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Vancouver workers must earn $35.43/hr to rent an average 2-bedroom apartment
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has released a rental housing wage report for cities across Canada and Vancouver was ranked the least affordable. The study determines what the hourly...
These 22 dinners across B.C. on one night this August all benefit a great cause
Summerdine is the beautiful August night each year when several restaurants around the province set aside a special table at the same time in support of the Les Dames d’Escoffier scholarship...
Vancouver could soon be home to Canada’s Best Restroom
When it comes to bathrooms, not all cans are created equal. Sure, when nature calls, our needs are pretty basic. But our wants, well, those can turn a regular ol’ john into a restroom that’s damn...
You can rent a private yacht and sail the breathtaking B.C. coast this summer
Dreaming of captaining your own private yacht down the breathtaking B.C. coastline on your next getaway? Yacht charter and brokerage company NW Explorations, based in Sidney, B.C., offers charter...
FreshCo opens two Surrey Chalo! stores, focused on South Asian foods
The chain bills itself as the ‘ultimate desi grocery store’
The most Vancouver menu ever is at the most unexpected place: city-run concession stands
A day at the beach is practically synonymous with lemonade, hot dogs, and french fries. But at the City of Vancouver’s 13 seasonal concession stands, what’s on offer is actually an incredible...
Canada has one of the most powerful passports in the world, report finds
The Henley Passport Index has released its third quarter ranking of the world’s most powerful passports and Canada ranked among the strongest. The index is compiled from data provided by the...
KD Poutine is now Canada’s national dish, and it’s coming to Metro Vancouver
Move over Nanaimo Bars. Take a hike, Timbits. The Twitterverse has spoken, and our country’s new “national dish” is a mash-up of two undeniable leaders in Canadian comfort foods: Kraft Dinner* (aka...
Get your hands on these grown up DIY S’mores at this Vancouver bar
Gooey marshmallows toasted over a flame, paired with crunchy graham crackers and melted chocolate is the ultimate summertime campfire treat. But if you can’t make it to the campfire, you can find...
The ‘Uber’ of private jets? Canadian pilot brings private air travel to the masses
Is it the ‘Uber’ of the private jets? Not exactly – but Jettly, a web and single app charter booking platform that offers private air travel through on-demand features, hopes to make make the...