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CrossFit Empower

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Pets Beautiful

Photographer Sandra Steier

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Story: Dunbar & 27th Redevelopment

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Dunbar Village for the Holidays photos

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Wasting Time

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Dunbar Directory

Editor & Writer Sarah Gordon

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Cover on location at Blaq Sheep Coffee House: Lien Phan (left) has been teaching at The Dailey Method for 5 years.

She is passionate about volunteering and went to Uganda last year to build a school dormitory. Next she is off to Ethiopia to pursue more volunteer work.

Jessica Yee (right) is a full-time high school teacher (Spanish and dance) and a part-time fitness instructor at The Dailey Method. She is talented on the guzheng (the Chinese harp; www.jessicalui.com).

She also loves travelling and chocolate.

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A Message from DVBA Karen Wyder, President of the Dunbar Village Business Association Gung Hei Fat Choi!

Two weeks of Chinese New Year celebrations commence February 19.

Spring is rapidly approaching; however, before we prepare to bid winter farewell we would be amiss in not thanking all of the businesses that contributed to making December’s Dunbar Village for the Holidays such a big success.

You will find photos of this festive day on page 28.

The New Year brings a big change to our neighbourhood with the redevelopment of the 4200 block of Dunbar Street. It is very sad to see some of our favourite long-time businesses go after having contributed to our community in so many positive ways. Look inside this issue for a list of these businesses and details relating to their closures or relocations.

possible future development, foot traffic and more. We are fortunate in Dunbar to have fewer vacancies than in many other areas of the City – thank you to our residents for making it possible for us all to be here.

In this issue we are featuring some newer businesses in the neighbourhood. You’ll meet Corey Lapell, the owner of CrossFit Empower, who shares his passion for “crossfitting.”

Find out how he and his fellow coaches help members reach their full potential.

We also introduce you to Terry Chan, the new owner of Pets Beautiful, who is responsible for grooming many neighbourhood dogs and cats. After working at the shop as an employee, she bought the business when the opportunity arose. Terry is a big supporter of Harvest Festival and the charity dog wash.

Look for another heart-warming article from Sue Dvorak. She examines New Year’s resolutions and encourages us to “waste some time valuably” in 2015.

I would especially like to thank Beth McKercher, owner of Splash Toys, who was not only a leading force for the Dunbar Village Business Association, but also came up with the idea of creating this magazine for our community. Thank you to Beth and the other business owners of the block for contributing so much to our Dunbar lives.

Finally, we are delighted our winter Dig Dunbar gardens are doing so well thanks to the great care the businesses and the rest of the community are taking with them. Thank you to everyone for contributing to the project’s success, whether it takes the form of pruning, sweeping dirt back into the gardens, litter control or just careful side-stepping as our gardens are located so close to the road.

When a business chooses to start or relocate in Dunbar, there are a myriad of factors that go into the decision. Beyond the health of the business itself, business owners must also consider lease agreements, taxes, renovation costs, parking, space available for expansion,

When you are rushing about your daily life, please take a moment to enjoy everything the village has to offer and watch for the gorgeous display of cherry blossoms coming to the streets over the coming months!

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CrossFit Empower:

Transforming I Can’t Into I Can Story by Sarah Gordon

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You may have seen CrossFitters running up and down Dunbar Street hoisting heavy weights – and smiling.

CrossFit Empower coach and owner Corey Lapell has transformed many of his clients’ lives, starting with his own. He recounts how debilitating back pain made it impossible for him to lift his newborn baby. This was a life altering moment and he decided to take responsibility for his body and end his pain.

2005 was the year he stumbled upon CrossFit’s website, and made it his mission to rehabilitate himself at home in his garage.

He marvels that his fitness plan didn’t involve a paid subscription, and best of all, he got results. He says, “I quickly exceeded the fitness levels of my youth.”

Greg Glassman founded CrossFit Inc. in 1996 in Santa Cruz, California. In 2005 the first affiliate gym opened in Seattle and they spread like wildfire. Lapell reports that 8

there are now over 10,000 CrossFit affiliates worldwide.

After working at CrossFit in Surrey and apprenticing as a paid coach at CrossFit East Vancouver for three years, Lapell opened his own gym in March 2013, which he prefers to describe as “a playground for adults.”

He targeted Dunbar as the ideal location.

Lapell was looking for a neighbourhood with a slightly older demographic than the usual CrossFit profile. He is not shy to admit that he is in his early 40s and wanted to offer an alternative to this age group. Little did he know that his clients would span the ages of 10 to 70+ years old.

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workout of the day (WOD). This includes a series of constantly varied, functional movements performed at high intensity.

In layman’s terms, CrossFit is a combination of weightlifting (barbells, dumbbells, kettle bells, medicine balls, sledgehammers, tractor tires and sandbags), gymnastics (rope climbing, gymnastics rings, pull up bars, parallel bars, and body weight exercises) and metabolic conditioning (skipping, rowing, running, cycling and jumping). Workouts blend these combinations together in an infinite variety of ways.

Lapell says, “We might run outside unladen or carry a medicine ball, a kettle bell, dumbbells, weight plates, a partner, weight vest, sandbag, barbell, who knows? Is it regular?

Everything in CrossFit is irregular but I would say it is not uncommon. All CrossFit gyms follow a constantly varied model.”

At CrossFit Empower you will also find more community spirit than you ever thought possible. It is a neighbourhood hub. While the coaches suggest members work out a minimum of three times a week, many attend much more frequently. This is like the “Cheers” of the gym world, where everyone knows your name.

“Recreating your body and transforming your soul” is a large part of CrossFit Empower’s core philosophy. On the website members attest that this program has transformed their lives.

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fragile as mine once was, and watching them soar to heights they hadn’t dared hope for,” declares Lapell.

