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Hop over a fence. Walk a bit further. Inconvenience yourself. When you go out of your way, people will go out of their way for you.

It’s not uncommon to see a patron strumming on a guitar. Or friends embroiled in deep conversation on the green lounge chairs in the corner. Or grandparents encouraging their grandbabies to create something special at the art table.

Dr. Hajra Mirza opened the Rossmere Pharmacy in North Kildonan in 2005. “Fate brought me here,” she says.

While cartons of eggnog started to appear on grocery shelves after October, there’s more than one way to experience the rich, creamy vanilla and spicy cinnamon and nutmeg flavours of the classic Christmas treat.

After Bernie Whetter left his management position at Wheat City Seeds in 2005, he found himself at a crossroads. Not knowing how to proceed, Whetter asked himself, “What do I like doing?”

So what does it mean to be vegan? No meat, no poultry, no fish, no dairy, no eggs, no honey. But a huge world of plant-based goodness and flavour awaits.