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Chinatown, Gastown, Railtown, Crosstown, Coal Harbour

LARRY KWONG

First person to break the NHL’s racial barrier

Kwong’s hockey career started at age 16. He played for many cities in BC including Vancouver.

At age 24, he became the first visible minority to take the ice in the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Welcome to the Neighbourhoods of Vancouver DOWNTOWN edition. This guide points out and writes about the different neighbourhoods of Downtown Vancouver. It is for both locals and visitors alike and offers a special welcome to new Vancouverites as well.

How often have you heard someone say, “Oh, I drive by that neighbourhood all the time but I was there 20 years ago and nothing has changed.” Well, let me tell you things have changed all over Metro Vancouver. The neighbourhoods are buzzing with activity and new developments and of course great local history.

We will let you know who is new in each neighbourhood and also let you know if your old favorites are still around. We will tell you where interesting neighbourhoods have sprung up that you may not know about. Do you know these neighbourhoods Emery Barnes Park, Crosstown and Railtown? We call them ‘Boutique Neighbourhoods.’ There is so much to discover right here in our own back yard.

Having been born and raised in Vancouver and a heritage writer, I feel qualified to pass on what I remember from my youth about our great city and about the great changes we are continuing to see to this day.

This guide is meant to be kept for a year and to be taken with you as you visit a different neighbourhood each week or weekend as time allows. If you are a tourist, we are sure you will enjoy it too!

So get out and explore your neighbourhoods. Christopher Best

Third Largest Chinatown in North America

This is North America’s third largest Chinatown. Mandarin and Cantonese are

the mother tongues in 30 per cent of Vancouver homes, makes Chinese the largest “minority” ethnic group. There are lots of interesting markets with many varieties of fresh and dried seafood and mushrooms. You’ll also find inexpensive houseware and traditional Chinese medicine. During the summer, on weekend evenings, Keefer and Pender Streets become a busy openair night market. If you have time for a leisurely meal, try dim sum at one of the many small restaurants. It is an inexpensive, multi-course culinary adventure. Besides the businesses on Pender Street, try East Georgia for some interesting newcomers and oldsters.

Sai Woo

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Welcome to Spain in Chinatown! We offer a casual authentic tapas experience. Along with Basque inspired Pinchos we also specialize in ceviche, tortilla espanola and a Catalan style a la carte menu. We take reservations online for group and private dining and also provide an Omakase style service on request where you simply leave it to us!

A night of Pintxos typically means crowded standing room bars with people clamoring for the house special. La Boqueria has taken effort to execute a marriage of the stimulating Pintxos bar tasting room experience with the social ambiance of a 20’s lost generation inspired European bistro. Never overcomplicated or contrived. The food is prepared quickly and presented right away. Drawing from the Basque philosophy of fine ingredients and local we aim to elevate Pintxos and present refined simplicity with our dishes. Flavors are developed and concentrated into miniature ingredient driven experiences. Our namesake is the Mercat de Sant Joseph de la Boqueria, a historical market in Barcelona home to amazing fresh food vendors and casual places to eat.

Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie

The neon sign puts you in a film noir set in vintage Chinatown. Inside, pin-ups in the bathroom and whitewashed knives on the dining room wall wink to the storied past. But look more closely: Bao Bei is all 2010 – it’s taken this long to get such a fun take on Chinese dining. In the kitchen, chef Joel Watanabe (of

Bin 942 and Araxi) homespins ingredients from close by with flavours from far away, irreverently and intelligently reminding us that comfort food doesn’t have to be white-bread. Egg noodles, flat and square, float in a deep-bodied broth with braised Pemberton beef, sharp watercress and organic tomatoes blistered to pull out their inherent sweetness, an inky sauce of cilantro and shallots on the side. A sumptuous shao bing sandwich, which puts pillowy pork, Asian pear, pickled onion and mustard greens on sesame bread, reveals why the napkins, like the chopsticks, are self-serve. www.enroute.aircanada.com

Chinatown BBQ serves delicious barbecued meats and award-winning Beef Brisket Curry. All of our chefs are traditionally trained in traditional Chinese cooking styles and techniques. Our relaxed restaurant on East Pender Street offers delicious, affordable and authentic food.

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KK Boutique is an a specialty boutique store providing traditional and modern Chinese clothing and accessories. It is also a bridal shop.

The Carriage House is located in Historic Chinatown in Vancouver, BC , Canada. The Carriage House is an upscale consignment store specializing in unique one-of-a-kind items. From traditional to contemporary to antique or staging for set design, you’ll find what you are looking for at The Carriage House.

The team behind The Carriage House has 22 years’ experience working in the design & film industry in Vancouver, BC. Over time, we have developed an expert curatorial eye and intimate knowledge of the most influential furniture & home accessory brands.

You will find many ‘one-of-a-kind’ items from some of Canada’s top Interior Designers or their clients, making our consignment selection spectacular. Good design is timeless. Whether your preference is Mid Century, Modern Classic, Asian Inspired, Country, Contemporary, Traditional or Antique; The Carriage House specializes it that WOW Factor. Our Estate Shop within The Carriage House carries the finest selection of Precious/Semi Precious Jewelry, Silver, Crystal & China, Vintage & Estate Items.

The Chinese Cultural Centre

The builders of Chinatown were the pioneers. They built an oasis outside Vancouver as a vision to their lifestyle. It isn’t so important that the pioneers built Chinatown but that they were visionaries. They were the first group to celebrate their lifestyle in Canada by building Chinatown. No one seems to know who actually designed Chinatown. We don’t know much about who built the distinctive buildings and the kind of impact they had on people at the time. Many buildings belonged to the different associations but who actually built them, no one knows. They were outside the tradition of the Caucasian builders of the time. It was a new world emerging in the wilderness and no one expected Chinatown to face the troubles it encountered.

Outside Chinatown are the sound of the steam trains pulling logs from the vast hinterland of B.C. to the CPR ships, the chugging of locomotives as passengers traversed the Rocky Mountains on the way to their new homes in Vancouver, the street cars making their way up Hastings Street to uptown along Granville Street to Georgia where the venerable Hudson’s Bay Co, stands and then turning right down Georgia taking passengers to Stanley Park on a sunny day, the boats coming and going in Coal Harbor and the industrial waste of generations of industry desecrating the banks of False Creek, these were all signs of the new culture makers.

But in Chinatown, soon there were no signs of any Chinese culture makers. Building had stopped, just the signs of an oppressed people trying to survive. The buildings were allowed to decay due to lack of funds and the new culture makers outside their door tried to run it over with bulldozers every chance they got. But there was a new breed of Chinese that followed the pioneers, born of the freedom brought by enfranchisement and fueled by energetic newcomers like Faye and Dean Leung who were familiar with the problems of the past. This new breed as it gathered strength and flexed its muscle; it too looked around for a way to create a monument to its lifestyle within the confines of Chinatown.

“The land at 50 West Pender Street would be a good address for a Chinese Community Centre,” Andy Livingston said to me one day. Andy was always enthusiastic. He was the Parks Board Chairman in the early 1970s.

“Haven’t you got anything better to do, Andy, than come into my office every day?” I used to give him a hard time. He and his wife Maria often came to our beautiful home in Oakridge as well.

