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A Guide to Local Shopping and Events Inside

6 Message from DVBA President 8-10 Article: Trans4mation Health and Wellness 16-18 Article: Opus Academy 22-23 Map 24-25 Champions of Dunbar Village 27-29 Ask An Expert 31 Article: Dunbar’s Backyard Rink 33-41 Dunbar Directory 43 Calendar

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Dunbar Life is produced in partnership with the Dunbar Village Business Association to promote local shopping, dining, services and events. Dunbar borders are between W 16th Avenue in the north to W 41st Avenue in the south, and UBC Endowment Lands in the west to MacKenzie Street to the east. Go online to www.dunbarlife.com for a full and up-to-date directory and calendar.

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A Message from DVBA Mysha Dewar-McClelland, President of the Dunbar Village Business Association Welcome to the early spring issue of Dunbar Life. It’s been an extremely wet winter, and such a contrast to last year’s perpetual snow!

One of our new businesses, Trans4mation Health and Wellness, recently opened in central Dunbar. The owner, Susana Abreu Bello, is warm and welcoming with a magnetic personality. She offers kettlebell, TRX, yoga classes as well as personal training.

Dunbar has been through many changes over the past year and more changes are coming. It is with great excitement that we welcome not only new residents but also many new businesses to our community. We encourage you to visit and say hello to some of our newer neighbours: Vibes Fitness, Boulevard Valet, Hob Too Furniture, Q Coffee, YNP Dunbar Pharmacy, Cantina Pana, H-Mart, Trans4mation Health and Wellness, Sweet Somethings and check out the Dunbar Community Garden.

Opus Academy is an after school program for young people. Founded in 2004 by Janette Lim, the Academy was created to serve the growing need for enrichment education for students of all ages and skill levels.

We would like to extend an enormous thank you to Stong’s Market and Vancity for sponsoring the DVBA’s Dunbar Village for the Holidays in December. This festive annual event always fills the Village with holiday cheer. Musically Yours, the wonderful a cappella trio, stepped inside businesses to serenade delighted customers and merchants. Outdoors, people were treated to old-fashioned complimentary horse-drawn carriage rides as well as hot chocolate courtesy of Stong’s Market.

The DVBA would also like to thank Dunbar residents who donated to the Vancouver Food Bank during Dunbar Village for the Holidays. Three large containers of food were dropped off at Vancouver Fire Hall No. 21 and a cheque in the amount of $174.30 was presented to the Food Bank. Next year we hope to be able to donate even more.

In this issue we are pleased to introduce you to two Dunbar Village businesses.

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Our Champions of Dunbar Village are two impressive community organizations that are playing a huge role keeping the streets of Dunbar clean. Mission Possible (MP) and Coast Mental Health are part of a mobile micro-cleaning project that the City of Vancouver and Vancouver BIAs began in 2016. This program has grown in a very impressive way with three 4-hour visits per month within Dunbar Village.

Our recently introduced ‘Ask an Expert’ feature has been well received. This month the community will be receiving valuable advice from Feature Projects, Gold Star Shoe Rebuilders, JAK’s, The Dailey Method and Massage Therapy on Dunbar.

Finally, be sure to read our winter story about the baseball diamond freezing over in Dunbar Memorial Park this past Christmas holiday to the delight of several neighbourhood kids.

Please take a moment to enjoy everything Dunbar Village has to offer, and watch over the coming months for the gorgeous display of cherry blossoms throughout the neighbourhood.

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Trans4mation Health and Wellness: A Mindful Approach to Training Story by Sarah Gordon

Photos by Sandra Steier

Susana Abreu Bello had always wanted to go into business for herself. She says, “It’s in my blood. Both my father and grandfather were entrepreneurs and inspired me to think outside the box.” She knew it was only a matter of time before she too would take the plunge.

Having worked for over twenty years as a personal trainer with some of Canada’s major fitness corporations, Susana decided to seize the day and venture out on her own to pursue her dream. In the summer of 2017 she discovered a former Dunbar fitness studio was for sale and Trans4mation Health and Wellness was born.

Warm and welcoming, Susana has a magnetic personality and is quickly becoming integrated into the Dunbar community. She is getting to know other business owners and residents and has recently joined the Dunbar Village Business Association as a board member.

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She is an advocate of supporting local businesses and mentions that she enjoys cross training at Elements Academy and is a big fan of Pure Integrative Pharmacy.

Susana says, “I love Dunbar. I feel like I have been here a lot longer than I have.”

Originally from Caracas, Venezuela, Susana moved to Canada as a young adult. At that time she was a professional musician and songwriter and spoke no English. She says, “I feel so grateful. I came here not having anything and learnt the language. I went to UBC when my daughter was an infant.”

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Subsequently, she discovered that in numerology four is much more relevant than she realized; it is connected to strength and change which is symbolic of her new business and personal life.

The word fitness is deliberately left out of the business name as Susana takes a mindful approach to training. She remarks, “People go where they feel connected.”

Susana brings impressive credentials to her one-woman operation. She holds a B.A. in Psychology. In addition she is a BCRPA Registered Supervisor of Fitness Leaders, a 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher and is an ACE Personal Trainer and ACE Behaviour Change Specialist.

