A Guide to Local Shopping and Fun!
Free! Nov 15, 2012 - Feb 15, 2013
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A Guide to Local Shopping and Fun!
Inside
PALLA MEDIA Carolynne Palla
Photographer Sandra Steier
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Message from DVBA Executor
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Splash Toy Shop
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Celtic Treasure Chest
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Plastic Utensils
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Map of Dunbar
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Gift Guide
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Trick-or-Treat Photos
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Dunbar Directory
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Calendar
Editor & Contributor Janet Morris-Reade
Writer & Copy Editor Sarah Gordon
Cover:
On the cover are brothers Tucker Croom (age 4) and Jackson Croom (age 6). Photo taken by Sandra Steier inside Splash Toy Shop. The Croom boys favourite things about Dunbar include making their own dipped cones at Dairy Queen, riding their bikes to Tim Hortons for a vanilla dip doughnut, painting with teachers Scott and Mel at 4Cats Arts Studio, receiving a candy from Mai when picking up dry cleaning with their mom, eating macaroni and cheese and Smartie Pants cookies at Kokopelli Cafe, playing with the trains and buying new Lego at Splash Toy Shop, playing T-ball in the summer and being in the Dunbar Little League parade.
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CELTIC TREASURE CHEST
British Imports: Groceries, Sweets, Deli Products, Country & Soccer Souvenirs
SOCCER & COUNTRY SOUVENIRS
Beanies, Caps, Badges, SewSew-ons, Scarfs, Car Emblems & Flags, Banners, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, British & Corrie Gifts etc. WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE?
Irish Fry-up, Full English, Scottish Welsh Breakfast, or a Bacon Butty
IN OUR DELI
Haggis, Meat Pies, Scotch Pies, Melton Mowbrays, Black & White Pudding, British Style Bacon & Sausages, Scottish Kippers, & Haddock. Candies, Sweets, Chocolates & Crisps
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Steak & Guinness Steak & Kidney, Steak & Mushroom, London Pub, Beef Vindaloo, Curry, Chicken & Veg. Steak & Onion
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A Message from the Executive Director
Janet Morris-Reade, Dunbar Village Business Association After two years of badgering, I was finally able to convince Beth McKercher of Splash Toy Shop to allow us to profile her business in Dunbar Life. In exchange, I am tasked with filling in for her with the President’s Message. My name is Janet Morris-Reade and I am the executive director of the Dunbar Village Business Association and editor of Dunbar Life Magazine. In this issue, you’ll get to know more about Beth and her store. You’ll also meet Lil and Steve McVittie from the Celtic Treasure Chest who are building their early retirement plan into a British food retail empire. Dunbar resident, Sue Dvorak, shares a touching account of her family’s visit to a homeless shelter on Christmas Day. All three articles will likely bring holiday warmth to a heart near you. This past fall we had some very successful events: Dunbar Village Harvest Festival, Après Harvest Festival, and Trick-or-Treat in
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Dunbar Village. All three were well attended, showing us how very proud we all are to get out and support the community. Thank you to everyone who volunteered, sponsored, and attended these events. Looking ahead, we are getting ready for our Dunbar Village for the Holidays event on Saturday, December 22nd. We’ve added a second horse and carriage, allowing us to extend the hours in all three areas. Elves, hot chocolate and free gifts from the merchants round out this family-friendly holiday event. Finally, the Dunbar Village Gift Guide returns to inspire you for your holiday shopping. Please make the decision to buy locally this year and support your local businesses. I think you’ll be glad you left the chaos of the malls and big boxes behind. On behalf of the over 240 businesses of Dunbar Village, Happy Holidays and peace for the coming New Year!
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Splash Toy Shop by Sarah Gordon
photos by Sandra Steier and happy environment for families, which encourages children to play through the sale of engaging toys. What was her attraction to opening a retail shop? She was drawn to the challenges that come with being a small business owner, which is akin to being a juggler. She is an employer, manages the books, attends trade shows, buys products, and merchandises the shop. She appreciates that every day is different and an added bonus of owning a toy store is it is simply a lot of fun.