“You really should consider that location on Pender Street for a new community centre,” Andy repeated. He mentioned it often. So I called Wong Kung Wai and Lilac Chen of the Lotus Garden Restaurant, which was very famous and popular, and Henry Wong of the powerful, Simon Fraser University Teachers Union. The Honorable Les Peterson also got involved. So did Grace McCarthy who both supported and encouraged us. I can see them all to this day in our spacious, oriental style living room. The meetings went on for days and months.

“A Chinese Community Centre would be a good place to bring all Chinese together and show that the Chinese are truly becoming a part of Canadian society.” Oh, they were such ’sweet words!

Andy’s idea was a good one.

“Everybody likes the Ding Ho Restaurant,” Dean said. It was on land in Chinatown that was very historical. That was 50 West Pender Street. “That property is restricted (not to be sold to Chinese, East Indians or Jews).”

That’s what I told Dean after I made some inquiries. There were several other businesses nearby: the famous Marco Polo Restaurant and Night Club on Columbia and the Chinese Book Store, which was small but the only one of its kind and Foo’s, Ho Ho Restaurant, which was a landmark was also on a nearby corner. “They’ve all been around for many years,” I said. And all around, on all sides, was downtown Vancouver.

“All the businesses in the area must be leasing the land,” Dean said, motioning with his hand. “It’s the only way they could be there. The Chinese isolation meant we didn’t know these things. We’ve always had to be careful who came in here. If strangers came into Chinatown, they wouldn’t be given the time of day. This isolation has been good in a way. It’s given us a strong sense of family, honor, and courage.” Dean was very smart. After we did some more checking, we discovered that the site we wanted belonged to the B.C. Government (16). We were in luck!

It was now 1972 and the NDPs (New Democratic Party), Dave Barrett had just become the new premier.

“We should make a presentation to Barrett’s new, government asking to buy this historical site for our new centre,” it was decided at one of our meetings. I’m not sure if Barrett knew that the Chinese had a strong sense of family, honor, and courage but two weeks later he asked Alex MacDonald, his Attorney General, to remove the discriminatory restrictions on 50 West Pender Street. Barrett told Alex McDonald,

“Tell them we will agree to sell the whole of 50 West Pender Street to the Chinese associations for 1 dollar, but they must have all the associations, big and small, on board to make it happen.” Maybe he wanted to see what would happen if the Chinese were given control of their (continued of page 22)

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The original China gate was donated to the City of Vancouver by the Peoples Republic of China. The white & gold China Gate represents the historical ties & connection between China & the residents of Vancouver’s Chinatown.

The 15 Meter tall Millennium Gate spans Pender street at the Western most entrance to Vancouver’s Chinatown. It is located just East of the Taylor Street / Pender Street intersection.

Shanghai Alley is a backwards “L” shaped alley on the Western edge of Chinatown. You can enter this alley from Taylor Street or West Pender Street.

In the centre of this Historic alley is a replica of the West Han Dynasty Bell, surrounded by a circular display of history depicting panels.

The Sam Kee building on the corner of Carrall & West Pender Street. Thinnest building in the world - Ripleys Believe It or Not!

The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden opened to the public on April 24th, 1986.

The Century Winds of Change Mural is slightly North East of the Millennium Gate entrance to Chinatown Vancouver. It is situated on the bright pink building (Kitty’s Beauty Studio) at 11 W Pender Street.

The monument of Canadian Chinese depicts a Chinese Railway worker & a World War Two Soldier. The hard and often deadly work of the Railroad worker resulted in the death of hundreds of immigrants who could find little or no work.

The “Silk Road Route” is a self guided walking tour from Historic Chinatown through to the centre of Downtown Vancouver. This is the first official walk linking these two central parts of the city.

Chinese Cultural Centre Museum and Archives, 555 Columbia Street. The Museum is dedicated to preserving and promoting the history of Chinese Canadians and fostering an appreciation of traditional and contemporary Chinese arts.

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destiny. In those days there were about forty Chinese associations, benevolent and otherwise if you included fraternities and societies. There are even more today. There was a lot of arguing and fighting between them all, direct talk as to what to name the new centre.

“We have to come up with a name,” Dean said.

As the President of the Chinese National Benevolent Association of Canada, Dean, my wise husband came up with an idea and called a meeting of representatives from each association, and they made him, chairman (17). Everyone attended.

“You don’t have to argue anymore,” Dean said, “We’ll name it the Chinese Cultural Centre. This name, speaks for all.” With the name agreed upon the government sold the land for 1 dollar to the associations, including fraternities and societies. But we didn’t have the money to build the centre!

Working together was the key. There were constant meetings of the many Chinese associations to find a way to work together to raise the necessary funds to build the Centre after Barrett’s contribution.

“Each Chinese association, new and old, has to make a contribution as well as raise funds, if we’re going to be successful,” Dean said. We organized a committee made up of members of each association and launched a fundraising campaign. Dean’s secretary was Sam Shew Cheung who had worked with Dean for many years. “Sam, drive to every Chinese grocery store and Chinese restaurant, throughout Vancouver, asking for donations, of any size,” Dean told him. Sam was all over the place at all hours of the day and night. Some nights you’d see Sam go by ten times in the darkness with the old Vancouver moon above. If someone was following you, it was likely Sam.

Something amazing was happening! The Chinese were starting to get in charge of their destiny. It was becoming a science to them; they knew what to do so well. There were still a lot of knock-down arguments, often without foundation, lots of direct talk between the many associations and the Chinese community, at large. An argument is war. Everyone wanted to get involved, young and old.

“All you younger people want to do is fight,” Dean said. Then the REDS started to get involved. There were many Chinese-Canadians who were procommunist. With some people, anger is in the heart. There was no way we could keep the cultural centre for ourselves. There was a lot of politics. The sound of fighting, moaning, and groaning could be heard downtown all over Chinatown.

“Watch out for the REDS!” To white folk, they thought it was the tongs (secret societies) that were responsible. It wasn’t just the excitement of it. It was the symbolism of the Chinese fight against the establishment for their independence. Various interest groups tried to take over the cultural centre, which was supposed to be for the people. One group succeeded. We were warned.

“The Reds want to take over all the Chinese associations, not only here in Vancouver, but across Canada,” we were told. They infiltrated many organizations swiftly and silently getting their people (who they could control), into high positions The Chinese Cultural Centre became a symbol of liberation from the old establishment for the Chinese in post-postwar Vancouver.

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CHINATOWN

Night life in Chinatown was such a big thing, I discovered, that despite the blackouts life went on. Everyone still wanted to enjoy themselves and they found ways to do it. All eyes were on Chinatown during the war years as everyone needed a break from the horrors of the war and Chinatown and its many restaurants, filled the bill. Lots of sailors and soldiers frequented Chinatown when off duty to have a good time. What was meant by a good time was often questionable. It could mean anything from having dinner, to getting drunk to womanizing, to visiting the gambling joints and other such dens of iniquity to getting into fights with the locals.

