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A Guide to Local Shopping and Fun

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Message from DVBA President

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Handi Cuisine of India

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Dunbar Directory

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Cover: Dunbar kids, Cody (6) and brother Trevor (11) playing in the backyard sprinkler.

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A Message from DVBA Stephanie Brooks, President of the Dunbar Village Business Association June is one of the more beautiful times of the year on Dunbar Street with our vibrant hanging baskets on display and the Dig Dunbar gardens are flourishing. It’s also a time when a fresh crop of business owners and managers volunteer their time to improve our community by serving on our Board of Directors and volunteering to be Block Captains. These volunteers, after working a full day at their busy businesses, come out in the evenings and weekends to make our community better.

We will be losing one of our higher profile community volunteers this summer. Charlie, half of our Clean Team, is moving from the neighbourhood this August. I can’t express enough how appreciative we are to have these dedicated volunteers clean up trash along our street every week. Did you know that our Clean Team has been active since 2010? If you see them along the street, please take a moment to thank them. If anyone would like to volunteer his/her time to join Fraser and be a part of the Clean Team, please contact us at info@dunbarvillage.ca.

In this issue we feature two successful Dunbar businesses: Amar Maroke owns Handi Cuisine of India that he opened 14 years ago. Handi serves delicious and authentic Indian food that clients come from all over Greater Vancouver to enjoy. Olga Sarmento opened Cabello Spa and Salon in 2003. You might be surprised to know that her space is

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3,600 square feet with many busy stylists in the front, and a full peaceful spa in the back offering a full range of services and products.

For a fun summer read, Sue Dvorak tells a dangerous fishing tale.

Finally, I am delighted to announce that we have hired a new executive director to run our association. We welcome Lisa Clement, who grew up in the neighbourhood and still has close connections to it, to take over for Janet Morris-Reade. We are all very sorry to see Janet leave. Not only has Janet been with us for almost five years, she has been instrumental in developing Dunbar Life Magazine, helping us grow Harvest Fest and our Holiday event, introducing Trick-orTreating in Dunbar Village, and helping us create a sense of community between the businesses and the residents. She has worked tirelessly and put in many hours on her own time to help improve the Dunbar Village Business Association, and create a community among the business owners. On behalf of the Board of Directors and the DVBA members, I would like to thank her for her tremendous contributions and countless volunteer hours.

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Handi Cuisine of India Delicious Tastes and Fragrances

by Sarah Gordon

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A friend recently joined me for dinner at Handi Cuisine on Dunbar Street. It was her dream that this article could be ‘scratch and sniff’ as we recalled the assorted delicious tastes and fragrances that drifted through the restaurant that night.

Maroke is a restaurant mogul of sorts, as he and his family own 13 restaurants throughout British Columbia. He arrived in Canada with his family in 1993 from Mathura, a city in Northern India, and the next day he was working in his uncle’s kitchen.

Amar Maroke owns Handi Cuisine. How did he derive the business name? A handi is a traditional clay pot used to prepare gourmet Indian cuisine.

He told me that although his family settled in Canada in the late 20th century, his great grandfather had lived here from 1904 to 1914 when he worked at a mill near the Port Mann Bridge before making the long journey home by ship.

In addition to being the proprietor, Maroke is a chef, although these days he is on the front line running two of his businesses. In total he owns three Handi Cuisine locations (Burnaby, Vancouver and West Vancouver) in addition to Akbar’s Own on West Broadway (which he purchased 3 years ago and his wife Mamta Maroke manages), Alexandra’s Bistro in Nanaimo, and his latest enterprise, Masala Junction, which opened at the end of April in Port Moody.

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A memorable way to welcome the turn of the century, on January 1, 2000, Maroke opened his first business, Masala on Dunbar Street (which he renamed Handi Cuisine in 2009). Along with the restaurant came one of the company’s assets, Richard Schwan, who is a server extraordinaire. Maroke jokes that his loyal, extremely knowledgeable and kind employee is sometimes mistaken for his father. In fact, Schwan hails from Peru.

