JustWork Economic Initiative is a non-profit social enterprise, based out of the basement of Grandview Calvary Baptist Church in East Vancouver.
Their barriers to employment are low – they have to be sober on the job, but not necessarily beforehand. The result of this strategy is staffing can be complicated.
Running a business is difficult if your [...]
In an ongoing effort to eat everything weird on the planet – summer belt-notches included lamb’s brain, cow heart, and an entire octopus frozen in a tube for $4.99 – The Masticator recently made a trip to TKTKSEOUL to sample some of their jellyfish salad.
It was also in service of an upcoming feature, but I [...]
The City of Vancouver is proposing to build as many as four new skyscrapers – including the city’s tallest building – in the downtown core, threatening its famous mountain views.
The tallest of these buildings would top the Living Shangri-La at 213 metres. The planning department will bring their recommendations to the city council chamber on [...]
Preston didn’t seem to like his spandex superman costume. The 10-month-old Beagle kept spinning around, jumping up, looking for treats.
“We wanted Preston to have a day to have fun,” said Mei Lee, one of Preston the Superdog’s owners.
Preston was not alone in his discomfort with clothing. “Normally we put on their raincoats, and they won’t [...]
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