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wave and say hello,” said Arron, “but there’s a skill to it.” “One of the biggest things is understanding body language,” said Cat. “With a mascot, you can’t speak, so everything has to be through body language.”
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From rallying crowds at Canucks games to visiting sick children’s bedsides, Fin is a busy whale. This year’s pick for best sports team mascot has been a Vancouver staple for 17 years. The salmon-loving orca debuted in the 200102 NHL season and has captured hockey fans’ hearts ever since. Today Fin has 17,500 Twitter followers to whom he tweets Fin-tastic puns. The Vancouver Courier’s own Canucks columnist
Daniel Wagner chimes in on the famous whale. “The key for any mascot is to appeal to the kids and Fin is great with kids. He’s friendly looking, approachable, and has a great gimmick with his ‘head-biting’ for photos,” he said. Beloved as he is, people want to know who is the energetic human animating Fin?
But the Courier will not be doing any unmasking. It’s rule number one in the mascot guide: don’t take off your head while people are watching. There’s no talking allowed either. This makes interviewing Fin a challenge, but we got around that. “Fans want to see the team be successful and their morale can be tested. The mascot is on the front line in the community and has to endure negativity at times,” Fin said in an
email. (He’s a very talented whale.) But what goes into being a good mascot? Cat and Arron Williams run Oui Entertain and they train mascots. The couple, in life and business, met at Disney Paris where they both worked as mascots. Today, they have a mascot fleet of 35 costumes for their staff to don. “A lot of people think anyone can throw on a costume and stand and
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Hence the exaggerated shrugs, and clown-like gestures mascots are known for. But the constant gesturing serves another purpose. “You have to be moving all the time,” said Cat. “If you stop moving, you’re going to look like a statue.” She says it’s unnerving for people, especially kids, if there’s no movement. “Find something to do,” Arron suggests. “You’re very inquisitive as a mascot, so even if you’re walking down by an ATM machine, you can stand by it and press a button. You’re not going to do any harm.” “They’re going to find it funny,” said Cat. Part of the training and experience comes down to how to endear yourself to scared children. “If you know how to play on their emotions and kind of see how they’re doing, you
can really change it in a matter of 30 seconds,” said Cat. She said that playing scared yourself will often engage the child. “They’re going to be scared — the mascot’s mouth doesn’t move, the eyes don’t blink,” said Arron. “So you’ve got to work with the limitations of the costume to inject some life.” But there’s also a toll on the person inside the costume. It’s about 10 degrees hotter inside the costume than it is outside. So it’s important to gauge your energy levels, stay hydrated, and take breaks. Usually it’s 45 minutes maximum for one stint. “A lot of people that are asking for a mascot, they don’t always understand that,” said Arron. “There’s a certain level of fitness.” The couple has one last piece of advice. “There’s no such thing as just one more picture,” said Cat, “so when it’s time to go, it’s time to go.”
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CORINNE LEA’S INDIEGOGO CAMPAIGN TO BUY THE RIO THEATRE RAISED $500,000 IN 50 DAYS. PHOTO: DAN TOULGOET
the entertainment venue category, illustrative of the dual role it plays.) Once social media got a hold of the news, a rallying cry of “Save the Rio” was heard across the city. Kevin Smith and Ryan Reynolds added their voices (and support) and it seemed like everyone wanted to band together to help Lea buy the building.
Vancouver rallies behind its favourite theatre JOHN KURUCZ
A single, $10 donation from India or an elderly woman rushing in to make a donation in her pajamas just shy of a midnight deadline. As daunting as kicking up $2.5 million in three weeks may be, it’s those types of gestures
that have Corrine Lea pretty certain that the Rio Theatre will be saved from redevelopment.