There are countless success stories, and Lapell is incredibly proud of each CrossFitter.

Everyone earns a name, which is selected for him or her by other members. For example, Lapell’s name is “WOD Father.” It is almost like you take on another persona when you are assigned an alias.

This business is a family affair. Lapell’s wife Sunghee is also a CrossFit coach. Not to be left behind, their 12-year-old son Kaelin has been working out for several years.

Lapell is devoted to his work. He says he frequently spends 16 hours a day at the gym with his wife and son often by his side. Their story of working out together as a family is not uncommon. In fact a number of families (sometimes with babes in arms) and couples maximize their time together by squeezing in a workout in this social environment.

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The active facility is open seven days a week.

The first class begins at 5:30 a.m. (and yes, it is busy!) and the last class is held at 8:00 p.m.

While it can be a daunting prospect to join a gym, fear not. Lapell and his coaching team (Coaches Jen “All Star,” Leon “The Touch,” Sunghee “Hee Hee” and Yvan “The Law”) specialize in adapting CrossFit training for all ages and fitness levels. They emphasize form before intensity to avoid injuries. Their goal is to see members succeed and stay fit.

CrossFit Empower currently has 90 members, and each person has a great story to tell of how they have gained energy, strength, confidence, and found fitness levels they never knew lurked within.

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Deana Clark’s (also known as “Adventure”) story is an inspiration. She is a petite 66 year old who discovered CrossFit in May 2013. In this short time she has achieved phenomenal results - she can now deadlift 185 pounds and perform five consecutive pull-ups. Awesome.

At CrossFit Empower it’s all about empowerment. It’s about achieving your maximum potential and moving from I can’t to I can.

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Pets Beautiful:

Keeping Dunbar’s Pets Beautiful Since 1969 Story by Sarah Gordon

Photos by Sandra Steier

Not many businesses can claim to have a cat for a manager; however, Slinky at Pets Beautiful on Dunbar Street fills this role.

Slinky is a 17-year-old Persian with plenty of personality and has been with the business his entire life. Along the way he has witnessed a few changes in the company’s history.

Terry Chan is the sole proprietor of this pet grooming business, which has been a Dunbar village fixture since 1969. Remarkably, the shop has only changed ownership three times. Chan purchased the business after training alongside April Ross, who owned Pets Beautiful for nine years after she took over from the original owner Jeannine Cross.

Sometimes a career unfolds in the most unlikely way. In 2003 Chan got her first puppy, a Shih Tzu/Terrier mix named Furball.

Confident that she could take to the task, she attempted to groom him.

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“I started out like many pet owners. I tried to give my dog a haircut.” Following a botched job she had a new respect for groomers and went in search of a job to learn this skill.

After being professionally trained, she discovered she had a knack for cutting dogs and cats’ fur. She worked at another Vancouver groomer and then worked with Ross for a year and half at Pets Beautiful. In 2014 she took over the business. Chan says she has been loyal to the successful formula of the business, and continues to follow the popular grooming styles she learned from her former employer.

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While Chan works alongside other staff she is solely responsible for the grooming. She says, “This is my guarantee of quality and service.”

She books a maximum of 10 dogs a day to ensure adequate time is devoted to each haircut.

What can Fifi expect from a pet grooming appointment? Prior to being bathed, she will receive a preclip. Then she will be dried, brushed out, receive a haircut, and have her nails and ears cleaned.

The shampoo selected depends on your pet’s skin type. It is always best to forewarn a groomer if your pet has sensitive skin; however, Chan will make special note to use a mild shampoo if she notices dry or patchy skin.

With Dunbar’s proximity to Pacific Spirit Park there are plenty of opportunities for dogs to be sprayed by skunks. This occurs more often during the summer months. This is where Pets Beautiful comes to the rescue and eliminates the nasty smell with a de-skunking bath.

If your pet has matted fur Chan will try her best to help and in a worst case scenario a shave may be required.

How often should your dog be groomed? Ideally every eight to 10 weeks to help keep its coat in top condition.

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Summer and Christmas are Pets Beautiful’s busiest times of the year. Appointments can be made in person or by phone.

In addition to grooming, Chan manages the bookkeeping and orders products. The shop’s retail section is stocked with pet toys, leashes, collars, dog treats and food for cats, dogs, birds, rabbits and guinea pigs. Chan seeks out healthy grain-free ingredients as much as possible.

Having a love of animals, and also a sense of humour are important qualities when working all day with four legged friends. In addition to her dog Furball (who is now 12) she has a 3-year-old cat named Kit Kat and a 13-year-old cat named Shorty (courtesy of its short tail). And of course there is Slinky, who also serves as the shop’s 24hour security guard.

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Slinky has his own fan base.

Chan says, “Everyone wants to know Slinky.”

Most commonly he can be found lounging on the front desk or sitting in the shop’s front window. He constantly seeks attention and there seems to be no shortage coming his way. His senior status and relaxed disposition appears to command a deep respect from the other dogs and cats who come in for grooming, and lends an air of calm to the surroundings.

Are you looking to board your dog? While Pets Beautiful does not offer on site boarding services Chan offers what may be even more desirable for many pet owners - at home boarding as long as your dog is compatible with her dog and cats.

Dunbar residents are extremely loyal to her business.

How does Pets Beautiful build its client base? Word of mouth tops the list. After all, when you have a flattering hair cut people comment, don’t they? The same is true with dogs. In Dunbar’s parks and on trail walks dog owners chat, admire a good cut and swap tips too!

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Chan describes Dunbarites as being very laid back and not in a rush. She likes this attitude very much.

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Dunbar & 27th Redevelopment The 4200 block of Dunbar, know as central Dunbar or Dunbar Heights is undergoing change. The existing block currently occupied by some of our favourite single-storey retail stores is being redeveloped with a four-storey, mixed-use building containing a grocery store and retail uses on the ground floor and a total of 46 dwelling units (ground to fourth floors), all over three levels of underground parking providing a total of 165 parking spaces having vehicular access from the lane.

