How to make organic bannock bread

This recipe is a supplement to the story ‘Healing Garden’ nourishes Aboriginal Vancouverites.

Bannock is a quick bread that doesn’t require yeast. It is a post-contact food (similar to Irish Soda Bread) that that was picked up and embraced by Aboriginal cultures across Canada as European settlers came in to first peoples’ respective territories and [...]

‘Healing garden’ nourishes Aboriginal Vancouverites

By Fabiola Carletti and Lewis Kelly
Growing a cauliflower can bring childlike joy to a grown man’s face. At least, it did for John Skulsh, who still talks about the first vegetable he’d ever grown.
“I lifted it up,” said Skulsh, who hails from the Gitxsan Nation. “What a feeling that was! You know, the only time [...]

Kitsilano pet owners disgruntled over lone dog park

Take a stroll in Kitsilano and you will meet your fair share of dogs. Water dishes line the entrances to shops in this part of Vancouver, and it is common to find treats outside. Kits seems to give dogs the same treatment as any two-legged resident.
For some Kitsilano isn’t as dog friendly as it could [...]

Olympic needs hit Coal Harbour community

On a Sunday morning, the Coal Harbour Community Centre in downtown Vancouver is busy with activity.
Young men and women haul heavy hockey bags on their shoulders as they walk through the automatic doors.  Seniors out for a walk along the nearby seawall, pop in to say hello.
“The biggest purpose of community centres is to bring [...]

Key issues on new restaurant rules

Here are the key issues around new rules governing how restaurants operate:
- The main issue for the city in creating the new bylaw is to ensure that food primary establishments (restaurants) are not doing business in the same manner as liquor primary establishments (bars).
- To become a liquor primary establishment there are a great deal [...]

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 they won’t [...]

Zombies in Michael Jackson tribute raise funds for charity

Zombies growl and stomp as Michael Jackson’s Thriller booms over and over again from the sound system.  Mother zombies carrying baby zombies dance together.
A skater-boy zombie with a stop sign rammed into his chest gnashes his teeth, and mimics Michael Jackson’s best moves.
Inside the Roundhouse Community centre, a line of dancers wait to sign-in and [...]

YVR airport prepares fearful passengers for takeoff

Just thinking about a trip to Southern Argentina with her boyfriend makes Rebecca Quiring’s face warm and her heart race, but not because of the romantic possibilities.
Quiring is terrified of flying. In the days before a trip, she becomes increasingly apprehensive and begins to make excuses not to travel. When finally on the plane, her [...]

Turning a profit from selling lingerie online

Two businesswomen in Vancouver are cashing in on the embarrassment and discomfort of many men when it comes to lingerie shopping.
Their online site, Panty by Post, selling women’s online has proved a profitable enterprise.
Produced by Kerry Blackadar, Karen Moxley and Amanda Sung.

Supersized fashion may be bad for your health

The trend towards supersized fashion accessories, such as large handbags, may be bad for your health.
Produced by Amanda Ash, Katie Hyslop, Faiza Khan, Sarah Stenabaugh and Megan Stewart.

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