Built in 1938 near the intersection of Commercial and Broadway, Lea and a group of about 10 other investors first purchased it in 2008, but sold it when the market for singlescreen theatres took a
nose dive. She’s continued on as the operator and manager since. Back in January, a real estate brochure listed our readers’ gold-Star theatre for sale. (The Rio also earned a bronze Star in
The property is assessed at $4 million. Lea set a $1 million goal on her crowdfunding campaign and, when the deadline hit, the final tally eclipsed just north $500,000. “A million-dollar goal on a crowdfunding site was extremely ambitious,” Lea said. “I didn’t know what to set it at because our ultimate goal was $3 million, so it was really just kind of a guess.” Lea now has until May 7 to raise the remaining $2.5 million. She’s relying on a team of about 20 investors and estimates she’s about halfway towards that total. “Last night a woman came in just before our deadline and she had an overcoat over her
pajamas,” Lea said. “She was an elderly lady and she said she was about to go to sleep but she realized she hadn’t donated yet. She walked all the way over in her PJs to give us $50.” Not surprisingly, the vast majority of donations — $418,000 — came from Canada, with an additional $70,000 from our neighbours to the south. Dubai of all places came in with the third highest donation amounts. Lea’s friend works as a flight attendant and galvanized efforts in the Middle East country to the tune of $1,500. At the bottom end of the list, a lone $10 donation came in from India. “To raise $500,000 in 50 days is unprecedented,” Lea said. “There is no other theatre that has been able to do that on Indiegogo. Worldwide, nobody else has done that, so that’s a pretty incredible feeling.” Though the online fundraiser is now closed, Lea said donations can still be made in person at the Rio up until the May 7 deadline.
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“There aren’t a lot of cities that have this kind of park,” said Aelbrecht. Sachin Khona is another Vancouver photographer. “It’s just iconic,” he said of the park. “It hits all the right notes. “You look out the window and you know where you are.” Allan Burnett runs the Chapel Group, a wedding service that does everything from providing a venue, to doing hair and makeup.
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Perhaps it’s an apt place to start a marriage — surrounded by an old-growth forest, with thick heartwood cores, some of them older than the city itself. Stanley Park is this year’s readers’ pick for best wedding venue.
“It’s so diverse,” she said, “you could stop anywhere.”
Tanja Aelbrecht is a local photographer. Originally from Belgium, she and her husband have been shooting weddings in Vancouver for six years, including many at Stanley Park.
The four square-kilometre park boasts the North Shore skyline with its mountain backdrop, the downtown Vancouver cityscape, the Vancouver Aquarium, the famous rose garden, the historic
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with the centuries-old moss-covered trees, one can pretend they’re in the middle of the British Columbia wilds even though they’re only a few blocks from the rowing club.
Aelbrecht and her husband try to cater to adventurous couples. “We like the epic nature look,” she said. In the middle of the park,
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“It’s easy to start taking it for granted,” he said. “We are blessed to have this kind of park in downtown Vancouver.” Being a wedding professional for nearly two decades, Burnett has seen a lot of couples take their first steps together. “It’s not all about the glitziest venue, he said; it’s about finding the place that makes you say, ‘This is where I want to have my wedding.’”
He encourages couples to “scout around and find A minister by training, Burnett that place that really fits.” began the business 18 years But, a wedding is more ago from his flagship location than a location. at Stanley Park. “It’s about creating a Wearing a velvet blazer, ceremony, whether that’s faded blue jeans, black two people in the rose leather slip-on shoes, and garden and their two an easy smile, Burnett is witnesses,” he said, “or the eager to show off the view Pacific Rim.” from what he calls his He also cautions against “boutique chapel.” It has trying to control every detail floor-to-ceiling windows in a of the special day. “Don’t turret-like room overlooking make it a performance.” Lost Lagoon and the south entrance to the park.
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Hewlett’s worked at White Spot for a long time — about 48 years. He started out as a car hop at 16. And his history with the restaurant goes back further than that.
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On a quiet Friday morning, two pirate ships are facing off in Kitsilano. With Beak Rogers at the helm, and a cargo of chicken fingers, the W.S. Legendary lands on a table in the middle of the restaurant. Lucy, 4, and Cohen, 6, wriggle in their seats with excitement. They’re hungry.