Approaching health from a holistic perspective and providing her clients and students with the support and encouragement they need to reach their highest personal potential is important to Susana. As a health and wellness advocate, she leads by example; she exercises five or six times a week and meditates daily.

She is very proud of her client retention rate – ninety five per cent of customers from the former fitness studio have remained.

Commenting on her new business Susana says, “I feel accomplished and empowered.”

Trans4mation is a cozy space; some renovations will take place this summer including new floors that will enhance yoga classes.

What goes on at Trans4mation Health and Wellness? As the exclusive trainer, Susana instructs her clients in kettlebell and TRX classes. Susana says, “For client’s safety, in order to join the kettlebell group training, you must take two intro sessions.”

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Another goal is to teach wellness. Susana says, “I think people need to teach and tell their story.” Numerous ideas are percolating including holding a night of community meditation; she sees the importance of offering this to the neighbourhood.

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In addition, yoga classes are offered including flow, yin, meditative and one on one-yoga instruction. She teaches small groups with a maximum of four to six participants. Wellness workshops are in the works and Susana also plans to bring in guest speakers regularly, which will be open to the public.

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Thriving on the freedom of owning a small business, each day when Susana puts the key in the door she feels a deep sense of satisfaction knowing that she is the master of her destiny. Watch for great things from this powerhouse entrepreneur!

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Opus Academy: Developing Potential Through Enrichment Learning Story by Sarah Gordon

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Have you ever driven by Opus Academy, located at the south end of Dunbar Street near West 41 Avenue, and wondered what takes place there?

Opus Academy was founded in 2004 by the school’s director Janette Lim, and was created to serve the growing need for enrichment education for students of all ages and skill levels.

Pepperdine University in Educational Leadership & Administration, a Master of Education from University of Calgary in teaching & Learning and a MBA from Queens University.

During her time teaching she received feedback from parents and discovered there was a lack of good enrichment programs.

“This school is my baby.

It is my passion to help develop students’ potential by providing enrichment learning outside of school.”

Janette Lim

Janette set out to create an enrichment program for students to enhance their academic performance, increase their self-confidence and develop a lifelong love of learning.

Janette is an ardent supporter of education.

After arriving in Canada 25 years ago from the Philippines she taught ESL at community centres and also tutored. She has earned three degrees: a Doctor of Education from

“Dunbar is a great location because we are situated between two of Vancouver’s top private schools as well as a number of great public schools,” Janette says.

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Opus Academy has a number of small classrooms, which are perfectly sized for the low student to teacher ratio. Janette points out classes can either be one on one or can accommodate a maximum of four students.

Janette remarks, “Most of the families we work with live on the city’s west side so it is very convenient for them. All instruction is in English. Classes begin at 4:00 p.m. on weekdays and the school is also open on weekends. While some students attend once a week others come up to three times a week for different programs.”

Students range from four to twenty year olds although the majority of Opus’ students are teenagers. Some university students also attend to seek help with their studies.

One of the classrooms is dedicated to the Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) developed by Stanford University in California. This program focuses specifically on Math (for kindergarten to university aged students) and English (Grades 2 to 10). Opus Academy is the only location in Vancouver where you will find this special program.

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highly individualized learning environment.

Students who show ready mastery move quickly through a course, while slower learners receive the attention they need.

EPGY courses are taught in a real classroom with face-to-face tutors who are available while the students are working on the computer-based curriculum.

Qualified instructors monitor student performance and provide tutorial support.

Another of Opus Academy’s most popular programs is Communication Arts, which teaches students the art of public speaking, speech arts and drama to develop students’ creativity and speaking skills.

Janette says, “There are so many success stories. We have seen students flourish in this program. Our goal is to train students of all ages to speak and perform with confidence and empower them for a lifetime of success in their personal and professional lives.”

Opus Academy has a team of 10 teachers who are either B.C. certified teachers or hold Master’s degrees. In addition, four administrators round out the staff.

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“Our teachers and administrative staff are our greatest assets.

They take good care of the students and their parents by offering personalized care.”

Janette Lim Janette oversees planning and management. As well, she manages the Academy’s university counselling program. She has an incredible amount of knowledge to share as she has visited many of Canada and the United State’s top universities.

She is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counselling in addition to the Independent Education Consultants Association. She shares her knowledge to guide students through the complex application process to gain admission to American and United Kingdom universities.

She says, “Over 26 per cent of high achieving students in the U.S. use an educational consultant for this purpose.

American universities look at grades, extracurricular activities and leadership

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qualities. My goal is to help find the best fit for the student and to make their application stand out.”

Opus Academy’s test preparation programs sharpen students’ skills to reach or even exceed their goals. Janette says, “Our students have seen great improvement in their scores; this helps them to achieve their admission goals.”

Opus Academy offers both spring and summer camp programs. If you are interested in these camps or any of the programs, contact the school to make an appointment to learn more.