Magic is in the air before you even enter the door of Splash Toy Shop as the displays tempt you to peek through the windows. Once inside, your eyes dance around the walls painted in playful shades of pink, orange, yellow and blue. The crowning glory is shelves stocked with carefully selected and enticing toys that make children jump for joy. Many neighbourhood children see Splash as an extension of their daily lives which includes home, school, the library, the grocery store and for many, a daily stop at the toy shop to visit the staff and have a quick playtime. They make themselves at home at the Thomas the Train play table; after all, this is a store about children and making them feel welcome. Who doesn’t love a toy shop? Splash owner Beth McKercher enjoys watching the look of glee when a child discovers something at her store for the first time. She takes great pleasure in seeing adults react to nostalgic toys that transport them back to their childhood. After having been in the business for 23 years McKercher is a seasoned connoisseur of toys. She opened Splash in Steveston in 1989 (which is still going strong) and subsequently opened the Dunbar location in 1999. McKercher aspires to provide a safe, fun 10
The friendly and knowledgeable staff is always eager to come to your rescue with age and gender appropriate gift suggestions. If you are still at a loss you can never go wrong with a Splash gift certificate which children love receiving. Splash also offers a registry for children to create their own ‘wish list’ to help steer befuddled friends and family in the right direction. For many Dunbar residents, shopping close to home is about convenience and supporting the community. There really is no comparison between a neighbourhood toy shop and big box stores. McKercher hand selects every item that she brings to Splash. She and her staff know many of their customers by name and take pride in helping them select the best product. A toy store never remains stagnant. Trends are always changing, however, some of the recent popular items include the ‘Perplexus’ 3D maze ball which provides a challenge for both children and adults, and gets them off the computer. For the Vincent Van Gogh on your list, Splash carries Djeco specialty art kits from France - the quality is bar none. What toddler isn’t looking to have fun? The Scuttlebug is a folding tricycle decorated to look like a ladybug or bumblebee. With a low to the ground ride, rubber wheels for indoor or outdoor use, it folds up and is easy to throw in the back of a car or store under a bed. This may become the chosen mode of transportation for your toddler this year! The song “My Favourite Things” comes to mind with the list of goodies that you will find at Splash that include Playmobil, Lego
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Splash is also a great community supporter. Aside from collecting donations of clothing and toys for the Ray Cam Community Society on the Downtown Eastside, they support the BC Professional Firefighters’ Burn Fund and decorate one of the displays at the Bright Nights in Stanley Park each year. In addition, they raise funds for the Sunny Hill Health Centre (a specialized division of BC Children’s Hospital) through the BC Toy Association.
(a new more girl-friendly version has recently been introduced), games, bath toys, science kits, stuffed toys, books, puzzles, art supplies, Hama beads, toy cooking sets, dolls and clothes, wooden toys, baby toys, tea sets, and jack in the boxes with sock monkeys hiding inside. Sadly, McKercher had to close down her neighbouring business Peekaboo this past spring. Splash continues to carry some of the products that customers loved so much including pyjamas, Robeez footwear and rain gear. It is no secret that many independent retailers have been affected by online and cross border shopping. These buying patterns are detrimental to local shops, therefore if you love your local businesses support them to ensure that they thrive, and you will be helping to keep your community vibrant and unique.