Delivering their White Spot children’s meal in a boxboard pirate ship is Al Hewlett. He’s tall and broad, with a handlebar moustache and a heavy gait. He greets the family.
White Spot first opened on Granville Street in 1928 but the now-iconic pirate pack kids meal didn’t make its debut until 50 years ago. Though people from outside B.C. may not know the chain restaurant, it’s since become a local favourite, with nine locations in Vancouver alone.
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Lucy and Cohen’s mother, Jennie Quarry, studies the menu as the children eat, her own mother sitting opposite. Quarry looks through the new menu options but, ever the experienced server, Hewlett already knows she’s going to get a veggie burger, like she always does.
However, when Hewlett was serving Quarry as a child, she always chose clam chowder. Decades of loyalty from employees and patrons alike is what helped White Spot earn this year’s most child friendly award.
“I had my first White Spot burger when I was two,” he says, “but that’s because my dad worked for the company between 1942 and 1986.” His father, too, started as a car hop, working his way up to divisional manager. Al had other aspirations. “I went to school and got a degree in Phys Ed, and worked on a masters, but in the end, I like working here,” he said. After all, it keeps him close to his family. “My wife works here as a host,” he says. “She’s been working here for 37 years.” This White Spot longevity isn’t unique to the Hewletts. Anu Deol is manager of White Spot Kitsilano. She has been working for the chain for 22 years. “We
have a lot of long-time employees,” she says, “Pat, who is 68 years old, she’s faster than some of my new servers.” And staying around has its rewards for some of these servers. “I didn’t know I’d be working here as long as I have,” says Hewlett, “but now I’m serving second generation, third generation, and I have four families that I’m serving fourth generation.” And it is this why Quarry keeps coming back. “It’s that familiarity when you walk in,” she says. “They know I want a cup of tea.” Quarry likens it to the 1980s sitcom Cheers. “It’s like when you walk in there and everyone’s like ‘Norm!’ It’s the children’s version of Cheers.” As Hewlett continues his rounds, visiting each table, greeting patrons by name, the children are contentedly finishing of their pirate packs. They’ll have a chocolate gold coin for dessert: their White Spot plunder.
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DOWNTOWN ! MeeT in Gastown ! Nuba ! Virtuous Pie
WORKING LUNCH EASTSIDE ! Railtown Café ! Burgoo ! Renzos Café WESTSIDE ! Turf ! Tractor ! Legato Tea & Coffee DOWNTOWN ! Banana Leaf ! Meat and Bread ! Railtown Café
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! Opus Art Supplies ! DeSerres ! Dressew Supply
CAR DEALER ! Brian Jessel ! Jim Pattison ! Lotus
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! Modo ! Zip ! Car2Go
AUTO REPAIR SHOP
CAR WASH/ AUTO DETAILING ! Shine Auto Wash ! M + J Car Wash ! Century Car Wash
EASTSIDE ! Craftsman Collision ! George’s Body Shop ! S&M Auto
CHARITY ! United Way ! Covenant House ! Salvation Army
WESTSIDE ! Pawlik Automotive Repair ! Tremblay Motors Ltd. ! Craftsman Collision
EASTSIDE ! Sidesaddle Bike Shop West Point Cycles !
COMMUNITY CENTRE
EASTSIDE ! East Van Shoe Repair ! Both Feet on Main ! Champlain Shoe Repair
EASTSIDE ! Trout Lake Community Centre ! Mount Pleasant Community Centre ! Britannia Community Services Centre
EASTSIDE ! C.A.R.E. Clinic –
! Myodetox Physio Room ! Peakform Wellness –
DOWNTOWN ! Kim’s Shoe & Bag Repair
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WESTSIDE ! Tony’s Shoe Repair ! The Quick Cobbler TIE Bob’s Shoe Repair Varsity Shoe Service
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DOWNTOWN ! Dueck Downtown
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WESTSIDE ! Myodetox Physio Room ! In Touch Chiropractic
WESTSIDE ! West Point Cycles TIE Ace Cycles Dunbar Cycles
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WESTSIDE ! Kerrisdale Community Centre Hillcrest Centre ! Community Centre ! Kitsilano Community Centre DOWNTOWN ! Yaletown Roundhouse Arts and Recreation Centre West End ! Community Centre ! YMCA
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CONTINUING STUDIES INSTITUTION ! UBC ! VCC ! BCIT COSMETIC SURGERY/ LASER CLINIC ! Project Skin MD ! Ideal Image Granville ! Pacific Derm DENTAL OFFICE ! Yaletown Laser and Cosmetic Dentistry ! False Creek Dental Centre ! Sunrise Village Dental Centre DENTURE CLINIC ! Kerrisdale Denture Clinic ! Victoria Drive Denture Clinic
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Vancouver’s craft beer scene If you have a liver and pulse, you’ve probably noticed there’s a lot more fantastic beer being brewed and consumed in Vancouver these days.
