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Danielle Baker
Get to Know Aleksa: Ascent’s Owner and Roaster

Get to Know Aleksa: Ascent’s Owner and Roaster

You may wonder about who roasts your beans. You may not. You may be so lost in the rich flavour of your cup of Ascent coffee that you couldn't care less how it came to be - and that's fantastic. But for those curious cats out there, please meet Aleksa. Aleksa and her husband moved to Terrace in 2016 from the lower mainland. Leaving behind her dream job working as a buyer for a major national outdoor retail company, she had no idea what lay ahead, other than mountain adventures, new friends, and a lot more snow.  If you had...

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Danielle Baker
The Story of Ascent

The Story of Ascent

The story of Ascent Coffee - formerly White Goat Coffee - doesn't begin where most would expect. It's not the journey of a coffee lover who turned her passion into a thriving company. Instead, this is the story of a tea-loving marketing whiz who surprised herself by becoming a bean enthusiast and roasting aficionado. 

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Aleksa Havelaar
#brewgood - Terrace Off-Road Cycling Association

#brewgood - Terrace Off-Road Cycling Association

Our #brewgood series is back for 2021! First up in our long list of amazing local community organizations we aim to support is the Terrace Off-Road Cycling Association.

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Aleksa Havelaar
Skeena heARTISTS - Mitchell Brager

Skeena heARTISTS - Mitchell Brager

For its 3rd year, the Skeena Salmon Arts Fest (SSAF) is back with a new art show to foreground care and compassion during the pandemic. The Skeena Salmon heARTs Show is an exhibition and online fundraising auction of works on wooden hearts at three galleries in the Skeena Watershed: Terrace Art Gallery, Misty Rivers Arts Centre and Smithers Art Gallery. The auction runs from August 1-30th.  We partnered with the SSAF this year to showcase the artwork of four local artists on our Headwaters label. The final submission, selected by the SSAF Committee is Mitchell Brager's A Colourful Fish.Artist's Statement:Mitchell is a young man with...

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