In a world where technology is causing people to lose focus and attention spans are running short, Janette and her team encourage students to get back to the basics by spending more time reading and writing. It’s all about maximizing one’s potential in a competitive world while at the same time learning from people who teach with their hearts.

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Great Plants for Birds and Bees Ideally, you could install drought tolerant plants and shrubs that once established will be able to deal with the extremes of our weather conditions.

Recommended native species include salal, elderberry and saskatoon berry. Lavender, rosemary and echinacea do extremely well and are loved by the local bees. Cover the entire garden area in a good thick layer of composted mulch. This will reduce weeds from starting, allow the moisture to stay in the soil and naturally fertilize plants.

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Champions of Dunbar Village: Joining Forces to Keep Dunbar Clean Story by Sarah Gordon

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A clean neighbourhood is something we all enjoy, it reflects a well cared for community and enhances it’s aesthetic value; it is also a mirror of a district that is vibrant and thriving. Interestingly, studies have also shown that people feel safer in clean surroundings.

By no means is Dunbar is a litter free zone, in fact every day random garbage such as coffee cups and cigarette butts are tossed aside, but there are people working hard to keep unsightly waste to a minimum.

This is the story of two groups that are playing a huge role to make this happen, and we are pleased to shine the spotlight on these Champions of Dunbar Village.

In the summer of 2016 the City of Vancouver launched a mobile street cleaning pilot program. Both Mission Possible (MP) and Coast Mental Health were awarded contracts to provide street cleaning services to Vancouver’s 22 Business Improvement Areas (BIA) on a rotating basis.

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In 2017 a total of 38,000 single use coffee cups were picked up in the Vancouver neighourhoods that participate in this street cleaning program.

Mission Possible is a community economic development agency in Vancouver’s downtown eastside. Since 1992 MP has walked alongside people challenged by homelessness and poverty. Through its employment readiness program and social enterprises the organization is transforming lives by helping people experience a renewed sense of dignity and purpose through meaningful work.

Mission Possible currently runs two social enterprises, MP Maintenance and MP Neighbours that employs an average of 50 individuals per year in transitional jobs.

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The organization’s relationship with the City of Vancouver began in 2009 when they were contracted to remove graffiti in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Dunbar Village Business Association (DVBA) chooses the dates it would like cleaning to occur and it is based on availability. The MP Clean Team comes to Dunbar twice a month.

Five crew members go out with a supervisor.

The clean up takes three hours and concentrates on Dunbar Street and nearby alleyways.

David Greaves is the Manager of MP Maintenance. He says, “The MP Clean Team takes pride in delivering mobile cleaning services to the 22 Business Improvement Associations throughout Vancouver. “They see the value in the before and after and the impact they make.”

“The DVBA has been very supportive of the work our team performs. The workers receive compliments and nods of recognition from the wide array of businesses as they clean up along Dunbar and West 41st,” he says.

Natasha Kolida is an Employment Counsellor with Coast Mental Health and she is also the new supervisor of the organization’s mobile street cleaning program.

Like Mission Possible, Coast Mental Health

is contracted through an annual grant from the City of Vancouver. The crew is composed of individuals with disabilities and mental health issues; being employed as street cleaners helps transition them for future opportunities.

CMH’s cleaning crew visits Dunbar three times each month. Natasha joins the team of four cleaners. Another component of her job is to work with clients to form educational and career goals.

Natasha says, “People regularly thank the team for their good work. In appreciation, some business owners offer food and gift cards. We hear thank you frequently when we visit Dunbar.”

Both David and Natasha mention their organization’s gratitude to the City of Vancouver for providing this opportunity to people who have been struggling to get on their feet.

A Coast Mental Health team member says, “Street cleaning improves our lives in every way. Not every employer will give us a fair chance, and this job helps us attain and improve our quality of lives. We get to give back to the community now.”

Natasha adds, “I love working with all our street cleaners. I’ve gotten to know them personally so I can help them attain their goals and support them when they’re going through a rough time. They might call me boss, but at the end of the day we’re all in it together providing a wonderful community service.”

This is a win-win story. Dunbar residents and business owners’ benefit from a well kept neighbourhood and the Mission Possible and Coast Mental Health’s teams are given an opportunity to shine and become community ambassadors. Bravo! Your work is appreciated – thank you for keeping Dunbar clean!

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Many of these people have recovered from an injury and made dramatic healthy lifestyle changes in our Dailey Method Community. A common theme I have witnessed: people often approach our offerings with a thought pattern that they are not enough, they don’t measure up, and need to be ‘fixed.’ I notice it because I too fall for the same mistaken thinking.

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DUNBAR LIFE: Ask An Expert: What is “Budget Creep?”

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To keep budget creep under control start with a clear scope of work, and provide detailed drawings. Hiring a qualified designer may seem like an extra cost at the beginning, but it can save a lot of money and frustration in the end.

Drawings which do not provide clear details and information make it difficult for contractors to prepare an accurate budget and can lead to a misunderstanding of the final details. Before the construction begins collect photos of the things you like from magazines, HOUZZ or Pinterest.

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This will help make the construction process more enjoyable and give you a better result.

DUNBAR LIFE: Ask An Expert: How does massage help heal injuries?