During the war, there were two famous restaurants in Chinatown. One was, as mentioned, the Bamboo Terrace at 155 East Pender Street (in the heart of Chinatown), with its brilliant green bamboo neon sign. It was featured on many of the postcards and photos of Chinatown. It was, “The Chinese Restaurant in Greater Vancouver.” People came from all over and lined up to get in. The other famous restaurant was the W. K. Gardens dine and dance supper club located a few doors down. Harold and Wilbert Lim owned W.K. No liquor allowed. No liquor of any kind was for sale in restaurants and nightclubs because there were no licensed premises, except beer parlors. Beer parlors had separate ‘Gents’ and ‘Ladies’ entrances. Nothing was open on Sundays not department stores, or even movie theatres. Because nothing was open on Sundays, Chinese banquets were always held on Sundays in Chinatown. Everyone would “BYOB,” which meant to bring your own bottle and hide it under the table in a brown paper bag. The liquor helped to ease the nerves in wartime because the sailors and soldiers who came into Chinatown to drink and get drunk, got into fights with “ching chong” chinaman, as they called us. My Uncle Bill had his ear bitten off by a sailor. My mother and father would go into a tizzy if there was a late night telephone call out of fear that Uncle Bill had gotten into another fight. Other restaurants included the Chungking Chinese Restaurant, the famous Sai Woo Restaurant, Mings, Yen Lock, the Hong Kong Cafe, the Royal Cafe and more. The Golden Coin Cafe served the best ever original apple tarts, butter tarts and other Chinese delicacies. Wo Fat Chinese Bakery had ‘egg cake’ (Kai-Done-Ko), almond cookies and all the various pastries needed for a traditional Chinese wedding. Chinatown was an exciting place to grow up in those days.

black church, the African Methodist Episcopal Fountain Chapel, were located there. As such, Hogan’s Alley was the first and last neighbourhood in Vancouver with a substantial concentrated black population. A possible reason these families settled there was because of the close proximity to the train stations since sleeping car porters were predominantly black men. A 1957 study by the City of Vancouver Planning Department described the black population of Strathcona as such: “The Negro population, while numerically small, is probably a large proportion of the total Negro population in Vancouver. Their choice of this area is partly its proximity to the railroads where many of them are employed, partly its cheapness and partly the fact that it is traditionally the home of many non-white groups.”

Prior to 1935, Hogan’s Alley was a red light district, owing to Mayor L. D. Taylor’s “open town policy,” which was that police resources would be concentrated on major crimes, not victimless vice crimes. As a result of this policy, illegal drinking establishments, brothels, and gambling dens operated here, as they did in various other non-white sections of town like Chinatown and Japantown, but also in non-ethnically defined areas nearby such as Gastown, East Hastings and lower Mount Pleasant. This policy also earned Taylor a reputation for being soft on vice crime and he faced accusations of corruption. This was the basis of his electoral defeats in 1929 and 1934. Hogan’s Alley long outlived Taylor’s career in civic politics until it faced demolition to make way for a freeway.

Below: Hogan’s Alley, (City of Vancouver Archives, Bu P508.53, photographer A.L. Yates.” 1958.

Once Headquarters Of American Can Company

Before American Can in 1910, it was home to a series of brothels run by Madame Dolly Darlington. Today it is home to a group of businesses intent on making it a design destination. The past can still be seen in the wood cobblestones that pop up on the streets in places, but with businesses like Vancouver Urban Winery and the venerable Railtown Cafe There are several new designer outlets it looks like set to open this summer. They include bulthaup and Cesar.

Railway and Alexander are its two principal streets sandwiched in between the docks and Hastings Street and Gastown and the Alexander Centre.

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Payless Meats has been a part of the Powell street neighborhood since 1954. It is, as far as we know, the oldest butcher shop in the Greater Vancouver area with only three management changes to date. With 3500 square feet of space and a large selection of meats at low prices, the store has been an accommodating and integral part of the block for over half a century.

As old as Payless Meats is, it now seems to be in itself, a little part of history. Many patrons have been coming to the shop for a number of years, some for even more than twenty. Some customers come everyday, some every once in a while. Recently, an old U.S. Navy officer stopped by the neighborhood and was pleasantly surprised to find that the store still existed. He recalled visiting the very same store back in 1965, when he was 19 years old, and his navy ship anchored iatthe waterfront docks inVancouver.

The products sold in Payless Meats are not necessarily the most expensive cuts of meat. However, the modest prices cater to the people of this neighborhood better than any large commercial supermarket. Customers always comment on how they enjoy coming to this store and walking out of it feeling like they have gotten a good deal. Payless Meats has a decade old specialty meats package that will stock your freezer up for a week or a month, (continued on page 30)

Japantown, Little Yokohama or Little Tokyo

Japantown, Little Yokohama, or Little Tokyo is an old neighbourhood in Vancouver, Canada, British Columbia, north of Chinatown, that once had a concentration of Japanese immigrants. During World War II when Japanese Canadians had their property confiscated and were interned (see Japanese Canadian internment), Japantown ceased to be a distinct Japanese ethnic area. Although some Japanese returned after the war, the community never revived. The area is now part of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Along Powell Street, a few remnants of the former Japanese neighbourhood still exist. The Vancouver Buddhist Church, formerly the Japanese Methodist Church, still exists at 220 Jackson Street (at Powell), as does the Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall at 475 and 487 Alexander Street (at Jackson), which was established in 1906.

Until the boom in Japanese restaurants in the 1980s, two restaurants on Powell Street were among the only Japanese dining in the city.

Oppenheimer Park in this area is the site for the annual two day Powell Street Festival which began in 1977. It is held every August, in the first weekend of the month, and is a community celebration of Japanese heritage as well as the alternative and street culture of the Downtown Eastside.

Payless Meats continued: little snacks to get on the fly or while you are waiting for the bus outside, and sometimes wild meats during game season.

Payless Meats is a discreet icon of the Powell street community. It’s presence on the block may be inconspicuous but it’s modesty and continuance makes it a part of the regular everyday stop for people of this community.

A walk along Powell Street, east of Main Street, will bring you back to the beginning of Railtown and the venerable Ask For Luigi on the corner. A little further north back on Railway Street is the always good Railtown cafe, where the locals go!

CROSSTOWN

Northeast Corner of Downtown

Crosstown has quickly developed into the historic & bustling North East corner of Downtown Vancouver. Bordering Gastown Vancouver & encroaching on Chinatown Vancouver, Crosstown’s boarders are Pender Street to Expo Blvd (North/ South) & Main Street to Beatty Street (East/ West). Andy Livingston Park, the Chinese Cultural Centre, International Village Mall (Tinseltown) and part of the Silk Road Route can all be found in Crosstown. The Abacus is located just inside the Chinatown border of Crosstown Vancouver at 39 Keefer Place. (photo) The Urban Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery and Skwachays Healing Lodge are also located here on Pender Street.

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Jam Cafe - Inspired by recipes from the south, like our house made cornbread, buttermilk biscuits and fried chicken we wanted to create a menu of comfort fare in a rustic-city atmosphere. Our menu also includes a collection of family home style recipes that have been shared and passed down over generations and we’ve been very proud to be able to add these to Jam’s unique and eclectic menu. Needless to say Jam Café has options that can satisfy the most discerning of appetites.

Our ever changing rustic and vintage decor adds to the warmth and welcoming atmosphere in our family-owned eatery.

The original Jam opened on Herald St. in Victoria in the spring of 2012 and was immediately embraced by the City and it’s dining community.

workshop salon is home to a team of talented Independent Professional Stylists (IPS) who provide the best hair services and client experiences in Crosstown, downtown Vancouver’s upand-coming neighbourhood. Headed by Franco Federico, WorkShop allows stylists to run their own business within the salon. This unique approach ensures a professional and relaxed environment for all guests, and a wide range of services provided with expertise.

