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A Resource for Life in Dunbar Publisher’s Note Welcome to the fall issue! The changing of the seasons is almost here. Soon Dunbar’s tree lined streets will display their magnificent hue of autumn colours. People will take to the street to celebrate the annual Dunbar Village Harvest Festival. Families will gather to feast and honour their Thanksgiving traditions. Costumes will be assembled for Halloween, one of the most magical nights of the year for children.

Walking in the crisp air, stomping through leaves, visiting a Southlands pumpkin patch, meeting a friend at a local cafe for a coffee, nesting in front of a fireplace with a good book, these are the simple pleasures of fall.

It was one year ago that I partnered with the Dunbar Village Business Association to start Dunbar Life magazine. We hope you are enjoying the community information on upcoming events, places to shop and items of interest. We encourage everyone to shop local, support the businesses, and feel proud of the community.

A few new things you will notice in this issue - a fun map in the centre spread, another new local writer named Sue Dvorak, an update from Peter Delaney about changes to Dunbar Soccer Association and exciting upcoming events by the Dunbar Village Business Association.

In mid-November, the winter issue of Dunbar Life magazine will include a gift guide to help prepare you for the holiday season.

Carolynne Palla, PALLA MEDIA

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Sarah Gordon

Dunbar Life Magazine is a resource for residents in Dunbar and is produced in association with the Dunbar Village Business Association.

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 MacKenzie Street to the east. Each magazine serves to synergize the community by bringing businesses and residents together for a common goal Magazine Schedule (5 issues per year): February 15, April 15, June 15, September 1, November 15. Distribution is 12,000 copies: 10,000 by Canada Post to homes and businesses, and 2,000

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He brings enthusiasm and excitement to everything he does -clearly this man loves life!

Look for Eric and his balloon artistry at Harvest Festival and in costume at Trickor-Treat in Dunbar Village. His many talents, positive outlook, and zest for life are just a few of the reasons why we love Eric!

Eric is pictured on the cover with his niece Grace who attends Immaculate Conception School. Pictured on the left is Eric with his son Sammy.

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A Message from the President Dunbar Village Business Association We all look forward to the fall in Dunbar Village because it is the time of the year when we present our biggest event of the year: the Dunbar Village Harvest Festival. This is a time when the entire community gets together to have fun, meet neighbours, and re-connect with each other after the summer. Following up from last year’s successful flash mob, this year we are hosting a huge game of Twister – possibly the biggest ever in Vancouver – for people of all ages. Even if you don’t feel like twisting, please come out and cheer everyone on, as it should be fun for both participants and observers alike! Please mark your calendars now for Saturday, September 24th from 11am – 3pm. More information is in this issue of Dunbar Life and Dunbar residents can expect an event map coming mid-September to a mailbox near you.

In October we are delighted to be offering Trick-or-Treat in Dunbar Village on Saturday, October 29th from 3-5pm; an event designed especially for the littlest ones among us.

Granted we were a little surprised by the turn out of nearly 1,000 kids last year in central Dunbar Village; however, this year we will be ready for you with candy, toys, free Halloween bags, and non-scary entertainment on the street.

In this issue of our magazine, you’ll meet Peter Curtain of Dunbar Physio and Mark Wright of Village Wines, two business people who are involved and active within our community in addition to running businesses here. As well, you will be re-introduced to Sue Dvorak, who wrote an article about being a Dunbar soccer mom for us last winter. This time you will read about her transition into mothering a four-legged child. We welcome Sue to the writing team and look forward to her articles in upcoming issues. Thank you to Peter Delaney, Vancouver United FC Soccer President, for his article on the changes to Dunbar Soccer and the amalgamation of Dunbar, Point Grey, and Kerrisdale soccer clubs. And since it’s that time of year, Sarah Gordon shares with us some of her memories of school days past.

Finally, I would like to introduce to you the Dunbar Village Business Association’s 2011-2012 Board of Directors (photo on the page adjacent). We feel fortunate to have this group of involved business people volunteer their free time to make this community better. Each year we take some time to reflect on what we have accomplished as a business association and what we would like to accomplish in the year ahead. Of course the sky is the limit with ideas, but reality insists that we focus our efforts.

This year we have made it a priority to promote family-friendly and healthful-living initiatives through our events (Harvest Festival, Trick-or-Treat in Dunbar, & Dunbar Village for the Holidays); working toward building the sense of community with Dunbar residents, visitors, and our businesses. In early 2012, we will consult residents to find out what kind of new businesses they would like to see in the neighbourhood and accordingly promote Dunbar Village to attract those businesses here.

Streetscape beautification continues to be a priority. In addition to investing in flower baskets and holiday lighting fixtures, we are currently working with community partners to create a vision for our commercial space that includes new lighting, pavement treatments, and public art. Over the coming months you will see some updates to the first block on Dunbar between W16th & W17th, which we hope with funding will be duplicated throughout all commercial areas.

I hope that you will enjoy this issue of Dunbar Life magazine as much as we enjoy putting it together for you, and that it continues to be your Resource to Life in Dunbar!

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Introducing the 2011-2012 Board of Directors of the Dunbar Village Business Association: (from left to right)

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Katherine Blanco, Stongs Market Janet Morris-Reade, Executive Director DVBA Paul Coker, Innova Kitchens and Baths Beth McKercher, Splash Toy Shop & Peekaboo Baby Boutique Stephanie Brooks, Pacific Eye Doctors Jesse Tupper, Prime Strength & Conditioning Chloe Angus, Chloe Angus Design Joe Krapiec, Property owner of 3448 Dunbar St Susanna Lam, Scotiabank Jeffrey Ho, Blight’s Home Hardware Mark Wright, Village Wines

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Jessica Hotz, Kokopelli Cafe Steve Stojkovic, Marketplace IGA

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A prescription drop off/pick-up loading zone will be available directly in front of the store entrance.

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Sage Construction Ltd. specializes in quality custom construction on time and on budget. Our family business is led by James Wise with over 35 years of experience in the construction industry. James, along with sons Christopher and Nicholas, are committed to delivering quality, integrity and value to your custom home or renovation project.

