A Guide to Local Shopping and Fun
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Publisher PALLA MEDIA Carolynne Palla
A Guide to Local Shopping and Fun!
Inside
Photographer Sandra Steier
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Message from DVBA President
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Cover Story
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4Cats Arts Studio
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StudioHealth Chiroworks
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Map
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Get Organized
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Dunbar Directory
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Calendar
Editor & Contributor Janet Morris-Reade
Writer & Copy Editor Sarah Gordon
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A Message from the President Beth McKercher, Dunbar Village Business Association This summer you’ll see temporary art come to the street in the form of rain barrels. Not only is this project a part of our new partnership with Emily Carr University, but it is also a sustainable way to water the new Dig Dunbar gardens along Dunbar. Hooked onto each rain barrel will be a watering can: we invite you to take a moment to stop, enjoy the plantings, and give them a little drink of water if you have time. Along with our flower basket program, Dunbar Village will soon be in full bloom. As a volunteer-led non-profit business association, we don’t always have the time or the resources to do everything we want to; therefore, we look within our community to search out partnerships. I am delighted to announce that we are undertaking a 5-year collaboration led by Dr. Cameron Cartiere, Dean of Graduate Studies at Emily Carr University, to create an artistic, interactive and inspiring environment in Dunbar Village and the community. Our goal for the partnership is to develop several small-scale projects that will highlight our thriving community by encouraging locality and sustainability, bringing excitement and attention to the business areas, and addressing some of the BIA’s challenges through creative thinking. In short, together we will make
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a long-term investment by using shortterm projects with lasting results. The project is funded by the DVBA, various local and national grants, and partnerships with community stakeholders. Along with our flower baskets, colourful banners, and the Dig Dunbar gardens, we hope to create even more community pride in our neighbourhood, something Dunbar Life magazine celebrates! In this issue, you will read about two businesses we are very proud to have in the ‘hood. Omar Elesseily and his team at StudioHealth – ChiroWorks bring alternative health care through both cutting edge and traditional treatments. Dr. Omar is also an active volunteer and sits on the board of the Dunbar Village Business Association. You’ll also meet art power couple Mel & Scott Baker, who own and run 4 Cats Arts Studio. You may be surprised to know that although children’s classes and functions make up the bulk of their business, they also teach adult and family art classes. Along with another gem of an article from Dunbar resident, Sue Dvorak, we’re sure that this issue will give you lots to talk about over the coming summer months. I hope you’ll take time this summer to linger in Dunbar Village, water a few plants, and visit the local businesses. We are all looking forward to seeing you around!
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Cover Story: John and Liz O’Malley by Sarah Gordon
photo by Sandra Steier
It is rare to find someone who has lived virtually their entire life in one neighbourhood, yet Dunbar Life magazine cover models John and Liz O’Malley have done just that. John O’Malley and his family moved to the area when he was age five, and Liz O’Malley was age four when her parents relocated from North Vancouver. Their respective parents also still live in the neighbourhood. They both attended Point Grey high school and graduated the same year. They got to know each other working on the graduation committee and started dating following high school. When they married six years later, the O’Malley’s decided that they wanted to raise their children in the neighbourhood they had always called home. They say they were fortunate they got into the housing market when it was still affordable. They have three sons aged 14, 18 and 21. All three attended Lord Kitchener Elementary and two have graduated from Lord Byng Secondary. (Note: the boys pictured on the front cover are the youngest son with his three friends). They have been involved in community sports including Dunbar Soccer, Dunbar Little League, Lord Byng Rugby, Westside Warriors Football Club and Vancouver Thunderbirds Minor Hockey. Currently, Liz O’Malley is the vice president of boys on the board at Vancouver United Football Club. She also served on the board of Dunbar Soccer, Vancouver United Football Club and Westside Warriors Football Club. John O’Malley played soccer with the Dunbar Soccer Association throughout his youth and returned to coach some of his younger brothers in the 1980s. He has been 6
continuously coaching since 1995, and often coached his three sons’ teams in a single season. His involvement with Dunbar Little League began as a player and continued when the league asked him to be involved in the volunteer group that constructed the concession and score keepers buildings in 1996. He has served on the board of Dunbar Little League since 2003 and has coached all levels. In addition to their roles as active Dunbar volunteers, Liz O’Malley has been a primary school teacher for many years and teaches at Shaughnessy Elementary. John O’Malley is the president and owner of Cool Air Rentals Ltd., which sponsors many community-based teams. The O’Malley’s love this community for many reasons. All of their basic needs are met here including groceries; drugstores, coffee shops and a place to pop in for a beer is just a few minutes walk from their home. They find pleasure in having people walk by their house and say hello, or have a chat over the fence. They enjoy meeting people at neighbourhood sporting events, on the trails or walking along Dunbar Street as they shop. Liz O’Malley says, “Every visit to Stong's Market takes longer than you think because you always run into someone you know. Our neighbours are true neighbours, helping one another and looking out for each other.” Some of their favourite summer activities include spending time outdoors, riding bikes, backyard BBQs, walking and cycling in Pacific Spirit Park and eating a burger or hot dog while watching baseball at Memorial West Park. They say, “It's important to volunteer and give back to your community, that's what makes Dunbar special. We have both lived in Dunbar for years and have seen all the changes, some good, some bad, but the one thing that remains the same is the spirit and sense of community.”
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4Cats Dunbar: The Best, Most Fun Art Studio Ever by Sarah Gordon
photos by Sandra Steier
The urge to release the artist within is unleashed the moment you set foot inside 4Cats Dunbar Arts Studio. The walls are filled with colourful and joyful artwork, and with tempting art supplies all around, you feel inspired to sign up for a workshop, pronto. Doing what you love for a living is something many of us dream about. Mel and Scott Baker, the duo behind 4Cats Dunbar, are the artists/curators/owners who have found a perfect environment to work together and fulfill their dreams of being involved in the creative process on a daily basis.