KALEV FITNESS SOLUTION

Here at Kalev fitness Solution we believe that EVERY client should be taken care of properly and given personal attention. Every member is assigned a fitness concierge who will meet with you at least once a month to answer all your questions, update your program and make sure you are reaching your goals. Our approach uses 3Dimensional Personal Training, a method that sees not one, but a team of specialized trainers working to round out your personal training experience. Working one-on-one, or with a partner, your training team is a group of network pros. A cardio specialist, a weight-training specialist, a nutrition expert, boot camp specialists and fitness class specialists – all are there to help you launch your Version 2.0. And it’s all for about the same price as having a single personal trainer.

Chef Nico Schuermans is a qualified chef and restaurateur, and has been in the hospitality industry since he was 14. Nico received his qualifications from the prestigious CREPAC School of culinary arts in Belgium. His apprenticeship was with ‘La Villa Lorraine’ (two star Michelin), and went on to work as Chef de Partie for ‘Comme Chez Soi’ (three star Michelin for 20 years), which is considered Belgium’s finest restaurant. Nico cooked for Mick Jagger, Prince, Bill Clinton, and many other celebrities. Nico was Chef de Partie at the Savoy Hotel in London, where over 1000 people were served at each sitting. He completed his professional training here before moving on to become Head Chef at ‘Alhambra’ in Sydney, Australia.

Before leaving Australia Nico was invited to cook at the ‘Epoch – Belgian Beer Café’ for the Belgian national athletes, and visiting Royals. Upon coming to Canada Nico and his wife lived in Whistler, where Nico was employed by ‘La Rua’ Restaurant.

Devil’s Elbow Ale & Smoke

House Howe Sound Brewing has taken over the old Chambar location at 562 Beatty St in Vancouver to bring our craft beer to the city. The Devil’s Elbow Ale & Smokehouse is a tasting room serving a full range of Howe Sound products (approximately 12 – 17 brews) plus we feature a selection of beer from emerging craft breweries in the city. We bring the backyard to the city.

The Dirty Apron Providing exciting recreational cooking classes, teambuilding and company events, inhouse delicatessen and gourmet food supply. Business catering delivered, gourmet local cheese & charcuterie platters, perfect for home entertaining.

The Dirty Apron Cooking School is Vancouver’s favourite culinary playground. A place for amateur cooks, the curious and professionals alike to learn, explore, and unleash their inner chef. Born out of a passion for great food the school is a joint venture between Karri and Nico Schuermans and former Chambar Sous-Chef David Robertson.

David has a formidable background in classic French cuisines and will teach the majority of the classes, with guest and celebrity chef appearances peppered throughout the year.

International Village Mall is located at 88 West Pender Street in Crosstown, on the edge of Gastown. Lots of new businesses to explore. We also have 2 hours of FREE underground parking available to all: See you soon!

Community Eyecare We are a local family operated vision clinic. We are young, energetic, and ambitious. We are modern, yet professional. We provide luxury but affordable. At Community Eye Care, we are committed to your visual needs. We strive to deliver the highest quality eye care; and we are passionate to find you the most unique and durable eyewear

Wong’s Jewellery - located inside the mall. Come see what we have.

Touch of Africa is an award winning presenter at the PNE and BC Home Show.

For those seeking a touch of exotic untamed cultures of Africa, we offer a variety of items to tempt your pallet: masks, pictures, wall hangings and batiks to decorate your walls and African teak, mahogany and ebony furnishings to add spice to your home. Statues and ceremonial carvings are available to peek from your corners. We have musicals instruments and music to touch your soul. African fashion for comfort and to show the beauty in you along with jewelry, purses and accessories to accent the exotic in you. Aromas of incense and perfume oils for all tastes. Learn the meaning behind the works of art you obtain. Come journey with us through the history of Africa. We welcome you.

One Stop Shop Games is your source for everything game related. We carry everything from Board games, Card Games, Role Playing games and more.

Located in Tinseltown Mall in Vancouver’s Gastown district, we have been open to the public since 2005 and strive to have the most comprehensive collection of board games found anywhere. With our friendly and outgoing staff we can provide you with the help you need when choosing a gift for a family or friend or even yourself. We love board games and that’s why we created this store.

At One Stop Shop Games we also have a Cyber Cafe with a fiber optic connection with 10 computers built to run the hottest in games in PC gaming with prices that can’t be matched ANYWHERE else!

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The Original City Site

Established the same year that Canada became a nation, Gastown grew into Canada’s third largest city and one of its most cosmopolitan. But the Gastown district today retains its historic charm, independent spirit and distinctiveness. There is no mistaking Gastown for any other area of Vancouver, or of Canada for that matter. 1920’s: Gastown grew and prospered, as did the rest of the City of Vancouver. But good times couldn’t last forever. Depression Years: Gastown fell on hard times and deteriorated into a stereotypical skid road area until the 1960s. Today, Gastown is back with new fashion, dining and galleries.

PHOTO: The Gastown Steamclock

Robba Da Matti

Do you remember your last vacation in Italy?

You may have stepped off the tourist path and found a little hole-in-the-wall where only the locals ate and you were welcomed in like one of the family. It was probably one of the best meals you’ve ever had. You can relive that experience every time you come to Robba Da Matti.

We specialize in fresh homemade pastas. They are family recipes passed down from generation to generation & classic internationally known dishes. Haven’t been to Italy yet? Robba Da Matti is the closest you’ll get to Italy without a passport!

Jules Bistro Emmanuel Joinville’s remarkable little spot in Gastown hits all the right notes, conjuring hearty, unpretentious French bistro fare in a room transported straight from Le Marais. Start with the sizeable terrine de campagne with grape chutney before moving to the palatefondling beef tenderloin in a red wine sauce or the duck confit with white beans and shallot compote. Still going? Finish with a vanilla bean crème brûlée. Kronenbourg 1664 on tap and a daily three-course table d’hôte (greens, steak or salmon with frites, and chocolate terrine) for $26 make this room as affordable as it is authentic. Highly recommended.

L’Abattoir is located in the center of Gastown between historic Gaoler’s Mews and Blood Alley. The restaurant was built in the 19th century and is the site of Vancouver’s first jail. Originally buttressed to the city’s main butchery and meat packing district, the name L’Abattoir pays homage to the neighbourhood’s colourful past.

Serving up French-influenced West Coast fare in the heart of Vancouver’s Gastown. Dinner 7 nights a week and brunch on weekends.

Our beloved private dining facilities are completely separate from our restaurant dining room, but the décor is an extension of our celebrated brick and beam style, with sleek, industrial glass and steel accents.

Meet Restaurant

Friends, family and pals sharing time over food & drink is one of the most connective things we can do these days. MeeT intends to show people that comfort food that connects us and nourishes us can be veggie, can be made from scratch, can be delicious and can be a affordable…

MeeT is a place that welcomes everyone, and has seat for all people looking to come together and spend time together connecting.

Our mission is to help transition the mainstream to eating more plantbased foods in a friendly, accepting and engaging venue. This change is why we are here. We also strive to be an extraordinary employer, and look for ways daily to make MeeT a place that our staff can look forward to coming to work excited, and with a purpose!

