Dunbar Life - Sept 2010

A Local’s Resource to Life in Dunbar

September 2010 | Fall

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A Local’s Resource to Life in Dunbar

I am very excited to be publishing the first issue of Dunbar Life Magazine in partnership with Dunbar Village Business Association. The community of Dunbar is so vibrant and welcoming and it is great to see what DVBA is accomplishing on behalf of the businesses and the people that live here.

September is about getting back to work, getting the kids settled in school, new programs, and enjoying the last days of summer. The 2nd Annual Dunbar Village Harvest Festival will kick off the fall season on Saturday, September 25th.

October is my favourite time of year, not only because of Halloween, but because of the change in seasons with the crisp cool air, the vibrant colour of the fall foliage, pumpkins growing in the fields, sharing turkey with family and friends on Thanksgiving Day, and planning with excitement how we will dress up and decorate. The Canucks start playing hockey and we feel hopeful for the new season upon us.

By early November, daylight saving time starts and we turn the clock back one hour as the days get shorter and colder. Remembrance Day is observed, and Christmas is already in the air. November 15 brings the winter issue of Dunbar Life Magazine and a new season to celebrate.

- Carolynne Palla, Publisher, PALLA MEDIA Cover: Dunbar residents, Jodi Caplan with kids Cole (4) & Parker (2) were thrilled to be on the cover with the famous Dunbar Life pumpkin (read more on p. 5) and can’t wait to go to the Dunbar Harvest Festival. They look forward to trick or treating at the businesses in Dunbar on October 30 and love playing at Carnarvon Park. They spent hot summer days in Dunbar’s water park at Chaldecott Park. Photo by Sandra Steier, Official Photographer of Dunbar Life Magazine. www.sandrasteier.com

Dunbar Life Magazine is a local’s resource to life in Dunbar. Dunbar is defined as the area between 16th Avenue in the north to 41st Avenue in the south, and UBC Endowment Lands in the west to McKenzie Street to the east. The first three issues will be published - Fall, Winter, and Spring. Each magazine serves to synergize the community by bringing businesses and residents together for a common goal of supporting and promoting each other. Go online to dunbarlife.com for a directory of local businesses where you can easily find your favourite restaurants, book stores, hair salons, grocery stores, coffee shops and specialty stores. Keep informed of local events by following our twitter, blog and calendar.

Support your local businesses and have fun exploring everything Dunbar has to offer.

Fall Issue: Winter Issue: Spring Issue:

September 1, 2010 November 15, 2010 March 1, 2011

Distribution:

10,000 homes and businesses by Canada Post and 2,000 distributed through Dunbar Village businesses.

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Dunbar Life Magazine is published by Carolynne Palla, of PALLA MEDIA. Printed three times this year.

Let Dunbar Life promote your business! Contact Carolynne Palla by email at info@dunbarlife.com or by telephone at 604-812-5658. Mailing address is 11839 Dunford Rd, Richmond, BC, V7E 3M6.

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Deadline for advertising in the next issue is October 25. Distribution date is November 15.

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A Message from the President Dunbar Village Business Association

Welcome to our first issue of Dunbar Life Magazine: a publication that celebrates everything great about Dunbar and why we love life here!

The Dunbar Village Business Association (DVBA) has partnered with Palla Media to come up with a quality publication to spotlight what is already happening in the community, while building pride in our unique neighbourhood. As this is a publication designed especially for the residents, we invite your feedback and comments. In future we may be looking for local residents and organization representatives to write short personal-account articles about why they love their neighbourhood. For the more photogenic of you, we’ll need shiny happy faces to don the cover of the magazine. If you want to contribute to future publications, contact info@dunbarvillage.ca.

Depending on popularity, we hope to publish every second month and will distribute to 12,000 households through Canada Post. There’s also a digital edition at www.dunbarlife.com that is continually updated with the latest news and event information. Check out the Dunbar Life blog and community resource information, too.

In this issue you will meet some of your neighbours and local merchants. Look for a profile of Olinda Vriend, owner of Olinda’s on the corner of Dunbar & W. 27th Avenue, who in September is celebrating 30 years at the same location. Also on the other end of the merchant spectrum you’ll meet Chloe Angus, a Dunbar-raised girl who opened her shop Chloe Angus Design at 4335 Dunbar just this last July.

We hope that Dunbar Life will become the “go-to” information stop for events happening in our community and other items of interest. If you have an event you would like to list, please let us know!

Finally, look to these pages for information about our biggest event of the year: the Dunbar Village Harvest Festival taking place on Saturday, September 25th between 11am and 3pm. There’ll be lots of family-friendly activities at all three market areas along Dunbar Street from W 16th to W 41st. Take a free ride on a vintage trolley bus from north to south to ensure that you won’t miss out on any of the action of the day.

We hope that you will enjoy this new magazine and we look forward to hearing your input. Dunbar Life is A Local’s Resource to Life in Dunbar.

Dunbar Village Business Association, Board of Directors (from left to right)

Stephanie Brooks, Pacific Eye Doctors Janet Morris-Reade , DVBA Executive Director Emily Jane Stuart, Jethro‘s Fine Grub Jessica Hotz, Kokopelli Cafe Joe Krapiec, Property Owner, Dunbar Greetings Lim Ng, Stong‘s Markets Ron Knechtle, IGA MarketPlace Beth McKercher, Splash Toys/Peekaboo Baby Boutique Mark Wright, VQA Village Wines Susanna Lam, Scotiabank Jeffry Ho, Blight‘s Home Hardware Missing from photo: Angela Dueck, Spill It Sister. Jesse Tupper, Prime Conditioning

Beth McKercher President Dunbar Village Business Association

Pumpkin on the cover The cover pumpkin was supplied by Renee McLaren who grew it this summer in her community garden next to the Arbutus corridor. It was harvested before its time by roofers at an adjacent building site who tried to steal it.