2009 as an employee. She jumped at the prospect of purchasing the franchise when the opportunity presented itself in February 2010. Initially she was drawn to 4Cats because she is passionate about working with children, and with an undergraduate degree in child psychology she thought 4Cats would be a perfect place to work. It didn’t take long for her to realize that she had merged her two interests, children and art, under one umbrella.
The affable couple are so at ease with one another that they complete each other’s sentences. They began dating in 2001 and married in 2009. They report that many of their dates involved creating artwork, which is how they still like to spend their time outside of the business.
Scott Baker always dreamt of a creative job. He is a self-trained artist who has been putting pencil to paper for 30 years. He finds his work at 4Cats extremely satisfying thanks to the happy and vibrant environment. He is grateful for the opportunity to help others and at the same time to have the outlet to progress as an artist. His favourite artist is Picasso. Mel Baker adores the entire Group of Seven; she narrows down Lawren Harris as her top pick.
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2005 when founder and CEO Joey Simon first offered 4Cats classes out of the basement of a beautiful character home in Victoria. She chose the company name 4Cats to pay homage to 4Cats Cafe in Barcelona, Spain, which is where Picasso went with artist, poet and philosopher friends to discuss art and life and to make and show great art. A mere eight years since its inception, 4Cats Arts Studio now has head offices in Vancouver and Toronto. With 58 franchises across Canada (Alberta, B.C. Ontario, Saskatchewan and Quebec), 4Cats Arts Studio has now gone global with locations opening in Australia, Mexico and the United States. Who are 4Cat Dunbar’s clients? While children certainly are their key demographic, they also offer adult and family workshops. The Bakers report that the five to eight year old classes tend to be the most popular, however, artists as young as two years old are enrolled in parent participation classes. When Mel Baker is asked what she finds most satisfying about her work she immediately responds, “It’s the giggles.” Giggles come frequently in this creative environment where children have the liberty to experiment with a variety of art supplies, and explore different mediums. The laughter
also results from the freedom to make a mess (which is not something that all children can do at home!), with the understanding that they will also help clean up afterwards, and that appears to go over well.
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Inspiration for art classes is often drawn from the works of famous artists with a medium that corresponds, for instance, a Picasso class may utilize acrylic on canvas to produce cubist paintings and ceramics, while a Frida Kahlo class may use papermache and paint acrylic on canvas to create self-portraits. In addition to creating art, some ageappropriate art history is offered to complement the class. Curators tell
captivating and inspiring stories in a fun and humorous manner about the life and work of the artist. For example, did you know that Georgia O’Keefe loved nature so much as a child that she used to eat dirt? Scott Baker’s favorite class is the drawing class while Mel Baker enjoys the artist focus class. She says, “It’s always different as the projects change with each artist and I get to tell stories. It’s also really fun watching the kids’ paintings coming together each week, and to see the way each child interprets a painting differently.” Beyond art classes, 4Cats Dunbar also offers birthday parties, as well as Pro-D day workshops and summer camps (which are open for registration now). In any business what it really comes down to is customer satisfaction, and the following story is an endearing snapshot of their devoted fan base. A little boy and his family moved away from Dunbar to the Main Street area yet he adamantly refused to go elsewhere for art classes, and insisted on commuting to Dunbar 4Cats for two years. Now that’s customer loyalty! 4Cats Arts Studio 4293 Dunbar Street Vancouver BC V6S 2G1 Tel 604-569-2426 www.4cats.com/dunbar
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When I met Dr. Omar Elesseily it was immediately apparent that he derives joy from being a chiropractor. Deeply committed to his clients overall wellness and health, he takes pride in his work and in his ability to help people. He says, “Through chiropractic ‘tune ups’ combined with massage therapy, and even occasional acupuncture, the vast majority of people could live much more vibrant and fulfilling lives.” Dr. Elesseily (his clients fondly refer to him as “Dr. Omar”) was born and raised in Vancouver where he attended Simon Fraser University and majored in Kinesiology. He completed his chiropractic studies at Palmer College of Chiropractic West in California. He began his career in San Francisco where he established himself at one of the Bay Area’s top rehabilitation clinics. Applying his knowledge of sports chiropractic, Dr. Elesseily had the opportunity to work with 14
neurologists and orthopedic surgeons who looked after the San Francisco 49ers, as well as other top professional teams in the area. Inspired by this ‘cross-pollination’ approach to health care, Dr. Elesseily sought to introduce a similar multi-disciplinary concept to Vancouver. In 2003 he returned home and opened ‘Vancouver’s favourite alternative health care clinic’, StudioHealth - ChiroWorks. His goal was to offer an exceptional level of service provided by a team of exclusively selected practitioners who excel in their disciplines. These disciplines include chiropractic; massage therapy, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. Through a holistic approach to health care the practitioners assist patients in achieving optimal health. In addition to Dr. Elesseily, StudioHealth’s team includes chiropractor Dr. Robin
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Ferguson, registered massage therapists Lindsey Ail, Rick Braun, Karen Martens and Jennifer Wick, registered acupuncturists Kelsey Jackson and Sala Salzgeber, and office manager Kimberley Lai. The practitioners strive for measurable improvements in their clients’ health, which may be based on a reduction in aches and pains, fewer injuries, increased performance and stamina, and even a stronger immune system. Dr. Elesseily says this is one reason why so many athletes visit the clinic. One client describes the clinic as “A professional business with a very calming, laid-back atmosphere. All of the staff is kind and welcoming. I personally love how the different disciplines work together to figure out a solution to help me with my health, mind, body and soul.” StudioHealth’s team takes a preventative approach to health care. They encourage living a more active lifestyle in combination with the maintenance of one’s body through occasional chiropractic, massage therapy and acupuncture, although Dr. Elesseily points out that doing all three is not always necessary for everyone. He says, “It is no different than tuning up a car. You do not necessarily wait for the transmission to fall
out before you take it to a mechanic.” Dr. Elesseily is such a proponent of his team that he turns to them for acupuncture and massage therapy. Dr. Elesseily states that he and the other practitioners often see parents who have little energy and are too sore to actively play with their children. Many of these clients suffer from various sports or motor vehicle accident injuries that may not have been dealt with effectively. With treatment, StudioHealth is able to help turn this around and have you, literally, up and running again. New clients commonly ask which practitioner they should see for treatment. Dr. Elesseily says, “Finding the necessary modality in the right combination, ‘dosage’ or treatment frequency is part of the adventures each time the practitioners see somebody new.” This is also where chiropractors lend their expertise by figuring out the general treatment plan for each individual. Clients range from children all the way through to their oldest patient who is an aweinspiring 102 years-old. The clinic displays a baby picture bulletin board, although Dr. Elesseily jokingly says that they do not have a grandparent board yet.