When our body has an injury, whether it is whiplash, overuse, strain or degeneration such as arthritis, its natural reaction is to protect and stabilize the injured area. In doing so, our muscles over-react and get too tight; when muscles are too tight, it causes decreased blood flow through the tissues. This can impair healing, cause joints to be held together too tightly, decreasing mobility, and nerves can become compressed – which may lead to numbness, tingling, muscle weakness and pain.

Massage therapy increases circulation and blood flow, which promotes healthy tissues and aids in healing. Massage also helps to loosen tight muscles and decreases fascial adhesions – allowing muscle, nerve, bones and joints to move more easily and with less discomfort.

While a lot of our clients seek out massage for injuries, many come for the prevention of injuries.

Having massage on a regular basis can help maintain and improve tissue flexibility for optimal health.

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Vicki Bell, Registered Massage Therapist & Owner

MASSAGE THERAPY on dunbar

4192 Dunbar Street Vancouver BC V6S 2E7 604-733-3376 info@massagetherapyondunbar.com

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DUNBAR LIFE: Ask An Expert: How can I extend the life of leather shoes?

Clean shoes regularly and condition the leather with special lotions or creams every few months to keep leather supple and prevent it from drying and cracking.

Waterproof the leather to protect it from rain and stains.

Keep cedar shoe trees in your leather shoes to absorb excess foot moisture and odors.

Have us install Topy Protection Soles to your leather soled shoes to protect them from excessive wear and damage. These high quality rubber soles will also make them non-slip and can be applied to mens and womens boots and shoes.

With a few simple steps footwear can go the extra mile.

Shayla Heggs

Gold Star Shoe Rebuilders

3308 Dunbar Street Vancouver, BC V6S 2C1 604-734-7477 goldstarshoerebuilders.com

All of the products required to keep footwear shining and in tiptop condition are sold in our store and I am happy to teach customers how to use them.

DUNBAR LIFE: Ask An Expert: What sets you apart from the BC Liquor Stores?

It’s our passion for people and spirits that truly sets us apart. We value customer service as much as the diverse product selection.

Product specialists are in-store as much as possible, allowing new or regular customers to find the perfect product for every occasion. Our craft beer selection is extremely unique and growing, benefiting from our solid relationships throughout the beer industry.

The wine selection is continuing to expand with a 2018 focus on often overlooked regions like Oregon, South Africa, and Portugal, but, don’t worry, Napa and Bordeaux are still well represented. The spirits selection is also growing, with a focus on local gins and whiskies from around the world.

We carry a large selection of beers, wines, and spirits that are not carried by any BC Liquor store, making us the destination for specialty products and if we don’t have it, we’re happy to order it in for you.

Come see our location in Dunbar, or any of our 11 locations in BC. www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2018

Jeff Gordon Manager and Wine Specialist

JAK’s

BEER · WINE · SPIRITS 4474 Dunbar Street Vancouver BC V6S 2G5 604-738-1299 jeff.gordon@jaks.com www.jaks.com

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Are you planning to sell your home in 2018?

Commit to these five New Year’s Resolutions to help ensure the quickest sale for the highest price: Mark Your Calendar: Set your listing date well in advance. Call us early in the process to discuss your options and get important advice.

Repair and Replace: Carry out minor repairs. Unattended they may impact offers.

Get Comparables: Let’s start sending you comparables now so you are ready for the evaluation at list time.

Cut the Clutter: You are moving anyway, start packing. Less stuff makes your home look more spacious and appealing.

Stage to Sell: Make the home look like a show home while showing

potential buyers. Depersonalize it. Keep it spotless. Stage it.

Hiring the right real estate agent is key to a successful sale. Call us today and put our 38 years of combined real estate experience to work for you.

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Dunbar’s Backyard Rink Story and photos submitted by Margaret O’Riley Winter is a time for outdoor sports and ice skating and hockey top the list for many. We have lived in Dunbar since 2002, moving here right before our first child was born.

We are the parents of three sons. Every winter since we can remember, we would drive by the flooded T-ball diamond at Dunbar Memorial Park and wistfully wish for the perfect combination of weather conditions that would make the giant puddle turn into a rink. It never quite worked out.

The rain wouldn’t coincide with the freezing temperatures, or we’d have cold dry weather.

Last year it finally happened. The boys were delighted.

Along with friends and neighborhood kids, they spent hours working on smoothing out the ice with buckets of water, brooms and shovels. They skated and played hockey. They stayed the whole day and stopped only to have hot cocoa and snacks, delivered by parents thrilled to see their kids playing outside in

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the fresh air. It was glorious and we never thought it would happen again.

Imagine their joy when the diamond froze over this past Christmas holiday.

Our middle son, Liam, and his friend Peter, spent hours once more working on the rink, assisted by their enthusiastic fathers who built a rink perimeter and delivered litres of water to smooth over the ice and nets so the boys could play hockey. And play they did.

They spent whole days on skates until the temperatures finally rose again and the rink turned back, like Frosty the Snowman, into a puddle.

