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Oxygen Yoga Willoughby Anniversary Specials

We can’t believe that it’s only been a year since Oxygen Yoga & Fitness Willoughby opened their doors. That’s probably because they became a part of our community a long time before their official opening.

There are some awesome specials for you to take advantage of as a thank you, and some upcoming events to register for as well.

Oxygen Willoughby’s Anniversary Sale is available until May 15.

Willoughby Yoga

Bring a friend Week – May 5 – 11, 2019

Bring a friend, family member or that special someone for a FREE class *new members only! Save your spot!

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Non Heated Prenatal Yoga Classes will continue until May 30th

This one hour stimulating, relaxing and stress-releasing yoga is perfect for all pregnant momma’s to be.

Back by popular demand

Teen Yoga & Kids Yoga – New sessions starting May 26th 2019

Teen Yoga ( ages 10 – 15) – 4 sessions – 4pm to 5pm

$89 + taxes

Kids Yoga (ages 5 – 9) – 4 sessions 3pm to 3:45pm

Contact Oxygen Willoughby to register – 604-230-8445

Era Hair Salon Celebrates Year One

It’s been one year since Era Hair Studio first opened it’s doors at Willoughby Town Centre. Stephanie and her team are so happy to be part of the local community.

As part of their Customer Appreciation Era Hair Studio is offering 15% off all services and 25% off products for the month of May.

Additionally, on Saturday May 4th, 2019 from 12:00pm – 4:00pm for a chance to win lots of prizes.

Era Hair Studio Customer Appreciation

 

 

Update: Parking Meters at Willoughby Town Centre

PARKING UPDATE: Our intent was not to cause any customer inconvenience, but rather to address the concerns of our businesses regarding parking stalls being taken up by non-customers. We have heard your feedback loud and clear and have listened.

Effective immediately we will be making the following changes to the parking restrictions. Enforcement will not take place until after the new signage is in place.

*3 Hour Free Customer Parking (no need to register plate)
*After Initial 3 Hours Pay Parking will be in effect and plate will need to be entered.
*No overnight parking
*Parking lots will be monitored throughout the day

We would also like to offer the first 100 people who visit Mattu’s Coffee & Tea and mention this post – a free regular cup of coffee, as a thank you for all the feedback and your continued support for our community and businesses.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused as your convenience is our highest priority !

Thank you again for your feedback.

 

Willoughby Town Centre

Parking Meters Come to Willoughby Town Centre

After being open for five years, and as the community in and around Willoughby Town Centre has continued to grow, our businesses have been sharing that their customers have  expressed concerns over the lack of parking near their storefronts. In fact, this has escalated to an unacceptable level in recent months.  In many cases, the parking is being used as a free parking option by contractors, nearby residences, and Willoughby Town Centre residents.

In conversations with our businesses, it was decided to install parking meters, to alleviate their customers’ concerns and provide parking for those who are actually visiting our merchants. Instead of having people pay to park for those shorter periods of time, we allowed for two free hours of parking when customers come to the center. While we understand that it might feel inconvenient to have to enter your licence plate # when you visit our businesses, we hope that you will understand the reasoning behind this new change.

HangtagTo make it easier, if you go to Hangtag.io you can download the app to your phone, create an account, and if you have your locator on, it will show you the closest parking lot. Then you can enter your licence plate number direct from the app, without having to go to the meter. Should you have any problems with a meter, please call the number associated with the Meter Out of Order signage.

At this time, Willoughby Town Center Drive is controlled by the Township of Langley and parking is not enforced on the Drive yet.

Canada’s Food Guide wants us to Eat Together

Canada's Food Guide wants us to Eat Together

The revamped Canada’s Food Guide not only wants Canadians to change up the way they look at nutrition, but also wants us to spend more time with family and friends around the dinner table.

Our food preferences and eating habits have evolved and so has the latest version of Canada’s Food Guide. While still focusing on establishing healthy nutritional habits, the revamped food guide also puts emphasis on how we eat.

Eating together is not only a great way to instill new habits and achieve our nutrition goals, it also allows you to find your passion for cooking, nutrition, and sustainability as a family. To make the most of mealtime, it is also recommended that we put away our devices and enjoy quality time with our loved ones.

This is also a great opportunity to cook together as a family. Getting the kids involved in the kitchen is a great way to teach good nutritional habits that will last them a lifetime. When working to establish new habits, try to set SMART goals to help your family remain accountable and have fun tracking your progress along the way.

Setting goals to incorporate the revamped Canada’s Food Guide recommendations to your mealtimes can be as easy as setting aside one day a week to meal-prep for the week ahead, planning a weekly dinner with friends or extended family, making the commitment to go meatless on Mondays or introducing new recipes to your repertoire.

New recipes are a great way to change up mealtime and try new foods. Canada’s Food Guide stresses the importance of the healthy plate which is a very simply way to think about balance and portion size. The healthy plate model is half vegetables, and the rest of the plate is balanced out with whole grains and protein-rich foods. When it comes to serving healthy proteins, try new, sustainable alternatives. Make an effort to swap out ground meats in recipes for black beans and crumbled tofu on taco night or chickpeas and lentils in chili or shepherd’s pie.

Loblaw has a great tool available on their website as part of its Raise a Food Lover initiative to help you and your family get cooking together and keep track of your goals. Check it out at www.yourindependentgrocer.ca/CSRchallenges.

If you find yourself needing additional assistance reaching your nutrition goals, registered dietitians here to help you to identify long term and sustainable lifestyle changes to ensure sustained success. To book an appointment, stop by in-store or go to www.loblaws.ca/dietitians. Whitney is available to answer all of your nutrition questions!

One-Pan Zucchini Noodle and White Bean Puttanesca

• Serves: 4
• Ready In: 20 Minutes
• Skill Level: Easy
• Cuisine: Vegetarian

Puttanesca – a bold Italian pasta dish made with tomatoes, olives and capers – is known for being incredibly simple to make, but we’ve taken it one step further by creating a one-pan version. Even better: We’ve swapped out the pasta for zucchini noodles, so you can squeeze extra veggies onto your plate.

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil
• 1 cup (250 mL) PC Cherry Tomatoes
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) freshly ground black pepper
• Pinch (0.5 mL) hot pepper flakes
• 1 can (540 mL) PC Blue Menu White Kidney Beans, drained and rinsed
• 1/4 cup (50 mL) PC Whole Kalamata Olives, drained, pitted and sliced
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) capers, drained and rinsed
• 1 pkg (340 g) PC Zucchini Veggie Noodles
• 1/4 cup (50 mL) torn fresh basil

Instructions

1. Heat 1 tbsp oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden, 2 to 3 minutes.

2. Add garlic, salt, black pepper and hot pepper flakes; cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add beans; cook, stirring often, until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in olives and capers. Transfer to large bowl. Set aside.

3. Heat remaining 1 tbsp oil in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add veggie noodles; cook, tossing and stirring often, until tender-crisp, 1 to 2 minutes. Add tomato mixture; cook, stirring to coat, until heated through, about 1 minute. Sprinkle with basil.

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Whitney Hussain is a registered dietitian with the Your Independent Grocers in Surrey, Langley and Coquitlam. She is part of a network of more than 70 dietitians who provide services like one-on-one consultations, assisted shopping, school tours and recipe ideas at locations across the country. For more information, please visit www.loblaws.ca/dietitians