of Vancouver poll, and I have to admit, y’all know your beer. Here are my thoughts on the winners.
that constantly surprise me and can basically do no wrong. Strange Fellows is one of those rare breweries.
In little more than five years, our city has transformed itself from a puritanical craft beer wasteland (not unlike the town from Footloose, but with more rain and less Kevin Bacon) into an international beer destination. We’re so spoiled for choice these
BEST EASTSIDE BREWERY:
Strange Fellows Brewing There are very few breweries I consider to be “God Tier” — that is, breweries so consistently awesome that I’ve never had a beer of theirs that I haven’t liked. Breweries
Since opening in 2014, brewer Iain Hill has been producing truly sublime beers inspired by the brewing traditions of the Low Countries, many of them barrel-aged or fermented in oak foeders.
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days that perhaps we don’t appreciate just how lucky we are. But why should we accept anything less then perfection? Life’s too short for bad beer, after all. The readers of the Vancouver Courier had their say in this year’s Stars
if you get him talking about beer (which isn’t hard), he’ll respond with infectious enthusiasm and earnestness. There’s so much love and respect for the craft of brewing and its traditions, it’s not surprising how uncompromising his beers are. Some of his sours take years to produce, for example, and if they aren’t ready by the time they’re scheduled to hit shelves, that’s too bad, everybody is just going to have to wait. Which I am more than happy to do — you can’t rush perfection. This past year has seen the release of lambic-style beers like Kriek and blended barrel-aged sours like Mélange à Trois through the brewery’s Fellowship program, which provides members with exclusive bottle releases and discounts. As Hill’s barrelaging program matures,
expect to see more lambicstyle beers and blends. I’m holding out hope that he’ll produce an oude gueuze some day. Also known as “Brussels Champagne,” it’s made from blended lambic, like kriek, and can take more than three years to make. To my knowledge, no B.C. brewery has ever produced one. A boy can dream, anyways. TRY THIS:
Reynard (6.5% ABV) Oud bruin is a somewhat obscure Flemish style that’s essentially a sour brown ale (literally “old brown”). Strange Fellows’ take is tart and complex, with flavours of cherry, leather, vanilla and oak. Winner of Best European Sour Ale at the 2016 B.C. Beer Awards. BEST WESTSIDE BREWERY:
33 Acres Brewing Co. It seems that I’m always
Hill has been brewing for close to 30 years, and
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writing about 33 Acres, because they are always winning — and for good reason. Brewmaster Dave Varga knows the most important characteristic of sessionable beers is balance. No single element is ever allowed to overpower a 33 Acres beer; they all work in harmony with each other, complementing or contrasting as needed. Naturally, 33’s quality and consistency, as well as its über cool aesthetic, have earned it a loyal following. “Everything at 33 Acres is very purpose driven and the stories we typically write for our beers are what we’re actually feeling or going through at the time,” owner Josh Michnik told me back in December. “We don’t brew beer we wouldn’t drink ourselves and we’re not just doing things because we think it would sell or get attention. We do things because this is us and this translates into everything we do. Events, our front room, our food, our social media, our name and, of course, our beer.” TRY THIS:
33 Acres of Sunshine (5.0% ABV) You know it, you love it: 33 Acres of Sunshine has
become ubiquitous on the beer lists of beer savvy restaurants in Vancouver because it’s perfect any time of year, alongside any kind of dish. Flavours of candied orange, coriander, licorice and wheat enliven this refreshing bière blanche, the French version of the Belgian witbier. BEST DOWNTOWN BREWERY:
Steamworks Brewpub When Steamworks opened at the corner of Cordova and Water streets in 1995, it was one of just a handful of craft breweries in the province at the time, The original name for the brewery was going to be Quarterdeck, according to Craft Beer Revolution author Joe Wiebe, but that changed when it was discovered that the building the brewpub calls home contained an archaic steam heating system. The network of steam pipes running through the building is the same system that powers our fair city’s most perplexingly popular tourtist trap, the Gastown Steam Clock. The pipes presented an opportunity and a steam-powered brewhouse was designed to take advantage of this unique feature — the first
of its kind in Canada. And so, Steamworks was born.
