Archive for November 2023

BC Women’s Hospital Foundation Charlie’s Story Did you know that genetic disorders are one of the leading causes of infant mortality? That’s why a large proportion of patients in the BC Women’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) rely on The Provincial Medical Genetics Program (PMGP), a provincial centre of excellence that provides exceptional genomics-informed…

Small Business BC Located in Tofino, BC, serving their specialty of wood fire brisket, barbecue and Texas style is Lil’ Ronnie’s.  Ronnie Lee, the owner and operator of the joint, first started cooking wood fire barbecue during his time at culinary school. After culinary school, he spent some time as a restaurant consultant while still…

Google and Grumpy Sailor Produced with Google and Grumpy Sailor. This was gifted as a takeaway video to the Tseshaht Nation for their participation in Google’s ‘Topaz Cable’ video project. Tseshaht, meaning “The people of Ts’isaa”, are a Nation on the West Coast of Vancouver Island extending from Alberni Valley to Broken Group Islands. They…

Small Business BC “I believe that coffee brings people together and I’m happy and proud to be part of people’s lives through our business in that way.” Atlin, a remote town in northern British Columbia, has been the home of a unique business since 2013 – a specialty, wood-fire roasted, organic coffee from Atlin Mountain…

Vancouver General Hospital Colin’s Story Colin Dowler was returning to his boat parked near a logging camp in Ramsay Arm east of Campbell River. While cycling down the trail, he came across a grizzly bear. What happened next was the single most terrifying experience of his life — the bear charged Colin. This is his…