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DUNBAR PHYSIO

by Sarah Gordon

Photos by Sandra Steier

It is Vancouver’s good fortune that Peter Curtain, owner of Dunbar Physio, chose to leave Melbourne, Australia in 1989 and relocate to our fair city. He concurs that his homeland is beautiful but there is no finer place to end up than Vancouver. Trained as a physiotherapist, Curtain began working at the five-year-old Dunbar Physio upon his arrival. In 1992, he had the opportunity to purchase the business and under his management, he has created a Dunbar success story.

Dunbar Physio is an eight-bed clinic with a rehabilitation gym and cervical and lumbar traction. Clients range from youth to seniors and come from across Vancouver’s Westside, with a strong and loyal clientele from the Dunbar area. Clients include recreational and elite athletes, business professionals and manual labourers, computer programmers and avid gardeners. Dunbar Physio treats the fit to the not so fit, acute and chronic ailments, spinal, muscular, and joint injuries.

Dunbar Physio offers a wide range of physiotherapy services including manual physiotherapy, acupuncture, intramuscular stimulation, and rehabilitive exercise therapy. Curtain points out that the use of needle treatment is a huge advancement since his arrival in 1989, where previously physio treatment would have largely been manipulation based. Since Curtain assumed ownership, the staff has increased from one physiotherapist to a staff of nine.

Dunbar Physio has always been at the same location; however, in 2004 it doubled in size when the clinic expanded to a vacant space next door. Year after year Dunbar Physio has experienced steady growth.

Curtain works at the clinic five days a week.

He spends half of his time conducting treatments, and the remainder of his time is spent tending to business management.

Patient care is their number one priority, and delivering a quality product. Curtain and his staff believe that all clients are special; and they strive to make everyone who walks in the door feel that way, from the moment you arrive at the front desk, where your experience begins, through to the treatment room, it is all about personal service. Curtain’s team of physiotherapists includes Laura Andrews, Heather Baxter,

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Jim Bowie, Nicholas Britnell, Lesley Brennan, Lindsay McLeod, Renata Reid, and Mary Sew. This September they welcome a new physio addition, Jonathan Coelho.

The highest form of recognition for Curtain and his team is the constant stream or referrals they receive from satisfied, happy clients. Physicians and their professional contacts, including shoe stores and pilates studios, are other avenues through which clients learn about Dunbar Physio.

Curtain lives in the Dunbar area with his wife and two young children. He is an avid cyclist and enjoys racing. He recently completed the Trans Alp race in Europe, a six-day race through Germany and Italy. Curtain also races locally and enjoys the Tuesday night criteriums at UBC. Being a busy business owner leaves him little free time beyond work, family life and his passion for cycling. His favourite thing about Dunbar is the sense of community. Curtain enjoys living and working in a friendly neighbourhood where you can say stop and say hello to friends, and clients at the grocery store or on the street.

The clinic has been an active supporter of community events. Currently they sponsor Vancouver Community Baseball at Chaldecott Park. In addition, they offer work experience with a number of local private and public secondary schools.

Dunbar Physio believes in the importance of being accessible for their client’s busy schedules. Open six days a week, with impressive hours of operation (7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays) clients do not have to wait long to see one of the expert physiotherapists.

Appointments and assessments are usually available within two days.

Curtain is very humble and gives accolades to all of his staff, yet it is because of people like Peter Curtain, business owners who

make a long-term investment in the place work and live, that Dunbar is such a vibrant and sought after community to call home.

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Trick-or-Treat in Dunbar Village Saturday, October 29th, 2011 from 3pm - 5pm Halloween doesn’t have to be frightening to be fun!

We estimate that last year there were over 1,000 little ghouls & their adults marching the streets in our first-ever Trick-or-Treat in Dunbar Village event. It was a non-scary Halloween experience for the littlest among us and for those who appreciate a less stimulating time.

This year we are back again with street entertainers and enthusiastic me merchants handing out candy and toys to the children from the neighbourhood. No worries if you forget your trick-or-treat bag -- we’ll be giving our very own Dunbar Village Halloween bags designed for smaller people while supplies last.

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MY BEAST OF BURDEN

by Sue Dvorak

I never wanted a dog. I agreed to getting one, but in much the same way one would agree that it’s time to go to the dentist.

I’m not an avowed dog-hater. I quite like dogs, a fact I had to hide from my family.

Growing up, I had dogs and loved them dearly. But these were small-town dogs living life “old-school.” They ran around the neighbourhood at will. We called them to the basement door to eat their bulk kibble mixed with – horrors – table scraps.

“Walking the dog” simply meant one was walking somewhere and decided to call the dog to come along. Grooming meant taking turns with the kitchen scissors clipping and sawing off wads of hair with the dog flopped out on the lawn.

Twenty years later, living in Vancouver, life with a dog was a much different animal. I had moved next to the dog-walking centre of Pacific Spirit Regional Park, where for years I watched post-walk dirty dogs being rubbed down with towels before being put into cars. Dog spas, grooming parlours, doggie bakeries, raw-food stores and veterinarian clinics sprouted up through the city. This city-dog lifestyle appeared both foreign and excessive, and was certainly more than I could handle.

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Despite what is said in advance, women do the brunt of the work in caring for a dog acquired after children have been on the scene a while. The contributions of all other family members are basically symbolic of participation but not reliably so. Nurturing my own small human pack was challenge enough, let alone with the addition of the hefty obligations that came with a canine creature these days. There was enough to feel remiss about; I was not prepared to add a dog to that list.

And so The Resistance began, lasting a good 10 years, becoming a feat of determination in itself. I nodded thoughtfully at the comment that no childhood would be complete without a dog. I suggested that my husband must be dreaming if, while our family consisted of a newborn, a couple of toddlers and a kindergartener, he was hoping we could get a dog. I swallowed hard when told once that I was selfish to not even consider getting one. I indoctrinated our children in the party line that “we could not possibly look after a dog properly,” a line they tried bravely to deliver with conviction.

I smiled mechanically at the adorable new puppies my children’s classmates displayed in the schoolyard.

