Low-barrier employment in Vancouver

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 [...]

J-fish for a j-schooler

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 [...]

More high-rises set to mar Vancouver's skyline

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 [...]

Costumed canines on Halloween prowl

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 [...]

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