The McLaren family, however, caught the thieves in the act and were able to save the pumpkin from being carried away. If the pumpkin had grown to maturity, it would have been over 100 pounds as it was sown from seeds the Ms. McLaren had sent away for from a prize-winning pumpkin producer in New York. Although it is a tragedy the pumpkin was picked 2 months before its time, it will live on forever on the first cover of Dunbar Life Magazine.

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Dunbar Faces GARDENIA FLORIST

REGENT HEATING LTD. Fern Chong 5636 Dunbar St Vancouver BC V6N 1W7 604-269-9234 www.gardeniaflorists.com

Charles Brink, B.Sc., MBA 4256 Dunbar St Vancouver BC V6S 2E9 604-731-8369 www.regentheating.com

ELEMENTS ACADEMY OF MARTIAL ARTS

SPICE ISLANDS INDONESIAN RESTAURANT Emma Lynds 4465 Dunbar St Vancouver BC V6S 2G4 604-568-3441 www.elementsacademy.com

Joseph Boon 3592 West 41st Ave Vancouver BC V6N 3E6 604-266-7355 www.spiceislandsindonesian.com

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What’s in your shopping cart?

Alix Cameron

Since my children are now at an age where they will actually contemplate eating what we eat, my passion for cooking has been reignited. After years of painful meals where food was pushed away, dumped on the floor or just plain spat out, it’s so refreshing to eat together and have them ask for more. So I’ve dusted off my cookbooks, got myself a few new kitchen gadgets and I’m actually enjoying planning and preparing the evening meal.

BK – before kids – I didn’t give too much thought to what I was buying when I shopped for food. I had a list and if it said strawberries because my recipe called for it, I bought them even though it was December. I wasn’t concerned about where my food came from just that I had it ready before my dinner guests arrived!

Nowadays, when I make my frequent trips to Stongs or IGA, I carefully consider what fills my shopping cart. Having young kids, I am very aware of what I feed them. I am also keen for them to love the taste of good food. However I am no 100-miler! I do try to buy fruits and vegetables that are in season and produced locally (e.g. in the Fraser Valley or the Okanagan), with the belief that food produced nearby is safer, healthier and better tasting than food from far away. This means that I will usually skip the California strawberries, preferring to wait until June when our local berries hit the stores. It doesn’t mean that I will never buy an avocado or a pineapple I honestly couldn’t live without them.

There is more and more good, local food to be found in Dunbar. With Kokopelli, Butter and Jethro’s now in the ‘hood, when I don’t feel like cooking, I can grab a delicious breakfast, lunch, or sinful treat any time of day. At Stongs I have discovered their cheese sommelier, Sandy Fountain. She is a wealth of knowledge and has frequently helped me assemble a cheese plate of local BC cheeses sure to turn tempt the nose of even the fussiest cheese connoisseur. Both Stongs and IGA are doing a better job of labeling where their produce comes from and they are both receptive to new product requests.

Having so much good local food readily available and so close at hand helps to inspire me to prepare meals that are fresh and taste great. All this talk of food is making me hungry! Time to head out to Dunbar and find tonight’s dinner.

Alix Cameron is a Dunbar local.

She has lived in Dunbar for the past 13 years and is lucky enough to work here too. For more on local food and drink visit her blog:

www.EatDrinkBeLocal.com

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A Day on Dunbar Jennifer McDonald

One of the reasons I love living in Dunbar is my rambles along Dunbar Street, with or without my four children. Although the outings vary like the weather, some of my favourite romps take me back to the days when shopping was just an excuse to get out and meet friends and neighbours.

You have to be up early to beat the coffee shop rush, occasionally having to fight the frantic mug bearing throng – the reason – free pastry day at Starbucks. Familiar faces served up with every latte, people we may never know by name but who we subconsciously look for every day. The writer, the running enthusiast, the tired mom, the hurried businessman, the elderly lady in pink – all faces that are as part of Dunbar as the bricks and mortar themselves.

With children in tow a trip to Shoppers is never just a trip to Shoppers. The pied piper himself would not dare compete with musical birthday cards. Parents grapple desperately with these yodeling cards as they watch their children lured even further, to the point of no return - the seasonal toys. Ah, the all too familiar battle cry,” Look Mom it’s only $19.99, it’s been reduced and we don’t have one!” Who needs to venture beyond the Dunbar borders for Kumon when our very own Shoppers is providing our children with numerical recognition, comparative analysis and strong verbal reasoning? And just when you think you’ve navigated the multicolored labyrinth successfully with all children in tow you realize that you have to go back and do it all again because you’re missing your Tim Horton’s voucher by 56 cents.

