Independent Stores

I’m Deb Griffey of Alpaca Time, a small business that has built a reputation of manufacturing premium alpaca products since 2005. Alpacas are shorn for their soft, warm fibre once a year. After my sister had her alpacas shorn, she called the only…

Artifact is based in Comox, Vancouver Island. The company was founded by a group of friends who wanted to make the kind of clothes they’d have worn as kids—clothing that was made locally, with local materials, and that was ethically made. They…