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The defence stayed strong until my then eight-year-old daughter, for fun, wrote and illustrated her own dog-care manual, fit for distribution by the SPCA. This thing was unbelievable. Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan could consult this kid. My conviction wavered. Maybe I could handle it now – our youngest child was in kindergarten. Maybe I was being selfish. Maybe we could get a dog. The kids would love one so much.

As in all battles, hesitation was death. I gave in.

Our boxer puppy arrived, was adorable and, as predicted, was a ton of work. Maybe he sensed my lack of complete acceptance of him, or maybe he couldn’t have cared less. Regardless, he went on to become a strong-willed jumper, puller and ignorer extraordinaire. Training was a humiliating disaster: Our dog cared for neither treats nor approval. Here I was with six fairly cooperative children and one badly behaved dog. This struggle of the alpha female and her alpha dog seemed ridiculous.

Though I kept up the horrible sessions with a trainer and arranged for dog socialization with friends’ dogs in backyards and in parks, I avoided “dog people” – the ones who share ice-cream cones with their pet, make their own dog food and tell you their canine’s age in dog years. Dog people feel compelled to offer advice – long-winded, authoritative and conflicting advice.

A truce has developed between us and it’s a blessed relief. He’s still a nightmare when he sees a squirrel. I still holler illadvised commands such as, “Cut it out, you idiot!” But mostly we walk along, almost contentedly.

He glances at me and I actually smile at him. He checks on me around the house. I pass him with a pat and a kindly “bad dog.”

On occasion, he comes to sit on my foot, his acquiescence to being affectionate. He doesn’t look at me but rather stares in the direction I’m looking.

The other day, he stood beside me and leaned his head heavily against my leg. It was nice. I even talk to him now, almost like a dog person would.

I still curse the amount of work he is, although I expected that part. I just never expected to like him.

But I do.

He’s my dog.

So I took to walking my beast of burden in the dark of morning, before all the dog people were prowling about. These walks were a battle of him walking ahead or sitting and me stopping and waiting. There we were for months, angry woman cursing and sweating and strong-willed dog pulling and stopping, often in the pouring rain. We were not feeling the love.

But slowly something good started to happen. We gradually began to ignore each other. We relaxed in each other’s company.

We gave up the struggle or forgot we were having one. We became Woman and Beast travelling together, even if only through the neighbourhoods and behind the schools.

We became friends who read the paper together without talking. I walk, think, pray, make lists in my head; he trots alongside, pees, sniffs and snuffles. He doesn’t pull and I don’t stop.

Sue Dvorak, a physiotherapist, her husband Marcel and their six children, now aged 8 - 18, live in the Dunbar area where, over the past 17 years, they have found their parish, preschool, elementary school, shops and services, playgrounds, friends, soccer teams and, more recently, dog-walking routes in Dunbar.

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VILLAGE WINES

by Sarah Gordon

Photos by Sandra Steier

Dunbar residents who yearn to sample and purchase some of BC’s finest wines need not travel to the Okanagan Valley.

Undeniably, a trip to BC’s wine country is a tremendous excursion, but it is not always feasible. Closer to home there are also some fine Fraser Valley and Gulf Island wineries. Mark Wright, manager of Village Wines, suggests that you save a tank of gas and visit Village Wines instead.

Mark has been the manager of the nearly ten-year-old business for the past seven years. He is extremely affable, and offers customers excellent tips to help select a bottle to suit their palate and budget.

He manages human resources, ordering, stocking and assisting customers, along with his seven staff, who are all very knowledgeable about wine. Mark thoroughly enjoys his job and says the best recognition for the business is happy repeat customers. Village Wines is located across from IGA Marketplace thus providing convenient shopping for both food and wine.

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locations in Edgemont Village and their Kitsilano store on West 1st Ave. Mark credits Curry, Plat and Plat’s late husband Brian Macdonald as being pioneers in bringing the BC VQA wine stores to the Lower Mainland.

Village Wines sells BC wines exclusively and only those that are VQA designated.

They represent close to 90 BC wineries in their store and their prices are the same as those found at the wineries and the government liquor stores.

What is VQA you may ask? The Vintners Quality Alliance designation is a guarantee that you are purchasing 100% BC wine.

Only BC grown grapes are used; no imported grapes or juice is permitted. As a final check on quality, the wine-tasting panel tests and approves each wine. You can feel confident when you purchase VQA wines that you are supporting our local wine producers and their employees AND keeping money at home in BC.

Village Wines offers tastings every Saturday from 3:00 to 5:00pm. Many regulars attend this informative (and

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tasty!) pourings, to glean more information about the wine, and possibly meet the winemaker.

Add your name to their email newsletter list via their website and you will be kept aware of pourings and new arrivals.

Village Wines sells great value wines in the $13 to $20 price range and always has enthusiastic suggestions for every price range. The cold wine fridge (at no additional charge for chilling) is ever changing in order to showcase assorted wineries. In addition to wine, Village Wines sells an assortment of wine glasses, Gone Crackers (the ultimate cocktail cracker), corkscrews, books, aprons, wine cooler bags, and other wine accessories.

Although Mark does not live in Dunbar, he is an active participant in the community, including being a busy board member with the Dunbar Village Business Association. The things that he enjoys most about Dunbar are the people and the cultural diversity. His partner Cathy is a volunteer with Save Your Skin Foundation and staffs a booth at the annual Dunbar Village Harvest Festival to help educate people about melanoma.

Plan that two-week wine tasting trip to the Okanagan; however for the remaining 50 weeks of the year, make Dunbar Village VQA Wines your destination for some of BC’s best wines, with the added bonus of service bar none from their staff of self-proclaimed “wine geeks”! www.villagevqawines.com 3536 West 41st Avenue 604-269-9433

SHOP LOCAL. SIP LOCAL. With the widest selection of 100% BC wines, every BC VQA Wine Store prides itself on extensive knowledge of the Wines of BC. Many of our stores stock over 500 different wines. The only way to get a better selection is to tour the Wine Regions of BC and visit each and every winery!