This proposal does not include the Royal Bank on the corner of Dunbar and 26th. The retail space will be the location of the new and expanded Stong’s Market and Dunbar Insurance. Stong’s will stay in its current location at 4560 Dunbar Street until February 28, 2016.

While this new development is exciting, we want to acknowledge and thank the stores that have left an important legacy in the community as some relocate in Dunbar, some move out of the community and some close forever.

Small businesses are the backbone of our community.

We hear so many Dunbar residents say this is the reason they love this neighbourhood. They know their local merchants and can get anything they want here, including personal and attentive service.

To all of the merchants over the years who chose to contribute to making Dunbar one of the best places in Vancouver to live, we sincerely thank you all.

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Update on the 4200 Block 4205 - RBC Royal Bank

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4219 & 4235- Dunbar Cycles

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STATUS: Closed and moved to 195 West Broadway

4229 - More Bikes

SINCE: 2014

STATUS: Looking for new location in Dunbar PAST TENANTS: Peekaboo Baby Boutique, Newcastle Locks & Letters NOTES: Lucy and Don Chang set up their second location here last year. They would like to thank Dunbar for welcoming and supporting their family bike shop into the neighbourhood.

Please continue to support them at their UBC location at 3332 Shrum Lane. Their family has lived in Dunbar for over 25 years and will continue to support the cycling community.

4231- Beantown Coffee House

SINCE: 1998

STATUS: Looking for new location in Dunbar NOTES: Watch for the grand re-opening in late spring!

4243 - Splash Toy Shop

SINCE: 2000

STATUS: Closing February 22 NOTES: Beth McKercher brought much joy to families for 15 years and always gave back to the community. She will miss the wonderful business neighbours and customers that they had over the years.

4255 - Hospice Opportunity Boutique

SINCE: 2012

STATUS: Moving to 2236 West 41st Avenue in Kerrisdale PAST TENANTS: Jools, Thompson Sales & Service NOTES: The Vancouver Hospice Society is dedicated to supporting people on their final journey by establishing hospices, respite care, day programs and bereavement services in our community. The thrift store is a way to support programs and services. Their other shop Hob Too is located at 3470 Dunbar St.

4263 - Skinetics Skincare and Spa

SINCE: 1983

STATUS: Moved to 4166 Main Street NOTES: Diane Buchmuelle was hoping to make it to 35 years so she could retire. After 31 years she was sad to have to leave the neighbourhood. She enjoyed her 31 years on Dunbar and thanks everyone for their support.

4265 - Brick Oven Pizza

SINCE: 2000

STATUS: Closed www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

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Update on the 4200 Block ... con’t 4273 - Chloe Angus Design

SINCE: 2010

STATUS: Moved to 45 East 6th Avenue #100 PAST TENANTS: A Touch of Wool

4275 - Carson Books

SINCE: 2001

STATUS: Moved to 4340 Main St PAST TENANTS: Champlain Design NOTES: Tim Carson felt part of the community and had regular and loyal customers that he will really miss. Some have followed him to his new store at 4340 Main St.

4293 - 4Cats Arts Studio

SINCE: 1999

STATUS: Moved to 3354 Dunbar St NOTES: Scott and Mel Baker are grateful to find their glorious new studio. They invite you to stop by and see it.

4295 - Dunbar Insurance

SINCE: 1990

STATUS: Moved to 4446 Dunbar St - located beside ‘The Shop’ PAST TENANTS: MacGregor’s Dry Goods NOTES: Danny Buntain and staff are excited about the new development coming to the Dunbar community over the next year and half. They invite you to come enjoy a coffee on them at their temporary location while our new office is being built! The Buntain family have been offering insurance services to the Dunbar community through Dunbar Insurance Agency Ltd. since the early 1990s. They look forward to continue being a part of this great community.

4560 - Stong’s SINCE 1931 STATUS: Staying in current location until February 28, 2016 NOTES: Stong’s Markets Ltd. – Dunbar’s home-grown grocer since 1931 – is pleased to announce the company has secured its tenure at its current location (4560 Dunbar Street). They will move to the new and expanded space at 4200 Dunbar when the project is complete in 2016.

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Stong’s in-store line of prepared foods by Cori’s Kitchen.

Dips, soups, pizzas, salads, mains and sides.

Cori Bonina, the Cori of Cori’s Kitchen, is also the owner of Stong’s Market. Growing up in the family food business has given Cori a passion for food and cooking. Cori’s Kitchen delivers that passion with wholesome food made in small batches every day. www.coriskitchen.ca

Stong’s Market 4560 Dunbar St 604-266-1401 www.stongs.com

OPEN DAILY 7am-11pm www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

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Thank you everyone for your support of Dunbar Village for the Holidays!

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Dunbar Homeowners’ Hedge Trimming Specials Hedge Trimming √ Professional Shape & Trim √ Straight lines, smooth edges √ Debris Clean Up What other Dunbar homeowners are saying: “I wanted to let you know how pleased I am with my hedges.

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Hard prune these shrubs for amazing results. Hard pruning means cutting back the plant to a small framework. Vigorous plants will easily fill out by summer.

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Cut back shrubs in spring to encourage summer growth. Prune before the plant buds out, while still dormant. Remove old, thick branches by pruning them from the base so new canes grow from the plant’s crown.

Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii) Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) Annabelle hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle') PeeGee hydrangea (H. paniculata ‘Grandiflora')

Spring flowering plants, like Rhododendron and Camellia, should be left to flower. Once blooms are spent, then prune away. Cutting soon after flowering allows plants time to set buds for the following year.