McKercher has been involved with the Dunbar Village Business Association since its inception and is the President of the board. The board meets monthly to discuss issues and make decisions that will improve businesses and their impact in the community. She enjoys the many connections she has made with other business owners and feels that the DVBA vision and voice has made a positive and remarkable change to Dunbar Village. While Splash is a year round destination there is an extra attraction to popping inside a toy shop during the holiday season where you can share the glory, alongside Saint Nick, in making magic happen under the Christmas tree. A visit to Splash can set the stage for the perfect Norman Rockwell-style holiday scene. Gather around the hearth with a warm beverage, set up a puzzle or a family board game, watch your toddler meander by on a Scuttlebug - the festive season looks very bright indeed. Splash Toy Shop 4243 Dunbar Street 604-228-8697
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The Celtic Treasure Chest by Sarah Gordon
photos by Sandra Steier
When people dream of early retirement they often visualize travelling, playing golf, catching up on reading and pursuing hobbies. Steve and Lil McVittie, owners of The Celtic Treasure Chest, reached the point where they could have pulled out cruise ship brochures; however, they chose a different path and followed their dream to open a business and eventually retire. Ten years later they are busier than ever with two additional businesses in the mix. Steve McVittie has great respect for his British and Irish roots. His grandmother was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and his father was born in Bedford, England. He proudly reports that his grandfather, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, was a Surgeon General in the British Army and served as the Honorary Physician to Queen Victoria. Lil McVittie is of French descent. Steve McVittie jokingly thanks his wife’s heritage and her love of cooking for his slim and muscular figure. British food has always been an important part of Steve McVittie’s life. He recalls finding an envelope not too long ago containing an outline he had drafted as a teenager conceptualizing a British store; the dream to create this business had been percolating virtually his entire life. The McVitties are originally from Alberta. They married in 1966 and moved to 14
Vancouver in 1988. Steve McVittie built his career around sales which included everything from life insurance to hardware, boats, real estate and printing. Lil McVittie was an office worker and a buyer for the PNE. After their careers had peaked the McVitties determined that Dunbar was the perfect neighbourhood to begin their next adventure and opened The Celtic Treasure Chest in August 2002. Steve McVittie was aware of the history of the neighbourhood. He knew that Scottish, Irish and English immigrants had settled in Vancouver at the turn of the 20th century and they had built many of Dunbar’s homes and named numerous streets. The McVitties made a wise choice to locate The Celtic Treasure Chest in this community as their business has become one of the largest retailers of British products imported from the United Kingdom. Steve McVittie aptly describes The Celtic Treasure Chest as a British shop dropped into a Canadian location. Food has an amazing ability to ignite memories and indeed many customers share their stories as they browse. The sight of some of the products may remind you of a good “fry up” and transport you back to your childhood breakfast table. Or perhaps you took a wonderful vacation to Britain and recall a memorable Ploughman’s lunch?
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The Celtic Treasure Chest is stocked with a huge selection of groceries to help you recreate these memories. You will find an amazing deli that offers everything from cheese, to black and white puddings, sausages, haggis and plenty of tasty meat pies. The Celtic Treasure Chest’s vast selection of specialty teas includes their number one seller, PG Tips. The shelves are well stocked with a variety of canned goods (including soups, puddings, baked beans, Devon custard and rice pudding) along with crackers, crisps, biscuits, British sweets and chocolate bars. Jars of pickles, piccalilli, chutney and mincemeat will inspire you to pull out a cook book, or you can refer to The Celtic Treasure Chest’s website for some fantastic recipes. In addition to the array of groceries, you will find a good selection of imported hand soaps and health care products. Not to be forgotten are the collections of Royal Family memorabilia, Coronation Street souvenirs, crests, flags, tea accessories and other gift items. Based on the success of the Dunbar store, the McVitties decided to open a second location in White Rock in October 2004. This caused a chain reaction as the McVittie’s needed a warehouse to receive the large shipments arriving from the U.K. They purchased a property in Delta and opened their third shop in April 2010, with a warehouse in the rear for their new company British Isles in Canada Wholesale Ltd. Steve McVittie is actively involved with CelticFest Vancouver which sponsors the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. He has acted as parade marshal for the past eight years. He is involved with The Royal Society of St. George as a director, and with the B.C. Highland Games as their marketing and promotions manager. Steve McVittie has also served on