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Convenience is the name of the game at StudioHealth. Open seven days a week, appointment times are flexible based on your schedule as well as a practitioner’s availability. Most extended health plans cover chiropractic, acupuncture and massage therapy, and medical referrals are not required. Check out StudioHealth’s informative monthly newsletters, which are posted on the their website. Articles and blogs offer you the latest health news and tips specifically focused on chiropractic care, massage therapy, acupuncture, traditional Chinese medicine and nutrition. A fine model of practicing what he preaches, in his free time Dr. Elesseily keeps active
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playing ice hockey in a co-ed league, and he took up snowboarding this past winter. He gives back to the Dunbar community through his board of director involvement with the Dunbar Village Business Association. Dr. Elesseily says, “Not enough health care practitioners take the time to listen to what outcome the patients hope to achieve. Even simply slowing down to ask how someone’s day is going has become under-valued. As much as I enjoy talking, I also like listening.” StudioHealth Chiroworks 5733 Collingwood St Vancouver BC V6N 4K6 Tel 604-269-3798 www.studiohealth.ca
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Get Organized by Sue Dvorak Something about our present day culture is making us want to put all our stuff into matching, labelled boxes. Magazine covers and websites urge us to “get organized”, “corral clutter” and “edit” our possessions. Life promises to be soothed, smoother and less demanding, if only all our stuff at home is in order. And so we take up the challenge. No one mentions the downside of getting organized, namely that it takes a ton of time, makes a huge mess, and is never finished. Life does not come to a standstill while “getting organized.” The neatness job has to take place during normal messy life, which seems unreasonable, and wandering about the house randomly with one shoe and bits of paper will not get the job done. Creating order takes order, one needs to be methodical and have a plan. A recommended approach is the singlestation, start with a single closet or drawer and do one per week. At that rate, things should be tidied up just before you move into Shady Acres Senior Care Facility in the 24
year 2053. Nonetheless, this approach has its merits, just take everything out and start dealing with it. Clothing is easy. In my house the starting point is to identify clothes sized three or four years younger than the child that they belong to. In a big family the solution is simple, give them to the younger sibling. Excellent start. Repeat for clothing all over the house, while keeping detailed notes to help with shopping requirements, such as ‘has no pants.’ For people who are no longer growing there are two general guidelines,
don’t keep clothing because you feel sorry for it and don’t keep clothing if seeing it makes you laugh out loud. Once sorted you can have fun trying to emulate the California Closet look by getting matching hangers, and by grouping similar clothing. Honestly though, unless you own primarily beige suits and all things devoid of colour and pattern, your
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closet will not really look like those in the ads; however, your stuff will be neat and tidy. All will be peachy until you start pulling out things stored up high, down low and at the back of closets. This is when time warps. First the ‘Memory Lane Effect’ kicks in, which is the time-sucking altered state one is transported to while reading letters that you wrote during university, which your mother gave back to you, or finding a bag of artwork your teenage son made in preschool, or opening a box of photos. Once you are able to extract yourself from that fog of reminiscence, the ‘Questioning Process’ begins, which can take hours, for example, wondering what to do with a partially crushed suitcase. Perhaps save it for a situation where a suitcase needs to be ‘left behind’? What kind of situation would that be? Might we just keep it for storing things like other junk? Will anyone ever again learn a thing from this box full of textbooks? Might velour come back in style while I am still alive?
‘Memory Lane Effect’ and/or the ‘Questioning Process’ can cause you to spend half the day taken
off work to “clean up the house” crouched in a closet. And then all you will have done is made a mess. Magazines do not tell you that getting organized will make a huge mess. Things will be strewn about into ‘meaningful’ piles when something else will need to happen, like a meal or sleep. The next thing you know the kids will have taken off with half of the stuff meant for discarding, professing their newfound undying devotion to items ignored for months. Family members or roommates might happily assume this new look is part of a groovy system where we just throw stuff around. So while you spread out and pile up the contents of closets, drawers and shelves, it’s important to avoid being overzealous, otherwise your home may appear ransacked as you battle ‘editing mess’ on top of new mess. The content feeling that you are meant to experience as your home is in the process of being organized may instead feel like the scene of a natural disaster, where if a burglar were to break in he might hesitate, thinking your place had already been hit. So edit, sort, group and organize quickly and
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then carefully place the ordered, folded and stacked items back into the closet/drawer/shelf. For a finishing touch straight from magazine world, purchase some snappy striped boxes, bright file folders, sophisticated woven baskets or an official looking accordion file to gather some of your organized stuff.