We never need a reason to walk through Dunbar produce – it’s just part of our morning ritual. Clutching my Grande Awake tea for courage I watch as my children grab the miniature trolleys and hurl them exuberantly through the cornucopia’s packed aisles, narrowly missing fellow customers’ legs as they do their “own shopping”. “Wouldn’t it be easier to leave them at home?” I am often asked. I smile; it depends on what exactly I am setting out to do. On Dunbar we never set out to shop, we set out to visit. Dunbar is not a strip mall or a mega store where you can run in and out and barely notice you’ve done so. Dunbar is a village – a living breathing organism that is meant to be experienced and savored and if you happen to achieve some errands, well, that’s a bonus.

We never pass by the bookstore without popping in. There is always something we haven’t read or think we need. I tell my children that it’s never about buying the one book you want, it’s about being aware of the tens of thousands of books out there that you didn’t buy but still lie there in wait just for you. These places quietly beseech us to take the time – the time to walk through them, the time to appreciate the many lives touched by them, the time just to be…

The Roman philosopher Seneca once said, “man should have what is enough and what is essential”.

I believe Dunbar gives us both. Dunbar gives us a sense of community, a reason to slow down and a chance to experience the beautiful simplicity of a time gone by.

Dunbar is not just an eclectic collection of little shops; Dunbar is a way of life!

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Chloe Angus

Who is Sarah MacLachlan and how did you meet? Sarah is the Director of Operations and Assistant Designer. We met through a business contact. Sarah had worked for mega Canadian fashion company, Peter Nygard, in Winnipeg and had just moved to Vancouver; at that time I was just about to launch my first collection to The Hudson Bay’s Canadian by Design Department. Sarah knew what I didn’t about garment production, she came on board to work with me that first season and we have been working together even since. We are both workaholics who have an addiction to fashion.

Article by Carolynne Palla Photos by Sandra Steier

What is your background, interests, passion? My parents moved to a very remote area of the Sunshine Coast when I was little where they raised my three brothers, my sister, and me. We grew up on an Organic Sea Food Farm (www.totemseafarm.com) and were home schooled. I have always been a creative person with a passion for experiencing life; when I travel I love to find different fabrics and bring them home to make beautiful things that have been inspired by what I saw, or by someone I met.

Chloe Angus is one of Western

Do you ever feel scared of the future and where this could take you? Of course, but that’s what keeps me creative and motivated.

Canada’s hottest designers and

Tell me about your designs. They exemplify the balance between work and play, style and comfort,

she lives right here in Dunbar.

luxury and simple lines. The designs emulate the spirit of empowered, feminine and sophisticated women from across Canada and around the world. I believe in clothes that are not only opulent like the Silk Dupioni and soft Jersey Lyocell, but tailored and structured as demonstrated in my use of linen suiting and crisp cotton shirtings. Like the women who wear them, the collections inspire confidence, elegance and ease. With designs that are as innovative as they are classic, I believe first and foremost in beautiful silhouettes that accentuate all body shapes and sizes without compromising my inherent eye for style.

On July 15, 2010, Chloe had the Grand Opening of her concept store and fashion design studio located at 4273 Dunbar Street. The store features her eco-chic ready-to-wear collection as well as some of her more intricate custom designs.

Why open your store on Dunbar Street? I have a history in the Dunbar area and I have seen it take on new life in the past 10 years. Old Vancouver mixed with new, young families mixed with long-time residents makes Dunbar a unique place and because my style can flatter all ages I feel I have something to offer to everyone plus I have had a book by appointment studio in the area for the past three years and have built a client base here; and did I mention that the parking is still free (a real plus for shoppers).

Are all your designs made in Vancouver? Yes! Not only do we use natural and sustainable fabrics, we run the company as a sustainable green company by producing all the garments in Vancouver at a locally owned, sweatshop-free environment. In everything from labels to buttons, a conscious decision is made when creating the product.

I was so impressed with Chloe’s Button Wrap that I went for a fitting with Sarah and bought one in Bark colour. I can’t wait to wear it when the hot summer weather cools. Apparently, it is hard to stop at just one wrap!

What is your connection to Dunbar? My grandparents bought their house at 42nd and Blenheim in 1955, my parents bought their first house at 50th and Dunbar in 1975; and my husband, Gabe, and I bought our house just off of Dunbar in 1999, so my roots have always been here. When I was little my Granny used to take me to Tinkers Hatch Bakery at 33rd Ave. and Mackenzie St. for a cookie and when I turned twelve my mom took me to Olinda’s on Dunbar and Olinda made what I considered my first real dress. So there are quite a few Angus’s between Dunbar and Angus Drive.

What is your favourite thing about Dunbar? The feeling of old school Vancouver. Many people have lived in the Dunbar area for a long time, and it even has some of the history of the Musqueam Indian Band on the lamp posts going down Dunbar. It is still a place where you walk down the street and go to the baker, the grocer, the pharmacist, and the florist while waving at your neighbour.

Do you have kids? No, but I have eleven nieces and nephews who all like to come and help out in the new studio.

What is the story about your little white pony? Pony? What pony? Sonny is Dunbar’s little secret.

What is your favourite part of each day? Making an outfit for a lady that makes her feel great.

What is a great day? When that lady comes back and tells me that her husband loved it too!

How did you get into this business? Besides being born to do this, I went to fashion design school and I went after every opportunity I could to get into the industry.

Who is your inspiration? Every lady who walks through my doors inspires me.

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Congratulations Chloe! You make Dunbar proud!

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Olindas

Olinda Vriend, owner of Olindas, is celebrating 30 years at 4305 Dunbar Street!

I walked into Olindas and was greeted by Gina Rota’s smiling face and Olinda busy in the window display.