The warm and cozy space on Dunbar is decorated in earthy and golden tones with a number of paintings done directly on the walls. The atmospheric background music is at a low enough volume to allow for easy conversation.

The menu is extensive with an array of chicken, lamb, seafood, vegetarian signature dishes including Prawns Goa Curry, Lamb Rogan Josh, Eggplant Bhartha, as well as appetizers (pakoras, samosas, Aloo chat) and desserts.

The most challenging part of the evening was narrowing down which tempting dish to select, so I left that decision to the expert.

Maroke recommended the Butter Chicken, which he says is one of the most popular menu items. He told me I would be happy and as if to confirm this, a customer walked by the table, smiled and agreed as she was taking home an order of the same dish. My companion, who is a vegetarian, selected

the Palak Paneer (homemade cheese cooked with spinach, onions and Indian spices). We also ordered the homemade garlic naan and a Kingfisher Indian beer for good measure.

We were excited to see our entrees arrive in individual custom-made chafing dishes. A small candle keeps the dish warm, allowing you to relax and savour your meal, rather than race to it eat before it cools down.

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As we dined, and exchanged “yum” comments, we watched a dramatic Tandoori Sizzler being delivered to another table. It reminded me of the wow factor of a fajita dish on a hot skillet in a Tex-Mex restaurant I worked at years ago. Sizzling meals have a way of attracting attention.

four staff attend to clients. In addition, the popular home delivery service keeps three drivers busy. Prior to the restaurant opening at 4 p.m., Maroke sources vegetables in Chinatown and then makes deliveries to Akbar’s Own and Handi Cuisine. He also manages the company’s bookkeeping.

The Handi Cuisine kitchen has five staff hard at work. The handcrafted meals are prepared from scratch, including the sauces and naan bread. The chef is capable of creating meals for special diets with advance notice, and there are many gluten-free options available.

On busy nights Maroke and as many as

In addition to sit down dining, take out and delivery, Handi Cuisine offers clients a unique in home catering service. A chef will come to your house or event and cook from your kitchen. They have catered for small groups (40) and very large groups (2,700 was their largest catering gig, and required a team of 35 staff to manage).

During the summer the menu remains the same, however a few lighter dishes and salads are introduced as daily specials.

At the end of April Maroke launched his latest restaurant, Masala Junction, in Port Moody. I wondered how he oversees so many businesses. He says, “I love meeting new people and it depends on how you take your job.” He enjoys the time he spends working, and therefore it is not stressful for him. He concludes, “It is a combined effort of the right team. This is not a one man show at all.”

As for my friend and I, we left Handi Cuisine feeling very content and look forward to returning again - very soon.

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Cabello Spa and Salon Dunbar’s Day Spa

by Sarah Gordon

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While some people search a lifetime to find their calling, others seem innately wired to know what theirs is from a very early age.

Such is the case with Olga Sarmento, the owner of Cabello Spa and Salon.

When Sarmento was very young she began giving haircuts to her dolls. She says there was no motivating reason, there were no hair stylists in her family to role model, she simply felt inspired. By age 11 she had moved on to living subjects and to this day she still cuts hair for some of these clients.

have won many competitions for women’s and men’s haircuts, colour, fantasy hair, and makeup.

In October 2003 she opened Cabello Spa and Salon in its current space. The building was newly constructed and she was able to design her dream spa and salon. The floor plan (3,600 square feet in total) is incredibly spacious. The salon is located at the entrance, where five busy stylists and two assistants are hard at work.

Sarmento is originally from Portugal but was raised in Canada. The name of the salon “Cabello” is the Portugese word for hair.

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An internal glass door separates the salon from the spa. Once you enter the peaceful spa you will find relaxing earth tones, beautiful new dark wood floors, and comfortable seating areas. The numerous rooms housed in this area include showers, massage rooms (a room for couples’ side by side massage is also available), a sauna and steam room, a new water therapy room, and work stations for estheticians to provide manicures, pedicures, waxing, facials, lash and brow tinting and makeup application.