this Vancouver institution is in good hands.
The brewery was an instant hit, and it’s easy to see why: amazing location, quality beer, great food, all in a super cool space. What’s not to love?
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Tak Guenette (Gladstone Brewing) and Caolan Vaughan (Stone and Wood Brewing Co.) all having brewed here.
Tart IPA (6.3% ABV / 25 IBU) I’m not sure how a “tart IPA” differs from a “dryhopped sour,” but in the end it doesn’t matter, because this beer is like eight different kinds of delicious. Floral and citrusy with bright acidity and hop aroma, this is the perfect IPA for people who say they don’t like IPAs, and the perfect sour for people who say they don’t like sours.
These days, brewer Tony Gratl is at the helm at the brewpub, and judging by the beers he’s putting out,
Rob Manglesdorf is editor of The Growler. He covers all things craft beer at TheGrowler.ca.
That still holds true today. Over the years, there have been plenty of changes. The original 60-seat brewpub was renovated and expanded, now seating several hundred. Steamworks rebranded in 2012 and began selling packaged beer. And there have been the many gold medals, including Best of Show and Best IPA at the
2016 B.C. Beer Awards for its Flagship IPA. Steamworks has also become an incubator for some of the top brewing talent in B.C. — and the world — with the likes of Conrad Gmoser (Brassneck Brewery),
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EASTSIDE ! Busy Bee Dry Cleaning & Alterations ! Shirtland Drycleaners
EASTSIDE ! Donald’s Market ! Famous Foods ! Buy-Low Foods
WESTSIDE ! Kerrisdale Cleaners Ltd. ! Tuesday’s Fine Dry Cleaners TIE Fletchers Fabricare Busy Bee Gold Dry Cleaners
WESTSIDE ! Choices Markets ! Stong’s Market ! Whole Foods
DOWNTOWN ! Swan Laundry Dry Cleaning ELECTRICIAN ! Wicks Electric Inc. ! Kato Electrical Inc. ! Nelcan Electric ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS ! Vancity ! Vancouver Horticulture Club Green Coast Rubbish !