STOP BY YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD VILLAGE VQA WINES STORE: VILLAGE VQA WINES-DUNBAR 3536 WEST 41ST AVENUE & DUNBAR VANCOUVER 604-269-9433

VILLAGE VQA WINES-EDGEMONT 3050 EDGEMONT BOULEVARD NORTH VANCOUVER 1-877-310-9463

VILLAGE VQA WINES-KITSILANO 1811 WEST 1ST AVENUE VANCOUVER 604-732-8827

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VANCOUVER UNITED FC House League is a non-competitive program that introduces boys and girls in grades K through 4 to soccer. At the youngest age level (U6) the players play in a co-ed boys and girls league. From U7 to U10, the boys and girls play on separate teams. At the younger ages, players play on small fields with 3 players each side. In subsequent years, the field size gets larger as does the number of players on each field, up to 7-a-side at the U10 level.

Each player will get equal playing time and will be given the opportunity to play all positions. Every effort is made to create balanced teams. Sportsmanship, fair play, and teamwork are stressed. VUFC strongly encourages that all games are played in a competitive atmosphere whereby the result is not a factor. Coaches, club officials, parents, and players should all contribute to fostering a playing environment where the players’ individual needs and development are more important than the result of the games. In all Small Sided Games/House League programming the emphasis shall be placed on development, fun, sportsmanship, education, and respect for teammates, the opponents and officials. Scores or game results may be tracked by the coordinator for future scheduling purposes and to avoid future unfavorable game match ups. Scores are not to be compiled for the sake of standings or league tables.

The Soccer Season

U8 age groups move their practices inside to local school gymnasiums. Practice times are determined by the coaches and field/ gymnasium availability. U9 and U10 groups hold mid week outdoor practices at local school gravel fields. Days and times will be forwarded to parents as soon as available.

Field Locations Games are played at various fields around the each House community. Fields most often used for House may include: Kerrisdale House * Magee Secondary (U6 only) * Osler Elementary (U6 only) * Elm Park * UBC Turf Fields * Trafalgar Park * Maple Grove Elementary Point Grey House * McBride (U6 only) * Trimble Park Upper * Trimble Park Lower * Queen Mary Gravel * UBC Turf Fields Dunbar House * Carnarvon Grass (U6 only) * Chaldecott Park * Queen Elizabeth Grass * Queen Elizabeth Annex Gravel * Trafalgar Park Gravel * UBC Turf Fields Equipment and Uniforms

The soccer season starts in mid-September and finishes with a Jamboree in early March. There are no games scheduled on the Thanksgiving weekend or during the Christmas break (mid-December to earlyJanuary). Games are cancelled occasionally due to bad weather.

Games are played Saturdays - starting from 9:00 and might be played as late as 3:00 (please see your specific age group information for more details as to the time your child will be playing). The games are played against other House teams, and at the higher levels, against teams from neighbouring soccer clubs.

All House league players will be supplied with a uniform (jersey, shorts, and socks) in September, which must be returned at the end of the season. All players are required to wear shin guards; soccer cleats are recommended and no baseball hats or other hard objects should be worn.

This information was obtained from the new www.vanufc.com website.

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DUNBAR SOCCER ASSOCIATION The face of youth community soccer has recently changed in Vancouver, and especially on the westside of the city. A new club, Vancouver United FC, has formed combining the three local clubs that had been in existence for over 50 years – the Dunbar Soccer Association, Kerrisdale Soccer Association, and Point Grey Soccer Association. The new club represents over 3700 players from the ages of 5 to 17 years old. It is the largest youth soccer club in Vancouver and one of the largest soccer clubs in western Canada.

Why this change when the three existing clubs have been in their respective neighbourhoods for over 50 years? For the past number of years the clubs were already integrated in many ways, including sharing the same technical directors, undertaking joint player assessments and team formations, coordinating referee assignments, and developing and sharing local playing fields.

With the new Club we are looking to more cost effectively and seamlessly deliver youth community soccer by optimizing the resources and volunteers available to us. We want to keep soccer an exciting, enjoyable, rewarding and reasonably priced opportunity for our players and families in Vancouver – especially on the westside of the city. Some of the new Club’s directions include an enhanced player, team and coach development program, pursuing ample playing turf fields and facilities for our teams, providing greater sponsorship opportunities to support reasonable registration fees while providing increased services and benefits to our players and families, sponsoring higher competitive youth teams in the club, and

providing an opportunity for adult teams to be part of the club.

How are we doing this? The new identity of the Club started at a brand visioning workshop last April. Based on the feedback at the workshop the Club is developing a new brand, including new vision and mission, uniforms, club colours, logo and website.

These club elements are being developed and will be implemented in the fall as they are established. An interim Board of Directors was created from the membership of the previously existing three club’s Boards. This Board will be in place until the first Annual General Meeting next spring. So have we forgotten our past? One important concern to many during the conversations leading up to the creation of the new club centred on the loss of our past. The previous club boards respected this concern and ways are being considered to maintain the legacy of the original clubs. For example, at the House level for players from the ages of 5 to 9, there will be little difference to the format that has existed for years. There will be three Houses – Dunbar, Kerrisdale and Point Grey – that will still represent their communities under the general umbrella of the new Club.

More information about the new Club will be posted on our website as it becomes available (www.vanufc.com). This is an amazing period of change and transition so not all of the pieces of the puzzle are in place at this time – but we are moving forward and it is exciting.

by Peter Delaney, President Vancouver United FC President

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SCHOOL DAYS

by Sarah Gordon

I fondly remember my elementary school days. I attended three schools, in three very different locations. I started my schooling in Pittsburgh as a kindergarten student.

Three things left a lasting impression on me: finger painting, the impressive quintessential two-storey brick school building with staircases that seemed to climb forever, and the song that we would sing each day “Red, white and blue, my flag I love you.”

When I was in grade one we moved to a small town in Ontario where we spent four of the best years of my life. I loved everything about school. I enjoyed working hard. I could not wait to bring my report cards home, and I adored my grade two teacher, Mrs. Pickering, who has become a legend in my family. I hope that most people have a Mrs. Pickering at some point in their school years.