It will suddenly seem so orderly in pretty boxes or neat files. If you can find the instruction book for the label maker, go ahead and make labels too, so neat and weirdly rewarding. The problem with getting organized though is that once you are done, you’re not done. The endless paper will keep rolling in, shoes will multiply and possessions will disperse by some mysterious force of physics. Numerous tricks exist to deal with this ongoing movement toward disorder, all aimed at sending things toward their intended destination. A common method in many houses is to place items on the stairs. This only works if the placement of items is a) noticed and b) invites some kind of response. We all have family members who would step unquestioning over a moose carcass on the way upstairs, so certainly slippers or a package of toilet paper should hardly expect to attract attention. Despite your best efforts, messes and chaos will reappear. This is best tackled by
a feverish group session of ‘direct combat’, where all household members gather in the most offensive area and follow this rule: pick up, deal with, repeat. Constant movement is the key here with all items delivered definitively to their ultimate destinations including chargers, lab notes, a tie, water bottle, parking ticket, garden shears, school notice, photos from that birthday party, teacups, warranty receipt, one sock, bike helmet, bedroom pillow, a USB, sunglasses, team schedule, hoodie, two batteries and, oh my goodness, the printed concert tickets! Barking out orders like a drill sergeant can accompany this flurry if you like, although some think that is not necessary. Maybe with our schedules so busy, our inboxes so jammed and our “to-do” lists so long we yearn for neat closets and orderly drawers to help create some calm. Certainly reordering our lives a bit would take more effort than cleaning a closet, but that is probably worth looking at as well.
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A Nurturing and Creative World for Your Children Elite Montessori Academy provides an option for parents in search of flexibility and all inclusive curriculums for children from 3 to 9 years old. Our programs include Music, Mandarin, French, Yoga, Creative Art, Science, Reading, and Math.
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Thanks to Local Businesses from the Dunbar Community Patrol Each year the Dunbar Community Patrol (DCP) holds a social night to thank our patrollers for their previous year’s volunteer service. As part of this event, prizes are awarded to patrollers for service to the DCP. Every other year the organizing committee and DCP members contribute prizes for the event, often using it as a re-gifting or recycling opportunity. In alternate years we canvass local businesses for these prizes. Many thanks to all the businesses who contributed prizes for our social night earlier this year:
Blight’s Home Hardware Butter Baked Goods & Café Cheshire Cheese Inn Christina’s Flower Shop Chloe Angus Design Digital Photo Station Domino’s Pizza Dunbar 1 HR Cleaners Dunbar Dairy Queen Dunbar Lumber
Dunbar Theatre Gardenia Florist IGA Marketplace K&K Pet Mart KoKoPelli Café La Notte Ristorante Italiano Mexicali Restaurant Moki’s Pizza Money’s Dry Cleaning Olinda’s
Pacific Spirits Liquor Store Rose Nail and Spa Shopper’s Drug Mart Spice Islands Indonesian Restaurant Splash Toy Shop Stong’s Market Top Cut Barbers Village VQA Wines Weigh To Go Bulk Foods
Thanks also to the Dunbar Residents’ Association who provided money for appetizers and to Susan Chapman, DRA Co-Secretary, who also donated a prize. The DCP was founded in 2005 as an initiative of the Dunbar Residents’ Association (DRA). We are a group of Dunbar residents who volunteer each month to conduct walk or bike patrols and serve as extra eyes and ears for the Vancouver Police. If you are interested in learning more or volunteering you can leave a phone message 604-222-9824 or e-mail.
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Sunflower Academy A Montessori Preparatory school offering preschool, junior & senior kindergarten with all day options At Sunflower we foster each child’s individual strengths. We provide high level guidance in core education including Math, Reading, French, Geography, History, Art, Music, Yoga and much more. We believe each child should develop fundamental principles of education, a love of learning and creativity, and the ability to gain independence and life skills. Spaces are limited. Please book your appointment for an interview and tour of our school.
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Adequate watering takes longer than you think Get results by leaving the sprinkler on. Roll out your hoses and set up an oscillating sprinkler to cover your lawn and garden areas. Turn on the sprinkler for an hour to an hour and a half. The earlier in the day this is done, the less water evaporation there will be. Leaving the sprinkler on allows water to percolate through your soil so roots will grow deeply as they seek out water. You will see the results if do this once or twice a week. For hand watering, using a wand or watering can, the best technique I can advise is to wet the soil until water begins to pool on the surface of your garden bed. Once this occurs, move on to the next section. After you notice the water has seeped into the ground, return to the first garden bed and repeat a second time, allowing water to pool before
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moving on. This technique will need to be used three to four times a week. When I worked at Park and Tilford Gardens, we would probe garden beds to check for moisture. The ornamental gardens feature many mature trees. We would sometimes leave the sprinklers on for three hours at a time to ensure deep watering and to prevent early leaf drop that results from drought stress.
Companion Technique: More mulch, less water Applying a layer of mulch to garden beds will save you time from your watering routine. Mulch helps conserve moisture during the drought months in summer, meaning less sprinkler set up time for you. To help reduce water evaporation, apply a three to four inch deep layer of decomposed bark mulch to your garden beds.