Ornamental grasses generally prefer to be cut back in spring.

Cut into a neat dome shape, leaving three inches of stem above the base of the plant to avoid cutting into the crown. The only grasses to leave alone are Carex, or evergreen sedges.

Give the garden a quick spruce-up by removing dead, diseased or damaged branches from shrubs and small trees, and cutting back ornamental grasses and perennials. The garden will have an instant tidy look. Pluck out weeds while they’re tiny, rake fallen leaves, top-dress with composted bark mulch and now you’re ready for the chaise lounge!

Jessica Salvador is a Certified Landscape Horticulturist.

She runs Higher Ground Gardens with her husband Christian, a Certified Landscape Technician. www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

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Wasting Time This is the time of year for New Year’s resolutions, for goal setting of ideally both short-term and long-term goals. Our culture is rather obsessed with this idea. Look in the self-help section of any bookstore and you will be offered methods for being more efficient and more productive, for setting priorities and becoming “good at anything.”

Time management is the goal; wasting time is certainly not.

The funny thing is that the oft quoted battle cry of “Carpe Diem!” challenging us to squeeze the most out of every day, does not immediately bring to mind an achievement chart defining primary and secondary goals.

Living fully is messy and inefficient, very unlike the careful pursuit of defined goals.

Yes, we need to get things done. We need to make the most of time: some say time is all we’ve got. And yes, there are LOTS of ways to full-on completely and utterly waste time.

There is no more effective a time-sucking void than the internet. The average person’s time spent viewing meaningless videos, scrolling through the same undealt-with emails, looking at merchandise and reading news that is not really news would easily add up 30

Story by Sue Dvorak to enough time to learn an ancient dialect of Russian, or print and organize every photo you have ever taken, or open a new business.

It’s rather ironic that the same amazingly fabulous technology that has revolutionized life as we know it has also provided the most unprecedented opportunity to waste time and be truly unproductive.

Productivity is a funny idea too though.

Somehow the things that our culture deems “being productive” can seem rather meaningless compared to what is sometimes considered “wasting time.” Most of the truly valuable activities that give us joy, provide beauty and make us all that is human involve a lot of “wasting time.”

Staring into space for extended periods may not be frequently recommended by timemanagement gurus. But if in that staring is found some reflection, some gratitude, some inspiration then it is time well spent.

We really just need to waste time wisely.

If life is short then how is a couple hours on a floor with a toddler a waste of time? www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

If finding an old box of photographs transports you to another place and time, breath-taking in its clarity of memories, then thumbing through them and shedding a tear, laughing out loud (actually), and marveling at the passage of years can hardly be considered a waste of time. Even if the photos remain un-edited, unsorted and unfiled, not colour coded or digitalized but simply placed in the same spot for a future moment of reflection on life, there is no time wasted in these moments spent. Yes you can waste time wandering through the internet, or through an airport parking lot because you forgot where your car is parked, or through a document at work that you find out later is now obsolete. But time is not wasted watching the sun set or chatting with an elderly parent, reading the newspaper or listening to music.

Time is certainly never “wasted” when spent with a loved one. If time is a limited treasure then how better to spend it than shooting the breeze with a dear friend? Or listening to the latest drama from your preteen? Or rocking a baby who is already asleep?

Case in point: I am naturally a night-owl who would happily buzz and putter around til the wee hours only to find myself one of those walking-dead zombie characters the next day.

But my most reasonable New Year’s resolution, to go to bed earlier through 2015, was shattered by January 3.

I was all set to achieve my short-term goal of being asleep by 11 p.m. in order to achieve my long-term goal of being more efficient, when our twenty year old son returned home “early” from saying good-bye to friends the night before www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

departing on his eight month university “Coop” program job placement in Germany. Our 15 year daughter was still up and the three of us stood in the hall for a half an hour discussing the dog’s flappy jowls, the weird abstractness and concreteness of international travel, the ways that friends become spread all over the world, the difficulties of doing laundry in a sink and other important things. He and I talked for another hour after she went to bed. About then his older sister arrived home and the three of us sat up talking until after 2:00 a.m. The next day I had to get up early and staggered about bleary-eyed, the exact mess I had resolved to prevent. Interestingly though, that late evening spent failing miserably in meeting my goal, spent “wasting time” and being inefficient with these beautiful, energetic, idealistic young people I am in love with will undoubtedly be a few of my best hours spent in 2015, a treasure for as long as my memory will serve.

The trick is discovering the ways in which “wasting time” is more valuable than “being productive.”

So here’s to making New Year’s resolutions and quantifiable plans and smart goals remembering all the while that, as John Lennon sings, “life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.”

Be sure to waste some time valuably in 2015.

Happy New Year.

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FOOD | DRINK Grocery | Specialty Bigsby The Bakehouse 4894 Mackenzie St 604-267-2253 Butter Baked Goods & Cafe 4907 Mackenzie St 604-221-4333 butterbakedgoods.com

IGA MarketPlace 3535 W 41st Ave 604-261-2423 marketplaceiga.com

The Heights Market 4889 Mackenzie Ave 604-638-0651 heightsmarket.com

IHUA Bakery 3522 W 41st Ave 604-261-0189

Tryphe Specialty Foods 4495 Dunbar St 604-879-7439 tryphe.ca

Celtic Treasure Chest 5639 Dunbar St 604-261-3688 celtictreasurechest.com

Mac’s Convenience Store 4449 Dunbar St 604-736-7528 mymacs.ca

Dunbar DQ/Orange Julius 3380 Dunbar St 604-733-2884 dairyqueen.com

Stong’s Market

Dunbar Produce 4355 Dunbar St 604-228-8615

Weigh to Go Bulk Foods 3534 W 41st Ave 604-266-6206 Windsor Meat Co. 4889 Mackenzie St 604-638-2470 windsormeats.com