As I waited to meet Olinda, Gina sat at the counter and started sewing as she beamed with pride at Olinda and her accomplishments over the past 30 years. She told me a story how she went to eastern Canada for vacation this year and while in the remote north, she mentioned to a couple she met that she was from Vancouver, more specifically the community of Dunbar. The woman happened to be a regular shopper at Olindas -- how far reaching is that!

Olinda was so lovely and friendly, and immediately I liked her and can see why women feel so comfortable being custom fitted by her. Olinda’s mother was a seamstress and taught Olinda as a young girl in Holland how to sew. As an adult, she lived in the country in northern BC before settling in Dunbar and working as a seamstress for Bobby’s Place. But when Bobby decided to retire, Olinda’s passion for creating and sewing clothes was telling her to take this opportunity to start her own business, even though she had not considered it before. Despite being terrified, she received a loan from an unexpected source and took over the business of “Personalized Styling for Women”, and here she is 30 years later running a successful business!

In the beginning, she would host home fashion parties in addition to running the store, and that helped Olinda make a name for herself and develop a following. Olinda has always hired very talented staff that stay with her long-term, like Gina who has been with her off and on for 30 years, and a skilled patternmaker Mary Joyce who was a designer for Victoria Commonwealth Games, and a Chan (now retired) who made clothes for the King of Siam. She also has seamstresses that work full-time from home.

Olinda has her own label on much of the clothing in the store. So if you see a piece of clothing that you like but not the right colour or size, just order it! It is all about personalization of the clothing.

Styles have changed a lot in 30 years but one constant has been her popular bathrobes and pajamas.

A cutting room is in the back of the store where designs are turned into patterns then prepared for the seamstresses to make into clothing. Sewing machines in the store are for convenient alteration services.

You can find ready-made coordinating clothes from other designers such as sweaters, pants, scarves and more. Olinda constantly researches fashion and style with her customers in mind and goes out her way to fulfill their needs. Often her customers have special needs, are hard to fit, or have medical issues (sometimes requesting large orders for specialty items like hospital gowns). The satisfaction of knowing that she helped outfit someone in need in a comfortable environment is what brings her joy.

Who is that doggy in the window? A true Dunbar community dog, Yoshi is a flat-coated retriever that has a few owners who share her. Yoshi spends her days in Olinda’s store window, her nights with Fibi, a local nurse, and mornings at the neighbour’s house behind the store.

Olinda is happy because she loves the community of Dunbar, is able to be creative, and sees that she is fulfilling a need that so many women have to find clothes that fit. Very satisfying!

Celebrate with Olinda! You are invited to celebrate 30 years in Dunbar with Olinda and her staff on Wednesday, September 15th. Everything in the store will be on sale, even the new Fall items. There will be balloons, goodies, a special sale, and 20% of all sales will be donated to Seva, her favourite charity.

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4Cats Arts Studio 4293 Dunbar St 604-569-2426 www.4catsart.com

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

Jacadi Vancouver 5607 Dunbar St 604-266-5448 www.jacadi.com

Peekaboo Baby Boutique (ad p.3) 4229 Dunbar St 604-228-0804

Prime QuicKids

3321 Dunbar St 604-568-5220 www.primeconditioning.com

Splash Toy Shop (ad p.7) 4243 Dunbar St 604-228-8697

Treasure Express

Children’s Consignment 5585 Dunbar St 604-569-1900 www.treasureexpress.com

CHURCHES & PLACES OF WORSHIP Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 3778 West 28th Ave 604-224-5678 www.icvancouver.ca

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

St Philips Anglican Church 3737 West 27th Ave 604-224-3238 www.stphilipsdunbar.com

CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES Chloe Angus Design (ad p.7) 4273 Dunbar St 604-224-2456 www.chloeangus.com

Dragon & Phoenix Designer Consignment

3510 West 41st Ave 604-261-1317 www.dragonandphoenix.ca

Hob Thrift Shop

3352 Dunbar St 604-733-1412 www.vancouverhospice.org

Hob Too Thrift Shop

3470 Dunbar St www.vancouverhospice.org

Jools

4255 Dunbar St 604-221-0721 www.jools.ca

Olindas

4305 Dunbar St 604-228-0022

Spill It Sister

5589 Dunbar St 604-568-0070 www.spillitsister.ca

Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran Church 3491 West 31st Ave 604-266-6818 www.dunbarlutheran.ca

DRYCLEANERS & LAUNDRY SERVICE

Dunbar Heights Baptist Church

Busy Bee Cleaners

3996 West 17th Ave 604-224-1031 www.dhbc.ca

3556 West 41st Ave 604-263-2215

Dunbar Heights United Church

& Custom Alterations 4470 Dunbar St 604-224-3818

3525 West 24th Ave 604-731-6420 www.dunbarheightsuc.ca

Knox United Church

5600 Balaclava St 604-261-3747 www.knoxunitedvancouver.org

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Dunbar 1 hr Drycleaners

Dunbar Laundromat & Drycleaning 4410 Dunbar St 604-736-5808

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

Crofton House School (girls) 3200 West 41st Ave 604-263-3255 www.croftonhouse.ca

Money’s Drycleaning 4389 Dunbar St 604-224-5112

Pressed 4 Time Dry Cleaning 3594 West 41st Ave 604-261-0440

EDUCATION - PUBLIC SCHOOLS School District #39 Kerrisdale Elementary and Kerrisdale Annex