Two of Cabello’s spa packages include the Cabello Couple steam for two, simultaneous therapeutic relaxation massage and refreshment. The Mediterranean Escape will make you feel like you have escaped on a mini holiday to Portugal’s Algarve beaches with an organic exfoliation, Vichy Rain therapy, a relaxation massage finished with a Cabello deluxe manicure and pedicure.

Dulce Paisana, is the spa’s director and she is Sarmento’s sister. She worked alongside Sarmento when the salon was being constructed, a time they recall sharing sweat and tears. She brings to the business 15 years of experience as an esthetician.

Sarmento is a driven business owner who works incredibly long hours, and puts in an average of 80 hours a week. She loves to travel and combines this passion by attending international hair shows to continually keep on the ‘cutting edge’ of her industry.

Cabello Spa and Salon has a wide range of clients from all age groups. They see a number of children; plenty of women and approximately 35 percent of their clientele are men. They also see a fair number of patrons who utilize both the salon and spa services in a combined visit. Clients come from as far afield as White Rock on a weekly basis.

Sarmento says, “Cabello is a like a downtown salon without the astronomical prices.”

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What are this season’s trends? The influence of ombre remains popular, drawing on its less kept and imperfect look. Cuts of the moment are about texture and waves, soft looking with body. Sarmento says, “too perfect” is not in style. That should be a liberating feeling for anyone who has been a slave to styling (and an added bonus, it saves you time in the morning).

Sarmento and her staff strive to keep the line

of communication open with clients. Hair is so much a part of our identity, and allowing a stylist to cut or colour comes from a place of trust. She does not believe in cookie cutter hair colouring, and with this in mind she mixes unique colour combos for each client, and says no two formulas are the same. Sarmento does not write down the colour mix as she likes to discuss what the next fresh look will be when her client returns.

At Cabello Spa and Salon people arrive happy in anticipation of what lies ahead, and leave feeling great about themselves after receiving a terrific cut, colour or spa treatment. Sarmento says that is one of the most rewarding aspects of her job.

It is apparent why clients return regularly to see this vivacious stylist. It is a rare individual who makes you feel it’s all about you. She listens and takes the time to understand your needs. She is thrilled to hear when a customer goes home and doesn’t feel the need to wash her hair. We have all experienced that disappointment, and to know she has pleased a client puts a huge smile on Sarmento’s face.

Cabello Spa and Salon 3518 W 41st Avenue Vancouver BC V6N 3E6 Telephone 604-267-4247 www.cabellosalonspa.com

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Dangerous Fishing

by Sue Dvorak “Uh, Mom? I’m having a bit of trouble here.”

My preschool son’s voice warbled, his tone signalling both worry and a difficulty. Its intensity did not indicate an immediate emergency but rather a predicament not easily resolved by a three year old.

“Um, Mom? Can you help me?” His tone was higher now with the strain of increasing alarm.

I stepped down from higher up on the beach we were both on, preparing from experience to expect the unexpected.

I was not disappointed.

His difficulty was immediately apparent.

He stood as if straddling a canoe, with his feet even rolled over onto their outside edges. His dear little face was a picture of forced optimism, a feigned smile of bravery wavering to reveal his building anxiety. And there was nothing subtle about the source of this anxiety because there was a fishing rod down the front of his swim shorts.

I mean to say, to give you a more accurate picture of things, that the entire handle and working parts of the fishing rod, though not visible, were obviously immersed completely in his shorts. The end of the rod projected up sharply to a point high above his head, forming an unusual exclamation point. As we gravely surveyed the situation together, he

shook his head in disbelief at the misfortune that had befallen him.

He shuffled toward me like an old cowboy and I gave a gentle test tug on the rod, which shifted him off balance. He gripped my arm in panic, warning, "Mom! There’s some hurting parts!” A gentle test tug of the swim trunks also resulted in the same loss of balance and grip of panic. Even the roomiest of shorts become snug, even compressive, when a large space at the front is taken up. Anyone who has gained a lot of weight, or been five months pregnant, or had a fishing rod stuck down the front of their pants knows this.