This to me was one of Dunbar’s finest moments. We hope this trend continues and there are many others who will enjoy this magical childhood experience.

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Cafes | Restaurants Bigsby The Bakehouse 4894 MacKenzie St 604-267-2253 Butter Baked Goods & Cafe 4907 MacKenzie St 604-221-4333 butterbakedgoods.com Cantina Pana 3625 W 29th Ave 604-620-1425 Cheshire Cheese Inn 4585 Dunbar St 604-224-2521 cheshirecheeseinn.ca Cosy Inn Cafe 4455 Dunbar St 604-224-3133 Crepe & Café 3500 W 41st Ave 604-566-9787 crepecafe1.com Domino’s Pizza 3480 Dunbar St 604-733-0188 dominos.ca Dunbar Dairy Queen & Orange Julius 3380 Dunbar St 604-733-2884 dairyqueen.com Dunbar Pizza & Grill 3348 Dunbar St 604-732-4999 Dunbar Sushi 3626 W 16th Ave 604-568-5959

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

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

Jethro’s Fine Grub 3420 Dunbar St 604-569-3441 jethrosfinegrub.com

Simon’s Kitchen 4418 Dunbar St 604-734-1135

Kokopelli Cafe 4593 Dunbar St 604-228-0818 kokopellicafe.ca Kuma Japanese 3446 Dunbar St 604-739-0170

La Notte Ristorante (ad p. 7) 3307 Dunbar St 604-222-4033 lanotte.ca

Mexicali 4424 Dunbar St 604-731-6517 mexicali.ca Moki’s Pizza 5530 Dunbar St 604-263-4440 mokispizza.com Moon Sushi 4385 Dunbar St 604-221-7874 moonsushivancouver.com Q Coffee 5601 Dunbar St 604-261-8188

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FOOD | DRINK

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 Sweet Somethings 4321 Dunbar St 604-842-0261

sweetsomethingsvancouver.com

The Dunbar Public House 4497 Dunbar St 604-222-9922 thedunbar.ca Tim Hortons 3463 Dunbar St 604-222-3130 timhortons.ca Wild Sushi 4288 Dunbar St 604-568-9668 wildsushi.ca

Grocery | Specialty Celtic Treasure Chest

(ad p. 7) 5639 Dunbar St 604-261-3688 celtictreasurechest.com

Dunbar Produce 4355 Dunbar St 604-228-8615

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H Mart 5557 Dunbar St 604-264-5950 hmart.ca 33

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FOOD | DRINK Grocery | Specialty ... con’t IHUA Bakery 3522 W 41st Ave 604-261-0189 Mac’s Convenience Store 4470 Dunbar St 604-736-9528 mymacs.ca Save-On-Foods 3535 W 41st Ave 604-261-2423 saveonfoods.com

Stong’s Market (ad back page) 4221 Dunbar St 604-266-1401 stongs.com

The Heights Market 4889 MacKenzie St 604-638-0651 heightsmarket.com

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

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

JAK’s Beer Wine Spirits 4474 Dunbar St 604-738-1299 jaks.com

New District 5650 Dunbar St 604-229-3663 newdistrict.ca

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

MacGillycuddy’s 4881 MacKenzie St 604-263-5313

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

Gardenia Flowers 5636 Dunbar St 604-269-9234 gardeniaflowers.ca

Floral | Nurseries

Pharmacy Pure Integrative Pharmacy 3228 Dunbar St 604-732-3010 purepharmacy.com

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

YNP Dunbar Pharmacy 4198 Dunbar St 604-738-1788

Shoppers Drug Mart 4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8855 shoppersdrugmart.ca 34

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Specialty Shops All Nations Stamp & Coin Enmark Jewellers Ltd 5630 Dunbar St 4315 Dunbar St 604-684-4613 604-224-3513 allnationsstampandcoin.com Germaine’s Antiques Blight’s Home Hardware 4268 Dunbar St 604-306-8364 (ad p. 3) 3322 Dunbar St Golden Rug Co. 604-738-3312 3211 Dunbar St blightshomehardware.com 604-224-3222 goldenrug.com Cheap Skates 3644 W 16th Ave Hob Too Furniture 604-222-1125 3458 Dunbar St 604-738-2066 Dunbar Greetings vancouverhospice.org 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322 Hob Too Thrift Shop 3470 Dunbar St Dunbar Vacuum Ltd 604-737-7304 3468 Dunbar St vancouverhospice.org 604-733-8713 dunbarvacuum.com Kerrisdale Equipment 4522 Dunbar St Educational Book Supply 604-224-3255 3548 W 41st Ave kerrisdaleequipment.com 604-677-8147

Lawrence Books 3591 W 41st Ave 604-261-3812 Shell Canada 3596 W 41st Ave 604-263-9330

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Sher’s Stationery 2000 3552 W 41st Ave 604-261-2001 The Carrington Shoppe 3434 W 55th Ave 604-266-5725 thecarringtonshoppe.com The Window on Dunbar 4339 Dunbar St 604-221-4497 thedunbarwindow.com Toorak Tile & Design 3496 Dunbar St 604-739-5966 tooraktile.com

