Farm & Florist: Pioneering Culinary Cannabis Infusions in Canada

In the heart of one of Vancouver’s most vibrant neighbourhoods, Mount Pleasant, a culinary cannabis venture is underway that is set to redefine our perception of dining. Introducing Farm & Florist, the trailblazing brand born from West Blvd Cannabis (WBC), Canada’s first-ever culinary cannabis kitchen. As the inaugural micro-processing and cannabis manufacturing facility approved by the...

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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Alan Calimbas: Real Estate & Rescue

Immersed in a culture where relationships rule all, Alan Calimbas has always emphasized truly connecting with everyone who surrounds him. With many years as a touring musician and in the customer service/hospitality industry, he realized that working with others rather than against them leads you further in life. This true ‘team’ mentality has allowed Alan...

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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Sean Jordan and Paul Vanderzee: Stratapress

Simple Strata Solutions Inc. & Stratapress founders Sean Jordan and Paul Vanderzee are disrupting the strata management industry with a comprehensive solution that every BC strata owner can use. Strata owners can own their strata corporation data and help maintain the value of their strata property by having all aspects of their strata in compliance...

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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Jessica Liang: Nook

When you think of co-working spaces, do you think about sitting in an office with strangers? No one wants or needs that in their life! Jessica Liang of Nook has launched a business venture that is more than a co-working space. It is an ecosystem for creative entrepreneurs where dreams are transformed into reality. With...

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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Sid + Jacqueline Real Estate Group

The Sid + Jacqueline Real Estate Group is a Vancouver-based team of award-winning real estate agents serving downtown Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, and other areas throughout Greater Vancouver. Founded by the mother-son duo of Jacqueline Adler and Sid Koshul, this real estate group is so much more than buying and selling homes and properties....

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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Madeleine Clerides

Madeleine Clerides is a publicist, writer and event coordinator based in Vancouver, BC. Madeleine started her career in a corporate agency setting, where she familiarized herself with the media landscape and worked with large companies such as Dyson, Molson/Coors, Cirque du Soleil, and President’s Choice. In 2020, she pivoted to freelance work and began to...

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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Nelson Meggitt: Zen Moment

Zen Moment is a Canadian Controlled Private Corporation (beverage startup) pioneering a new category, which founder Nelson Meggitt named Wellness-Meets-Luxury™. Zen Moment intends to become a massive force for good in the world by inspiring an enlightened way of living and by bringing a range of highly nutritious and functional fermented beverages out of the...

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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Benjamin Lumb: Benjamin Lumb Art House (BLAH)

Benjamin Lumb is a well-established and practicing artist and founder of Benjamin Lumb Art House (BLAH) – an art gallery working with emerging and established artists focusing on photography, installations, and paintings. Occupying out-of-the-ordinary spaces in the Lower Mainland that have included a storefront, an old warehouse, rotating pop-up locations, and currently two spaces on...

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Issue #20 – Publisher’s Message by Helen Siwak, EIC

Welcome to the 20th Issue of Folio.YVR Luxury Lifestyle Magazine! In this issue, we revisit the Vancouver Art Gallery for the Parviz Tanavoli exhibition ‘Poets, Locks, Cages’ and discover Fashion Fictions artist Julia Koerner‘s 3D-printed handbags at the VAG Gift Shop. At the Sunzen Art Gallery, “Treasures of the Heaven” launched showcasing the intricate porcelain...

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PORTFOLIO.YVR: Helen Siwak | EIC & Publisher

Entrepreneurs can convert a new idea or invention into a successful innovation. They create new products, services, business models, or entire product categories and markets, and their businesses drive revenue and create new jobs that drive economic growth. For decades, I have crossed paths with many brilliant and driven entrepreneurs and feel their origin stories...

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Farm & Florist: Pioneering Culinary Cannabis Infusions in Canada

PORTFOLIO.YVR: Alan Calimbas: Real Estate & Rescue

PORTFOLIO.YVR: Sean Jordan and Paul Vanderzee: Stratapress

PORTFOLIO.YVR: Jessica Liang: Nook

PORTFOLIO.YVR: Sid + Jacqueline Real Estate Group

PORTFOLIO.YVR: Madeleine Clerides

PORTFOLIO.YVR: Nelson Meggitt: Zen Moment

PORTFOLIO.YVR: Benjamin Lumb: Benjamin Lumb Art House (BLAH)

Issue #20 – Publisher’s Message by Helen Siwak, EIC

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