Living

For 18 years now, our local mountain has hosted Cornucopia. This food and drink extravaganza is a brilliant way to get re-acclimated to the mountain lifestyle just before the season starts. I make the annual pilgrimage religiously.

This week we are taking our style feature from the streets. Literally. As in Clark Drive and East 6th Avenue. Vancouver has many notable installations, one of the most recognizable being Ken Lum’s Monument for East Vancouver sculpture.

Because a routine physical examination is not covered by the Medical Services Plan in a patient with no symptoms and no known disease, most adults are not aware of all the screening tests they should consider.

Cornucopia is back from November 6 to 16 this year, and while some events have already sold out, others still have tickets available, including these not-to-miss picks.

For much of Whistler’s winter crowd, good food is comprised of a dog from Zogg’s (and maybe some poutine) and a beer or three at one of the many pubs and “casual” restaurants.

Forget handing it down or donating it when you’re done, because there’s nothing throwaway about this season’s skiwear. Hill attire is now a long-haul purchase that, in some cases, even comes with a lifetime warranty.

AKG Q701 headphones The kids are all crazy about their Beats By Dre headphones, but if you want to hear how a recording was truly intended to be heard, you need a good set of studio headphones.

The challenge of finding gift ideas made by Vancouver designers is in the editing, because there are so many stunning works that any clothes horse would love to find under the tree.