Anatoli Souvlaki has been a fixture at the foot of Lonsdale for over 30 years, with a reputation steeped in exceptional quality and authentic Greek tradition. These familiar flavours have been reimagined in Yaletown with the opening of The Greek by Anatoli. Brothers Iani and Alexi Makris, sons of Anatoli’s founding family, have joined partner Daniel Bergman to open the doors of their second restaurant.

With locations in Yaletown and Gastown, The Greek is a reinterpretation of the North Shore’s iconic Anatoli Souvlaki.

Pidgin

We are a Vancouver restaurant paying homage to the unique cultures that make up the tapestry of this great city. Seamlessly using Asian and Pacific Northwest ingredients with current techniques. Winning enRoute for best new restaurant in Canada we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do.

Reflecting our namesake, we combine multiple cultures and cuisines to create a whole new language in dining. Our goal is for you to leave PiDGiN having an experience unlike anywhere else in the world. At PiDGiN, we see no need for distinctions between casual and fine dining.

A restaurant can be both beautiful and comfortable; cuisine can be at once delicate and approachable. As dining perspectives have changed, so too has the line between east and west. Our experiences travelling and working in various continents is reflected in our food, bar, and even on our walls.

Monday - Friday 8am - 9pm, Weekends 9am - 8pm

Woodward’s Heritage Building

The building was built in 1903 by Charles Woodward as the second location for the Woodward’s department store. Woodward’s pioneered the concept of one-stop shopping; the store included a food floor which was at the time North America’s largest supermarket, household items, men’s and women’s fashion, and provided cheque cashing, travel booking and other services. The store was well-known for carrying a large variety of goods that were not available anywhere else. The store soon became a feature attraction in Vancouver, and it expanded over 12

final size of 12 storeys. It occupied approximately 2/3 of of the city block. The popularity of Woodward’s attracted many other businesses to the area.

In 1944 the landmark “W” was installed on the top of the building on a 25 metre replica of the Eiffel Tower, replacing a pre-war searchlight-beacon which had until then been the building’s hallmark. The beacon, which was visible at night from as far away as Abbotsford and Mission, was shut down at the beginning of World War II because of its potential use as a landmark for aerial attacks.

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Rowan Sky focuses on providing Vancouverites and it’s visitors with their preferred footwear and accessory brand. The stores atmosphere is of modern design accompanied by the nostalgia of wood beams amongst vintage & repurposed displays. Whether it’s style, design, trend, or affordability, these details are present in the quality of the products offered. Focusing on the demands of fashion conscious customers, we intend to introduce labels maintaining emphasis on concept, statement and refined quality.

Our collection is a selection of brands from around the world. www. facebook.com/rowansky, www.twitter. com/RowanSky, Instagram: @rowansky

Kit and Ace

THIS IS LUXURY

Luxury is in the details and not all cashmere is created equal

Find out how you can experience a new kind of luxury with Technical Cashmere™.

Technical Cashmere™

Fluid Motion Styling

Italian Tailoring

Smooth Seams

Size Integrity

Vanishing Neck Tags

This is Luxury

The products we carry at bruce eyewear reflect a unique aesthetic, and wherever possible are logo-free. We specifically look for excellence in wearability, durability and design in our frame offerings, and the newest technology in lenses. Cutler and Gross, Rapp, Anne et Valentin, Theo, Oliver Peoples, Paul Smith, Oliver Goldsmith, Salt, Claire Goldsmith Legacy, Dita, Mykita, Kirk Originals…and so much more.

Our licensed opticians truly care about our clients and are devoted to selecting the appropriate fit for any face, style or prescription. We offer a personal shopping experience to find the most perfect pair of glasses, sunglasses or accessories, and all eyewear purchases come with a full custom fitting.”

Litchfield is more than a collection of things.

The shop reflects founder Jonathon Litchfield’s family aesthetic for living.

Life is a series of simple moments and those moments are made beautiful by the tools we use to live.

Litchfield’s revolving collection features pieces built with quality and craftsmanship.

We want to share our family philosophy of how we live with you. Visiting our store is like stepping into our home.

Le Labo - Fragrances

LBV Lifestyles

LBV Lifestyles located at 206 Carrall Street is one of those unique boutiques for women, fashion, home and design. Their slogan is: “If anyone can have it, I don’t want it.” They carry a wide range of brands for the hip, sheik and young on their website: www.lbvlifestyles. com. Their goal is to inspire you with their different lines and passion. This store is loaded with design and style and is definitely worth a visit while in Gastown.

A day at Brioche begins

with the clatter of baking pans and the aroma of fresh baked goods and ‘bloody good coffee’. This tantalizing scent lures in an eclectic mix of clientele from the surrounding studios and businesses. Architects, artists, models, filmmakers and other professionals trickle through the stone archway eager to start their day with the best pastries in Vancouver - made fresh daily in house! Many leave with fresh loaves of bread for home or bakery baskets for friends, colleagues or clients.

the heavens open up and spill forth an assortment of casual gourmet favorites including Sicilian panini on housebaked bread, authentic Italian pizza, eggplant parmigiana and seafood salad. Aside from the favorites, each day a variety of mouth-watering entrees, soups and salads are born in the busy Brioche kitchen.

Inform Interiors two large showrooms located at 50 & 97 Water Street Gastown, house hundreds of classic and contemporary design furniture pieces including italian kitchens by Boffi and Varenna, closets by Poliform and Rimadesio, extensive lighting displays, home accessories and an architectural and design bookstore. We also have a collection of rare “museum” pieces on view.

Inform Interiors owner Niels Bendtsen has been working with contemporary furniture all his life. In 1963, he opened his first retail store in West Vancouver, Danet Interiors, focusing on well-designed and well-crafted Danish modern furniture. After seven years in West Vancouver, the store moved to 97 Water Street in Gastown where it has stood ever since.

Essi’s Hair Studio

Our professional barbers offer traditional techniques and the latest trends when cutting your hair. Looking for a classic haircut? Our barbers are experts in customizing your look to fit your style. If you are looking for the finest in men’s grooming, we are confident you will find it here. $22 for a haircut and $15 for a classic buzz cut. Stop by and get your custom cut today!

Zwada DESIGN is a residential interior design studio and an intimate home furnishings store, located in Vancouver, founded in 2007 by Don Zwarych and Kyo Sada. While studio work forms the cornerstone of the business, ZWADA home also provides exquisitely crafted custom furniture, home furnishings and florals which are showcased throughout the store as an ever evolving exploration in design. The company’s vision was born out of a love for home and all that it encompasses. This means beautiful spaces, filled with family, friends and food. We believe homes should reflect the people who live in them. Like a great written work, great interiors tell a story. Our work involves a true collaboration between designer and client. Working with both local and international clients, whether it be a downtown high-rise condominium, country estate or urban loft, we approach each project with the same care and attention to detail.

More and more shops and eateries are moving down to this part of Pender Sreet. Pender use to be the heart of downtown along with Hastings Street but over the past few decades as retail has shifted to Robson Street, things have become very layed back on Pender. This layed back quality is now in demand and Pender is thriving once again as are several other streets nearby. Between the Hastings Hertiage District and Gastown there is lots to see.

The wonderful heritage buildings are still all there they just have new tenants. Come down and see the area around Victory Square and relive the glory days of Vancouver’s old downtown.