DOWNTOWN ! Urban Fare ! IGA ! Whole Foods HAIR SALON EASTSIDE ! Trim Hair Salon ! Heartbreaker Salon ! MaNE on Main WESTSIDE ! Suki’s ! Hype Hair Studio ! Helmet Salon DOWNTOWN ! Jason David Hair Studio ! Axis Hair Salon ! Pony Salon
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EASTSIDE ! Tight Club Athletics ! Trout Lake Community Centre ! Eastside Fitness
WESTSIDE ! Granville Island Hotel
WESTSIDE ! South Granville Urban Fitness ! Movement 108 ! Kerrisdale Community Centre
EASTSIDE ! The Waldorf Hotel
DOWNTOWN ! Fairmont ! Pan Pacific Vancouver ! Sheraton One Wall Centre
HEARING AID ! Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ! NexGen ! Vancouver Hearing Centre
DOWNTOWN ! Urban Fitness ! Steve Nash ! YMCA HEALTH + WELLNESS STORE EASTSIDE ! Peakform Wellness TIE Choices Quidditas WESTSIDE ! Finlandia ! Body Energy ! Choices Markets DOWNTOWN ! Body Energy ! Choices Markets ! Popeye’s Supplements
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MORTAGE BROKER ! Mortgage Alliance – BIRGIT HOLM
! One Stop Mortgage Corp. NAIL SALON
MARTIAL ARTS STUDIO EASTSIDE ! Alliance Vancouver Brazilian Jiu Jitsu ! Purple Dragon Martial Arts ! Franco Kickboxing
INSURANCE BROKER
WESTSIDE ! Third Eye Martial Arts Studio ! Dojang Studios ! Purple Dragon Martial Arts
EASTSIDE ! Scot Simmons Insurance Consultants Inc. – PAUL SIMMONS, CAIB
! BCAA
NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR ! Local Health Integrative Clinic – DR. ROBYN LAND
! Integrative Healing Arts – DR. HAL BROWN
EASTSIDE ! Jenny’s Nails on the Drive ! Nails on Main ! Pure Nail Bar WESTSIDE ! Joy Ride ! She to Shic Beauty ! Sparkle Nails DOWNTOWN ! La Lotus Nails Spa ! Pure Nail Bar TIE Onyx Aesthetics Studio Charisma Spa Lounge
! Crossroads
Naturopathic Clinic
PET DAYCARE ! The Petshop Boys ! Rex Dog Hotel & Spa PET SUPPLIES ! True Carnivores TIE Tisot Pet Nutrition & Supply Stores Bosley’s
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PHYSIOTHERAPIST EASTSIDE ! Myodetox ! Back in Motion Physiotherapy WESTSIDE ! Myodetox ! InSync Physio ! Treloar Physiotherapy Clinic DOWNTOWN ! Gastown Physio & Pilates ! City Sports & Physiotherapy Clinic
DOWNTOWN ! Vancouver Seiyu Karate ! Downtown Urban Fitness Club
WESTSIDE ! Scot Simmons Insurance Consultants Inc. – PAUL SIMMONS, CAIB
! BCAA ! Clear Choice
LIQUOR WINE STORE EASTSIDE ! Brewery Creek Cold Beer & Wine ! High Point – Beer Wine Spirits ! Everything Wine
DOWNTOWN ! Ciccone/McKay Financial Group ! Scot Simmons Insurance Consultants Inc. – PAUL SIMMONS, CAIB
! BCAA LAWYER ! Hammerberg Lawyers – KRISTA SIMON
! Murphy & Company – RICHARD SEHMER
! Lindsay Kenney – TIMOTHY DELANEY
WESTSIDE ! Legacy Liquor Stor ! Liberty Wine Merchants ! BCL DOWNTOWN ! Marquis Wine Cellar ! Coal Harbour Liquor ! Swirl Wine Store
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PHARMACY ! Finlandia
PLUMBER ! Perfect Fit Plumbing & Heating ! Hillcrest Plumbing & Heating Reid Brothers ! Plumbing and Heating
PRESCHOOL/DAYCARE ! Bumblebee Preschool ! Montessori Day Care ! Kids & Company PRIVATE SCHOOL ! Crofton House School ! York House School ! Madrona School
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EASTSIDE ! Donalds Market ! East West Market ! Sunrise Market
EASTSIDE ! Shannon Oaks