These teachers make you go the extra mile, simply because they inspire you. That year my reading took off, and I pushed myself to read challenging books and do whatever I could to see Mrs. Pickering’s beautiful smile.

I remember the dog days of summer when Mum would take my brother and me shopping for new school clothes, and even more exciting, school supplies. I remember the first day of school when the newly waxed floors would gleam after two months of being childfree. My heart would skip a beat to see new stacks of books, which I could not wait to crack open. The last day of school was always bittersweet, with the anticipation of summer adventures beckoning, combined with the sorrow of saying goodbye to school and friends. As much as we eagerly awaited the bell to ring one last time, and would run to the 30

door singing “No more papers, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks” I was insincere in my delivery. I knew how much I would miss the monkey bars, skipping, colouring and drawing with my friend Cathie by my side.

During grade four, some earth shattering news came my way, we would be moving to Vancouver at the end of the school year. Not only were we shifting from a small town to a big city that I had never set eyes on, but I was also leaving behind a place I loved. Optimistically, like the childhood friends in the Bette Midler movie Beaches, my friends and I exchanged mailing addresses and promised we would always be friends. Amazingly, we have kept our promise.

I proceeded on from my somewhat strict Protestant school to a very relaxed Vancouver elementary school.

I assumed that the difference had to do with small town and big city schooling, and as a child of the 1970s, I simply had to “go with the flow”. Within two months, my brother and I were immersed in our new surroundings. We learnt how to take two city buses to get to our school on the other side of town, how to cross extremely busy West Broadway without traffic lights, and how to work semi-independently in an alternative education classroom.

Emotions well up in me each September, and again in June, as my daughters go through their own cycles of firsts and lasts.

As the first day of school approaches, it is symbolically a new year for many of us. Enjoy the adventures ahead, and Mrs. Pickering, if you are out there; know that you made a lifetime impression on me. □

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CHURCHES & PLACES OF WORSHIP

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

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

Dunbar Community Ctr 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 dunbarcentre.ca Dunbar Public Library 4515 Dunbar St 604-665-3968 vpl.vancouver.bc.ca

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

Dunbar Voice Studio

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

Girl Guides -West Point Grey District girlguides.ca

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

(ad p. 17) 5512 Olympic St 604-263-0640

Harmonious Music Studio (ad p. 6)

3271 Dunbar St 604-767-0136 harmoniousstudio.com Scouts Canada -25th Dunbar Point Grey -31st St Phillip’s scouts.ca

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

Knox United Church 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-3747 knoxunitedvancouver.org Marineview Chapel 4000 West 41st Ave 604-261-1444 marineview.org

St Philips Anglican Church (ad p. 17) 3737 West 27th Ave 604-224-3238 stphilipsdunbar.com

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

Splash Toy Shop (ad p. 3) 4243 Dunbar St 604-228-8697

CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES Chloe Angus Design 4273 Dunbar St 604-224-2456 chloeangus.com

Dragon & Phoenix Designer Consignment (ad p. 15) 3510 West 41st Ave 604-261-1317 dragonandphoenix.ca

Hob Thrift Shop 3352 Dunbar St 604-733-1412 vancouverhospice.org

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CHILDREN ACTIVITIES

Olindas 4305 Dunbar St 604-228-0022

Spill It Sister

(ad p. 5) 5589 Dunbar St 604-568-0070 spillitsister.ca

Still Fabulous Thrift Store

(ad p. 15) 110-3479 Dunbar St 604-566-9136

Twist Fashions Inc. (ad p. 7) 2952 West 4th Ave 604-732-0199 twistfashions.com

DRYCLEANERS & LAUNDRY Busy Bee Cleaners 3556 West 41st Ave 604-263-2215 Dunbar 1 hr Drycleaners 4479 Dunbar St 604-224-3818 Dunbar Laundromat & Drycleaning 4410 Dunbar St 604-736-5808 Mai’s Dry Cleaners 3336 Dunbar St 604-739-6638

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Money’s Drycleaning 4389 Dunbar St 604-224-5112 Pressed 4 Time Dry Cleaning 3594 West 41st Ave 604-261-0440

EDUCATION PRESCHOOLS Crown Preschool 3737 West 27th Ave 604-228-1316 crownpreschool.ca Dunbar Memorial Preschool 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6065 dunbarmemorialpreschool.ca Little People’s Preschool 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-2219 littlepeople.ca Marineview Preschool 4000 West 41st Ave 604-261-2613 marineview.org Montessori Ivy School 3641 West 29th Ave 604-221-9300 ivymontessori.ca Tom Thumb Preschool 3737 West 27th Ave 604-222-2550 tomthumbpreschool.ca

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

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Immaculate Conception School (Catholic) 3745 West 28th Ave 604-224-5012 icvancouver.ca St George’s Jr School (boys) 3851 West 29th Ave 604-224-1304 stgeorges.bc.ca St George’s Sr School (boys) 4175 West 29th Ave 604-224-1304 stgeorges.bc.ca

EDUCATION RESOURCES Opus Academy 5635 Dunbar Street 604-267-3749 opusacademy.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES BMO Bank of Montreal 4395 Dunbar St 604-665-7093 bmo.com CIBC 4306 Dunbar St 604-665-7697 cibc.com Don Nybo & Co. Chartered Accountants 6-3615 West 19th Ave 604-228-1166

Edward Jones, Jackie Read

(ad p. 17) 3560 West 41st Ave 604-731-6117 edwardjones.com

H & R Block 4220 Dunbar St 604-713-1500 hrblock.ca RBC Royal Bank 4205 Dunbar St 604-665-5972 rbc.com

RE/MAX Select Realty Karel Palla & Darryl Sjerven

(ad p. 40) 604-329-1430 vancouversbestlistings.com ScotiaBank 5659 Dunbar St 604-668-3707 scotiabank.com TD Canada Trust 4200 Dunbar St 604-654-6888 tdcanadatrust.com Vancity Credit Union 4445 Dunbar St 604-877-7000 vancity.com

FITNESS & SPORTS Club Adagio Rhythmic Gymnastics 5587 Olympic St clubadagio.com Dunbar Little League Baseball dunbarbaseball.ca

