“I love the energy in the community. I love how welcoming it is here. You walk down the street and it feels like it’s home.

I’ve worked at New Age for about a month or so, but I’ve been coming to this place for years. It’s a magical place–you always find what you’re looking for. It’s especially true when you’re looking to nurture all the connections in your life.” Crystal, New Age, 10th Street NW

“I’m working in the Kensington Condo there across the street. I’m a plumber.

I love everything about this place. The people, everything. It’s the sunny side of the city. The Containr park over on the other side is awesome. They always do cool shit there.” Max

“You know what I love about Sunnyside? I love going for walks in the evening. With a few short steps, you’re on the river, or walking through the woods on the bluff. It’s so nice and peaceful here, yet so full of people. I’m happy that the weather has been nice enough to have an early spring.”

“I wanna say that Mission has been in this location for about thirteen years. It all started with Ken Achenbach and his family running the Snowboard shop and for a while they had a location down on 17th Avenue. Later on, Mission opened up in that space but operated as The Snowboard Shop for almost a year. Then we closed the McMahon Stadium location and opened up this one here. That was thirteen years ago. We just closed that location down a year ago and we run everything out of the Kensington location.

I’ve been co-owner for five years. I’ve personally worked for Mission for twenty years. Yeah, a long time.

I just like the vibe in this neighbourhood. People are really laid back, nobody seems like they’re in a rush. You see a lot of the same faces–like a real community.” Ken Dowdle, Co-Owner Mission Snow, Skate And BMX.

“The white-tailed jackrabbit is a large species of hare and the largest species called ‘jackrabbit’.

It has distinctive, large, grey ears with black tips which are chestnut brown and white on the inside and the long, powerful hind legs characteristic of hares. The back, flanks and limbs are dark brown or greyish-brown and the underparts are pale grey.

In northern populations, this hare moults in the autumn and becomes white all over except for its ears.

They attempt to evade detection by crouching in the vegetation where their cryptic colouration makes them difficult to observe. They may slink away, but if detected, they bound away at speed, adopting a zigzag course. They can run up to 55 km/hr and leap up to 5 m.”

Graffiti? Public art? A social statement? Pixel art has been quietly showing up in parts of Kensington. Who’s the artist? Who knows?

“His name is ‘Diego Sanchez Megatron Noble’. I know, he’s dressed like he’s going to start a revolution. He’s about six years-old. I’m just looking after him, he’s my friends dog.

I’m gonna head down to the art store and get some supplies. Nice meeting you!”