Bar Haifa Opens in Vancouver Linking Palestinian Israeli Roots
The Bar Haifa team from Toronto opens Bar Haifa in downtown Vancouver on Nov 24, a joint Middle Eastern concept born from Palestinian and Israeli backgrounds. Co-owners Fadi Hakim Waseem Dabdoub Mark Kupfert and Joseph Eastwood emphasize a shared love of family meals and cuisine while navigating diverse views within the group. Executive chef Jason Hemi brings Tel Aviv dining influence to a menu with hummus sabich shakshuka and a boneless lamb shoulder. Both Haifa Room and Bar Haifa aim to honor heritage through thoughtful, welcoming eating spaces despite occasional internal debates over recipes.
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Vancouver
Toronto
Fadi Hakim
Haifa
Israel
Hamas
Hakim
Waseem Dabdoub
Mark Kupfert
Joseph Eastwood
Gaza Strip
Health Ministry
Gaza
Bar Haifa
Palestine
Hemi
Haifa Room
Henri
Yemen
Grocers face tough choices on donating or tossing food
A Toronto Metro store shows how grocers decide what to discount, donate, or discard for near sell-by items. Managers inspect produce and perishable goods daily, with unsold foods often redirected to food banks or food rescue apps, while donors cite tax incentives and waste costs.
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Toronto
West End
Metro
Daily Bread Food Bank
John Crisafulli
Dave Dinning
Ontario
Crisafulli
John Lowrey
Northeastern Universitys D’amore-Mckim School of Business
Lowrey
Loblaw
Sobeys
Walmart
Kirstin Beardsley
Food Banks Canada
Beardsley
Edmonton
Food Bank
BC Winery Owner Faces Devastating 2024 Frost Loss
In mid January temperatures plunged to -24 C in Lillooet, BC, threatening the 2024 vintage. Fort Berens Estate Winery founder Rolf de Bruin notes the harsh impact as about 70 000 vines yield only a handful of buds, nearly wiping out the harvest across British Columbia.
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Kelowna
Rolf de Bruin
Lillooet
B.C
de Bruin
Fort Berens
Vancouver
BC grape harvest nearly wiped out by January cold snap
A Cascadia Partners report for Wine Growers British Columbia warns of catastrophic crop losses totaling 97 to 99 percent of typical grape production. The study cites Fraser Valley and Vancouver Island as hardest hit with 1 to 3 percent yields, and predicts up to 346 million dollars in revenue losses for vineyards and wineries in B C plus up to 99 million for suppliers and distributors.
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Wine Growers
British Columbia
Cascadia Partners
Fraser Valley
Vancouver Island
B.C
Interior wine industry bears brunt of January freeze
Wine Growers' Association reports extensive damage from a deep Interior freeze, with 86 percent of British Columbia's vineyard area in the Okanagan. Experts warn pruning will not avert losses, and calls are made for federal aid and possible imports from Ontario and Washington.
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Jason Hemi
Miles Prodan
Okanagan Valley
Prodan
Ottawa
Washington State
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