SERVICES 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

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

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

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

Great Clips 4484 Dunbar St 604-732-5123 greatclips.com Hair Place Kiji’s 4311 Dunbar St 604-742-0299 kijishairsalon.com

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Hair Zone 3378 Dunbar St 604-788-8233 India Rose Makeup & Aesthetics Salon 4850 MacKenzie St 604-266-9774 indiarose.ca J’aime Les Cheveux 3591 W 26th Ave 604-714-1118 JD’s Barbershop 4345 Dunbar St 778-379-1829 jdsbarbershop.com

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SERVICES Beauty | Hair | Spa ... con’t MacKenzie Heights Barber 2891 W 33rd Ave 604-261-7611

Sunflower Spa 3368 Dunbar St 778-379-2688

Top Cut Barbers 4238 Dunbar St 604-739-0744

Pampered by Kadie 4260 Dunbar St 604-809-5395 pamperedbykadie.ca

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

Touch of Beauty 3291 Dunbar St 604-221-0010 touchofbeautyspa.ca

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

Top Barber Cut 5631 Dunbar St 604-696-0581

VY Valentin Salon 4290 Dunbar St 604-732-3523 vyvalentinsalon.com

Churches Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran 3491 W 31st Ave 604-266-6818 dunbarlutheran.ca

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 3778 W 28th Ave 604-224-5678 icvancouver.ca

Dunbar Heights Baptist 3996 W 17th Ave 604-224-1031 dhbc.ca

Knox United Church 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-3747 knoxunitedvancouver.org

Dunbar Ryerson United 2195 W 45th Ave Second location: 3525 W 24th Ave 604-266-5377 drmt.ca

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

St Philip’s Anglican Church

(ad p. 15) 3737 W 27th Ave 604-224-3238 stphilipsdunbar.com

Dental Dr. Alex K H Chan 203-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-2860 dralexkhchandentist.com

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

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

Dr. Kevin A.C. Phillips 4898 MacKenzie St 604-266-0421

Dunbar Dental Centre (ad p. 12) 215-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-2220 dunbardental.ca

Southlands Dental Group 3579 W 41st Ave 604-266-6232

Dentists on Dunbar 3335 Dunbar St 604-224-5611 dentistsondunbar.com Dr Benjamin Pliska 103-2786 W 16th Ave 604-732-6333 vwda.ca 36

Dunbar Family Dental

(ad p. 27) 4210 Dunbar St 604-733-1616 dunbarfamilydental.com

Technident 2000 Lab 100-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-1121 Westside Orthodontics 3619 W 18th Ave 604-736-5705 westsidesmiles.ca

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Dry Cleaning | Alterations | Shoe Repair Boulevard Valet 3594 W 41st Ave 604-261-0003 Busy Bee Cleaners 3556 W 41st Ave 604-263-2215 Dunbar 1 Hour Dry Cleaners 4479 Dunbar St 604-224-3818 dunbardrycleaners.ca

Dunbar Laundromat & Dry Cleaning 4410 Dunbar St 604-736-5808 Gold Star Shoe Rebuilders 3308 Dunbar St 604-734-7477 goldstarshoerebuilders.com

Mai’s Dry Cleaners 3336 Dunbar St 604-739-6638 Money’s Dry Cleaning 4389 Dunbar St 604-224-5112

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

Education & Performing Arts - Private Creative Minds 5351 Camosun St 604-263-4711 Crofton House School 3200 W 41st Ave 604-263-3255 croftonhouse.ca Crown Preschool 3737 W 27th Ave 604-228-1316 crownpreschool.ca Crown Street Kids Club 3320 Crown St 604-760-4703 cskc.ca Curiosity Corner Preschool 3455 W King Edward 604-261-4434 curiositycornerpreschool.ca Da Future Studio 3536 W 41st Ave 604-564-1267 dafture.ca Dunbar Memorial Preschool 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6065 dunbarmemorialpreschool.ca

Elite Montessori Academy (ad p. 11) 103-3641 W 29th 604-221-0242 elitemontessori.ca

Harmonious Music Studio (ad p. 28)

Opus Academy

Immaculate Conception School (ad p. 3)

Reading Gate Academy 204-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-8984 vanwest.readinggate.com

3594 W 17th Ave 604-767-0136 harmoniousmusicstudio.com

3745 W 28th Ave 604-224-5012 icschoolvancouver.com

(article p. 16-18) 5635 Dunbar St 604-267-3749 opusacademy.com

Journey To Learning 4428 Dunbar St 604-734-7374 journeytolearning.com

St George’s School Jr Boys: 3851 W 29th Ave Sr Boys: 4175 W 29th Ave 604-224-1304 stgeorges.bc.ca

La Petite Ecole 4037 W 32nd Ave 604-619-7313 lapetiteecole.ca

Tom Thumb Preschool 3737 W 27th Ave 604-222-2550 tomthumbpreschool.ca

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

Vancouver Child Study Centre 3525 W 24th Ave 604-222-1943 vancouverchildstudycentre.ca

Little People Preschool 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-2219 littlepeople.ca

