Cardiac action potential. The cardiac action potential is a brief change in voltage (membrane potential) across the cell membrane of heart cells. This is caused by the movement of charged atoms (called ions) between the inside and outside of the cell, through proteins called ion channels.
Rob and Natalie Buckel are owners of the Smokeâs Poutinerie Pawn Plaza location and are longtime locals. Rob is a military veteran and a cancer survivor, and Natalie grew up a few blocks from the Strip. They are one of the first three tenants of the new Pawn Plaza. Ryan Smolkin started his Smokeâs Poutinerie restaurant empire about five years ago and already has 100 locations across Canada, with plans to open 35 more by September.
Thereâs a few creation myths told about the origins of this greasy favourite, but they are all basically a variation of this one dating back to 1957 in Warwick: At a restaurant called Le Lutin Qui Rit, a client asked the owner Fernand Lachance (who calls himself the father of poutine) to mix fries and cheese curds together in the same bag, with gravy on top to keep the fries warm.