EDUCATION - PRESCHOOLS

5555 Carnarvon St 604-713-5446 http://kerrisdale.vsb.bc.ca

Tom Thumb Preschool

Southlands Elementary

3737 West 27th Ave 604-222-2550 www.tomthumbpreschool.ca

Dunbar Memorial Preschool 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6065 www.vcn.bc.ca/dmppp

Crown Preschool

3737 West 27th Ave 604-228-1316 www.crownpreschool.ca

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

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

Montessori Ivy School 3641 West 29th Ave 604-221-9300 www.ivymontessori.ca

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CHILDREN

5351 Camosun St 604-713-5414 http://southlands.vsb.bc.ca

Queen Elizabeth & QE Annex Elementary

4275 Crown St 604-713-5482 http://queenelizabeth-anx.vsb.bc.ca

Lord Byng High School 3939 West 16th Ave 604 713-8171 http://byng.vsb.bc.ca

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

Lord Kitchener Elementary 4055 Blenheim St 604-713-5454 http://kitchener.vsb.bc.ca

EDUCATION RESOURCES A1 Education Centre

EDUCATION - PRIVATE SCHOOLS St George’s Junior School (boys) 3851 West 29th Ave 604-224-1304 www.stgeorges.bc.ca

St George’s Senior School (boys) 4175 West 29th Ave 604-224-1304 www.stgeorges.bc.ca

Immaculate Conception School (Catholic) 3745 West 28th Ave 604-224-5012 www.icvancouver.ca

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3516 West 41st Ave 604-686-7788

Opus Academy

5635 Dunbar Street 604-267-3749 www.opusacademy.com

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

CIBC

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

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Edward Jones, Jackie Read (ad p.15) Financial Advisor 3560 West 41st Ave 604-731-6117 www.edwardjones.com

Eveline de la Giroday (ad p.15) Mortgage Expert Dominion Lending 604-230-2262 www.evelinegiroday.ca

H & R Block

4220 Dunbar St 604-713-1500 www.hrblock.ca

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

RE/MAX Select Realty (ad p.32) Karel Palla. Personal Real Estate Corp.

604-329-1430 www.vancouversbestlistings.com

ScotiaBank (ad p. 19)

5659 Dunbar St 604-668-3707 www.letthesavingbegin.com

TD Canada Trust

4200 Dunbar St 604-654-6888 www.tdcanadatrust.com

Vancity Credit Union 4445 Dunbar St 604-877-7000 www.vancity.com

FITNESS & SPORTS Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 www.dunbarcentre.ca

Dunbar Heights United Gym 3525 West 24th Avenue 604 731 6420 www.dunbarheightsuc.ca

Dunbar Little League Baseball (April – June) www.dunbarbaseball.ca

Dunbar Soccer Association

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

Family Passages

5737 Collingwood St 604-266-6470 www.familypassages.ca

Prime QuicKids Prime Strength & Conditioning 3321 Dunbar St 604-568-5220 www.quickids.com www.primeconditioning.com

Sanga Yoga

3458 Dunbar St 604-733-7264 www.sangayoga.ca

The Daily Method Exercise Studio 3584 West 41st Ave www.thedailymethod.com

IGA MarketPlace 4535 West 41st Ave 604-261-2423

Koolstop Convenience Store 5520 Dunbar St 604-261-7474

Mac’s Convenience Store 4464 Dunbar St 604-736-7528

Stong’s Market 4560 Dunbar St 604-266-1401

Superstar Convenience (coming soon) 3363 Dunbar St

Weigh to Go Bulk Foods 3534 West 41st Ave 604-266-6206

9 & Nine Grocery & Florist 3526 West 41st Ave

FLOWER & GIFT SHOPS Christina’s Flower Shop 5615 Dunbar St 604-263-3011 www.christinaflowers.com

Dunbar Greetings 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322

Gardenia Florist

5636 Dunbar St 604-269-9234 www.gardeniaflorists.com

Heaven and Earth Flowers Designs 4495 Dunbar St 604-221-9911 www.heavenandearth.ca

Lovers Florist

3526 West 41st Ave 604-264-1268 www.loversflorist.com

Celtic Treasure Chest 5639 Dunbar St 604-261-3688

Dunbar Produce 4355 Dunbar St 604-228-8615

Arnold’s Coiffures Ltd 5628 Dunbar St 604-261-7434

B.T. Shears Hair Design 3231 Dunbar St 604-222-8715

Blink Beauty Bar 3562 West 41st Ave 604-261-8144

Cabello Spa & Salon

3518 West 41st Ave 604-267-4247 www.cabellosalonspa.com

Classy Hair Design 3434 Dunbar St 604-738-8221 4522 Dunbar St 604-224-0500

Dunbar Barber Shop 4264 Dunbar St 604-738-3165

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

Hair Zone

3378 Dunbar St, Vancouver 604-788-8233

Kiji’s Hair Salon

3440 Dunbar St 604-742-0299 www.kijishairsalon.com

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

Rose Nails & Spa

3383 Dunbar St 604-221-2200 www.rosenailsandspa.com

Sunset Tanning Salon 3548 West 41st Ave 604-267-1002 4446 Dunbar St 604-736-7467

Top Barber Cut 5631 Dunbar St 604-696-0581

Top Cut Barbers 4238 Dunbar St 604-739-0744

Vida Beautilities Hair & Esthetic Salon 4260 Dunbar St 604-732-3523

White Dove Spa & Wellness Centre 4447 Dunbar St 604-221-8822

HEALTH SERVICES Dr. Don V. Anderson Inc. & Dr. David S. Book Inc. Dentists 3335 Dunbar St 604-224.5611 www.vancouverimplantdentist.com

