Nick Havard recently spent time in British Columbia and has kindly guest authored this article for Musings of an Urbanist. Nick explores the issues surrounding food and grocery stores in Vancouver and why the city could do more to build on the healthy attitudes of the local population. Thanks Nick!
I don’t recall seeing many fruit and vegetable shops in
Vancouver when I visited recently. However, when we did find these shops the
quality was fantastic. I noticed occasional roadside stalls on the drive to
Calgary, but generally it seemed pretty difficult to stay away from the big
chains, especially in the cities. I suppose this isn’t all that different from
the high street in England, but it just seemed to me that it was more of a
challenge to quickly pick up an apple in Vancouver than it is over here.
