned supreme.
Guarding his Home
Kiri Vadivelu’s fight to keep his wife and unborn child from living on the streets
A Sweet Tooth for Sustainability
How businesses in one small Ontario town are creatively representing their community through the foods they eat
When two TV Bingers Collide
How two fans found fellowship in a podcast during a time of extreme isolation.
Battling Health Misinformation
The stakes could not get any higher for Tim Sly. A successful COVID-19 vaccination campaign depends on health experts like him to promote reliable advice and persuade unsure people to get a shot.
PLANTING SEEDS OF HOPE
At Indigenous emergency shelter Na-Me-Res and Ryerson University, vulnerable communities are using healing gardens to find peace in difficult times
When Relief Falls Flat
A Niagara soda startup, among other small businesses, struggles to stay afloat, unable to qualify for government relief
Neutral: Offset the environmental cost of online shopping
The story behind the browser plug-in that’s aiming to make e-commerce more eco-friendly.
Age of the Instagram Lash Tech
Young women are making thousands of dollars out of their basements on a weekly basis. All they need to run their hustle is a bed, tweezers and an Instagram account.