Dunbar Soccer Assoc. (p. 28-29) dunbarsoccer.ca NEW NAME: Vancouver United FC vanufc.com

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

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Elements Academy of Martial Arts 4465 Dunbar St 604-568-3441 elementsacademy.com Prime Strength + Conditioning 3321 Dunbar St 604-568-5220 beyourprime.com Sanga Yoga Studio 3458 Dunbar St 604-733-7264 sangayoga.ca The Dailey Method 3584 West 41st Ave 604-266-9191 thedaileymethod.com

SPORTS - RETAIL Cheap Skates 3644 West 16th Ave 604-222-1125 Dunbar Cycles 4219 Dunbar St 604-224-2116 dunbarcycles.com

FLOWER & GIFT SHOPS Christina’s Flower Shop 5615 Dunbar St 604-263-3011 christinaflowers.com Dunbar Greetings 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322 Gardenia Florist 5636 Dunbar St 604-269-9234 gardeniaflorists.com

GROCERY & FOOD STORES Celtic Treasure Chest 5639 Dunbar St 604-261-3688 celtictreasurechest.com Dunbar Produce 4355 Dunbar St 604-228-8615 Family Farm Market 3526 West 41st Ave IGA MarketPlace 4535 West 41st Ave 604-261-2423 marketplaceiga.com

Blink Beauty Bar 3562 West 41st Ave 604-261-8144 Cabello Spa & Salon 3518 West 41st Ave 604-267-4247 cabellosalonspa.com Classy Hair Design 3434 Dunbar St 604-738-8221 Clippers Edge 4522 Dunbar St 604-224-0500 Dunbar Barber Shop 4264 Dunbar St 604-738-3165

Koolstop Convenience Store 5520 Dunbar St 604-261-7474

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

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

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

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

Hair Place 4311 Dunbar St 604-742-0299

Superstar Convenience 3363 Dunbar St 604-809-7187

Hair Zone 3378 Dunbar St 604-788-8233

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

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

HAIR STYLISTS, SALONS, BARBERS & SPAS Arnold’s Coiffures Ltd 5628 Dunbar St 604-261-7434 B.T. Shears Hair Design 3231 Dunbar St 604-222-8715

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

Kari’s Hair & Esthetics 3593 West 26th Ave 604-736-6700 Lavender’s Beauty Spa 1-3618 West 16th Ave 604-221-1166 Pampered by Kadie 4238 Dunbar St 604-809-5395 pamperedbykadie.com

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Peymana Esthetics 3368 Dunbar St 604-739-3733 peymaneh.com Rose Nails & Spa 3383 Dunbar St 604-221-2200 rosenailsandspa.com Samara Hairstyling 3540 West 41st Ave 604-261-3626

Sunset Tanning Salon 3548 West 41st Ave 604-267-1002 The Shop Hair & Esthetics 4446 Dunbar St 604-736-7467 theshophairandesthetics.com Top Barber Cut 5631 Dunbar St 604-696-0581

Southlands Dental Group 3579 West 41st Ave 604-266-6232 Vancouver Dental Ceramics 3291 Dunbar St 604-228-9200

HEALTH SERVICES - OPTOMETRISTS Dunbar Eyecare 2-3554 W 41st Ave 604-263-8874 dunbareyecare.com

Top Cut Barbers 4238 Dunbar St 604-739-0744 Vida Beautilities Hair & Esthetic Salon 4260 Dunbar St 604-732-3523 Vivacious Hair 4446 Dunbar St 604-723-8709

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

Dr Daisy Tang, Dentist

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Dr George Porteous, Dentist 5-3615 West 19th Ave 604-224-3115 Dr Meredith Moores, Dentist 215-3540 West 41st Ave 604-261-2220

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

(ad p. 17) 4210 Dunbar St 604-733-1616

Dr Don V. Anderson Inc. Dr David S. Book Inc. Dr Pamela Davidson 3335 Dunbar St 604-224-5611 drdavidbook.com drpameladavidson.com

Image Optometry 4250 Dunbar St 604-293-3937 image.ca Pacific Eye Doctors 4292 Dunbar St 604-739-2022 pacificeyedoctors.ca

HEALTH SERVICES - OTHER

Chaldecott Medical Assn 4186 Dunbar St 604-739-9881 Dr A. Edamura 3570 West 30th Ave 604-224-1515 Dr Brian Harris Inc. 3540 West 41st Ave 604-261-5015 Dr Colin Leech-Porter 7-3596 West 27th Ave 604-737-0600 Dunbar Spinal Decompression 4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702 dunbarspinaldecompression.com Envision Counselling 202-3641 West 29th Ave 604-222-1120 envisioncounselling.ca Expert Hearing Solutions 110-3479 Dunbar St 604-568-9065 experthearingsolutions.ca Life Chiropractic & Massage 4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702 lifechiropracticandmassage.com Life Labs 112-3540 West 41st Ave 604-264-9815 lifelabs.com

Dunbar Physio

Lou Evans Psychotherapist 101-3309 Dunbar St 604-327-8722 louevens.ca

Shari Bender, Psychologist 101-3309 Dunbar St 604-221-9053

Massage Therapy on Dunbar 4192 Dunbar St 604-733-3376 massagetherapyondunbar.com

(ad p. 12-13) 205-3540 West 41st Ave 604-266-3303 dunbarphysio.com

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Lesley Ormiston Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture 202-3641 West 29th Ave 604-222-9505 lesleyormiston.com

Mark Finch & Associates

(ad p. 6) 202-3641 West 29th Ave 604-222-9505 markfinch.ca

LIQUOR STORES BC Liquor Store 3453 Dunbar St 604-224-4412 bcliquorstores.com Dunbar Liquor Boutique 5460 Dunbar St 604-267-2337 dunbarlb.com

Village Wines

(ad p. 26-27) 3536 West 41st Ave 604-269-9433 villagevqawines.com

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

MOVIE THEATRE

Dunbar Theatre StudioHealth - ChiroWorks 4555 Dunbar Street 604-222-2991 5733 Collingwood St 604-269-3798 studiohealth.ca