(ad p. 27) 4560 Dunbar St 604-266-1401 stongs.com

Liquor BC Liquor Store 3453 Dunbar St 604-224-4412 bcliquorstores.com

L’amour du vin 3458 Dunbar St 604-228-9463 lamourduvin.ca

Dunbar Liquor Boutique 5460 Dunbar St 604-267-2337 dunbarlb.com

Pacific Spirits Liquor Store 4474 Dunbar St 604-738-1299 pacificspiritsliquorstore.com

Village VQA Wines 3536 W 41st Ave 604-269-9433 villagevqawines.com

Restaurants | Cafes Blaq Sheep Coffee House & Breakfast Bistro 5601 Dunbar St 604-261-8188 blaqsheepcoffee.com Cheshire Cheese Inn 4585 Dunbar St 604-224-2521 cheshirecheeseinn.ca Cosy Inn Cafe 4455 Dunbar St 604-224-3133 Crepe & Cafe 3500 W 41st Ave 604-568-3123 crepecafe1.com 32

Domino’s Pizza 3480 Dunbar St 604-733-0188 dominos.ca

Handi Cuisine 4432 Dunbar St 604-738-3186 handicuisine.com

Dream Sushi 4385 Dunbar St 604-221-7874

New!

Dunbar Pizza & Grill 3348 Dunbar St 604-732-4999 Dunbar Sushi 3626 W 16th Ave 604-568-5959

Hungry Dog Cafe 3625 W 29th Ave 778-385-0181 Jethro’s Fine Grub 3420 Dunbar St 604-569-3441 jethrosfinegrub.com Kokopelli Cafe 4593 Dunbar St 604-228-0818 kokopellicafe.ca

www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

La Notte Ristorante (ad p. 5) 3307 Dunbar St 604-222-4033 lanotte.ca Mexi-Cali Diner 4424 Dunbar St 604-731-6517 mexicali.ca Moki’s Pizza 5530 Dunbar St 604-263-4440 mokispizza.com

Riya’s Pizza 4464 Dunbar St 604-558-4466 riyaspizza.com

Simon’s Kitchen 4418 Dunbar St 604-734-1135 Red Tuna Japanese 3592 W 41st Ave 604-266-7355 Starbucks Coffee 4467 Dunbar St 604-222-8069 starbucks.ca Subway 4490 Dunbar St 604-263-4023 subway.ca

Sushi Inn 4414 Dunbar St 604-739-3818 The Dunbar Public House 4497 Dunbar St 604-222-9922 thedunbar.ca

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Kuma Japanese 3446 Dunbar St 604-739-0170

FOOD | DRINK Restaurants | Cafes ... con’t

Tim Hortons 3463 Dunbar St 604-222-3130 timhortons.ca Wild Sushi 4288 Dunbar St 604-568-9668 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

Beauty | Hair | Spa Blink Beauty Bar 3562 W 41st Ave 604-261-8144 blinkbeautybar.com

Dunbar Barbers 4264 Dunbar St 604-738-3165 dunbarbarbers.com

Hair Place Kiji’s 4311 Dunbar St 604-742-0299 kijishairsalon.com

Cabello Spa & Salon 3518 W 41st Ave 604-267-4247 cabellosalonspa.com

Electrolysis by Natalie 3309 Dunbar St 604-518-6625

Hair Zone 3378 Dunbar St 604-788-8233

George’s Hair Styling 4196 Dunbar St 604-738-4603

J’aime Les Cheveux 3591 W 26th Ave 604-714-1118

Great Clips 4484 Dunbar St 604-732-5123 greatclips.com

Jade’s Feet & Spa 1-3618 W 16th Ave 604-221-1166

Care Well Esthetics 4311 Dunbar St 778-999-8908 Clippers Edge 4535 Dunbar St 604-224-0500 Duet Salon & Spa 3231 Dunbar St 604-222-8715

www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

Kari’s Hair & Esthetics 3593 W 26th Ave 604-736-6700 33

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SERVICES Beauty | Hair | Spa ... con’t Kleanse Spa Bar 3593 W 26th Ave 778-928-5901 kleansespabar.com

New!

Pampered by Kadie 4238 Dunbar St 604-809-5395 pamperedbykadie.com

The Shop Hair & Esthetics 4446 Dunbar St 604-736-7467 theshophairandesthetics.com

Rose Nails & Spa 3383 Dunbar St 604-221-2200 rosenailsandspa.com

Top Barber Cut 5631 Dunbar St 604-696-0581

Sunflower Spa 3368 Dunbar St 778-379-2688

Top Cut Barbers 4238 Dunbar St 604-739-0744 Touch of Beauty 3291 Dunbar St 604-221-0010 touchofbeautyspa.ca Vida Beautilities Hair & Esthetic Salon 4260 Dunbar St 604-732-3523

Churches Dunbar Heights United 3525 W 24th Ave 604-731-6420 dunbarheightsuc.ca Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran 3491 W 31st Ave 604-266-6818 dunbarlutheran.ca Dunbar Heights Baptist 3996 W 17th Ave 604-224-1031 dhbc.ca

Arbutus Westside Orthodontics 3619 W 18th Ave 604-736-5705 arbutusortho.com Dr. Alex K H Chan 203-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-2860 dralexkhchandentist.com

Dunbar Family Dental (ad p. 13) 4210 Dunbar St 604-733-1616 dunbarfamilydental.com 34

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 3778 W 28th Ave 604-224-5678 icvancouver.ca Knox United Church 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-3747 knoxunitedvancouver.org

Dental

Marineview Chapel 4000 W 41st Ave 604-261-1444 marineview.org

St Philip’s Anglican Church

(ad p. 14) 3737 W 27th Ave 604-224-3238 stphilipsdunbar.com

Dentists on Dunbar 3335 Dunbar St 604-224-5611 dentistsondunbar.com

Dunbar Dental Centre 215-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-2220 dunbardental.ca