Finch’s Tea & Coffee House Sandwich bars are becoming more and more popular in Vancouver, and as you can see from the pictures, Finch’s are quite welcomed by the Vancouverites during lunch hours. My friend and I did not expect the long time up when we decided to meet there for lunch. There are no reservations, and tables are first come first serve. Luckily, a table cleared just as we walked in and we carried some non-valuables on us to mark our spots before stepping in line. However, be prepared to take your lunches to go because seats are rare!

I ordered myself one of their famous Pear blue brie baguette which I’ve just heard so much about! I was not disappointed. The ingredients were so fresh and paired so nicely together that each bite left me craving for more. The pear added a perfect natural sweetness to the sandwich making it light and refreshing whereas the roasted walnuts enhanced the texture. www./jubescomicblog.com/

Avenue Road - For curator Stephan Weishaupt, design is about relationships. Weishaupt’s intuition, world view, and above all, affinity for connecting people is what helps him bring the best of the world of design together into a truly original experience. Born and raised in Munich, Weishaupt’s relationship with his family — a long line of entrepreneurs, architects and carpenters — imparted his insatiable curiosity and appreciation of art and design.

His friendship with design legends George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg ignited the idea for a curated design experience that would bring undiscovered global talent to North America. Together they founded AVENUE ROAD in 2007.

Social Crust

Social Crust is a social enterprise, operated through Coast Mental Health. The café and catering services are located in Pacific Coast Apartment’s commercial space in Downtown Vancouver.

Your business helps support young adults with barriers to employment, providing them an opportunity to gain experience, confidence, connection and build foundational employment skills.

Finch’s Tea & Coffee

We cook Eastern European Food. Truly authentic dishes cooked by Chef Natalia from Europe.

Harbour Centre Mall is located at 555 West Hastings Street in the Hastings Heritage District. We are located where the old Eaton’s Department Store used to be. We are steps away from Waterfront Station, a major multi-modal transit hub which serves as the Downtown Vancouver terminal for various TransLink operations including SeaBus, West Coast Express, SkyTrain, Canada Line and buses. See you soon!

Mr. Locksmith We’re a family owned and operated business that provides Professional Locksmithing & Security Services in Vancouver, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Richmond, Ladner, Delta, Tsawwassen, New Westminster, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, and Surrey on a 24 hour basis. All our locksmiths are family. We’re competent, reliable, and friendly.

We give the kind of service that generates repeat business from happy customers. We’re invested in your satisfaction. Our Key Store is located here at 555 West hastings Street, lower level.

Harbor Wellness Centre is a unique collaborative clinic located in Downtown Vancouver. We offer medical care through the use of Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Massage Therapy, and Reflexology.

At Harbor Wellness, we strive to assist you and your family in achieving a healthy and happy lifestyle.

Sun Tailoring Inc. was founded by a group of professional seamstresses and tailors. Born from Canada’s top menswear retail store, our tailors received first hand training from Italian master tailors. With the consideration of serving for the more general public, we decided to open our own business to help more people with wider needs.

At Sun Tailoring, we believe that apparal constitutes an important part of a person’s definition and charisma, and we remain committed to our motto:

Customer’s Satisfaction is Our Biggest Fortune

Harbour Spoon provides our customers with home-style meals, savory or sweet baking goods, and authentic drinks.

We cook Eastern European Food. It is truly authentic dishes that cooked by Chef from Europe.

We use only the finest ingredients. We never add any preservatives or GMO/ MSG products. Our food are 100% natural, traditional, and made by hands from the local market ingredients.

If you want to get a healthy snack, surprise your friends by our delicious desserts, or get homemade lunch or dinner, Harbour Spoon is here for you.

Harbour Centre Food Court

With 5,126 sq ft of leasable CRU’s, the new food court will be a unique downtown food destination, populated with up to 14 fashionable food brands, healthy food options and a great selection of ethnic choices. The contemporary design and fresh colour palette, modern light fixtures, and lounge type seating will create a memorable and welcoming experience. Over 600 comfortable seats with curved booth, table and bar seating, will be situated in the expanded 17,577 sq ft common area. The ceiling above will feature a sculptural element that will create light and a media show. Backlit columns, extensive use of LED lighting, a water wall, flat screens, and a Wi-Fi zone will add additional ambience.

OUR VALUES

Locally Sourced

Canadian Operated

Food Safe Certified

MSG/GMO Free

Nuts Free

Vegan Options

Gluten Free Options

Balanced Menu

Hand Made Food

Healthy Alternative to Fast Food

Affordable

Online Delivery/Dine-in/Take-out

It is a beautifully preserved building with towering colonnades out front. The Marine Building is also one of the more spectacular Heritage buildings in the district. Its Art Deco styling’s from the 1920s have all been preserved. At Granville and Hastings, a visit inside the Royal Bank will reward you with a spectacular view. Just look up!

SFU Vancouver

Creation of the downtown campus was a 10-year project. The university had pioneered university mid-career professional education in Vancouver in the early 1980s with the launch of a store-front centre. It was rapidly outgrown and larger premises were leased. Dr. Warren Gill, SFU’s vice-president, university relations and an urban geographer who has played a key role in the development of SFU’

downtown presence, says “It was clear there was need for a down town university centre, but Simon Fraser knew it had to establish the facility through private sector support.” This was achieved and the re-built and revitalized 1927 Spencer building officially opened as SFU’s Vancouver campus on May 5, 1989.

Spencer

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The Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue is an internationally recognized environment thoughtfully designed for meetings and conferences, offering a full range of services and up-to-date technologies.

Designed for interaction

From the world-renowned Asia Pacific Hall to our 14 uniquely-designed discussion rooms, the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue is flexible and purposebuilt for interaction.

Inspiring confidence

Our professional conference-service coordinators and in-house technicians will meet your needs with experience and expertise. We will take care of the logistics, allowing you to focus on the agenda.

Superb facilities in dowtown Vancouver for learning, meeting, dialogue and performance.

Superb faculties in downtown Vancouver for learning, meeting, dialogue and performance.

Segal graduate School of BuSineSS 500 Granville Street

School for the contemporary artS at WoodWard’S 149 West Hastings Street

Connecting the world

We offer advanced communications technology — videoconferencing, webcasting, language interpretation, and pre- and post-production services — as well as deluxe catering, complete business services, facilitation and programming.

Internationally certified

In beautiful downtown Vancouver, the Centre for Dialogue is British Columbia’s only IACC-certified conference facility, ensuring the world’s highest standards among productive meeting environments.

Master of Business Administration

Targeted at individuals with with less than five years of professional work experience and undergraduate degrees in areas outside of business, this full-time MBA is an intensive 12-month academic program, followed by a paid internship.

555 W Hastings St (604) 669-2220

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THE HERITAGE DISTRICT ON HASTINGS STREET

HONOUR THE PAST, EMBRACE THE FUTURE

In a modern-day evolution, the historic commerce and banking area of Vancouver’s West Hastings Street has become a centre for the most prestigious of Western Canadian retailing, including world-renowned brands.

The concentration is now such that an opportunity exists for area development, marketing and promotion. While most of the existing retailers in the area are “destinations” for a select clientele, the consensus among them is that much can be gained through a strategic partnership.

Birks Jewellers

Cartier

Harbour Centre

Mall Retailers

Montecristo Jewellers

Palladio

Roche Bobois

Simon Fraser University

Sinclair Center

At five o’clock, after a hard day’s work, Vancouverites set out for some hard playtime. With everything from culturally rich social events to adrenaline-pumping outdoor activities, which included the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Vancouver offers some of life’s finest.

