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The Province
4 days ago
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- The Province
Did Aritzia just release the ultimate fall fashion shoe?
The Aritzia x Sperry collaboration is for the fashion girlies — and the sailboat baddies Sperry x Aritzia Authentic Original Boat Shoe, $130. Photo by Aritzia Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. The Province ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles and comics, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors The buzz:Sperry x Aritzia shoe collection launch. What you should know: With the fall fashion season on the horizon, it's time to start thinking about swapping your go-to summer sandals for something a little more, well, enclosed. Vancouver-headquartered fashion brand Aritzia has presented the perfect fall footwear option via its new collaboration with Sperry. The Sperry x Aritzia launch sees the cool-girl Canadian clothing and accessories brand partner with the iconic boat shoes brand for a collegiate footwear release that also features a little quirk. Available in women's shoe sizes five to 11, the limited-edition collection includes two styles — the Authentic Original Boat Shoe and the Slim Boat Shoe. Both styles are available in smooth or suede leather and a few select hues. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. What really kicks up the fun with this footwear collaboration are the details added to the timeless styles. Both versions feature fun, fashion accoutrements: colourful laces that can be swapped out for a tonal leather string for a more classic, or less colourful, approach. The leather shoes feature Aritzia on the tongue and the Sperry logo at the heel for a co-branded feel. While fairly straightforward in design, these shoes really shine with fashion-forward styling: Think Miu Miu inspired. We love the Original Boat Shoe paired with a ribbed sock for a preppy vibe. Or the Slim Boat style, which has more of a moccasin silhouette, with a skirt or shorts. The footwear launch has us daydreaming about the shift toward fall fashion. See you later, summer. The price: $130. The retailer:Aritzia. Vancouver Whitecaps Sports Local News News PWHL
Vancouver Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Did Aritzia just release the ultimate fall fashion shoe?
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. The buzz: Sperry x Aritzia shoe collection launch. What you should know: With the fall fashion season on the horizon, it's time to start thinking about swapping your go-to summer sandals for something a little more, well, enclosed. Vancouver-headquartered fashion brand Aritzia has presented the perfect fall footwear option via its new collaboration with Sperry. Discover the best of B.C.'s recipes, restaurants and wine. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of West Coast Table will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The Sperry x Aritzia launch sees the cool-girl Canadian clothing and accessories brand partner with the iconic boat shoes brand for a collegiate footwear release that also features a little quirk. Available in women's shoe sizes five to 11, the limited-edition collection includes two styles — the Authentic Original Boat Shoe and the Slim Boat Shoe. Both styles are available in smooth or suede leather and a few select hues. What really kicks up the fun with this footwear collaboration are the details added to the timeless styles. Both versions feature fun, fashion accoutrements: colourful laces that can be swapped out for a tonal leather string for a more classic, or less colourful, approach. The leather shoes feature Aritzia on the tongue and the Sperry logo at the heel for a co-branded feel. While fairly straightforward in design, these shoes really shine with fashion-forward styling: Think Miu Miu inspired. We love the Original Boat Shoe paired with a ribbed sock for a preppy vibe. Or the Slim Boat style, which has more of a moccasin silhouette, with a skirt or shorts. The footwear launch has us daydreaming about the shift toward fall fashion. See you later, summer. The price: $130. The retailer: Aritzia .
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Altima Energy Inc. Closes Non-Brokered Private Placement for Gross Proceeds of $5,500,000
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 7, 2025) - Altima Energy Inc. (TSXV: ARH) (OTCID: ARSLF) ("Altima" or the "Company") announces that it has received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") and has closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement offering of $5,500,000 (the "Financing"). The Company has issued a total of 20,000,000 Units at $0.275 per Unit for aggregate proceeds of $5,500,000. Each Unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant, each such warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one additional common share of the Company, exercisable for a period of two (2) years from the date of issuance at a price of $0.40 per share. Closing of the Financing remains subject to receipt of final acceptance from the Exchange. Certain eligible finders (the "Finders") were paid in connection with the Financing in accordance with policies of the Exchange to a total of $174,128 and a total of 633,194 Finders' warrants. Each Finder's warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company at $0.40 per share for a period of two (2) years. No Directors or Officers have subscribed in the Financing. All securities issued pursuant to the Financing will be subject to statutory hold periods expiring no earlier than December 7, 2025. Proceeds from the Financing will be used for the development of the Company's oil and gas operations, future acquisitions, debt retirement and general working capital. A portion of the proceeds of the Financing, estimated at $2,300,000 will be used to repay a secured loan (as hereinafter defined). The Secured Loan On August 15, 2024, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the "Loan Agreement") with an arm's length lender (the "Lender"). Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement the Lender agreed to lend the Company Cdn$2,000,000 (the "Loan"). In connection with the Loan Agreement, the Company also entered into a general security agreement providing for security for the loan against all of the Company present and after acquired assets. The Loan bears interest at a rate of 10% per annum, payable monthly, and has a maturity date of January 31, 2025. Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Company will pay a one-time bonus payment of $200,000 to the Lender and a further 10% annual interest is payable for any unpaid portion of the loan after the date of maturity. Repayment of the Loan remains subject to final acceptance of the Exchange. About Altima Energy Inc. Altima Energy is a Vancouver-headquartered oil and gas exploration and production company with a strategic focus on unlocking the potential of hydrocarbon assets across North America. Committed to efficient resource development, Altima combines cutting-edge technology and industry expertise to drive operational excellence and deliver sustainable growth. With a focus on long-term value creation, Altima is dedicated to enhancing returns for its shareholders while maintaining a disciplined approach to asset management. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD SIGNED: "Richard Barnett" Richard Barnett; CFOEmail: info@ 1-604-336-8610 Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Forward Statements: Certain information set out in this news release constitutes forward-looking information. Forward looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe" and similar expressions. In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements in respect of among other things, the expected receipt of final approval of the Exchange for the Financing, the expected final approval of the Loan and its repayment, and the expected use of proceeds of the Financing. Forward-looking statements are based upon the opinions and expectations of management of the Company as at the effective date of such statements and, in certain cases, information provided or disseminated by third parties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, and that information obtained from third party sources is reliable, they can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements included in this document, as there can be no assurance that the plans, intentions or expectations upon which the forward-looking statements are based will occur. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks and uncertainties that contribute to the possibility that the predictions, forecasts, projections and other forward-looking statements will not occur, which may cause actual results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risk factors set forth in the Company's most recent management's discussion and analysis under the heading "Risk and Uncertainties", a copy of which is filed on SEDAR Plus, at and readers are cautioned that the risk factors disclosed therein should not be construed as exhaustive. These statements are made as at the date hereof and unless otherwise required by law, the Company does not intend, or assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements. To view the source version of this press release, please visit
Vancouver Sun
30-07-2025
- Business
- Vancouver Sun
MEC's very Vancouver history is a stepping-stone of Canadian-focused future
Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Peter Hlynsky is a very Vancouver kind of guy. Born and raised on the North Shore, he grew up with the mountains in his backyard and the ocean at his front, spending as much time as possible in B.C.'s great outdoors. 'Every weekend and every day, we'd go out and play, whether it was skiing, biking, hiking,' he recalls. Stay on top of the latest real estate news and home design trends. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Westcoast Homes will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. Oh, and he was also a Vancouver Sun paper boy for a few years in his youth. 'It's one of those jobs that forces you into understanding you have a commitment,' Hlynsky recalls with a smile of his five- and sixth-grade paper route. 'You can't just be like, 'No, I'm not gonna today.' ' That early work ethic would go on to take Hlynsky into accounting and private equity positions. In 2020, after relocating from Los Angeles back to Vancouver with his family, Hlynsky took a job at the Mountain Equipment Company (MEC). Proudly pointing out that he's been a member of the company since 1995, he joined the corporate team amid a leadership change that followed its conversion from a co-op model to a company. When asked about customer complaints about the shift away from a co-op model, Hlynsky notes that, while 'people were very passionate about the co-op,' the model wasn't exactly working. 'The co-op actually hadn't paid dividends out to its members for five years,' Hlynsky says, noting it wasn't the biggest pain point for many members. 'The thing we actually heard the most was the comment on the logo. 'People talked about the change from the co-op to the company, but the thing that I heard the most was people saying, 'Are you gonna bring the peak back?,' ' Hlynsky shares about the feedback on the MEC logo update. As both a local, and a longtime member of MEC, Hlynsky was perhaps perfectly positioned to help guide the company through its transition. The then-shift of the company also happened to coincide with COVID-19, a point in history where people felt very comfortable venturing into the outdoors. 'Everybody was looking for outdoor gear,' Hlynsky says of the boom in interest at that point. His local cred undoubtedly surged again when he became the CEO of the Vancouver-headquartered outdoor company in 2023. Speaking from the company's flagship store at 111 East 2nd Ave., Hlynsky greeted staff and customers in the busy, cavernous retail space with familiarity. MEC, he noted, is a company that tries to employ people who live and breathe the outdoors and adventure — and use the products that they sell. It's a particular hinge-point of the business that Hlynsky points to as a key to its success. 'People come to us. If you're an outdoor enthusiast, people know this is a great place because we have great perks and great benefits,' Hlynsky says. There's also, he notes, a 'massive discount' on MEC gear. The company currently employs 1,800 people across its stores and head office. The firm leans heavily into the testing and feedback from their employees to help with product design and assortment, Hlynsky says. 'We have 1,800 employees that are telling us all the time what activity they're doing, and what product works, and what doesn't. We buy a product, and immediately our staff start taking it out, and they start telling us, 'This doesn't work, this works,' ' Hlynsky explains. 