The Harvey Weinstein scandal prompts widespread takedown of powerful men. In 2017, we witnessed an unprecedented domino effect. Something finally gave and hundreds of women came forward with allegations and testimonies of sexual abuse, harassment and rape, dethroning and disgracing powerful men across show-business and politics. Finally, women are being believed. The takedown of mega-producer […]
“Our city is ashes. Three thousand people homeless. Can you send any government aid?” These were the urgent words of Vancouver Mayor Malcolm McLean, dispatched in an emergency telegram to the federal government on June 14, 1886. Hours earlier, a wildfire had been sparked on the outskirts of the Westend Forest before blazing a path of […]
Uncertainty around exactly how to regulate cannabis impairment in work environments remains a top issue with Canadian employers. While a solid date has yet to be set for the legalization of cannabis in Canada, it’s happening. And it’s happening soon. However, there is still a lot of uncertainty around exactly how employers will deal with […]
Baseball has been around for almost 200 years, but even its long-held snacking traditions are shifting in the face of new consumer appetites. The high-fructose corn syrup Crackerjacks are out, but safe at first is a delightful bowl of locally grown organic grasshoppers. The Seattle Mariners introduced chapulines at their concessions in 2017, and the […]
Sam Roberts Band to headline Global Citizen Live at the Commodore Ballroom, April 12th International advocacy organization Global Citizen is launching their 2018 Canadian campaigning efforts at Vancouver’s own Commodore Ballroom. Yesterday the international movement for change announced that Canadian darling, Sam Roberts Band, will headline Global Citizen Live on April 12, 2018, with special performances by The […]
The Harvey Weinstein scandal prompts widespread takedown of powerful men. In 2017, we witnessed an unprecedented domino effect. Something finally gave and hundreds of women came forward with allegations and testimonies of sexual abuse, harassment and rape, dethroning and disgracing powerful men across show-business and politics. Finally, women are being believed. The takedown of mega-producer […] 
“Our city is ashes. Three thousand people homeless. Can you send any government aid?” These were the urgent words of Vancouver Mayor Malcolm McLean, dispatched in an emergency telegram to the federal government on June 14, 1886. Hours earlier, a wildfire had been sparked on the outskirts of the Westend Forest before blazing a path of […] 
Uncertainty around exactly how to regulate cannabis impairment in work environments remains a top issue with Canadian employers. While a solid date has yet to be set for the legalization of cannabis in Canada, it’s happening. And it’s happening soon. However, there is still a lot of uncertainty around exactly how employers will deal with […] 
Baseball has been around for almost 200 years, but even its long-held snacking traditions are shifting in the face of new consumer appetites. The high-fructose corn syrup Crackerjacks are out, but safe at first is a delightful bowl of locally grown organic grasshoppers. The Seattle Mariners introduced chapulines at their concessions in 2017, and the […] 
Sam Roberts Band to headline Global Citizen Live at the Commodore Ballroom, April 12th International advocacy organization Global Citizen is launching their 2018 Canadian campaigning efforts at Vancouver’s own Commodore Ballroom. Yesterday the international movement for change announced that Canadian darling, Sam Roberts Band, will headline Global Citizen Live on April 12, 2018, with special performances by The […] 