Westgate Montessori School 3489 W 31st Ave 604-221-9300 westgatemontessori.com

Monkey See Monkey Do 3525 W 24th Ave 778-371-4659 monkeyseemonkeydo.ca

Westside Kumon 3584 W 16th Ave 604-222-0182 kumon.ca

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SERVICES Education - Public Schools (Vancouver School District) 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 W King Edward Ave 604-713-5454 kitchener.vsb.bc.ca

Southlands Elementary 5351 Camosun St 604-713-5414 go.vsb.bc.ca/southlands

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

Edward Jones, Abbie Green

Financial

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

Donald A. Nybo, CPA (ad p. 26) 6-3615 W 19th Ave 604-228-1166

(ad p. 15) 3560 W 41st Ave 604-731-6117 edwardjones.com H & R Block 4220 Dunbar St 604-713-1500 hrblock.ca

RBC Royal Bank 4205 Dunbar St 604-665-5972 rbc.com TD Canada Trust 4200 Dunbar St 604-654-6888 tdcanadatrust.com Vancity Credit Union 4445 Dunbar St 604-877-7000 vancity.com

Fitness & Sports 30 Minute Hit 3516 W 41st Ave 604-569-3233 30minutehit.com/kerrisdale

Prime Personal Training 3636 W 16th Ave 604-568-5220 primepersonaltraining.com

Dunbar Lawn Bowling Club 3850 W 31st Ave 604-228-8428 dunbarlawnbowling.com

Pulse Cycling Studio 3630 W 16th Ave pulsecycling.ca

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

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Shamrock Equestrian Centre 3320 W 55th Ave 604-649-4586 Southlands Riding Club 7025 Macdonald St 604-263-4817 southlandsridingclub.com

Town & Country Equestrian 3434 West 55st Ave 604-738-4483

townandcountryequestrian.com

The Dailey Method 3584 W 41st Ave 604-266-9191 thedaileymethod.com Third Eye Martial Arts 4256 Dunbar St 604-669-8707 temartialarts.com

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Fitness & Sports ... con’t Trans4mation Health and Wellness (article p. 8-10) 4335 Dunbar St 604-338-9124 trans4mationhealthandwellness.com

Vibes Fitness

(ad p. 5) 5628 Dunbar St 604 428-8423 vibesfitness.ca

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Health | Medical Chaldecott Medical Clinic 4186 Dunbar St 604-739-9881

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

Dr. Brian Harris Inc. 211-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5015

Healing Abundance Holistic Medicine 3593 W 26th Ave 778-997-4628

Dr. Patricia Gorman, Chiropractor 202-3641 W 29th Ave 778-681-3445 drpatriciagorman.com

Hotz Consultants Ltd 208-3540 W 41st Ave 604-873-0013 hotzconsultants.com

Dunbar Eyecare Optometry 2-3554 W 41st Ave 604-263-8874 dunbareyecare.com

Image Optometry 4250 Dunbar St 604-293-3937 image.ca

Dunbar Physio 205-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-3303 dunbarphysio.com

Life Chiropractic 4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702 lifechiropracticandmassage.com

Dunbar Psychological Services 216-3540 W 41st Ave Life Labs 604-264-1777 112-3540 W 41st Ave dunbarpsychology.com 604-264-9815 lifelabs.com Dunbar Spinal Decompression 4168 Dunbar St Massage Therapy 604-742-0702 on Dunbar (ad p. 19) dunbarspinal4192 Dunbar St decompression.com 604-733-3376 massagetherapyondunbar.com Envision Counselling 202-3641 W 29th Ave Mark Finch & Associates 604-222-1120 202-3641 W 29th Ave envisioncounselling.ca 604-222-9505 markfinch.ca FYidoctors - Dunbar 4292 Dunbar St 604-739-2022 fyidoctors.com www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2018

Pacific Mountain Centre (ad p. 27) 101-3309 Dunbar St

Carolyne Abrams 778-229-4532 lighthealing.ca

Dr Sandra L. Clark 604-730-9988 drsandraclark.ca

Beverley Kort

604-362-7847 iamlistening.ca Kathleen Wood 604-785-4015 Preventum Personalized Health Care 3210 Dunbar St 604-731-9866 preventum.ca Skinworks Dermapure 3568 W 41st Ave 604-737-7100 dermapure.com Skinworks Plastic Surgery 3578 W 41st Ave 604-733-9711 skinworks.ca Southland Medical Group 110-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5340 Southland’s Physiotherapy 3579 W 41st Ave 604-263-8110 Tessa Cherniavsky Massage Therapy Clinic 203A-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-2757 39

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SERVICES Insurance Buntain Insurance

Johnston Meier Insurance 120-3479 Dunbar St 604-736-3831 jmins.com

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

(ad p. 3) 4295 Dunbar St 604-736-8855 5540 Dunbar St - Southlands 604-266-5433 buntaininsurance.com

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

Pets K & K Pet Foods 4595 Dunbar St 604-224-2513 Pets Beautiful 5620 Dunbar St 604-261-5310 petsbeautiful.com