PET SUPPLIES,

Tessa Cherniavsky GROOMING & VETS Massage Clinic 203A - 3540 West 41st Ave Alta Vista Animal Hospital 604-266-2757 4543 Dunbar St 604-221-5858 altavistaanimalhospital.ca Buntain Insurance 4295 Dunbar St 604-736-8855 buntaininsurance.com

Rand & Fowler Insurance

(ad p. 2) 4860 MacKenzie St 604-266-2357 randandfowler.com Southlands Insurance Brokers 5540 Dunbar St 604-266-5433 southlandsinsurance.com

Pets Beautiful 5620 Dunbar St 604-261-5310 petsbeautiful.com

PHARMACIES

Pacific Spirits Liquor Store Pharmasave 4198 Dunbar St 4474 Dunbar St 604-732-3010 604-738-1299 pharmasave.com

Skinworks 3578 West 41st Ave 604-733-9711 skinworks.ca

INSURANCE

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

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

April’s Aquarium 5620 Dunbar St 604-261-5310 aprilsaquarium.com

Shoppers Drug Mart 4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8555 shoppersdrugmart.ca Southland Pharmacy 3554 West 41st Ave 604- 266-2882

POSTAL OUTLETS Dunbar Greetings 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322 Shoppers Drug Mart 4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8555 shoppersdrugmart.ca Stationery 2000 3552 West 41st Ave 604-261-2001

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

RESTAURANTS, COFFEE SHOPS, FAST FOOD, CAFES & BAKERIES

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

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

Dunbar Veterinary Hospital Beantown Coffee House 5567 Dunbar St 4231 Dunbar St 604-266-5385 604-222-8455

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Brick Oven Pizzeria 4269 Dunbar St 604-228-1822 Butter Baked Goods 4321 Dunbar St 604-221-4333 butterbakedgoods.com Cheshire Cheese Inn 4585 Dunbar St 604-224-2521 cheshirecheeseinn.ca

3307 Dunbar St 604-222-4033 www.lanotte.ca

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

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

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

SPECIALTY SERVICES

Moki’s Pizza 5530 Dunbar St 604-263-4440

Design By Fire (ad p. 14) 604-831-9206 designbyfire.ca

Crepe & Cafe 3500 West 41st Ave 604-568-3123 crepecafe1.com

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

Digital Photo Station 4485 Dunbar St 604-222-3513

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

Simon’s Kitchen 4418 Dunbar St 604-734-1135 simonskitchen.net

Cosy Cafe 4455 Dunbar St 604-224-3133

Dunbar Dairy Queen 3380 Dunbar St 604-733-2884 dairyqueen.com Dunbar Pizza & Grill 3348 Dunbar St 604-732-4999 Handi Cuisine of India 4432 Dunbar St 604-738-3186 handicuisine.com IHUA Bakery 3522 West 41st Ave 604-261-0189 Jethro’s Fine Grub 3420 Dunbar St 604-569-3441 jethrosfinegrub.com Kokopelli Cafe 4593 Dunbar St 604-228-0818 kokopellicafe.ca 36

La Notte Ristorante Italiano (ad p. 17)

Dunbar Disposal 604-765-3867 dunbardisposal.com

Dunbar Painting

(ad p. 7) Spice Islands Indonesian 604-788-3382 st 3592 West 41 Ave dunbarpainting.com 604-266-7355 spiceislandsindonesian.com Dunbar Upholstery & Autotrim Starbucks Coffee 3354 Dunbar St 4467 Dunbar St 604-671-9739 604-222-8069 starbucks.ca Gold Star Shoe Rebuilders Subway 4490 Dunbar St 604-263-4023 subway.ca Sushi Inn Japanese Restaurant 4414 Dunbar St 604-739-3818 Sushi Q Japanese Deli 4385 Dunbar St 604-221-7874 The Dunbar Social House 4497 Dunbar St 604-222-9922 thedunbar.ca

3303 Dunbar St 604-734-7477 goldstarshoerebuilders.com Innova Kitchens & Baths 5739 Collingwood St 604-676-1603 innovakitchens.com Odenza Homes Ltd 4345 Dunbar St 604-221-7002 odenzahomes.com

Regent Heating

(ad p. 11) 4256 Dunbar St 604-731-8369 regentheating.com

www.dunbarlife.com | DunbarLife Magazine | September 1 - November 15, 2011

VEHICLE & AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

Germaine's Antiques 4268 Dunbar St 604-306-8364

Chevron Canada 5505 Dunbar St 604-261-4048

(ad p. 14) 604-277-7437 sandrasteier.com

Golden Rug Co. 3211 Dunbar St 604-224-3222

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

SPECIALTY STORES - BOOKS

Hob Too Thrift Shop 3470 Dunbar St vancouverhospice.org

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

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

COMMUNITY RESOURCES

(ad p. 11 ) 3349 Dunbar St 604-569-2692 sageconstruction.ca

Sandra Steier Photography

Black Mountain Books 4335 Dunbar St 604-569-3948 Carson Books 4275 Dunbar St 604-222-8787 Lawrence Books 3591 West 41st Ave 604-261-3812

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

Blight’s Home Hardware Ltd.

