Owner Mike Carcone, joined by assistant manager Sarah Beauregard, opened the Copper Branch vegan restaurant on Monday at 1040 Lansdowne St. W.

The vegan restaurant offers plant-based power food. The Montreal-based chain was founded by Rio Infantino and has locations across Ontario and Quebec, plus a few in Alberta, with plans to open a couple in France later this year.

Carcone, 22, of Oshawa, was signed by the NHL's Vancouver Canucks to a three-year entry-level deal in 2016 and has played the past two seasons with the AHL's Utica Comets.

The restaurant is open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information on the restaurant, call 705-742-2916 or visit copperbranch.ca.