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Openings MARKET WINES Market Wines is all about affordable, high-quality wine with a story behind it. Its new second location in the University District was designed by Fort Architecture and offers beer and spirits as well as hundreds of wines priced at $20 or less on the main floor. 4109 University Ave. N.W., 403-284-4516, marketwines.ca Athlete Zach Manywounds
While the original Mikey’s Taco Shop can still be found inside the Mikey’s on 12th Avenue music venue, you can now also get your taco fix at its new second location in Highwood. Pop in to try chef and co-owner Alli Said’s Mexican street-style tacos featuring pork carnitas, baby shrimp, chorizo and beans and more. 4121 4 St. N.W., 403-475-7467, mikeyson12th.com
NAN’S NOODLE HOUSE + VEGAN MARKET The team behind Hearts Choices has opened a new vegan restaurant in Tuxedo Park. Visit the express noodle house to try dishes like the rich miso ramen or khao soi soup, then pick up some takeaway meals, snacks or sauces from its vegan market on your way out. 3103B Edmonton Tr. N.E., nansnoodlehouse.com
V BURGER This new eatery serves fast-food favourites with a plant-based twist. Try the barbecue “bac’n” cheeseburger, avocado-beet burger, buffalo “chick’n” bites or some poutine before treating yourself to a vegan sundae, shake or cone for dessert. 819 17 Ave. S.W., 587-387-7272, heyvburger.com
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supports them in their pursuit of excellence. illy Gorrell says a major draw for FNA is an online apparel and sponsorship busihim toward his career as a police ness. Young First Nations athletes are nominated officer was the prospect of workto become a representative and sales person for ing with Indigenous youth and the brand, giving them an opportunity to make communities. Gorrell spent part of some extra money to support their dreams. his youth in Timiskaming First Nation in eastern This year FNA launched the Ambassador Canada before moving to Forest Lawn in Calgary. Project to connect the youth athletes with schools However, it was not until he started working with through live streaming to speak reserves around Calgary through to kids who look up to and idolize athletics that he was able to see the them. They are showing kids that potential and resiliency of so many “THEY ARE they can live a healthy lifestyle and Indigenous kids. THE FUTURE. find success in something they are But when the day came, as he was THE NEXT passionate about. working as an officer in Tsuut’ina, WAVE OF Athletes can be reached through that he had to take a young man ATHLETES AND the FNA website for classroom he admired as a hockey player and LEADERS.” speaking engagements about their athlete to jail, Gorrell realized that experience, their nutrition, their his place in the Indigenous commugoals and achievements. Students receive infornity was not in policing. With Indigenous youth disproportionately represented in both the justice mation about the athletes before they arrive and and childcare systems, Gorell wanted to reach the prepare questions in advance. Gorrell says his reward is in seeing the work kids before they ended up in a prison cell. of athletes and their motivations to become role “There was a better way that I could help,” says Gorrell. “I had spent time playing NCAA baseball models and make their communities proud. He sees FNA as a story of the resilience and potenand I thought that working with youth from a tial of First Nations youth, not the success of a young age to achieve a healthy and active lifestyle specific business. would be more beneficial to them and myself.” “They are the future. The next wave of athletes Gorrell left the force in 2013 after seven years and leaders. We want to help show them how to and started First Nation Athletics (FNA), a busiget there.” says Gorrell.—Travis Kemp. ness that connects with Indigenous athletes and
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