the board of the Dunbar Village Business Association. Lil McVittie is the backbone of the company and is well loved by their customers and suppliers. She orders, manages and controls the purchasing and pricing of the stock as it arrives at their stores. Steve and Lil McVittie work exceptionally long hours, beginning their days at 4 a.m., as they travel across Metro Vancouver to their three shops. They can usually be found at the Delta or White Rock stores while their affable and highly competent manager Andrea Boyle oversees the Dunbar location. There appears to be no sign that the McVitties will slow down any time soon. They recently took a well deserved vacation to the United Kingdom. While there, the couple celebrated the ten year anniversary of The Celtic Treasure Chest over a pint of Guinness and a Ploughman’s special at Dublin’s Temple Bar, three blocks from where Steve McVittie’s grandfather was born. The Celtic Treasure Chest 5639 Dunbar Street (604) 261-3688 www.celtictreasurechest.com
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Plastic Utensils by Sue Dvorak
The streets of downtown eastside Vancouver were completely deserted just before nine o'clock Christmas morning. We were on our way to volunteer at "The Door Is Open" day shelter on East Cordova St. where patrons are served a hot meal on Christmas day. We arrived to an onslaught of sight and sound. The lunch room was crowded with long tables covered in bright red and green tablecloths and neatly surrounded by plastic lawn chairs. Gold tinsel was looped across the ceiling and strings of Christmas lights flashed along the walls. Dozens of volunteers moved about purposefully, carrying boxes and trays, filling the kitchen and jammed in a side storage room. We felt awkward and in the way. A smiley young woman stopped and offered to find us assignments. In upstairs back rooms volunteers were making sandwiches and packaging desserts for the hundreds of bagged lunches to be distributed in the city that day. Our three teenagers were placed on the sandwich assembly crew and the rest of us led back to the small storage room. There our younger girls joined a relay of volunteers putting items from the upstairs "lunch rooms" into plastic bags. Our nine year old son was asked to tally the completed lunches being placed into boxes. My husband, while supervising the tallying, helped carry the boxes full of lunches to vans waiting in the back alley. I was wondering what to do when a volunteer accidentally dropped a huge tray of potatoes and gravy near the kitchen serving window. He stood horrified. I quickly offered to clean up, happy to be useful. This was like a familiar mealtime mishap at home except for my being cheerful. At 10:30 the lineup of guests began to shuffle in. They were of all nationalities, dressed for outdoors, many elderly, a surprising number of them couples. Most were quiet and polite, a few chatty and outgoing, fewer still brusque or obviously unwell. Many patrons responded in kind to greetings of "Merry Christmas" with a smile while others avoided any exchange. 20
Volunteers poured into the room to help with greeting, food service and clear-away. My kids helped or stood shyly against the walls. I felt a pang watching a middle aged man carefully spoon his meal into a clean yogurt container. A head volunteer greeted guests loudly, some by name, bustling around like a maitre d’. These people so often overlooked were today the guests of honour and this man was intent on being their host. Across the crowded room I noticed an elderly gentleman wearing layers of coats sitting motionless at the end of a table, a plate full of food in front of him. I wondered why he was not eating, just sitting still, staring ahead. My nine year old son beside me suddenly straightened up and walked off, making his way around the room to a box full of napkinwrapped plastic utensils. He took a set and continued around to where the man sat. My son held the utensils straight out at the man in the unadorned gesture of a boy. The old man stared at them a moment, took the utensils, unwrapped them and slowly began to eat. My son walked back around toward me with a satisfied look on his face. The room swam through my tears. Maybe I was just tired or maybe the moment was as beautiful as it seemed. This simple act was at the heart of the charity we all desired to extend that day, stripped down and pure. Imagine that we all might see each other so clearly and provide for each other so practically, plainly, intently. I stood there in that crazy space feeling that all of us were truly together, the polite rumpled guests, the gravy-dropper, the old man waiting for utensils, my young daughter almost fainting in the lunch relay room, the rambunctious Filipino choir, the man with the clean yogurt container, the gregarious head volunteer, all together under the tinsel. Though a gulf seems to divide our lives, at that moment I felt how little it is that separates us.
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Grow With Kitchener! Ways of Giving
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Brick Campaign: $275
We are excited to be salvaging and refurbishing bricks from the existing building and reusing them by incorporating them into the design of the new Outdoor Classroom space. For a $275 donation, a brick will be engraved with the name of your choice. A perfect way to honour the old with the new.
