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"Maple washing" on grocery store shelves with new advertising/packaging terminology confusing + mislead Canadians — intentionally or not.

Some advertising trying to make it look Canadian, when in reality it's not. ("Designed in Canada" labeling is distasteful.)

🤔 Look past the 🍁maple leave symbol and/or colourful ad on the front of the package/container/jar.

👀 Flip to the back of the package/container/jar and review the "Product of..." + "Prepared for..." country of origin info.

Buying Canadian cheat sheet by CBC:

#BuyCanadian #BuyBC #Vancouver

Catherine Babault May 20, 2025

Nothing to do with photography but I just stumbled across a website where you can search for BC products: https://buybc.gov.bc.ca/find-local/buy-bc-products/

#BuyBC #SupportLocalBusinesses #SupportFarmers #BritishColumbia #BuyLocal

Buy BC products - Buy BC

Search Buy BC products There are over 10,000 products that are licensed to use the Buy BC logo. Check back soon as we are currently updating this page with more Buy BC logo-licensed products. In the meantime, please find the complete list of Buy BC Logo-Licensed Products, March 3, 2025 (PDF 1,674 KB).

Buy BC - Government of British Columbia

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Apr 7, 2025

🇨🇦 Love what’s yours. There’s never been a better time to Buy BC and support the growers, producers and the food we love from here at home.

https://buybc.gov.bc.ca/

#BritishColumbia #ElbowsUp #never51 #BuyCanadian #ShopCanadian #BuyBC

2025 Election: Uphold 🇨🇦 Values
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bmrrFxNnX6YhDsgo_44Roq-Qgdjd3UxueaGTqIAYcVw

Home - Buy BC

Now's the time to Buy BC There’s never been a better time to Buy BC and support the growers, producers and the food we love from here at home. Search Buy BC products Find what's in season Buy BC was created to help British Columbians select fresh-tasting, high-quality products that are grown, raised, and made

Buy BC - Government of British Columbia

The Watershed Mar 25, 2025

Buy BC: Petfood choices galore, today in The Watershed: https://www.lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/buy-bc-local-petfood-picks

#LionsBayWatershed #BuyBC #BuyCanadian #WestVan #LocalNews #LionsBay

Buy BC: Local Petfood Picks

Canadian comestibles for your Pacific critters Canadian options are among the top quality pet foods on the market today, according to Rene Naudé, manager of Village Pet Food & Supplies at Caulfeild Village Shopping Centre in West Vancouver. Along with owner Jimmy Kim, Naudé is a long-time fixture at Village Pets. Also a dog owner, he sports decades worth of knowledge when you need something special for your furry family member. Naudé says that many of the suppliers at his store are letting their

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The Watershed Mar 20, 2025

BC-made snacks: Kicking up the flavour AND the competition, today in The Watershed:
https://www.lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/buy-bc-snack-time

#LionsBayWatershed #BuyBC #BuyCanadian #Snacks #LionsBay

Buy BC: Snack Time

Sweet or savoury, local producers are kicking up the flavourIf there's one thing that we can all agree on: Canadians make delicious snacks. Poutine might be getting a lot of love lately, but other great snacks can be found closer to home, as well. Check out all these BC-born beauties!Savouries:In our Buy BC Breakfast article, we referenced Nature's Path cereal manufacturers who also produce Que Pasa Organic Tortilla Chips, Hard Bite was founded in 1998. Their chips are made in Surrey, BC, in the

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The Watershed Mar 18, 2025

BC is a province with spirit(s) to spare! The latest Buy BC post, today in The Watershed: https://www.lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/buy-bc-time-for-a-tipple

#LionsBayWatershed #BuyBC #BritishColumbia #Canada #LionsBay

Buy BC: Time For A Tipple

We're a province with spirit(s) to spareHome to some of the finest wineries in Canada, BC is a paradise for those who love the fermented grape. The number of fantastic wines are too many to mention here, but if you'd like a pretty comprehensive list, you can find it HERE, courtesy of the Wine Growers of British Columbia (WGBC).Not quite as ubiquitous as the wine growers, the craft beer manufacturers around the province are just as popular. Again, they are legion, but a list of more than 220 of t

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harpy Mar 17, 2025

If you're in #BC and are dependent on Starlink as a rural resident, I encourage you to check out https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/connectivity-in-bc for other possible options.

#BuyBC #BuyCanadian

The Watershed Mar 15, 2025

Local companies are bringing home the bacon, today in The Watershed: https://www.lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/buy-bc-breakfast-time

#LionsBayWatershed #BuyBC #LocalNews #BritishColumbia #LIonsBay

Buy BC: Breakfast Time

Local companies bring home the baconThe next level up the food rung from buying directly from farmers is local manufacturers. Local bakeries can be found in every municipality, including Red Couch Bakery which got its' start right here in Lions Bay, but now bakes the world's best pies out of a kitchen in North Vancouver. Also nearby:Flour Bakery in Horseshoe BayThe Bakehouse on Marine Drive in DundaraveSavary Island Pie Company on Marine in AmblesideSunflower Bakery on Cleveland Avenue in Squami

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The Watershed Mar 8, 2025

Shopping local, part one: farmers' markets, today in The Watershed: https://www.lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/buy-bc-farmers-markets-beckon

#LionsBayWatershed #LocalNews #BuyBC #BuyLocal #BuyCanadian #LionsBay #BritishColumbia #SeaToSky

Buy BC: Farmers' Markets Beckon

Shopping local is always a good ideaThe trade war with the United States was supposed to kick off March 4, but as of yesterday, the Trump administration has paused some of the 25% tariffs until the beginning of April. Today, further tariffs on dairy and lumber have been threatened for next week. Whether this will actually happen is anybody's guess. Trade among global partners almost always benefits all the economies involved, experts say, but protectionism is often invoked as a means to improve

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Cindy Mar 6, 2025

@Bowreality

B.C. has well-established chocolatiers' shops (sorry, not grocery store):

Purdy's Chocolatier
(est. 1907 in Vancouver)
https://www.purdys.com/

Rogers' Chocolates
(est. 1903 in Victoria, BC)
https://www.rogerschocolates.com/

Denman Island Chocolate
(1998; organic, made in Europe)
https://www.denmanislandchocolate.com/

Plus, contemporary upstarts, like:

Thierry Chocolates
https://thierrychocolates.com/

Mink Chocolates
https://www.minkchocolates.com/

East Van Roasters
https://www.eastvanroasters.com/

#BuyCanadian #BuyBC