Dr Benjamin Pliska 103-2786 W 16th Ave 604-732-6333 vwda.ca

Prodent Dental Lab 101-3540 W 41st Ave 604-263-3111

Dr. George Porteous 5-3615 W 19th Ave 604-224-3115

Southlands Dental Group 3579 W 41st Ave 604-266-6232 Technident 2000 Lab 100-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-1121

www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

Busy Bee Cleaners 3556 W 41st Ave 604-263-2215 Dunbar 1 Hour Dry Cleaners 4479 Dunbar St 604-224-3818 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 pressed4timedrycleaning.com

Mai’s Dry Cleaners 3336 Dunbar St 604-739-6638

Yim’s Alterations 3378 Dunbar St 604-737-8822

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SERVICES Dry Cleaning | Alterations | Shoe Repair

Money’s Dry Cleaning 4389 Dunbar St 604-224-5112

Education & Performing Arts - Private New Location!

4Cats Arts Studio 3354 Dunbar St 604-569-2426 4catsart.com Ace Education Consulting Ltd 210-3540 W 41st Ave 604-620-4848 Creative Minds 5351 Camosun St 604-263-4711

Harmonious Music Studio (ad p. 20)

3271 Dunbar St 604-767-0136 harmoniousmusicstudio.com

Immaculate Conception (ad p. 20) 3745 W 28th Ave 604-224-5012 icschoolvancouver.com

Journey To Learning

Crofton House School 3200 W 41st Ave 604-263-3255 croftonhouse.ca

(ad p. 13) 4428 Dunbar St 604-734-7374 journeytolearning.com

Crown Preschool 3737 W 27th Ave 604-228-1316 crownpreschool.ca

Little House Tutoring 4895 Mackenzie St 604-266-1023 littlehousetutoring.com

Dr. Yang Educational Centre 103-3540 W 41st Ave Dunbar Memorial Preschool 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6065 dunbarmemorialpreschool.ca

Elite Montessori Academy (ad p. 12) 5520 Dunbar St 604-655-2045 elitemontessori.ca

Little People’s Preschool 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-2219 littlepeople.ca Marineview Preschool 4000 W 41st Ave 604-261-2613 marineview.org

Monkey See Monkey Do (ad p. 11) 3525 W 24th Ave 778-371-4659 monkeyseemonkeydo.ca

www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

Montessori Ivy School 3641 W 29th Ave 604-221-9300 ivymontessori.ca New Concept Chinese School 5739 Collingwood St 604-773-3858 nccchinese.com Opus Academy 5635 Dunbar St 604-267-3749 opusacademy.com Reading Gate Academy 204-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-8984 vanwest.readinggate.com St George’s School Jr Boys: 3851 W 29th Ave Sr Boys: 4175 W 29th Ave 604-224-1304 stgeorges.bc.ca Tom Thumb Preschool 3737 W 27th Ave 604-222-2550 tomthumbpreschool.ca

Westside Kumon Math & Reading Centre (ad p. 3) 3584 W 16th Ave 604-222-0182 kumon.ca

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SERVICES Education - Public Schools (School District #39) Carnarvon Elementary 3400 Balaclava St 604-713-5396 crn.vsb.bc.ca

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

Jules Quesnel Elementary 3050 Crown St 604-713-4577 quesnel.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

Kerrisdale Annex Elementary 3250 W 43rd Ave 604-713-5488 kerrisdale-anx.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

BMO Bank of Montreal 4395 Dunbar St 604-665-7093 bmo.com

H & R Block 4220 Dunbar St 604-713-1500 hrblock.ca

CIBC 4306 Dunbar St 604-665-7697 cibc.com

RBC Royal Bank 4205 Dunbar St 604-665-5972 rbc.com

Don Nybo & Co. , CA 6-3615 W 19th Ave 604-228-1166

ScotiaBank 5659 Dunbar St 604-668-3707 scotiabank.com

Edward Jones

(ad p. 14) 3560 W 41st Ave 604-731-6117 edwardjones.com

Financial

go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/southlands

Trusha Desai Innovation Management (ad p. 12) 3585-BSMT West 24 Ave 604-738-0764 trushadesai.com Vancity Credit Union 4445 Dunbar St 604-877-7000 vancity.com

TD Canada Trust 4200 Dunbar St 604-654-6888 tdcanadatrust.com

Fitness & Sports 30 Minute Hit 3516 W 41st Ave 604-569-3233 30minutehit.com Body Function 4345 Dunbar St 604-565-6630 body-function.ca

CrossFit Empower (article p. 8-10) 3321 Dunbar St 778-873-4427 crossfitempower.com 36

Dunbar Lawn Bowling Club (ad p. 3)

Prime Personal Training

Elements Academy 4465 Dunbar St 604-568-3441 elementsacademy.com

Pulse Cycling Studio

Jazzercise Westside

Shamrock Equestrian Centre 3320 W 55th Ave 604-649-4586

3850 W 31st Ave 604-228-8428 dunbarlawnbowling.com

(ad p. 11) 3525 W 24th Ave 604-999-7017 jazzercise.com

(ad p. 3) 3636 W 16th Ave 604-568-5220 primepersonaltraining.com (ad p. 7) 3630 W 16th Ave pulsecycling.ca

www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

Southlands Riding Club 7025 Macdonald St 604-263-4817 southlandsridingclub.com

The Dailey Method 3584 W 41st Ave 604-266-9191 thedaileymethod.com

Spire Wellness & Yoga 2885 W 33rd Ave 604-569-0963 s-pire.ca

Third Eye Martial Arts 4256 Dunbar St 604-669-8707 temartialarts.com

Vibes Fitness 5628 Dunbar St 604-428-8423 vibesfitness.ca

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SERVICES Fitness & Sports ... con’t