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Butter Baked Goods & Cafe 4907 Mackenzie St 604-221-4333 www.butterbakedgoods.com Celtic Treasure Chest 5639 Dunbar St 604-261-3688 www.celtictreasurechest.com Dunbar DQ/Orange Julius 3380 Dunbar St 604-733-2884 www.dairyqueen.com Dunbar Produce 4355 Dunbar St 604-228-8615
Family Farm Market 3526 W 41st Ave
IGA MarketPlace 3535 W 41st Ave 604-261-2423 www.marketplaceiga.com
The Heights Market 4889 Mackenzie Ave 604-638-0651 www.heightsmarket.com
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4495 Dunbar St 604-879-7439
IHUA Bakery 3522 W 41st Ave 604-261-0189
Weigh to Go Bulk Foods 3534 W 41st Ave 604-266-6206
Mac’s Convenience Store 4449 Dunbar St 604-736-7528 www.mymacs.ca
Windsor Meat Co. 4889 Mackenzie St 604-638-2470 www.windsormeats.com
Stong’s Market (ad p. 3)
4560 Dunbar St 604-266-1401 www.stongs.com
Liquor BC Liquor Store 3453 Dunbar St 604-224-4412 www.bcliquorstores.com
Pacific Spirits Wine Cellar 4474 Dunbar St 604-738-1299
Dunbar Liquor Boutique 5460 Dunbar St 604-267-2337 www.dunbarlb.com
Village VQA Wines 3536 W 41st Ave 604-269-9433 www.villagevqawines.com
Restaurants | Cafes Beantown Coffee House 4231 Dunbar St 604-222-8455 Blaq Sheep Coffee House 5601 Dunbar St 604-261-8188 www.blaqsheepcoffee.com Brick Oven Pizzeria 4269 Dunbar St 604-228-1822
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Butter Tea House 4321 Dunbar St 604-221-4337 www.butterbakedgoods.com
Cheshire Cheese Inn 4585 Dunbar St 604-224-2521 www.cheshirecheeseinn.ca Cosy Cafe 4455 Dunbar St 604-224-3133 Crepe & Cafe 3500 W 41st Ave 604-568-3123 www.crepecafe1.com Domino’s Pizza 3480 Dunbar St 604-733-0188 www.dominos.ca
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Dream Sushi 4385 Dunbar St 604-221-7874 Dunbar Pizza & Grill 3348 Dunbar St 604-732-4999 Dunbar Sushi 3626 W 16th Ave 604-568-5959 Handi Cuisine of India 4432 Dunbar St 604-738-3186 www.handicuisine.com
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FOOD | DRINK Restaurants | Cafes ... con’t Jethro’s Fine Grub 3420 Dunbar St 604-569-3441 www.jethrosfinegrub.com
Moki’s Pizza 5530 Dunbar St 604-263-4440 www.mokispizza.com
Subway 4490 Dunbar St 604-263-4023 www.subway.ca
Kokopelli Cafe 4593 Dunbar St 604-228-0818 www.kokopellicafe.ca
Riya’s Pizza 4464 Dunbar St 604-558-4466 www.riyaspizza.com
Sushi Inn Japanese Restaurant 4414 Dunbar St 604-739-3818
Kuma Japanese 3446 Dunbar St 604-739-0170
Simon’s Kitchen 4418 Dunbar St 604-734-1135
La Notte Ristorante
Spice Islands Indonesian 3592 W 41st Ave 604-266-7355 spiceislandsindonesian.com
The Dunbar Public House 4497 Dunbar St 604-222-9922 www.thedunbar.ca
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3307 Dunbar St 604-222-4033 www.lanotte.ca Mexi-Cali Diner 4424 Dunbar St 604-731-6517 www.mexicali.ca
Starbucks Coffee 4467 Dunbar St 604-222-8069 www.starbucks.ca
Tim Hortons 3463 Dunbar St 604-222-3130 www.timhortons.ca Wild Sushi 4288 Dunbar St 604-568-9668 www.wildsushi.ca
SERVICES Automotive Chevron Canada 5505 Dunbar St 604-261-4048
McDermott’s Body Shop 4508 Dunbar St 604-261-9212
Shell Canada 3596 W 41st Ave 604-263-9330
Children 4Cats Arts Studio (article p. 10-12)
4293 Dunbar St 604-569-2426 www.4catsart.com Acting UP! Musical Theatre 604-263-9977 actingupmusicaltheatre.com
Cheryl Rafter Highland Dancing (ad p. 29)
Scouts Canada 25th Dunbar Point Grey 31st St Philip’s www.scouts.ca
Harmonious Music Studio
West Point Grey District Girl Guides www.girlguides.ca
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Churches Dunbar Heights United 3525 W 24th Ave 604-731-6420 www.dunbarheightsuc.ca 34
Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran 3491 W 31st Ave 604-266-6818 www.dunbarlutheran.ca
Dunbar Heights Baptist 3996 W 17th Ave 604-224-1031 www.dhbc.ca
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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 3778 W 28th Ave 604-224-5678 www.icvancouver.ca
Knox United Church (ad p. 27)
5600 Balaclava St 604-261-3747 knoxunitedvancouver.org
Marineview Chapel 4000 W 41st Ave 604-261-1444 www.marineview.org
St Philip’s Anglican Church
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Dentists Arbutus Westside Orthodontics (ad p. 27) 3619 W18th Ave 604-736-5705 www.arbutusortho.com Dr Alex K H Chan 203-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-2860
Dr Daisy Tang (ad p. 29)
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Dr David S. Book Inc. 3335 Dunbar St 604-224-5611 www.drdavidbook.com
Dunbar Dental Centre
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Southlands Dental Group 3579 W 41st Ave 604-266-6232
Dr George Porteous 5-3615 W 19th Ave 604-224-3115