With wonders like the Capilano Suspension Bridge, the world’s highest and longest suspension footbridge, 230 feet high and 450 feet long, Vancouver is a sight to be seen. Blade, bike or stroll the 8.8 km seawall surrounding the rolling, lush 1,000 acres of Stanley Park. Bask in the sun at Kitsilano Beach or sip a martini in trendy Yaletown. Raise a toast to wine, food and theatre at the Vancouver Playhouse International Wine Festival. Or learn new moves from the international choreographers at the Dancing on the Edge Festival.

Connected to Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue conference facility and only a few minutes from the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, the waterfront and the city’s historic Gastown, you’re in the middle of it all at Delta Vancouver Suites.

Indulge your senses in an elegant Signature Club guest room, with choice amenities including cozy terry cloth bathrobes and feather-soft pillows and duvets. Unwind in the tranquil Signature Club Lounge with a nightcap from the honor bar.

Mountieshop.com and the Mounted Police Post Gift Shop are official retailers of Royal Canadian Mounted Police products. When you purchase RCMP product either through our Vancouver store or through this website, you’re helping contribute to the safety of all Canadians. Royalties from RCMP products go to enhance community based policing initiatives (for more information see our website). The Mounted Police Post Gift Shop are proud to support our communities by selling RCMP products. We strive hard to select quality products that represent Canada, and sell them at a fair price to our customers. Whenever possible, we make it our policy to buy Canadian made products.

The Mounted Police Post Gift shop has an excellent selection of apparel for the entire family, including shirts, hats, sweats, shirts, and outerwear. You will also find numerous gift ideas including figurines, stuffed toys, jewellery, memorabilia, and much more. The store celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2014.

HISTORY

A MIDCENTURY MARVEL

Opened in 1958 to replace its predecessor just a ten-minute walk north, this International Style building helped to power Vancouver’s postwar population boom.

THE POST OFFICE

Tech-driven and Transformative

This building is a city block-sized monument to the height of twentieth-century design, technology, and infrastructure. Once the largest building in Vancouver and the largest welded steel structure in the world, the Main Post Office served a rapidly changing city. It had ramps, chutes, elevators, and tunnels. It even had a 730-meter underground conveyor belt system connecting it to nearby rail hubs and waterways like Waterfront Station. Its McCarter Nairne & Partners design stands as the most noteworthy example of the International Style in all of western Canada—an architectural movement that prioritizes functional flexibility across a large volume of space, smooth exterior planes, and modern mix of materials like granite, marble, terra cotta, cast concrete, terrazzo, and aluminium.

Its construction marked a hinge point for a city on the verge of a boom: while it was in service, the metro area’s population more than doubled, from about 600,000 to more than 1.3 million. www.thepostvancouver. com/history

TODAY

Loblaw has mastered building grocery stores in heritage buildings, with one notable example being the 88,000 square foot Loblaw store in the former Maple Leaf Gardens in downtown Toronto. Elements from the experiential Toronto store, which have been “perfected”, will be introduced in the new downtown Vancouver Loblaw CityMarket flagship.

The Post’s Loblaw CityMarket will become the largest grocery store on the downtown Vancouver peninsula. 658 Homer @ Georgia

De Dutch Robson Street 1-1725 Robson Street 604-687-7065

De Dutch Vancouver Convention Centre West (Lower Seawall) 60-1055 Canada Place 604-647-7530

De Dutch Pannekoek House With

the addition of our newest flagship De Dutch location at the Vancouver Convention Centre, De Dutch now has two locations to serve downtown. Looking for a great day spot that offers some of the best views in the city? A place to host a private meeting? Or maybe just looking for a great place to meet friends for a meal?

Founded & based in British Columbia since 1975. De Dutch specializes in traditional breakfast, brunch and lunch favourites, and delicious Dutch specialties such as the Pannekoek - a 12” genuine Dutch pancake served in over 50 mouth watering combinations of quality ingredients!

The Chophouse Restaurant

The culmination of more than fifteen years of experience serving our communities, Chop offers handcrafted cuisine, signature cocktails, and enlightened hospitality. Enjoyed by guests at 17 locations across Canada.

Executive Chef Stephen Clark delivers culinary adventures crafted with curiosity, experimentation, and a commitment to the craft of dining.

The Golden Horn

We Specialize In Making Traditional Turkish Pastries Such As Baklavas & Boreks. All Our Pastries Are Made InHouse With The Finest Ingredients Available. We Also Make Traditional Turkish Drinks, Such As Turkish Coffee, Tea, & Ayran. Come Stop By For A Tasty Treat!

She’s FIT is women’s only fitness facilities with 12 locations throughout the greater Vancouver Area. Our clubs offer a very comfortable atmosphere that promotes the lifestyle changes that our members are striving to achieve and keep. We give you the things that you really want in a fitness club for just $14.99 per month.

Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness is a Complete Co-ed fitness facility featuring the lowest membership prices in the industry, starting at $14.99 per month. Club16 offers a welcoming, state-of-the art facility designed for the “everyday person.” We are committed to making fitness fun and enjoyable for our members and guests.

Vancouver is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful cities in the world so it’s no surprise over 800,000 cruise passengers come through the Port of Vancouver each year, extending their stays before or after their cruise to enjoy this naturally stunning west coast destination.

For more than 30 years, we’ve been a leading homeport for Alaska cruises and act as the home base for one-way and round-trip cruises through the scenic Inside Passage, a stunning coastal route that runs along the west coast of British Columbia.

Why choose a Vancouver-based cruise?

Vancouver is ranked as one of the top cities in the world

Vancouver offers travelers a vibrant destination like no other to enjoy either before or after your cruise. From the stunning west coast mountains, wildlife and shorelines to the international cui-

sine, festivals, exciting nightlife and famous attractions like the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Stanley Park, Grouse Mountain, and FlyOver Canada at Canada Place, Vancouver will ensure a trip you won’t forget.

Vancouver has just been named a Top-Rated U.S. & Canada Cruise Destination in Cruise Critic’s 2019 Cruisers’ Choice Destination Awards.

Vancouver is the only homeport with both one-way and round-trip itineraries to Alaska through Canada’s spectacular Inside Passage. Not only will you experience the glaciers, mountains, wildlife and culture of America’s last frontier, the Inside Passage route allows you to experience some of the most scenic coastline British Columbia has to offer.

The shorter distance travelled through this route also means you are able to spend more time enjoying your stops in Alaska. As the only homeport offering one-way trips, sailing out of Vancouver offers you a unique experience and exciting itineraries.

In addition to Alaska, travelers can also enjoy exciting voyages to Hawaii, the Panama Canal, Asia, the South Pacific and California all through the Canada Place cruise terminal.

11 Most Interesting Things To Do

There is a new luxury brand hotel opeing soon up on Pender Street called the Azur. It will have two restaurants and looks good.

On Hastings Street next to and ajoining the SFU Centre of Dialogue is located the Delta Suites Hotel. While this is a newly designed building, it fits in well with its surroundings.

At the corner of Hornby and Pender is the new Sunzen Art Gallery. A little further over on Howe and you will discover Habitat.

Back down at Hastings on the other side of the street is the first Starbucks LEED store.

