maple syrup

Dozens of individuals wearing hazmat suits, extracting and packaging maple syrup from large metal tins. They are in a Blusson Hall lecture hall and the maple syrup tins have American flags on them.
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The Peak investigates: Maple Syrup Gate

Peak Web March 20, 2025

By: Mason Mattu, Investigative Journalist As an investigative journalist with The Peak, I have taken it upon myself to investigate the most harrowing and shocking secrets hiding behind the asbestos-filled halls of SFU. Let me warn you, it isn’t pretty. Last week, I set out on my latest mission after receiving a very disturbing anonymous tip:  To whom this may concern. Every time I walk through Blusson Hall, I get a shiver down my spine. It smells peculiar — like the Care Bears on steroids. It smells like expired m-m-maple syrup. I have lost so much sleep over this. The…

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Food for Thought: The rich Indigenous history of maple syrup

Arts June 28, 2021

By: Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor Of all the Canadian symbols in pop culture — poutine, plaid, polar bears, etc. — maple syrup is arguably the most iconic. It’s a source of national pride. There are even festivals devoted…

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Woohoo, Boohoo, Eh?

EIC September 21, 2015

Woohoo: Maple Syrup If there is any link that branches our cruel, unforgiving world with that of the divine, it is sweet Canadian maple trees. Need proof? Well firstly, maple syrup literally goes with everything. Baked yams? Yes. Oatmeal? Obviously.…

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