We had a problem. With what little room there was available for inspection, we both viewed the combination of fishing rod parts and fleshy, human parts in close arrangement at the front of the shorts.

I discovered that I am not familiar with fishing rod parts.

Inspection and some minor adjustments revealed that the fishing parts included a round spinning device with a wire half-loop thing encircling it, a handle that turned, a small pointy plastic ledge piece identified by my son as "the hurting part” and, of course, some fishing line. I decided that one simply had to envision this as some sort of movable puzzle, like a Rubik's cube but different.

So adding my hand to the limited space available in the front of his shorts, I slowly executed a series of precision manoeuvres, a secret agent assigned to curious domestic mishaps. With a half-turn of this, a slight shift of that, and the rotation or lifting of various spherical parts, the puzzle was eventually solved. With a slow twisting and rotation motion of the handle, the fishing rod drew a sweeping arc over our heads down toward the sand as it was freed from the swim shorts.

We lay the rod on the beach and stared at it, two spies having just defused a bomb.

My son squatted down fully the way young children do, his face still sombre, studying the fishing rod handle parts that only moments before were trapped in his shorts. He

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contemplatively tapped the otherwise unidentified pointy ledge piece, saying quietly, “This is the hurting part.”

Then in the very next moment the darkness of concern lifted from his face, like a window shade going up, returning his sweet small boy countenance to its natural resting state of buoyant joyfulness.

He leaned close, smiling as my conspirator.

With obvious satisfaction he said, “Whoah Mom. THAT was dangerous!”

Indeed. Thank God there was no hook involved.

So there you have it: a potential new summer safety rule involving fishing rods to add to the more commonly known standards dealing with things such as swimming after eating, storing barbecue tanks and limiting sun exposure.

Be careful. It’s dangerous out there.

Harmonious

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

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

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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 4560 Dunbar St 604-266-1401 stongs.com

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

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

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Restaurants | Cafes Beantown Coffee House 4231 Dunbar St 604-222-8455 Blaq Sheep Coffee House & Breakfast Bistro 5601 Dunbar St 604-261-8188 blaqsheepcoffee.com Brick Oven Pizzeria 4269 Dunbar St 604-228-1822 brickoven.ca Butter Tea House 4321 Dunbar St 604-221-4337 butterbakedgoods.com

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Dream Sushi 4385 Dunbar St 604-221-7874 Dunbar Pizza & Grill 3348 Dunbar St 604-732-4999

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Kuma Japanese 3446 Dunbar St 604-739-0170

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

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Tim Hortons 3463 Dunbar St 604-222-3130 timhortons.ca

Starbucks Coffee 4467 Dunbar St 604-222-8069 starbucks.ca

Wild Sushi 4288 Dunbar St 604-568-9668 wildsushi.ca

(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

Chevron Canada 5505 Dunbar St 604-261-4048

Subway 4490 Dunbar St 604-263-4023 subway.ca

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McDermott’s Body Shop 4508 Dunbar St 604-261-9212

Shell Canada 3596 W 41st Ave 604-263-9330

Beauty | Hair | Spa Arnold’s Coiffures Ltd 5628 Dunbar St 604-261-7434

Clippers Edge 4535 Dunbar St 604-224-0500

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

Duet Salon & Spa 3231 Dunbar St 604-222-8715

Cabello Spa & Salon (article p. 22-24) 3518 W 41st Ave 604-267-4247 cabellosalonspa.com Care Well Esthetics 4311 Dunbar St 778-999-8908 Classy Hair Design 3434 Dunbar St 604-738-8221 30

Dunbar Barbers 4264 Dunbar St 604-738-3165 dunbarbarbers.com Electrolysis by Natalie 3309 Dunbar St 604-518-6625 George’s Hair Styling 4196 Dunbar St 604-738-4603