WESTSIDE ! Choices Markets ! Kin’s Farm Market ! Young Bros. Produce Ltd. DOWNTOWN ! Kin’s Farm Market ! Choices Markets REALTOR ! Rennie & Associates – COLIN LO
! Paul Toffoli PREC – The Residential Group Realty – PAUL TOFFOLI
WESTSIDE ! Tapestry ! Crofton ! Legacy SPA/BEAUTY THERAPY WESTSIDE ! She to Shic Beauty ! La Petite Spa ! Footworks Relaxology DOWNTOWN ! Absolute Spa ! Spa Utopia Health and Wellness Centre SPORTING EQUIPMENT STORE
! Katten Zhou PREC – KATTEN ZHOU
SENIORS CARE SUPPORT SERVICES ! Driving Miss Daisy ! Home Instead Senior Care ! West End Seniors’ Network Society
EASTSIDE ! Abbies Sports Shop ! Sports Junkies WESTSIDE ! MEC ! Van Run Co. ! Cyclone Taylor TRAVEL AGENCY ! Flight Centre TIE Empress Travel Travel Best Bets
TUTORING SERVICES ! Kumon YOGA EASTSIDE ! Open Door Yoga ! Moksha Yoga East Vancouver ! Oxygen Yoga & Fitness WESTSIDE ! YYoga ! Semperviva ! Oxygen Yoga & Fitness
DOWNTOWN ! YYoga ! Oxygen Yoga & Fitness VETERINARIAN EASTSIDE ! Vancouver Veterinary Hospital ! Killarney Animal Hospital ! Atlas Animal Hospital & Emergency Vancouver WESTSIDE ! Kerrisdale Veterinary Hospital ! Amherst Veterinary Hospital TIE Burrard Animal Hospital + Emergency Granville Island Veterinary Hospital DOWNTOWN ! Yaletown Pet Hospital
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WEDDING VENUE ! Stanley Park ! Brock House ! Queen Elizabeth Park
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BABY/CHILDREN’S STORE ! Isola Bella Children’s Clothing and Shoe Boutique ! Beansprouts ! Kaboodles Toy Store BRIDAL STORE ! Blush Bridal ! Bisou Bridal EYEWEAR STORE EASTSIDE ! Hi-Care Vision Centre ! Karma Optical WESTSIDE ! The Optical Boutique ! West 10th Eyes ! Bailey Nelson DOWNTOWN ! Clearly ! Bailey Nelson ! Bruce Eyewear
FLORIST EASTSIDE ! The Flower Box ! Flower Factory ! The Wild Bunch WESTSIDE ! Scentrepiece Florist ! Nicola Adam Floral ! Mayhew Sherwood Florist DOWNTOWN ! Angela & Gabriel’s Flowers ! Downtown Florist ! Flowerz FURNITURE STORE ! Montauk Sofa ! Structube ! Brick
GARDEN STORE ! Hunters Garden Centre Figaro’s Garden ! Southlands Nursery !
HARDWARE STORE ! Kerrisdale Lumber TIE Home Hardware Home Depot Magnet Home Hardware !
KITCHENWARE STORE ! Ming Wo Cookware ! The Gourmet Warehouse ! Cook Culture
GARDEN/ LANDSCAPING SERVICE
HOME APPLICANCE STORE ! Trail Appliances
MENS CLOTHING STORE ! Zara ! Harry Rosen ! Indochino
EASTSIDE ! Elemental Gardens ! Rakes and Ladders WESTSIDE ! MRD Landscaping ! Rakes and Ladders DOWNTOWN ! Elemental Gardens ! Rakes and Ladders
HOME DECOR STORE ! The Cross Design & Décor HOME RENOVATIONS/ CONTRACTOR ! Refine Design
PET STORE ! True Carnivors ! Tisot Pet Nutrition & Supply Stores ! Bosley’s
JEWELLERY STORE ! Birks ! Blue Ruby ! Maharani Jewels
SHOE STORE ! Gravity Pope ! The Right Shoe ! Fluevog Shoes
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SHOPPING CENTRE ! Pacific Centre ! Oakridge Centre ! Metrotown SPORTING APPAREL STORE ! MEC ! Sport Chek ! Lululemon TOY STORE ! Granville Island Toy Store ! Kaboodles ! Dilly Dally Toy Store VINTAGE/ CONSIGMENT STORE ! Turnabout ! Front & Company ! Hunter & Hare WOMENS CLOTHING STORE ! Hills of Kerrisdale ! Plum ! Smoking Lily
GIFT SHOP ! Walrus Design Inc. ! MAKE Vancouver at Granville Island ! Buchan’s Kerrisdale Stationery
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