Health | Medical Alex Musial MD Inc. 4298 Dunbar St 604-731-3612

Gail Olive Masage Therapy 4-3615 W 19th Ave 604-224-5856

Chaldecott Medical Clinic 4186 Dunbar St 604-739-9881

Head and Heart Counselling 3309 Dunbar St 604-787-4008

Dr. Brian Harris Inc. 211-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5015 Dunbar Eyecare Optometry 2-3554 W 41st Ave 604-263-8874 dunbareyecare.com Dunbar Physio 205-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-3303 dunbarphysio.com

headandheartcounselling.com

Hotz Consultants Ltd 208-3540 W 41st Ave 604-873-0013 hotzconsultants.com Image Optometry 4250 Dunbar St 604-293-3937 image.ca Life Chiropractic 4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702

Meris Williams, PhD Reg. Clinical Counsellor 101-3309 Dunbar St 778-828-9702 meriswilliamsphd.com Pacific Eye Doctors 4292 Dunbar St 604-739-2022 pacificeyedoctors.ca Physical Medicine & Rehab 200-3540 W 41st Ave Skinworks 3568-3578 W 41st Ave 604-737-7100 dermatology 604-733-9711 plastic surgery skinworks.ca

Southland Medical Group Dunbar Pyschological Services lifechiropracticandmassage.com 110-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5340 216-3540 W 41st Ave Life Labs 604-264-1777 Southland’s Physiotherapy 112-3540 W 41st Ave dunbarpsychology.com 3579 W 41st Ave 604-264-9815 604-263-8110 Dunbar Spinal Decompression lifelabs.com 4168 Dunbar St StudioHealth - Chiroworks 604-742-0702 Massage Therapy 5733 Collingwood St dunbarspinalon Dunbar (ad p. 7) 604-269-3798 decompression.com 4192 Dunbar St studiohealth.ca 604-733-3376 Envision Counselling massagetherapyondunbar.com Tessa Cherniavsky Massage 202-3641 W 29th Ave 604-222-1120 Therapy Clinic Mark Finch & Associates envisioncounselling.ca 203A-3540 W 41st Ave 202-3641 W 29th Ave 604-266-2757 604-222-9505 markfinch.ca www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

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SERVICES Insurance New Location!

Rand & Fowler Insurance 4860 Mackenzie St 604-266-2357 randandfowler.com

Dunbar Insurance 4446 Dunbar St 604-736-8855 buntaininsurance.com

Southlands Insurance (ad p. 15) 5540 Dunbar St 604-266-5433

southlandsinsurance.com

Pets Alta Vista Animal Hospital 4543 Dunbar St 604-221-5858 altavistaanimalhospital.ca

Barktholomews Pet Edibles 4883 Mackenzie St 604-568-3600 barktholomews.ca

Artistic Styling Salon for Pets 4188 Dunbar St 604-739-6822

Bosley’s Pet Food 3502 W 41st Ave 604-266-2667 bosleys.com

K & K Pet Foods 4595 Dunbar St 604-224-2513

Pets Beautiful

(article p. 16-18) 5620 Dunbar St 604-261-5310 petsbeautiful.com

Specialty Bearclaw Captial Corp.

214-3540 W 41st Ave 604-682-2201 bearclawcapitalcorp.com

Luxmore Group 5737 Collingwood St 604-558-0666 jasonliurealty.com

Southlands Heritage Farm 6767 Balaclava St 604-261-1295 southlandsfarms.com

Browns Restaurant Group 207A-3540 W 41st Ave 604-630-0885 brownsrestaurantgroup.com

Martin Brothers Funeral Services 3398 Dunbar St 778-330-7799 mbfunerals.com

New! Visual Space

Digital Photo Station 4485 Dunbar St 604-222-3513 Dunbar Decor Upholstery 3350 Dunbar St 778-322-2070 Innovative Information 201-3540 W 41st Ave 604-264-4685

Natural Balance Premium Home Builders 3288 Dunbar St 778-330-7607 naturalbalancehomes.com

Sage Construction (ad p. 7) 3349 Dunbar St 604-569-2692 sageconstruction.ca

(ad p. 5, 12) 3352 Dunbar St 604-559-0576 visualspace.ca

Movie Theatre Dunbar Theatre 4555 Dunbar St 604-222-2991

SHOP - RETAIL Clothing | Accessories Dragon & Phoenix 3510 W 41st Ave 604-261-1317 dragonandphoenix.ca 38

MacGillycuddy’s 4881 Mackenzie St 604-263-5313

Olinda’s 4305 Dunbar St 604-228-0022

www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

Floral | Nurseries Christina’s Flower Shop 5615 Dunbar St 604-263-3011 christinaflowers.com

Quince Fine Florals 4870 Mackenzie St 604-263-0202 quincefineflorals.com

Southlands Nursery 6550 Balaclava St 604-261-6411 southlandsnursery.com

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SHOP - RETAIL

Gardenia Florist 5636 Dunbar St 604-269-9234 gardeniaflorists.com

Pharmacy Pure Integrative Pharmacy 4198 Dunbar St 604-732-3010 purepharmacy.com

Shoppers Drug Mart 4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8555 shoppersdrugmart.ca