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Dry Cleaning | Alterations | Shoe Repair Busy Bee Cleaners 3556 W 41st Ave 604-263-2215 Dunbar 1 Hour Dry Cleaners 4479 Dunbar St 604-224-3818 www.dunbardrycleaners.ca Dunbar Dry Cleaning 4410 Dunbar St 604-736-5808
Gold Star Shoe Rebuilders 3308 Dunbar St 604-734-7477 goldstarshoerebuilders.com
Pressed 4 Time Dry Cleaning 3594 W 41st Ave 604-261-0440
Mai’s Dry Cleaners 3336 Dunbar St 604-739-6638
Yim’s Alterations 3378 Dunbar St 604-737-8822
Money’s Dry Cleaning 4389 Dunbar St 604-224-5112
Education - Private Creative Minds Early Learning 5351 Camosun St 604-263-4711 Crofton House School (girls) 3200 W 41st Ave 604-263-3255 www.croftonhouse.ca
Crown Preschool 3737 W 27th Ave 604-228-1316 www.crownpreschool.ca Dunbar Memorial Preschool 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6065 dunbarmemorialpreschool.ca
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Elite Montessori Academy (ad p. 27)
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4428 Dunbar St 604-734-7374 www.journeytolearning.com Little House Tutoring 4895 Mackenzie St 604-266-1023 www.littlehousetutoring.com Little People’s Preschool 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-2219 www.littlepeople.ca Marineview Preschool 4000 W 41st Ave 604-261-2613 www.marineview.org
Monkey See Monkey Do 3525 W 24th Ave 778-371-4659 www.monkeyseemonkeydo.ca Montessori Ivy School 3641 W 29th Ave 604-221-9300 www.ivymontessori.ca Opus Academy 5635 Dunbar St 604-267-3749 www.opusacademy.com St George’s School Jr Boys: 3851 W 29th Ave Sr Boys: 4175 W 29th Ave 604-224-1304 www.stgeorges.bc.ca
Sunflower Academy (ad p. 29)
4397 W 12th Ave 604-222-1114 www.sunfloweracademy.com Teachers’ Tutoring Service 604-730-3410 www.tutor.bc.ca
Tom Thumb Preschool (ad p. 8)
3737 W 27th Ave 604-222-2550 www.tomthumbpreschool.ca
Westside Kumon Math & Reading Centre (ad p. 8) 3584 W 16th Ave 604-222-0182 www.kumon.ca
Education - Public Schools (School District #39) Acadia Road Elementary 4102 W 16th Ave 604-713-5950 go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/acadia
Kerrisdale Elementary 5555 Carnarvon St 604-713-5446 kerrisdale.vsb.bc.ca
Queen Elizabeth Annex 4275 Crown St 604-713-5482 queenelizabeth-anx.vsb.bc.ca
Carnarvon Elementary 3400 Balaclava St 604-713-5396 crn.vsb.bc.ca
Lord Byng High School 3939 W 16th Ave 604-713-8171 byng.vsb.bc.ca
Queen Elizabeth Elementary 4102 W 16th Ave 604-713-5408 queenelizabeth.vsb.bc.ca
Jules Quesnel Elementary 3050 Crown St 604-713-4577 quesnel.vsb.bc.ca
Lord Kitchener Elementary 3455 West King Edward Ave 604-713-5454 kitchener.vsb.bc.ca
Southlands Elementary 5351 Camosun St 604-713-5414
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Image Optometry 4250 Dunbar St 604-293-3937 www.image.ca
Pacific Eye Doctors 4292 Dunbar St 604-739-2022 www.pacificeyedoctors.ca
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BMO Bank of Montreal 4395 Dunbar St 604-665-7093 www.bmo.com CIBC 4306 Dunbar St 604-665-7697 www.cibc.com
Edward Jones, Abbie Green (ad p. 13) 3560 W 41st Ave 604-731-6117 www.edwardjones.com H & R Block 4220 Dunbar St 604-713-1500 www.hrblock.ca
ScotiaBank 5659 Dunbar St 604-668-3707 www.scotiabank.com TD Canada Trust 4200 Dunbar St 604-654-6888 www.tdcanadatrust.com
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Vancity Credit Union 4445 Dunbar St 604-877-7000 www.vancity.com
Don Nybo & Co. Chartered Accountants 6-3615 W 19th Ave 604-228-1166
RBC Royal Bank 4205 Dunbar St 604-665-5972 www.rbc.com
30 Minute Hit 3516 W 41st Ave 604-569-3233 www.30minutehit.com
Elements Academy 4465 Dunbar St 604-568-3441 elementsacademy.com
Sanga Yoga Studio 3458 Dunbar St 604-733-7264 www.sangayoga.ca
Body Function 4345 Dunbar St 604-565-6630 www.body-function.ca
One World Karate 5600 Balaclava St 1-866-200-1880 www.oneworldkarate.com
Spire Wellness & Yoga 2885 W 33rd Ave 604-569-0963 www.s-pire.ca
Crossfit Empower 3321 Dunbar St 778-873-4427 www.crossfitempower.com
Prime Strength + Conditioning 3636 W 16th Ave 604-568-5220 www.beyourprime.com
The Dailey Method 3584 W 41st Ave 604-266-9191 www.thedaileymethod.com
Fitness
Hair Salons | Barbers | Spas Arnold’s Coiffures Ltd 5628 Dunbar St 604-261-7434
Classy Hair Design 3434 Dunbar St 604-738-8221
Duet 3231 Dunbar St 604-222-8715
Clippers Edge 4535 Dunbar St 604-224-0500
Blink Beauty Bar 3562 W 41st Ave 604-261-8144 www.blinkbeautybar.com
Dunbar Barber Shop 4264 Dunbar St 604-738-3165
Cabello Spa & Salon 3518 W 41st Ave 604-267-4247 www.cabellosalonspa.com Care Well Esthetics 4311 Dunbar St 778-999-8908
Electrolysis by Natalie 3309 Dunbar St 604-518-6625 George’s Hair Styling 4196 Dunbar St 604-738-4603