(ad p. 15) 3322 Dunbar St 604-738-3312 blightshomehardware.com Dunbar Antiques & Lighting 5579 Dunbar St 604-569-1133 Dunbar Vacuum Ltd 3468 Dunbar St 604-733-8713 dunbarvacuum.com

Margaret Manson Collectibles 5581 Dunbar St 604-805-6880 Nightwatch Video 4424 Dunbar St 604-731-5416 Omega Gallery & Custom Framing 4290 Dunbar St 604-732-6778 omegagallery.ca Restoration House 3444 Dunbar St 604-644-8735 Stationery 2000 3552 West 41st Ave 604-261-2001

Toorak Tile & Design (ad p. 5) 3496 Dunbar St 604-739-5966 tooraktile.com

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

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Enmark Jewellers Ltd 4315 Dunbar St 604-224-3513

Sage Construction

City of Vancouver 453 West 12th Ave Phone 3-1-1 vancouver.ca Dunbar Community Ctr 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

Dunbar Village Business Association

(p. 8-9) 604-692-2885 dunbarvillage.ca

The University Women’s Club of Vancouver (ad p. 6) 604-731-4661 uwcvancouver.ca

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SEPTEMBER 2011 Sep 3-4

Kerrisdale Antiques Fair, 10am - 5pm, Kerrisdale Arena, 5670 East Blvd at 41st Ave. Leading art & antiques show & sale of antiques and vintage collectibles. Antique & estate jewellery, mid-century modernist decor, French country & formal furnishings, pop culture classics items. www.21cpromotions. com/kerrisdale/

Sep 4

Southlands Heritage Farm Market, 12pm – 4pm every Sunday until the end of October. 6767 Balaclava St. www.southlandsfarms.farming.officelive.com

Sep 5

Last day of Pacific National Exhibition (PNE), Hastings & Renfrew St. www.pne.ca

Sep 5

Labour Day, Stat holiday

Sep 5

10th Annual Vancouver Triathlon - a fundraiser for the World Wildlife Fund!

Stanley Park. www.multisportscanada.com

Sep 6

Back to School, SD#39, Immaculate Conception School

Sep 7

Back to School, St George’s Private School Jr & Sr, Crofton House School

Sep 11

Scotiabank & BC SPCA Paws for a Cause. Bring along your pooch and come to Lumberman’s Arch at Stanley Park for a day of family fun walk and 5K Fun Run. Event will kick start at 10am with the fun run taking place at 11:30am and the walk at noon. Fantastic entertainment and activities, all in support of furry friends. www.spca.bc.ca

Sep 11

10th Annual Southlands Country Fair. The whole family can enjoy a day in the country without leaving the city. Pony rides, petting farm, games, horse entertainment, book/thrift sale, musicians, food fair, farmers market and much more! The day runs rain or shine (if it rains most activities are under cover) Entry is by donation, some activities cost a small fee, while many others are free. 604-263-4817 www.southlandsridingclub

Sep 18

The Terry Fox Run. Canadians adopted Terry’s mission of finding a cure for all cancers. The run is an innovative and volunteer-led event, all-inclusive, non-competitive, with no corporate sponsorship, incentives or fundraising minimums. www.terryfox.org

Sep 20

Movie Nights - Dunbar Transition Village. 7–9pm. St. Philip’s Church (27th and Highbury)

Sep 23

Fall Equinox, first day of fall

Sep 24

Dunbar Village Harvest Festival - 11am - 3pm throughout Dunbar. Live Entertainment: Abbacadabra, Bobs & Lolo, and more! Dunk tank, face painting, bouncy castles, community produce market. Something to see and do for all ages. Brought to you by Dunbar Village Business Association. www.dunbarvillage.ca

Sep 17

Dunbar soccer season starts

Sep 26

SD #39 Non-Instruction Day

Sep 28

National School Run Day, The Terry Fox Challenge, www.terryfox.org

Sep 29-30 Rosh Hashanah. This is the Jewish New Year’s Day. It also celebrates the beginning of the Jewish calendar, and anniversary of the world’s creation. The eve of Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown.

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Oct 3-31

Southlands Heritage Farm Pumpkin Patch, open in October 9am-5pm.

Pick a pumpkin, play with our friendly farm animals, pick apples in the Old Apple Orchard, and learn about where your food comes from at Southlands Farm in the city—located at Balaclava & 51st. www.southlandsfarms.farming.officelive.com

Oct 6

Canucks hockey season starts

Oct 7

No School, SD #39, St George’s Private, Sr & Jr

Oct 7-8

Yom Kippur. Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people.

Oct 9-15

Fire Prevention Week 2011 vancouver.ca/fire

Oct 10

Thanksgiving Day

Oct 12

NEPP Workshop, Earthquake Preparedness, 7-9pm, Dunbar Community Centre, 4747 Dunbar Street. 604-222-6060

Oct 14-31

Dunbar Haunted House, 8934 Shaughnessy St (MOVED). www.dunbarhauntedhouse.com

Oct 16

Back to School Bash - Grade 8 Dance. Tickets $10 on sale Sep 23. Grade 8’s only. Go Card required for entry to the dance. 6:30-9:30pm. (13-14 yrs) www.dunbarcentre.ca

Oct 18

Movie Nights - Dunbar Transition Village, St Philip’s Church, 27th & Highbury St. 7-9pm

Oct 21

No School Province wide Pro-D day for all schools

Oct 21

Advertising deadline for Dunbar Life magazine: November 15 issue

Oct 26

Seniors Halloween Fun Tour. Guided tour and dinner. 3:30-9:00pm $79. www.dunbarcentre.ca

Oct 29

Halloween Howl - Preteen Dance. Prizes for best dressed. Tickets $10 on sale Oct 7. Grade 6 and 7 only. 6:00-9:00pm. www.dunbarcentre.ca

Oct 29

Trick or Treat in Dunbar Village. 3-5pm. Safe and fun way to entertain your costumed child. Bring them to Dunbar Village where participating merchants will be giving away treats and surprises. Brought to you by Dunbar Village Business Association. www.dunbarvillage.ca

Oct 31

Halloween

NOVEMBER 2011 Nov 6

Daylight Saving Time ends, turn clocks back one hour at 2am

Nov 11

Remembrance Day

Nov 19

Municipal Election. Across the province, general local elections are held every three years on the third Saturday of November. In Vancouver municipal elections, voters choose: one mayor and ten councillors for the city council; seven park commissioners for the Vancouver Board of Parks & Recreation; and nine school trustees for the Vancouver School Board. www.vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/elections

Nov 26

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Dunbar Holiday Craft Fair, 10-5, Dunbar Community Centre. New and exciting crafters, fabulous door prizes, live entertainment, child minding and refreshments available. All proceeds go to the Dunbar Community Centre Association to fund youth bursaries, community centre improvements, and support programs. www.dunbarcentre.ca www.dunbarlife.com | DunbarLife Magazine | September 1 - November 15, 2011

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