Dr Shari Bender, Psychologist

101-3309 Dunbar St 604-221-9053 www.psychologists.bc.ca/Pro/ShariBender/

Chaldecott Medical Association Dr. Heather Jenkins 4186 Dunbar St 604-739-9881

www.dunbarsoccer.ca

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4484 Dunbar St 604-732-5123 www.greatclips.com

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HAIR STYLISTS, SALONS, BARBERS, & SPAS

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GROCERY, CONVENIENCE, & SPECIALTY FOOD STORES

Great Clips for Hair

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FINANCIAL SERVICES Cont.

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Dr Alex K H Chan, Dentist 203-3540 West 41st Ave 604-266-2860

Dunbar Eyecare Dr C Kriekenbeek

2-3554 West 41st Ave 604-263-8874 www.dunbareyecare.com

Dunbar Heights Optical Dr Tammy Trinh 4250 Dunbar St 604-261-8693

Dunbar Physio (ad p.15) Dr Peter Curtain 205-3540 West 41st Ave 604-266-3303 www.dunbarphysio.com

Dr A. Edamura

3570 West 30th Ave 604-224-1515

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

Dr Alison D Kaplen, Dentist

5-3615 West 19th Ave 604-224-3115

Skinetics Skin Care and Day Spa Diane Buchmueller 4263 Dunbar St 604-266-7878

Skinworks Dr Nick Carr (plastic surgeon) Dr Frances Jang (dermatologist) 3578 West 41st Ave 604-733-9711

Dr John P. Sloan

3707 West 37th Ave 604-878-4888

Southland’s Physiotherapy Lisa Maroce 3579 West 41st Ave 604-263-8110

StudioHealth - ChiroWorks Westside Vancouver Family Acupuncture, Massage Therapy & Chiropractic 5733 Collingwood St 604-269-3798 www.studiohealth.ca

Dr Daisy Tang, Dentist (ad p.14)

3579 West 41st Ave 604-266-6232

4210 Dunbar St 604-733-1616

Dr Colin Leech-Porter

Tessa Cherniavsky Massage Clinic

7-3596 West 27th Ave 604-737-0600

203A - 3540 West 41st Ave 604-266-2757

Life Chiropractic & Massage Dr Daniel E Zybutz

Vancouver Dental Ceramics

4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702 www.lifechiropracticandmassage.com

Life Labs

112-3540 West 41st Ave 604-264-9815

Dr Joyce Ling, Dentist 4394 West 10th Ave 604-228-1014

Dr Meredith Moores, Dentist 215-3540 West 41st Ave 604-261-2220

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

Pacific Eye Doctors (ad p.29) 4292 Dunbar St 604-739-2022

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Dr George A. Porteous

3291 Dunbar St 604-228-9200

LIQUOR STORES BC Liquor Store

3453 Dunbar St 604-224-4412 www.bcliquorstores.com

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

Pacific Spirits Liquor Store 4474 Dunbar St 604-738-1299

MOVIE THEATRE Dunbar Theatre

4555 Dunbar Street 604-222-2991

PET SUPPLIES, GROOMING & VETS Alta Vista Animal Hospital

4543 Dunbar St 604-221-5858 www.altavistaanimalhospital.ca

April’s Aquarium

5620 Dunbar St 604-569-2696 www.aprilsaquarium.com

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

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

Dunbar Veterinary Hospital 5567 Dunbar St 604-266-5385

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

Pets Beautiful

5620 Dunbar St 604-569-2696 www.petsbeautiful.com

Bean Around the World Coffees 5601 Dunbar St 604-261-8188 www.cowboycoffee.ca

Beantown Coffee House 4231 Dunbar St 604-222-8455

Brick Oven Pizzeria 4269 Dunbar St 604-228-1822

Butter Baked Goods (ad p.3) 4321 Dunbar St 604-221-4333 www.butterbakedgoods.com

Cheshire Cheese Inn, The 4585 Dunbar St 604-224-2521 www.cheshirecheeseinn.ca

Cosy Cafe

4455 Dunbar St 604-224-3133

Crepe & Cafe

3500 West 41st Ave 604-568-3123 www.crepecafe1.com

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

Dunbar Dairy Queen

PHARMACIES Pharmasave Drugs (Pacific) Ltd

3380 Dunbar St 604-733-2884 www.dairyqueen.com

4198 Dunbar St 604-732-3010 www.pharmasave.com

Dunbar Pizza & Grill

Shoppers Drug Mart

The Dunbar

4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8555 www.shoppersdrugmart.ca

4497 Dunbar St 604-222-9922 www.thedunbar.ca

Southland Pharmacy

Handi Cuisine of India

3554 West 41st Ave 604-266-2802

3348 Dunbar St 604-732-4999

4432 Dunbar St 604-738-3186 www.handicuisine.com

IHUA Bakery

Village VQA Wines (ad p.13) 3536 West 41st Ave

3522 West 41st Ave 604-261-0189

604-269-9433 www.villagevqawines.com

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Jethro’s Fine Grub

Sushi Q Japanese Deli 4385 Dunbar St 604-221-7874

Tim Hortons

Omega Gallery and Custom Framing

3322 Dunbar St 604-738-3312 www.homehardware.ca

4290 Dunbar St 604-732-6778 www.omegagallery.ca

3420 Dunbar St 604-569-3441

3463 Dunbar St 604-222-3130 www.timhortons.ca

Boulevard Glass Ltd 5648 Dunbar St 604-266-2444

Restoration House

Kokopelli Cafe (ad p.7)

