The Georgia Straight

Sometimes the most unlikely of businesses are the ones that endure.

These British Columbia-based Indigenous fashion designers use their clothing as art, sharing their culture, values, and history through fashion—from taking back traditional materials to quite literally saying “Land Back”. That’s what we call a fashion statement. https://lnkd.in/gYfRJJFX

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau will take the stage at Vancouver’s Frederic Wood Theatre in May for a discussion about her new book. 

Vancouver has a lot of feathers in its cap. We’re Hollywood North. We’re packed with incredible animation talent and crawling with spunky tech startups. And, if you pick up a controller, you’ll discover that the city is also home to one of the world’s best indie game scenes.

"During the time I taught at Cmmn Grnd, I found myself growing from an anxious and tentative, early-tran to a confident, optimistic, life loving trans woman—a reflection of the man I used to be instead of his faint echo."

Tacofino's founders reflect on their years of culinary domination.

“I have this amazing thing in my hand,” Pussy Riot member Masha Alyokhina says, raising a microphone. “Not so many activists in Russia have it.”

“I grew up queer in a very straight world.”

"The trend is clear; the vibe is right. It’s time for Vancouver to stop letting the Americans have all the fun."

As multiple conversations with Angus An over the past year confirm, his route from student, to chef, to restauranteur was not as easy as he’s making it look.