ÒThe outdoor classroom will let us learn more about the environment and how to take care of it.ÓÐ Gr. 3 student
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Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran 3491 W 31st Ave 604-266-6818 www.dunbarlutheran.ca
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Kerrisdale Elementary 5555 Carnarvon St 604-713-5446 kerrisdale.vsb.bc.ca
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Carnarvon Elementary 3400 Balaclava St 604-713-5396 crn.vsb.bc.ca
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Queen Elizabeth Elementary 4102 W 16th Ave 604-713-5408 queenelizabeth.vsb.bc.ca
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Pacific Eye Doctors 4292 Dunbar St 604-739-2022 www.pacificeyedoctors.ca
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Elements Academy of Martial Arts 4465 Dunbar St 604-568-3441 www.elementsacademy.com
Sanga Yoga Studio 3458 Dunbar St 604-733-7264 www.sangayoga.ca
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Classy Hair Design 3434 Dunbar St 604-738-8221
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SERVICES Hair Salons | Barbers | Spas ... con’t Great Clips 4484 Dunbar St 604-732-5123 www.greatclips.com Hair Place 4311 Dunbar St 604-742-0299 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 Kiji’s Hair Place 3350 Dunbar St 604-742-0299 www.kijishairsalon.com
Lavender’s Beauty Spa 1-3618 W 16th Ave 604-221-1166
Skinetics Skin Care & Spa 4263 Dunbar St 604-266-7878
Natalie’s Electrolysis 3309 Dunbar St 604-518-6625
The Shop Hair & Esthetics 4446 Dunbar St 604-736-7467 www.theshophairand esthetics.com
Pampered by Kadie 4238 Dunbar St 604-809-5395 www.pamperedbykadie.com Peymana Esthetics 3368 Dunbar St 604-739-3733 www.peymaneh.com Rose Nails & Spa 3383 Dunbar St 604-221-2200 www.rosenailsandspa.com
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
Health | Medical Abundance Oriental Medicine 3368 Dunbar St 778-997-4628 Chaldecott Medical Assn 4186 Dunbar St 604-739-9881 Dr Brian Harris Inc. 3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5015
Dunbar Physio
Envision Counselling 202-3641 W 29th Ave 604-222-1120 envisioncounselling.ca Expert Hearing Solutions 110-3479 Dunbar St 604-568-9065 experthearingsolutions.ca
Head and Heart Counselling (ad p. 24)
Massage Therapy on Dunbar (ad p. 19)
4192 Dunbar St 604-733-3376 massagetherapyondunbar.com Alex Musial MD Inc. 4298 Dunbar St 604-731-3612
Mark Finch & Associates
(ad p. 24) 3309 Dunbar St 202-3641 W 29th Ave (ad p. 24) 604-787-4008 205-3540 W 41st Ave headandheartcounselling.com 604-222-9505 604-266-3303 markfinch.ca dunbarphysio.com Life Chiropractic & Massage Skinworks 4168 Dunbar St Dunbar Spinal Decompression (ad p. 18) 604-742-0702 4168 Dunbar St 3568-3578 W 41st Ave lifechiropracticandmassage.com 604-742-0702 604-737-7100 dermatology dunbarspinaldecompression.com 604-733-9711 plastic surgery Life Labs skinworks.ca 112-3540 W 41st Ave 604-264-9815 lifelabs.com
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Southland’s Physiotherapy 3579 W 41st Ave 604-263-8110
StudioHealth - ChiroWorks (ad p. 17)
5733 Collingwood St 604-269-3798 studiohealth.ca
Tessa Cherniavsky Massage Clinic 203A - 3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-2757
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SERVICES Health | Medical ... con’t
Insurance Buntain Insurance 4295 Dunbar St 604-736-8855 www.buntaininsurance.com
Rand & Fowler Insurance (ad p. 43)
4860 Mackenzie St 604-266-2357 www.randandfowler.com
Southlands Insurance 5540 Dunbar St 604-266-5433
www.southlandsinsurance.com
Pets Alta Vista Animal Hospital 4543 Dunbar St 604-221-5858
Barktholomews Pet Edibles 4883 Mackenzie St 604-568-3600 www.barktholomews.ca
Dunbar Pet Center 5620 Dunbar St 604-261-5310 www.dunbarpetcenter.com