The Well Cafe

Carson Books

Stationery 2000

4593 Dunbar St 604-228-0818 www.kokopellicafe.ca

La Notte Ristorante Italiano (ad p.14) 3307 Dunbar St 604-222-4033 www.lanotte.ca

3271 Dunbar St 604-221-9880 www.thewellcafe.ca

4275 Dunbar St 604-222-8787

Wild Sushi

3644 West 16th Ave 604-222-1125

4288 Dunbar St 604-568-9668 www.wildsushi.ca

Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant 4414 Dunbar St 604-739-3818

Mexi-Cali Diner 4424 Dunbar St 604-731-6517

Modern Club Japanese Teppan Restaurant 3446 Dunbar St 604-739-0170

SPECIALTY SERVICES

Cheap Skates

Dunbar Antiques & Lighting 5579 Dunbar St 604-569-1133

Dunbar Cycles

Digital Photo Station 4470 Dunbar St 604-222-3513

4219 Dunbar St 604-224-2116 www.dunbarcycles.com

Gold Star Shoe Rebuilders

Dunbar Lumber

3303 Dunbar St 604-734-7477 www.goldstarshoerebuilders.com

3637 West 16th Ave 604-224-0434 www.dunbarlumber.com

Innova Kitchens & Baths

Dunbar Upholstery & Autotrim

3444 Dunbar St 604-644-8735

Post Office, Lottery, Convenience 3552 West 41st Ave 604-261-2001

Upscale Garage Sale Store 3422 Dunbar St. 604-733-0787 www.upscalegaragesale.ca

COMMUNITY RESOURCES City of Vancouver 453 West 12th Ave Phone 3-1-1 www.vancouver.ca

Dunbar Community Patrol 604-222-9824

Dunbar Public Library

5530 Dunbar St 604-263-4440

5739 Collingwood St 604-676-1603 www.innovakitchens.com

3208 Dunbar St 604-671-9739

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

Pizza Garden

Dunbar Vacuum Ltd

Odenza Homes Ltd

3468 Dunbar St 604-733-8713 www.dunbarvacuum.com

Dunbar Residents’ Association

Moki’s Pizza

4464 Dunbar St 604-738-7474

Simon’s Kitchen

4418 Dunbar St 604-734-1135 www.simonskitchen.net

Spice Islands Indonesian Restaurant

3592 West 41st Ave 604-266-7355 www.spiceislandsindonesian.com

4345 Dunbar St 604-221-7002 www.odenzahomes.com

Regent Heating (ad p. 13) 4256 Dunbar St 604-731-8369 www.regentheating.com

Sandra Steier Photography (ad p.9) 604-277-7437 www.sandrasteier.com

Toorak Tile & Design Starbucks Coffee

3398 Dunbar St (W 18th) 604-731-5065 www.starbucks.ca

Starbucks Coffee

4467 Dunbar St (W 29th) 604-222-8069 www.starbucks.ca

Subway

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

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Blight’s Home Hardware Ltd.

3496 Dunbar St 604-739-5966 www.tooraktile.com

Enmark Jewellers Ltd 4315 Dunbar St 604-224-3513

Garage-Suites Construction 3931 Dunbar St 604-228-4272 www.garage-suites.com

Dunbar Village Business Association 604-692-2885 (ad p. 4 & 5) www.dunbarvillage.ca

Fire & Rescue, No. 21 Firehall 5425 Carnarvon Street 604-665-6021 www.vancouver.ca/fire

3211 Dunbar St 604-224-3222

Kerrisdale Equipment Ltd

SPECIALTY STORES All Nations Stamp & Coin

Lawrence Books

5630 Dunbar St 604-684-4613 www.allnationsstampandcoin.com

3591 West 41st Ave 604-261-3812

Black Mountain Books

4424 Dunbar St 604-731-5416

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Golden Rug Co.

4522 Dunbar St 604-224-3255 www.kerrisdaleequipment.com

4335 Dunbar St 604-569-3948

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The Vancouver Hospice Society is pleased to announce the opening of their second store HOB Too, at 3740 Dunbar Street sister to The Hob, at 3352 Dunbar Street. This is a delightful gently used curio/collectible store. 100% volunteer operated with all proceeds going to the Vancouver Hospice Society to build a Hospice Home on the west side of Vancouver.

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CALENDER OF EVENTS—OCTOBER 2010

Sep 06

Labour Day, Statutory Holiday

Oct 03-09

Fire Safety Week. www.vancouver.ca/fire/fire_prev.html

Sep 06

PNE last day (100th Anniversary) www.pne.ca

Oct 08-31

Stanley Park Ghost Train. www.vancouver.ca/parks/events/ghosttrain

Sep 06

Sep 07

9th Annual Vancouver Triathlon. www.multisportscanada.com

Oct 08 & 11 Schools Closed. Thanksgiving four day weekend. www.vsb.bc.ca

First day back at school, SD #39. www.vsb.bc.ca

Oct 09

Vancouver Canucks first hockey game of the season. www.canucks.nhl.com

Sep 08

Rosh Hashanah, Jewish New Year

Oct 11

Thanksgiving Day, Stat Holiday

Sep12

BC SPCA Paws for a Cause Walk Fundraiser, Stanley Park Lumberman’s Arch.