'And then our label team hears that, and they get that feedback. And then they start designing based on all the feedback, or based on the changing activity, or how the activity is evolving.' Employees are also invited to join courses through the summer 'out in the field' where they can learn how to climb or camp, or test their skills in other areas of outdoor adventure. The courses are led by other staff members who are experts in the particular area. 'They go out, they get paid, and then they do little research seminars after on the product,' Hlynsky says. The product testing among employees not only leads to hands-on feedback and knowledge for customer-facing interactions in stores, it also leads to organic engagement online. 'If you look at our social-media channels, our social-media channels are our staff promoting the gear that they use,' he says. 'It's not some actor, it's not some paid influencer, it's our own people.' Noting the company has spent the last five years trying to 'really hone back into that outdoor lifestyle product, active life product, but not be too general,' Hlynsky is confident the sharpened focus will help the company navigate what's shaping up to be a turbulent retail market. When asked about the news of the closure of some outdoor gear companies such as the five stores across Canada for the European company Decathalon, Hlynsky notes MEC is doubling down on its Canadian roots in an effort to weather the retail slowdown. The executive says that having 'a good product assortment' that is tailored to the diverse Canadian market and geography has been and will continue to be a north star for the company, which was founded in 1971. 'You have to maintain true to the core of who your consumer is, which is an outdoor enthusiast that wants to get outside and needs a very technically superior product,' he says. A reinvestment in its Canadian connections is something that's happening at MEC, from the top down, according to Hlynsky. Today, the MEC executive board is mostly made up of Canadians. It's also, as of May, owned by a Canadian entrepreneur. Tim Gu, the chairman of the Canadian uniform and workwear company Unisync Corp., as well as an investor in Roots and Tilley, was announced as the leader of a 'group of private Canadian investors' who took over ownership of the company this year. 'As a lifelong believer in Canadian manufacturing and innovation, I'm proud to join MEC's journey,' Gu said in a news release shared by MEC at the time of the ownership change. 'Together, we'll strengthen its foundation, expand its reach, and ensure that MEC remains an essential part of Canada's outdoor culture for generations to come.' Gu's influence can already be spotted at MEC stores. This summer, the outdoor outfitter debuted a small collection of made-in-Canada clothing items. The name of the products? M-Eh-C, a cheeky blend of the company's well-known acronym and the question-marking Canadianism. Made in Gu's factory in Markham, Ont., the shirts and hoodies are just the start of what Hlynsky says will become a broader assortment of Canadian-made goods in the future. 'Over the next 18 months, you're going to start seeing more and more rolled out in terms of more technical apparel that is going to be produced in Canada,' he says. 'MEC used to produce a lot of product in Canada. So it's nice to go back to that.' According to Hlynsky, there's been an 'overwhelming response from people' about the domestic ownership change. 'The timing couldn't be better, right?' he says with a smile, referencing the general shift in consumer sentiment toward purchasing more Canadian goods. 'Something that we always felt was fundamental was that Canadian ownership of the brand seemed to be pretty important. And it's nice. I think it's great. 'And Canadians seem to be really, really loving it.' Aharris@
Yahoo
25-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Firm backed by Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary makes unusual investment
Firm backed by Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary makes unusual investment originally appeared on TheStreet. Bitzero Blockchain Inc., the Vancouver-headquartered crypto mining firm backed by Shark Tank judge Kevin O'Leary, announced on July 24 that it has secured $25 million in funding to expand its sustainable mining operations. The firm will use the initial drawdown of the fund to purchase 2,900 industry-leading Bitmain S21 Pro miners. With the hardware completely deployed within 4-6 months, it is expected to generate an estimated additional annual revenue of $10 million. The company said the investment marks a major step toward its commitment to transforming crypto's energy reputation, as it has taken several steps toward a sustainable mining model. With operations in North America and Europe, its Namsskogan data center in Norway runs entirely on hydropower, the statement read."Our mission has always been to prove that Blockchain infrastructure can thrive in harmony with investors, communities, and the environment," said Bitzero President and CEO Mohammed Bakhashwain. "This new funding allows us to build on our success, accelerate deployment of best-in-class mining technology, and extend our leadership in sustainable, profitable data centers." O'Leary, a strategic investor at Bitzero, recently said the crypto mining firms are building their infrastructure close to abundant, sustainable energy sources, and the artificial intelligence (AI) industry — similarly dependent on large-scale infrastructure — should learn from them. Since both crypto mining and AI industries are increasingly converging, institutional investors are eyeing facilities located near sustainable energy sources. Bitcoin annually produces a carbon footprint of 98.10 Mt of CO2 and consumes electrical energy of 175.87 TWh, as per Digiconomist,. The crypto mining industry has, therefore, earned notoriety among environment advocacy groups. Bitzero's pivot toward a sustaining model can offer a blueprint to similar firms attempting to transform crypto's energy reputation. Firm backed by Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary makes unusual investment first appeared on TheStreet on Jul 25, 2025 This story was originally reported by TheStreet on Jul 25, 2025, where it first appeared. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