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SERVICES Hair Salons | Barbers | Spas ... con’t Kiji’s Hair Place 3350 Dunbar St 604-742-0299 www.kijishairsalon.com
Peymana Esthetics 3368 Dunbar St 604-739-3733 www.peymaneh.com
The Shop Hair & Esthetics 4446 Dunbar St 604-736-7467 theshophairandesthetics.com
Lavender’s Beauty Spa 1-3618 W 16th Ave 604-221-1166
Rose Nails & Spa 3383 Dunbar St 604-221-2200 www.rosenailsandspa.com
Top Barber Cut 5631 Dunbar St 604-696-0581
Pampered by Kadie 4238 Dunbar St 604-809-5395 www.pamperedbykadie.com
Skinetics Skin Care & Spa 4263 Dunbar St 604-266-7878
Top Cut Barbers 4238 Dunbar St 604-739-0744 Vida Beautilities 4260 Dunbar St 604-732-3523
Health | Medical Abundance Oriental Medicine Gail Olive & Katherine Couch 3368 Dunbar St Masage Therapy 778-997-4628 4-3615 W 19th Ave 604-224-5856 Chaldecott Medical Assn 4186 Dunbar St Head and Heart Counselling 604-739-9881 (ad p. 5) 3309 Dunbar St Classic LifeCare 604-787-4008 (ad p. 20) headandheartcounselling.com 604-263-3621 www.classiclifecare.com Life Chiropractic & Massage Dr Brian Harris Inc. 3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5015
Dunbar Physio (ad p. 29)
205-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-3303 www.dunbarphysio.com
4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702
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Life Labs 112-3540 W 41st Ave 604-264-9815 www.lifelabs.com
Massage Therapy on Dunbar
Dunbar Spinal Decompression (ad p. 9) 4168 Dunbar St 4192 Dunbar St 604-742-0702 604-733-3376 dunbarspinaldecompression. massagetherapyondunbar.com com
Envision Counselling 202-3641 W 29th Ave 604-222-1120 www.envisioncounselling.ca
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Alex Musial MD Inc. 4298 Dunbar St 604-731-3612
Mark Finch & Associates (ad p. 8)
202-3641 W 29th Ave 604-222-9505 www.markfinch.ca
Skinworks (ad p. 13)
3568-3578 W 41st Ave 604-737-7100 dermatology 604-733-9711 plastic surgery www.skinworks.ca Southland Medical Group 110-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5340 Southland’s Physiotherapy 3579 W 41st Ave 604-263-8110
StudioHealth - Chiroworks (article p. 14-16, ad p. 20)
5733 Collingwood St 604-269-3798 www.studiohealth.ca
Tessa Cherniavsky Massage Therapy Clinic 203A-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-2757
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Buntain Insurance 4295 Dunbar St 604-736-8855 www.buntaininsurance.com
Rand & Fowler Insurance 4860 Mackenzie St 604-266-2357 www.randandfowler.com
Southlands Insurance (ad p. 5)
5540 Dunbar St 604-266-5433
www.southlandsinsurance.com
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SERVICES Insurance
Pets Alta Vista Animal Hospital 4543 Dunbar St 604-221-5858
www.altavistaanimalhospital.ca
Artistic Styling Salon for Pets 4188 Dunbar St 604-739-6822
K & K Pet Foods 4595 Dunbar St 604-224-2513
Barktholomews Pet Edibles
Pets Beautiful
Amherst Veterinary Hospital 4883 Mackenzie St (ad p. 19) 260-2083 Alma St 604-221-7771 www.amherstvethospital.com
604-568-3600 www.barktholomews.ca Bosley’s Pet Food 3502 W 41st Ave 604-266-2667 www.bosleys.com
(ad p. 29)
5620 Dunbar St 604-261-5310 www.petsbeautiful.com
Specialty Alpha Electric & Appliance
Dunbar Painting
604-618-7684 2416paul@gmail.com
604-788-3382 www.dunbarpainting.com
(ad p. 18)
Bin Bros Recycling & Disposal (ad p. 8)
604-787-7416 www.binbros.ca Colin Hansen MLA 5640 Dunbar St 604-664-0748 www.colinhansenmla.bc.ca
(ad p. 21)
Dunbar Plumbing (ad p. 21)
1636 W 75th Ave 604-263-0323 www.reidbrothers.ca
RE/MAX Select Realty
Higher Ground Gardens
(ad on back cover)
(ad p. 30)
778-323-1502
www.highergroundgardens.com
Design by Fire 604.831-9206 www.designbyfire.ca Digital Photo Station 4485 Dunbar St 604-222-3513
Molly Maid, Meg Roberts 604-734-7260 www.mollymaid.ca
Driving Miss Daisy
Odenza Homes Ltd 4345 Dunbar St 604-221-7002 www.odenzahomes.com
604-723-7247 www.drivingmissdaisy.net
(ad p. 17)
604-312-2686 www.dunbarplumbing.ca
Jason Liu Realty 5737 Collingwood St 604-558-0666 www.jasonliurealty.com
(ad p. 18)
Reid Brothers Plumbing & Heating
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Karel Palla & Darryl Sjerven 604-329-1430 vancouversbestlistings.com
Sage Construction (ad p. 17)
3349 Dunbar St 604-569-2692 www.sageconstruction.ca
Sandra Steier Photography (ad p. 32)
604-277-7437 www.sandrasteier.com
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SHOP - RETAIL Clothing | Accessories Chloe Angus Design 4273 Dunbar St 604-224-2456 www.chloeangus.com Dragon & Phoenix 3510 W 41st Ave 604-261-1317 www.dragonandphoenix.ca
The HOB Thrift Shop 4255 Dunbar St 604-733-1412 www.vancouverhospice.org
Olindas 4305 Dunbar St 604-228-0022
Still Fabulous Thrift Store
Twist Fashions Inc.