Specialty Aedis Realty 2895 W 33rd Ave 604-688-8669 aedisrealty.com

Feature Projects 5733 Collingwood St 604-220-8907 featureprojects.com

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

Invisionation Photography 5629 Dunbar St 604-253-4568 invisionation.com

Designers Collective 2885 W 33rd Ave 604-786-3868 designerscollective.ca

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

Digital Photo Station 4485 Dunbar St 604-222-3513

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

Sage Construction (ad p. 14) 3349 Dunbar St 604-569-2692 sageconstruction.ca Visual Space Gallery 3352 Dunbar St 604-559-0576 visualspace.ca

COMMUNITY Andrew Wilkinson MLA (ad p. 3) 5640 Dunbar St 604-664-0748 andrewwilkinsonmla.ca

Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 dunbarcentre.ca 40

Dunbar Community Garden dunbarand39thgarden.com Dunbar Community Patrol 604-222-9824 dunbar-vancouver.org Dunbar Earthquake & Emergency Preparedness dunbar-deep.ca

Dunbar Public Library 4515 Dunbar St 604-665-3968 vpl.vancouver.bc.ca Dunbar Residents’ Association 604-222-9824 dunbar-vancouver.org

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Dunbar Theatre 4555 Dunbar St 604-222-2991

Dunbar Village Business Association

(ads p. 6, 24, 25, 27-29, 42) dunbarvillage.ca

Pacific Spirit Park Society pacificspiritparksociety.org Southlands Heritage Farm 6767 Balaclava St 604-261-1295 southlandsfarms.com

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COMMUNITY ... con’t

Businesses Without Storefront in Dunbar Boru Carpentry & Design (ad p. 21) 778-926-3775 borucarpentry.com

Calico Communications (ad p. 12) 778-888-2249 calicocommunications.ca

Design by Fire

(ad p. 26) 604-831-9206 designbyfire.com

Driving Miss Daisy (ad p. 12) 604-723-7247 drivingmissdaisy.ca

Dunbar Little League dunbarbaseball.ca

Dunbar Painting

(ad p. 5) 604-788-3382 dunbarpainting.com

Dunbar Plumbing (ad p. 14) 604-312-2686 dunbarplumbing.ca

Granville Gardens

(ad p. 13) 1550 W 49th Ave 604-563-3540 granvillegardens.net

Hammerberg Lawyers, Joel Zanatta (ad p. 13) 1220-1200 W 73rd Ave 604-269-8500 hammerco.net

Higher Ground Gardens (ad p. 20) 778-323-1502 highergroundgardens.com

JB McDermotts (ad p. 21) 8162 Ontario St 604-261-9212 jbmcdermotts.ca

Jim Korchinski, REALTOR® (ad p. 21) Dexter Associates Realty 778-839-5808 korchinski.ca

Natural K9 Diet

(ad p. 15) 778-898-3647 naturalk9diet.com

Reid Brothers Plumbing & Heating (ad p. 11) 1636 W 75th Ave 604-263-0323 reidbrothers.ca

RE/MAX Select Realty Karel Palla & Darryl Sjerven (ad p. 30) 604-329-1430 vancouversbestlistings.com

Sandra Steier Photography

(ad p. 26) 778-839-8355 sandrasteier.com

Kerrisdale Antiques Fair

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

Kirkland Heating & Cooling

Vancouver Community Baseball vancouvercommunitybaseball.com

(ad p. 19) 604-980-3159 21cpromotions.com

(ad p. 12) 112 W 2nd Ave 604-261-2525 kirklandmetalshop.com

Molly Maid, Meg Roberts (ad p. 19) 604-734-7260 mollymaid.ca

www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2018

Vancouver United FC (Dunbar Soccer Association) vanufc.com West Point Grey District Girl Guides girlguides.ca

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Thank you to Stong’s Market and Vancity for sponsoring the DVBA’s event Dunbar Village for the Holidays.

On December 2nd, Musically Yours, the wonderful a cappella trio, stepped inside businesses to serenade delighted customers and merchants. Outdoors, people were treated to old-fashioned complimentary horse carriage rides and hot chocolate courtesy of Stong’s Market.

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www.DunbarLife.com | February 15 - April 15, 2018

Feb 12 Feb 14 Feb 16 Feb 19 Feb 28

Family Day Valentine’s Day Chinese New Year - Year of the Dog Vancouver School District Non-Instructional Day Pink Shirt Anti-Bullying Day

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February 2018

March 2018 Mar 11 Mar 15 Mar 17 Mar 19-29 Mar 20 Mar 21 Mar 24 Mar 30

Daylight Saving Time starts (clocks move forward one hour 2am) A.S.K. Friendship Centre - Open House 3-6pm St. Patrick’s Day Vancouver School District Spring Break First day of spring Advertising deadline for Dunbar Life - April 15 issue (p. 32) Earth Hour 8:30pm Good Friday

April 2018 Apr 2 Apr 7 & 8 Apr 14 Apr 15

Easter Monday Kerrisdale Antiques Fair (p. 19) Opening Day of Dunbar Little League Dunbar Life magazine comes out

For updates and details go to www.dunbarlife.com

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