Southland Guardian Pharmacy 3554 West 41st Ave 604- 266-2882

Specialty Shops All Nations Stamp & Coin Educational Book Supply 5630 Dunbar St 3548 W 41st Ave 604-684-4613 604-677-8147 allnationsstampandcoin.com Enmark Jewellers Ltd Blight’s Home Hardware 4315 Dunbar St 3322 Dunbar St 604-224-3513 604-738-3312 blightshomehardware.com Germaine’s Antiques 4268 Dunbar St Cheap Skates 604-306-8364 3644 West 16th Ave 604-222-1125 Golden Rug Co. 3211 Dunbar St Dunbar Greetings 604-224-3222 3456 Dunbar St goldenrug.com 604-731-3322 Hob Too Thrift Shop Dunbar Lumber 3470 Dunbar St 3637 W 16th Ave 604-737-7304 604-224-0434 vancouverhospice.org dunbarlumber.com Kerrisdale Equipment Ltd Dunbar Paint Centre 4522 Dunbar St 3601 W 16th Ave 604-224-3255 604-224-0421 kerrisdaleequipment.com bmvan.com Lawrence Books Dunbar Vacuum Ltd 3591 W 41st Ave 3468 Dunbar St 604-261-3812 604-733-8713 dunbarvacuum.com www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

Omega Custom Framing 4290 Dunbar St 604-732-6778 omegagallery.ca Sher’s Stationery 2000 3552 W 41st Ave 604-261-2001 Studio Gallery 33 4850 Mackenzie St 604-838-8670 studiogallery33.com Toorak Tile & Design 3496 Dunbar St 604-739-5966 tooraktile.com Upscale Garage Sale 3422 Dunbar St 604-733-0787 upscalegaragesale.ca

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Businesses without storefront in Dunbar Driving Miss Daisy

Higher Ground Gardens

Scouts Canada 25th Dunbar Point Grey 31st St Philip’s scouts.ca

Dunbar Community Patrol 604-222-9824 dunbar-vancouver.org

Kerrisdale Gardens

The Carrington Shoppe 3434 W 55th Ave 604-266-5725 thecarringtonshoppe.com

Korean Red Ginseng

UBC Thunderbirds gothunderbirds.ca

(ad p. 12) 604-723-7247 drivingmissdaisy.net

Dunbar Little League dunbarbaseball.ca

Dunbar Painting

(ad p. 11) 604-788-3382 dunbarpainting.com

Dunbar Plumbing (ad p. 13) 604-312-2686 dunbarplumbing.ca

Dunbar Residents’ Association 604-222-9824 dunbar-vancouver.org

Dunbar Village Business Association (ads p. 4, 28, 40, 41, back cover) 604-635-1836 dunbarvillage.ca

(ad p. 29) 778-323-1502 highergroundgardens.com (ad p. 19) 604-559-9848 kerrisdalegardens.ca (ad p. 14) 2070 W 41st Ave 604-620-9066 kgccanada.com

Reid Brothers Plumbing & Heating (ad p. 15) 1636 W 75th Ave 604-263-0323 reidbrothers.ca

RE/MAX Select Realty

Karel Palla & Darryl Sjerven

(ad p. 43) 604-329-1430 vancouversbestlistings.com

Vancouver Community Baseball

vancouvercommunitybaseball.com Vancouver United FC (Dunbar Soccer Association) vanufc.com West Point Grey District Girl Guides girlguides.ca West Side Warriors Football westsidefootball.bc.ca

Sandra Steier Photography

(ad p. 21) 604-277-7437 sandrasteier.com

COMMUNITY RESOURCES Andrew Wilkinson MLA 5640 Dunbar St 604-664-0748 andrewwilkinsonmla.ca

Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 dunbarcentre.ca

Dunbar Public Library 4515 Dunbar St 604-665-3968 vpl.vancouver.bc.ca

Over 250 businesses to serve you!

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www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

Help us create beautiful gardens throughout Dunbar village Spring is here! We’d like to see Dunbar village bloom with gardens of herbs, perennials and perhaps some annuals, but we need your help.

Email us at info@dunbarvillage.ca or voicemail at 604-635-1836

www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2015

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February 15 - April 15, 2015 Feb 19

Chinese New Year (Year of the Ram)

Feb 19

School District #39 Non-Instructional Day

Feb 25

Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day

Feb 28

Open House at Monkey See Monkey Do Preschool (see p. 11)

Mar 8

Daylight Saving Time starts

Mar 9-20

School District #39 spring break

Mar 17

St. Patrick’s Day

Mar 21

Advertising deadline for Dunbar Life - Apr 15 magazine (see p. 6)

Mar 28

Earth Hour

Apr 1

April Fool’s Day

Apr 3

Good Friday

Apr 3 & 6

School District #39 no school

Apr 5

Easter Sunday

Apr 6

Easter Monday

Apr 15

Dunbar Life magazine comes out

Apr 27

Vancouver Sun Run

May 3

BMO Vancouver Marathon

May 3

St. Philip’s Day celebrating 90 years (see p. 14)

View calendar online at www.dunbarlife.com/calendar

Dunbar Community Centre - 2015 Live in the Lobby – Free The Dunbar Community Centre and Rogue Folk Club have teamed up to bring you a monthly musical evening with fantastic up-and-coming local artists as part of the Rogue Folk Club Emerging Artists program. 2015 will include both evening and lunchtime concerts. Evening concerts are every second Tuesday of the month and lunchtime every fourth Thursday of the month.

Tuesday Evening Series - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Mar 10 Coldwater Road Thursday Lunchtime Series – 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Feb 26 Ivan Boudreau Mar 26 Ronin Wong

Dunbar Library - Pajama Storetime 6:30 pm on the first Wednesday of each month Dunbar Library is pleased to present a new evening storytime program for families.

Little ones can come in pajamas and bring along their big people for stories, rhymes, songs and more. This program is free and registration is not necessary. Just drop-in with your stuffies and other family and friends.

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www.VancouversBestListings.com

DARRYL SJERVEN

KAREL PALLA

PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION

darrylsj@shaw.ca 604-644-5920

kpalla@shaw.ca 604-329-1430

When you are ready to buy or sell your home, give us a call and let us help you make informed decisions with confidence

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