Great Clips 4484 Dunbar St 604-732-5123 greatclips.com Hair Place Kiji’s 4311 Dunbar St 604-742-0299 kijishairsalon.com Hair Zone 3378 Dunbar St 604-788-8233 J’aime Les Cheveux 3591 W 26th Ave 604-714-1118 Kari’s Hair & Esthetics 3593 W 26th Ave 604-736-6700

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Lavender’s Beauty Spa 1-3618 W 16th Ave 604-221-1166

Skinetics Skin Care & Spa 4263 Dunbar St 604-266-7878

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

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Top Barber Cut 5631 Dunbar St 604-696-0581 Top Cut Barbers 4238 Dunbar St 604-739-0744

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Churches Dunbar Heights United Church 3525 W 24th Ave 604-731-6420 dunbarheightsuc.ca

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

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

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

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

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

St Philip’s Anglican Church

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Dentists Arbutus Westside Orthodontics (ad p. 9) 3619 W 18th Ave 604-736-5705 arbutusortho.com

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Dunbar Family Dental (ad p. 11) 4210 Dunbar St 604-733-1616 dunbarfamilydental.com Dentists on Dunbar 3335 Dunbar St 604-224-5611 dentistsondunbar.com

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Gold Star Shoe Rebuilders 3308 Dunbar St 604-734-7477 goldstarshoerebuilders.com

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

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

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

Education & Performing Arts - Private 4Cats Arts Studio 4293 Dunbar St 604-569-2426 4catsart.com Acting Up! 604-263-9977 actingupmusicaltheatre.com 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 Dunbar Memorial Preschool 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6065 dunbarmemorialpreschool.ca

Elite Montessori Academy (ad p. 17) 5520 Dunbar St 604-655-2045 elitemontessori.ca

Harmonious Music Studio (ad p. 27)

3271 Dunbar St 604-767-0136 harmoniousmusicstudio.com Immaculate Conception 3745 W 28th Ave 604-224-5012 icschoolvancouver.com

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

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

Monkey See Monkey Do 3525 W 24th Ave 778-371-4659 monkeyseemonkeydo.ca Montessori Ivy School 3641 W 29th Ave 604-221-9300 ivymontessori.ca Opus Academy 5635 Dunbar St 604-267-3749 opusacademy.com St George’s School Jr Boys: 3851 W 29th Ave Sr Boys: 4175 W 29th Ave 604-224-1304 stgeorges.bc.ca

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

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Marineview Preschool 4000 W 41st Ave 604-261-2613 marineview.org

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

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Carnarvon Elementary 3400 Balaclava St 604-713-5396 crn.vsb.bc.ca

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trusha Desai Innovation Management

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

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

Prime Strength 3636 W 16th Ave 604-568-5220 beyourprime.com

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

Body Function 4345 Dunbar St 604-565-6630 body-function.ca

New! Pulse Cycling Studio

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

Crossfit Empower 3321 Dunbar St 778-873-4427 crossfitempower.com Elements Academy 4465 Dunbar St 604-568-3441 elementsacademy.com

(ad p. 3) 3630 W 16th Ave pulsecycling.ca

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

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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

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Image Optometry 4250 Dunbar St 604-293-3937 image.ca Life Chiropractic 4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702

Pacific Eye Doctors 4292 Dunbar St 604-739-2022 pacificeyedoctors.ca Skinworks 3568-3578 W 41st Ave 604-737-7100 dermatology 604-733-9711 plastic surgery skinworks.ca Southland Medical Group 110-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5340

Southland’s Physiotherapy 3579 W 41st Ave lifechiropracticandmassage.com 604-263-8110 Life Labs 112-3540 W 41st Ave 604-264-9815 lifelabs.com

Massage Therapy on Dunbar (ad p.11)

StudioHealth Chiroworks (ad p. 9)