(ad p. 28)
(ad p. 13)
110-3479 Dunbar St 604-566-9136 www.bcchildrens.ca
2952 West 4th Ave 604-732-0199 www.twistfashions.com
MacGillycuddy’s 4881 Mackenzie St 604-263-5313
Floral | Nurseries Christina’s Flower Shop 5615 Dunbar St 604-263-3011 www.christinaflowers.com
KJM Country Gardens 7226 Blenheim St 604-266-1397 www.kjmcountrygardens.com
Gardenia Florist 5636 Dunbar St 604-269-9234 www.gardeniaflorists.com
Quince Fine Florals 4870 Mackenzie St 604-263-0202 www.quincefineflorals.com
Southlands Nursery 6550 Balaclava St 604-261-6411 www.southlandsnursery.com
Pharmacy Pure Integrative Pharmacy 4198 Dunbar St 604-732-3010 www.purepharmacy.com
Shoppers Drug Mart (ad p. 5)
4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8555 www.shoppersdrugmart.ca
Southland Pharmacy 3554 West 41st Ave 604- 266-2882
Specialty All Nations Stamp & Coin 5630 Dunbar St 604-684-4613 allnationsstampandcoin.com
Dunbar Cycles 4219 Dunbar St 604-224-2116 www.dunbarcycles.com
Dunbar Vacuum Ltd 3468 Dunbar St 604-733-8713 dunbarvacuum.com
Blight’s Home Hardware
Dunbar Greetings 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322
Educational Book Supply 3548 W 41st Ave 604-677-8147
(ad p. 7)
3322 Dunbar St 604-738-3312
www.blightshomehardware.com Dunbar Lumber
Carson Books 4275 Dunbar St 604-222-8787 Cheap Skates 3644 West 16th Ave 604-222-1125 40
3637 W 16th Ave 604-224-0434 www.dunbarlumber.com Dunbar Paint Centre 3601 W 16th Ave 604-224-0421 www.bmvan.com
Enmark Jewellers Ltd 4315 Dunbar St 604-224-3513 Germaine’s Antiques 4268 Dunbar St 604-306-8364
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Specialty ... con’t Golden Rug Co.
Lawrence Books 3591 W 41st Ave 604-261-3812
Stationery 2000 3552 W 41st Ave 604-261-2001
Hob Too Thrift Shop 3470 Dunbar St www.vancouverhospice.org
Omega Custom Framing & Gallery 4290 Dunbar St 604-732-6778 www.omegagallery.ca
Toorak Tile & Design 3496 Dunbar St 604-739-5966 www.tooraktile.com
Kerrisdale Equipment Ltd 4522 Dunbar St 604-224-3255 www.kerrisdaleequipment.com
Restoration House Studios 3444 Dunbar St 604-644-8735 www.restorationhousestudios.ca
Korean Red Ginseng
Splash Toy Shop 4243 Dunbar St 604-228-8697
(ad p. 19)
3211 Dunbar St 604-224-3222 www.goldenrug.com
(ad p. 20)
2070 W 41st Ave 604-620-9066
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SHOP - RETAIL
Upscale Garage Sale 3422 Dunbar St 604-733-0787 www.upscalegaragesale.ca
Sports & Activities Dunbar Lawn Bowling Club 3850 W 31 St 604 228 8428 dunbarlawnbowling.com Dunbar Little League dunbarbaseball.ca Vancouver United FC (Dunbar Soccer Association) vanufc.com
Shamrock Equestrian Centre 3320 W 55th Ave 604-649-4586
West Side Warriors Football www.westsidefootball.bc.ca
Southlands Riding Club 7025 Macdonald St 604-263-4817 southlandsridingclub.com
Movie Theatre
UBC Thunderbirds www.gothunderbirds.ca
Dunbar Theatre 4555 Dunbar St 604-222-2991
Community Resources Artists in Our Midst www.artistsinourmidst.com City of Vancouver 453 West 12th Ave Phone 3-1-1 www.vancouver.ca Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 www.dunbarcentre.ca Dunbar Community Garden Dunbar St at W 40th Ave www.dunbarcommunitygarden.com
Dunbar Community Patrol (ad p. 28)
604-222-9824 www.dunbar-vancouver.org
Dunbar Public Library
Dunbar Village Business Association
(ads p. 4, 18, 20, 31, 43)
604-635-1836 www.dunbarvillage.ca
(ad p. 42)
4515 Dunbar St 604-665-3968 www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca
Southlands Heritage Farm 6767 Balaclava St 604-261-1295 www.southlandsfarms.com
Dunbar Residents’ Association 604-222-9824 www.dunbar-vancouver.org
Vancouver Hospice Society 3470 Dunbar St 604-737-7305 www.vancouverhospice.org
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June 15 - August 31, 2013 June 15
Dunbar Little League closing day picnic and championship games
June 16
Father’s Day
June 21
First day of summer
June 27
Last day of school for School District 39
July 1
Canada Day - Canada’s 146th Birthday
July 2-6
Kids Bible Camp at Marineview Chapel
July 7
Fire Hall No. 10 Open House. 1-3pm. Meet your local firefighters, learn what they do, discuss fire and life safety concerns you may have, and enjoy refreshments and demonstrations. 5425 Carnarvon St.
July 4-14
Dunbar Little League 11/12 hosts District Tournament
July 20-28
Little League BC Provincial Championships in Elm Park
June 21
National Aboriginal Day
July 27
Celebration of Lights, 9:30pm, English Bay (also on July 31, Aug 3)
Aug 1
Dunbar Life advertising deadline for Sep 1 issue
Aug 5
BC Day statutory holiday
Sep 1
Dunbar Life Magazine fall issue comes out
View calendar online at www.dunbarlife.com/calendar Children's Programs at Dunbar Public Library Summer Reading Club: "Up, up and away!" Children are sure to get carried "up, up and away" when they join the 2013 Summer Reading Club at the Dunbar Library; a fun and free reading club designed for school-aged children. Registration starts Friday June 14. All members will be eligible for weekly prize draws, contests, medals and more, including free weekly programs at 10:30 on Friday mornings. Friday June 5 - Wings - and O.W.L. wildlife Fridy, July 12 - Stories - and Gina's thrilling tales Friday July 19 - Song - and Michael's music Friday July 26 - Magic - and The Great Smartini Friday August 2 - Crafts - and Nona's masks Friday August 9 - RBC Medal Award Ceremony In addition to Summer Reading Club activities, families with toddlers and preschool children can enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and fingerplays at our regular Storytimes: Family Storytime - Thursdays 10:15 July 4 - August 1 And...Books and Bannock This month, the Vancouver Public Library joins Canadians across the country in marking National Aboriginal Day on Friday, June 21st. Please join staff at the Dunbar Branch for our “Books and Bannock” celebration. For more information, visit or call the branch at 604-665-3968. 42
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