Artistic Styling Salon for Pets 4188 Dunbar St 604-739-6822
Bosley’s Pet Food 3502 W 41st Ave 604-266-2667 www.bosleys.com
K & K Pet Foods 4595 Dunbar St 604-224-2513
(ad p. 13)
www.altavistaanimalhospital.ca
Specialty Alpha Electric & Appliance
Magnum Projects Ltd
Regent Heating
604-618-7684
604-569-3900 www.magnumprojects.ca
4256 Dunbar St 604-731-8369 www.regentheating.com
(ad p. 24)
Design by Fire
(ad p. 28)
604.831-9206 www.designbyfire.ca
Digital Photo Station 4485 Dunbar St 604-222-3513
Dunbar Painting
(ad p. 6)
604-788-3382 www.dunbarpainting.com
Higher Ground Gardens (ad p. 26)
(ads p. 9 & 25)
Molly Maid, Meg Roberts (ad p. 12)
604-734-7260 www.mollymaid.ca Odenza Homes Ltd 4345 Dunbar St 604-221-7002 www.odenzahomes.com
(ad p. 8)
Sage Construction (ad p. 8)
3349 Dunbar St 604-569-2692 www.sageconstruction.ca
Sandra Steier Photography (ad p. 28)
RE/MAX Select Realty
604-277-7437 www.sandrasteier.com
(ad on back cover)
Warline Painting
Karel Palla & Darryl Sjerven
(ad p. 16) www.highergroundgardens.com www.vancouversbestlistings.com 604-542-5064
778-323-1502
604-329-1430
www.warlinepainting.ca
New! Jason Liu Realty
5737 Collingwood St 604-558-0666 www.jasonliurealty.com
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SHOP - RETAIL Children Lavan Baby 4229 Dunbar St
Splash Toy Shop
MacGillycuddy’s 4881 Mackenzie St 604-263-5313
(article p. 10-11)
4243 Dunbar St 604-228-8697
Clothing | Accessories Chloe Angus Design (ad p. 17)
4273 Dunbar St 604-224-2456 www.chloeangus.com Dragon & Phoenix Consignment 3510 W 41st Ave 604-261-1317 www.dragonandphoenix.ca
Olindas 4305 Dunbar St 604-228-0022
The HOB Thrift Shop 4255 Dunbar St 604-733-1412 www.vancouverhospice.org
Still Fabulous Thrift Store
Twist Fashions Inc.
(ad p. 18)
(ad p. 16)
110-3479 Dunbar St 604-566-9136 www.bcchildrens.ca
2952 West 4th Ave 604-732-0199 www.twistfashions.com
Floral | Nurseries Christina’s Flower Shop 5615 Dunbar St 604-263-3011 www.christinaflowers.com
KJM Country Gardens 7226 Blenheim St 604-266-1397 www.kjmcountrygardens.com
Gardenia Florist 5636 Dunbar St 604-269-9234 www.gardeniaflorists.com
Quince Fine Florals 4870 Mackenzie St 604-263-0202 www.quincefineflorals.com
Southlands Nursery 6550 Balaclava St 604-261-6411 www.southlandsnursery.com
Pharmacy Pharmasave 4198 Dunbar St 604-732-3010 www.pharmasave.com
Shoppers Drug Mart 4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8555 www.shoppersdrugmart.ca
Southland Pharmacy 3554 West 41st Ave 604- 266-2882
Specialty All Nations Stamp & Coin 5630 Dunbar St 604-684-4613 www.allnationsstampandcoin.com
Blight’s Home Hardware (ad p. 6)
3322 Dunbar St 604-738-3312
Carson Books 4275 Dunbar St 604-222-8787
Dunbar Greetings 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322
Cheap Skates 3644 West 16th Ave 604-222-1125
Dunbar Lumber 3637 W 16th Ave 604-224-0434 www.dunbarlumber.com
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Specialty ... con’t Hob Too Thrift Shop 3470 Dunbar St vancouverhospice.org
Dunbar Vacuum Ltd 3468 Dunbar St 604-733-8713 dunbarvacuum.com
Restoration House Studios 3444 Dunbar St 604-644-8735 www.restorationhousestudios.ca
Kerrisdale Equipment Ltd 4522 Dunbar St 604-224-3255 kerrisdaleequipment.com
Enmark Jewellers Ltd 4315 Dunbar St 604-224-3513
Stationery 2000 3552 W 41st Ave 604-261-2001
Lawrence Books 3591 W 41st Ave 604-261-3812
Germaine’s Antiques 4268 Dunbar St 604-306-8364
Toorak Tile & Design 3496 Dunbar St 604-739-5966 tooraktile.com
Omega Custom Framing & Gallery 4290 Dunbar St 604-732-6778 omegagallery.ca
Golden Rug Co. 3211 Dunbar St 604-224-3222
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Upscale Garage Sale 3422 Dunbar St 604-733-0787 upscalegaragesale.ca
Sports & Activities Dunbar Lawn Bowling Club 3850 W 31 St 604 228 8428 dunbarlawnbowling.com