5733 Collingwood St 604-269-3798 studiohealth.ca

Tessa Cherniavsky Massage 4192 Dunbar St Therapy Clinic 604-733-3376 massagetherapyondunbar.com 203A-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-2757 Mark Finch & Associates 202-3641 W 29th Ave 604-222-9505 markfinch.ca

Insurance Buntain Insurance 4295 Dunbar St 604-736-8855 buntaininsurance.com

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

Southlands Insurance (ad p. 19) 5540 Dunbar St 604-266-5433

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

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

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

Community Lawn Care (ad p. 27) 604-441-5296 communitylawncare.ca Digital Photo Station 4485 Dunbar St 604-222-3513

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

Dunbar Painting

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Dunbar Plumbing (ad p. 18) 604-312-2686 dunbarplumbing.ca

Genesis Security

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Inner Garage

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Michelle Hermans Design

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

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Reid Brothers Plumbing & Heating (ad p. 7) 1636 W 75th Ave 604-263-0323 reidbrothers.ca

RE/MAX Select Realty

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Sage Construction (ad p. 18) 3349 Dunbar St 604-569-2692 sageconstruction.ca

Sandra Steier Photography

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SHOP - RETAIL Clothing | Accessories Chloe Angus Design 4273 Dunbar St 604-224-2456 chloeangus.com Dragon & Phoenix 3510 W 41st Ave 604-261-1317 dragonandphoenix.ca

MacGillycuddy’s 4881 Mackenzie St 604-263-5313 Olinda’s 4305 Dunbar St 604-228-0022

Twist Fashions

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KJM Country Gardens 7226 Blenheim St 604-266-1397 kjmcountrygardens.com

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

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

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

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

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

All Nations Stamp & Coin 5630 Dunbar St 604-684-4613 allnationsstampandcoin.com

Dunbar Vacuum Ltd 3468 Dunbar St 604-733-8713 dunbarvacuum.com

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Blight’s Home Hardware Educational Book Supply (ad p. 5) 3322 Dunbar St 604-738-3312

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Carson Books 4275 Dunbar St 604-222-8787 Cheap Skates 3644 West 16th Ave 604-222-1125 Dunbar Decor 3350 Dunbar St 778-322-2070

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3548 W 41st Ave 604-677-8147

Enmark Jewellers Ltd 4315 Dunbar St 604-224-3513 Germaine’s Antiques 4268 Dunbar St 604-306-8364 Golden Rug Co. 3211 Dunbar St 604-224-3222 goldenrug.com

Dunbar Greetings 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322

Hob Too Thrift Shop 3470 Dunbar St 604-737-7304 vancouverhospice.org

Dunbar Lumber 3637 W 16th Ave 604-224-0434 dunbarlumber.com

Kerrisdale Equipment Ltd 4522 Dunbar St 604-224-3255 kerrisdaleequipment.com

Dunbar Paint Centre 3601 W 16th Ave 604-224-0421 bmvan.com

Korean Red Ginseng (ad p. 19) 2070 W 41st Ave 604-620-9066 kgccanada.com

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

Lawrence Books 3591 W 41st Ave 604-261-3812

New! More Bikes Inc (ad p. 9) 4229 Dunbar St 604-563-8118 morebikes.ca

Omega Custom Framing 4290 Dunbar St 604-732-6778 omegagallery.ca Splash Toy Shop 4243 Dunbar St 604-228-8697 splashtoyshop.ca 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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Southlands Heritage Farm 6767 Balaclava St 604-261-1295 southlandsfarms.com

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

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

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

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West Side Warriors Football westsidefootball.bc.ca

Vancouver Community Baseball

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

UBC Thunderbirds gothunderbirds.ca

Community Resources Andrew Wilkinson MLA (ad p. 5) 5640 Dunbar St 604-664-0748 andrewwilkinsonmla.ca Artists in Our Midst artistsinourmidst.com

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts (ad back page) 604-822-1815 chancentre.com

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Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 dunbarcentre.ca Dunbar Community Patrol 604-222-9824 dunbar-vancouver.org 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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