{"id":229602,"date":"2026-08-05T09:54:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/?page_id=229602"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:54:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T13:54:47","slug":"inez-cook-on-culture-community-and-small-business-growth","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.interac.ca\/en\/true-northern-hustle-podcast\/inez-cook-on-culture-community-and-small-business-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Inez Cook on Culture, Community, and Small Business Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"t4-hero-block_61781c60046856d4aa38ab200c4202c9\" class=\"block-t4-hero\" style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 100px; padding-top: px; padding-bottom: px;\">\n    <div class=\"grid-container\">\n        <div class=\"grid-x align-center align-middle\">\n            <div class=\"cell small-12 hero-title\">\n                <h1>Inez Cook on Culture, Community, and Small Business Growth<\/h1>\n            <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<iframe height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.cohostpodcasting.com\/1f253e34-dadc-4219-8d1a-a89ef8f44cce\/9c8e8816-ad83-4267-9437-15621b607504\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How do you stay committed to an idea when the journey takes years of trial, error, and persistence?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode of True Northern Hustle, host Isabel Lee speaks with Inez Cook, owner of Salmon n\u2019 Bannock Bistro, Vancouver\u2019s only Indigenous restaurant, and Salmon n\u2019 Bannock On the Fly at YVR International Departures. 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