Pirate Joe’s sets sail for fast food giants
On the heels of retailer Pirate Joe’s U.S. court victory against health food giant Trader Joe’s, owner Michael Hallatt has set course for another bounty — a healthier riff on a popular fast food chain.
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Stanley Park mural project raises censorship question
Cover story published in 24 Hours Vancouver | October 31, 2013 | Circulation: 280,000+ A city-funded “participatory mural” project for the Stanley Park Ecology Society has come to a standstill after the commissioned […]
Stanley Park mural project raises censorship question
A city-funded “participatory mural” project for the Stanley Park Ecology Society has come to a standstill after the commissioned artist said she was told to remove words and images deemed inappropriate for the side of Nature House.
Port authority defends removing signs of coal sponsorship
Newly released documents suggest Port Metro Vancouver, the federal regulator reviewing a plan to expand the region’s coal exports, donated to a coal industry lobby conference in September but attempted to hide its sponsorship.
Top 24 Under 24: Need for speed fuels teen racer
Since graduating from high school earlier this year, Scott Hargrove’s life has been consumed by car racing.
Missing Women charity head says controversy unfair judgment
The director of a Downtown Eastside non-profit is challenging allegations he owes money to people who did work for the missing women’s advocacy group.
Anti-coal protest warns of health impacts
At an anti-coal port protest Sunday, New Westminster city councillor Jaimie McEvoy, chair of the city’s environmental advisory committee, told the crowd that exporting coal would harm local health and “export health problems” overseas as well, and would continue facing municipal opposition.
Top 24 Under 24: Vancouver playwright pursues childhood dream
As co-artistic producer at Vancouver’s self-described “uber-indie” Delinquent Theatre, Christine Quintana isn’t waiting for fame before mentoring aspiring playwrights younger than herself.
Top 24 Under 24: Soccer champ shoots for medical studies
Kinesiology student Paul Clerc has managed to keep his grades up in hopes of entering medical school while traveling the world playing soccer.
Top 24 Under 24: Angelica Poversky, The Poet
As Top 24 Under 24’s youngest nominee, Angelica Poversky embodies the youthful enthusiasm and curiosity which most older nominees cite as a key ingredient.
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