Shamrock Equestrian Centre 3320 W 55th Ave 604-649-4586
Dunbar Little League dunbarbaseball.ca Vancouver United FC (Dunbar Soccer Association) vanufc.com
Southlands Riding Club 7025 Macdonald St 604-263-4817 southlandsridingclub.com
UBC Thunderbirds www.gothunderbirds.ca West Side Warriors Football www.westsidefootball.bc.ca
Community Resources Artists in Our Midst www.artistsinourmidst.com City of Vancouver 453 West 12th Ave Phone 3-1-1 www.vancouver.ca Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 www.dunbarcentre.ca Dunbar Community Patrol 604-222-9824 www.dunbar-vancouver.org
Dunbar Public Library 4515 Dunbar St 604-665-3968 www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca
Southlands Heritage Farm 6767 Balaclava St 604-261-1295 www.southlandsfarms.com
Dunbar Residents’ Association 604-222-9824 www.dunbar-vancouver.org
Vancouver Hospice Society 3470 Dunbar St 604-737-7305 www.vancouverhospice.org
Dunbar Village Business Association
Movie Theatre
604-635-1836 www.dunbarvillage.ca
Dunbar Theatre 4555 Dunbar St 604-222-2991
(ads p. 4, 5, 27, 29-31)
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St George’s Term Break, no classes Old Fashioned Christmas Fair, 8:30am-1pm. Immaculate Conception School (ad p. 12) Dunbar Holiday Craft Fair, Dunbar Community Ctr. 10am-5pm. www.dunbarcentre.org Dunbar Garden Club Meeting, Dunbar Community Centre. 7:30pm School District 39 Non-Instruction Day St Philip’s Christmas Fayre, 3737 W 27th Ave. 12-3:30pm (ad p. 21) Dunbar Baseball - online registration starts. www.dunbarbaseball.ca Annual Rogers Santa Claus Parade, 1pm. www.rogerssantaclausparade.com Adult Programs at Dunbar Branch Library. Wednesday evenings, once a month, at 6:30pm. First meeting is Nov 7th to discuss the first book, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer. If you are interested in joining an upcoming book club meeting, please call 604-665-3968 or drop in for more info. Hanukkah Family Concert Sing at Marineview Chapel 4-5pm (ad p. 21) Advent Worship Service at Dunbar Heights United Church 10-11am on Dec 9, 16, 23. A Concert - Dark into Light 7-8pm (ad p. 21) Christmas Sing-Along at St Philip’s Church 4-5pm (ad p. 21) When Christmas is Tough at Dunbar Heights United Church 7-8pm Last day of school befor winter break Winter Solstice Dunbar Village for the Holidays presented by Dunbar Village Business Association. 10-4pm in Dunbar Village (ad p. 5) Pageant Sunday at Dunbar Heights United Church 10-11am. An Evening of Carol Singing 7-8pm (ad p. 21) Advent Worship - Christmas Eve at Dunbar Heights United Church. Children’s Service 7pm, Family 7pm, Candlelight Communion 11pm (ad p. 21) Christmas Day Boxing Day New Year’s Eve New Year’s Day School District 39 schools reopen after winter break Dunbar Memorial Preschool - Open House 7-9pm, Dunbar Community Centre Tom Thumb Preschool - Open House 9:30-11:30am. 3737 W 27th Ave Crofton House School first day of classes after winter break School District 39 Non-Instruction Day Advertising deadline for Dunbar Life magazine Dunbar Garden Club Meeting, 7:30pm, Dunbar Community Centre Little People’s Preschool - Open House, 10am-12pm, 5600 Balaclava (ad p. 24) Dunbar Baseball - online registration closes. www.dunbarbaseball.ca Crown Preschool - Open House. www.crownpreschool.ca (ad p. 17) Crofton House School non-instruction day, Pro-D Family Day Pacific Rim Montessori Academy - New Parent Orientation 4:30pm (ad p. 19) Valentine’s Day Dunbar Life magazine comes out
Children’s Winter Programs at Dunbar Branch Library: Babytime: Thursdays at 11:15am. Jan 10 - Feb 28 Drop-in. Storytime: Thursdays OR Fridays at 10:15am. Jan 10/11 - Feb 28 / Mar 1 Drop in Family Storytime: Saturdays at 10:30am. Jan 12 - Mar 2 Drop in.
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