Registration starts at 9am, run at 10am, walk at 11am. www.spca.bc.ca/walk

Oct 11-31

Pumpkin Patch at Southlands Heritage Farm. 6767 Balaclava Street. www.southlandsfarms.farming.officelive.com

Sep12

Welcome Sunday at Dunbar Heights United Church. 3525 West 24th Avenue. 10am. Start a family tradition in September; come to church together! www.dunbarheightsuc.ca

Oct 16 & 17

UBC Apple Fest 11am-4pm at UBC Botanical Garden, 6804 SW Marine Dr. Contact: (604) 822-4529. 20th anniversary of this popular community event. A family event for all ages, the UBC Apple Festival celebrates one of BC’s favourite fruits. www.ubcbotanicalgarden. org/events/applefest

Oct 17-31

Dunbar Haunted House for charity. Go to www.dunbarhauntedhouse.com for details.

Oct 22

The Vancouver Hospice Society 4th Annual Butterfly Gala at Hellenic Centre, 4500 Arbutus St. 6:00—11:00 p.m. Dinner and Dance. Richard and his Merry Band from Yellow Point Lodge will play your favourite music. $75 per ticket. Call Jenny at 604-733-1412 or Gay 604-737-7305 for ticket sales or further info. www.vancouverhospice.org/events

Sep12

Southlands Country Fair, 10am-4pm at Southlands Riding Club, 7025 MacDonald St. Contact 604-263-4817. Rain or shine. It’s a community event that focuses on horses and rural lifestyle within the city of Vancouver. www.southlandsridingclub.com

Sep 12

Grandparents Day

Sep15

Everyone is invited to celebrate 30 years with Olinda. There will be balloons, goodies, and a special sale on that day, plus everything will be on sale, even the new fall merchandise!

This never happens! As a way to say thank you, Olinda will donate 20% of the sales on Sept 15 to Seva. Olindas is at 4305 Dunbar Street.

Sep 18

Yom Kippur, Jewish Holiday

Sep 21

International Day of Peace

Sep 23

September Equinox, first day of fall/autumn

Sep 24-26

Knox United Reunion Weekend Celebrating 100 years! Friday night welcome reception, “Reunion Choirs” concert, catered dinner, and special worship. More information and registration at: www.knoxunitedvancouver.org

Oct 23

Pre-Teen Dance at the Dunbar Community Centre. Tickets will go on sale 3 weeks before the event. $10 per ticket. 6pm-9pm. Great DJs, lots of dancing; bring your friends. www.dunbarcentre.ca

Oct 25

Deadline for advertising and submissions for Dunbar Life Magazine winter issue. www.dunbarlife.com/advertising

Oct 27

NEPP Workshop #1: Earthquake Preparedness - Be Prepared not Scared 7:00-8:30pm.

Dunbar Community Centre - 4747 Dunbar Street - Room 202. Contact: (604) 222-6060

Oct 30

Trick or Treating in Dunbar Village 4-6 pm at participating merchants. A safe and fun way to entertain your dressed up little ghouls. Especially great for the littlest among us who are looking for a less-spooky way to celebrate Halloween. www.dunbarvillage.ca Halloween

Sep 25

Dunbar Soccer House League starts season. www.dunbarsoccer.ca

Sep 25

Dunbar Village Harvest Festival from 11am – 3pm, hosted by the Dunbar Village Business Association. Join your neighbours for a vibrant street festival along Dunbar from W. 16th to W. 41st and W. 41st to Collingwood. A vintage trolley bus will whisk you up and down Dunbar to three street festival locations offering live music, family-style entertainment, Backyard Bounty Farmers Market, Car Show, Pumpkin Growing Contest, merchant participation, games, art vendors and more! We’ve added some new attractions to ensure that there will be something for everyone. www.dunbarvillage.ca

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Nov 03

Take our Kids to Work Day

Grade 8 Dance: The first dance of the school year! Welcome Grade 8’s. Tickets will go on sale three weeks before the event. $10 per ticket. All dances 6pm-9pm. Go Card required for entry to the dance. Great DJs, lots of dancing; bring your friends. www.dunbarcentre.ca

Nov 07

Daylight Saving Time, fall back one hour

Nov 11

Remembrance Day

Nov 11-12

Schools Closed for Remembrance Day four day weekend

Nov 15

Dunbar Life Magazine winter issue is published

Nov 20

National Child Day

Nov 27

Dunbar Craft Fair at the Dunbar Community Centre 10:00am-5:00pm $3 admission (children under 12 free). www.dunbarcentre.ca

Nov 27

ICS Christmas Family Breakfast & Fair Immaculate Conception School Gym at 3776 West 28th Avenue from 8:30am-noon. Come all for pancake breakfast, Christmas wreaths & crafts, children’s activities, entertainment and bake sale. www.icvancouver.ca

Sep 25

ONGOING TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly). Meets at the Dunbar Community Centre every Thursday morning. Weigh in between 9-9:45 a.m., meeting at 10:00 a.m. For more information call Eileen at 604-222-1719 or Adrienne at 604-228-8243. Also see the TOPS website at www.tops.org.

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