On the North side of Hastings at Seymour is an old Heritage building that used to be the famous T. Eaton’s Co. department store. It now houses the downtown campus of Simon Fraser U.

A wonderful heritage building is located across the street at the next corner. It used to be a bank building. It is now the Wosk Centre for Dialogue, a part of Simon Fraser University.

Across from the Wosk Centre is the Sears Tower Mall. SFU has the first half of the block and the mall the second. Visit the revolving restaurant at the top of the tower and the shops.

On the south side, again in an old bank building is Birks Jewellers. On the north side is the Royal Bank.

Across Granville from the Royal Bank is a whole block of heritage buildings. It used to be the Vancouver Post Office but now it is the Sinclair Centre.

This section of Hastings is home to several top name designer brand stores. Two are Roche Bobois and Poliform.

At the end of the District is the Grand Dame of Vancouver’s heritage Buildings, the Art Deco, Marine Building, often seen in the movies.

VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE

In 2003, some $100 million in delegate spending was lost because Vancouver did not have enough meeting space to accommodate groups wishing to hold conventions in the city. The expansion of the convention centre followed a review by the Convention Centre Task Force, made up of members of the business community. The expansion increases the number of delegate days each year from the current 150,000 to nearly 370,000 within the first five years after opening. On average, a delegate will spend about $350 per day during their visit to Vancouver, with about one-third of convention delegates traveling to other parts of the province as part of their stay. Built over land and water on some 1,000 piles, the expansion has just been completed this spring 2009. In 2010, the VCEC will be home of the 2010 Olympic Games media and broadcast centre centres.

In order to ensure that the expansion and existing facility are fully integrated, a glass-walled connector will link the facilities, providing delegates with exceptional harbor views as well as a seamless transition.

Featuring floor-to-ceiling glass throughout the expansion, the project will also include a six-acre living roof, one of the largest of its kind in the world. This unique ecosystem is one of many environmental innovations included in the expansion.

It’s easy to think green at the Vancouver Convention Centre. With more than 350 events per year, we maintain an extensive environmental program and work closely with clients to ensure sustainability in all events.

Recycling: We recycle an average of 180,000 kilograms of materials annually –nearly half of the total volume of waste generated. Food & Beverage: Our ‘scratch’ kitchen uses fresh local ingredients without additives, avoids disposable utensils and dishes, and donates leftover food to local charities.

Green Design:

•Our six-acre “living roof” houses thousands of indigenous plants and recovers rainwater for irrigation.

•Seawater heating and cooling and on-site water treatment.

•Fish habitat built into the building foundations.

Energy Conservation:

•Designated a Powersmart Convention Centre by BC Hydro.

•Awarded “GO GREEN” certificate from the Building Owners and Managers.

•West Building expansion built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)

Certification standards

BURRARD LANDING

At the foot of Burrard Street in downtown Vancouver a new neighborhood is taking place. It is called Burrard Landing. On a sunny day you will find convention centre delegates eating their lunches on the many benches that dot the eastside of Vancouver’s new downtown waterfront convention centre.

Eateries and other businesses are gradually filling in the vacant spots underneath the convention centre, affording both Vancouverites and tourists a spectacular vista to stroll along and enjoy Vancouver scenery at its finest. The latest edition edition and by far what I think will be become the most successful to date is Mahony & Sons Public House, situated right on the corner edge of the convention centre walk around. Sit on the large expansive patio or listen to the Irish music inside, it doesn’t matter, you will love the place. www.mahonyandsons.com

Other businesses on the landing include The Chophouse, The Golden Horn and Snowggle.

Miku, written in Japanese, symbolically means ‘a beautiful sky.’ Founded in 2008, Miku Restaurant was the original site of Aburi sushi in North America. Over the course of four years, it has developed into one of the most unique and popular Japanese venues in Vancouver. Our following has continued to grow, prompting the need to expand and relocate to a larger facility in order to better serve our guests. This spring Miku will be closing its doors at 2-1055 West Hastings St and re-opening at 200 Granville St. Our new waterfront location features a full bar and lounge area, private dining room and waterfront patio.

Aburi Sushi is an innovation born out of creativity and nurtured in tradition. While Aburi is a new concept in the culinary field of sushi, its foundation is based on the values of traditional sushi making. The basis of our menu concept is a traditional and timeless foundation, balanced with innovation and exploration of culinary boundaries, creating dishes that are familiar and new at the same time.

VANCOUVER HARBOUR FLIGHT CENTRE

.. is the new downtown seaplane terminal available to multiple seaplane operators offering scheduled and chartered flights to many B.C. locations. The state of the art terminal offers for the travelling public complete efficiency and professional service.

Located in front of the Vancouver Convention Centre, the permanent seaplane facility replaces the existing temporary seaplane facilities that are slated to be decommissioned later this year.

The seaplane terminal facilities occupy approximately 1,000 square metres of the Vancouver Convention Centre (3500 level) and include ticketing counters, and contemporary staff office space.

Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre seaplane development is equipped to provide full services to seaplane operators. The docks feature a concrete designed level surface with no pilings, anchored using the SEAFLEX mooring system. “Vancouver’s new seaplane facilities create an atmosphere of comfort and service to further enhance the experience of Vancouver’s bustling seaplane industry,” said Graham

Clarke, Chairman of Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre. “Increased traffic and passenger preferences support new flight destinations, enabling better access to BC’s coastal regions. This helps stimulate business and tourism sectors throughout the province.”

“The central location of Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre gives a boost to retail and services located near the eastern seawall,” said Scott Lyons, President of Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre.

Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, a partnership between the Clarke Group of Companies and The Ledcor the Group of Companies, is defining the future of seaplane travel by designing terminal facilities that bring a new level of convenience and efficiency to seaplane operators and passengers travelling to the Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast, Victoria, Nanaimo and other coastal destinations. The seaplane docks are engineered for longevity and to uphold the standards set by the Vancouver Convention Centre Expansion Project.

Public transit and taxi service: VHFC is located near Vancouver’s major intermodal public transportation facility, Waterfront Station. VHFC passengers can easily access the SeaBus, Canada Line (accessing Vancouver International Airport), Skytrain, West Coast Express and major bus stations. Taxi stands are also located at Waterfront Station and on Canada Place road.

Parking, vehicle access and drop-off areas: VHFC is adjacent to over 500 underground parking spaces that are a short walking distance to the terminal. Passengers can also be dropped off at City Parkade level (the same parking as the present temporary seaplane terminal), Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC) Parkade or Jack Poole Plaza on Canada Place Road.

Bike and pedestrian access:

There is direct bike access from Vancouver’s new bike lanes to the VCC bikeway, leading directly to VHFC’s west elevator tower. Pedestrians can easily access VHFC from the city centre and the sea wall.

Unit #1 Burrard Landing, 1055 Canada Place, 604.647.7570 www.vhfc.ca

We’re here to help create an unforgettable vacation: by phone, online or in person. And to complement our service, the BC Ferries Vacations Centre was opened downtown Vancouver this spring, across from the newly expanded Vancouver Convention Centre. Here, visitors can use a 90-sq. ft. highdefinition media wall with simple touch screen technology to plan their coastal vacation and view stunning images from our coastal communities.

Visit us to interact with the wall to find

destinations, activities, adventures and vacations packages, and also talk to our vacations experts on hand, who can provide additional guidance and book your vacation experiences.

Hours of Operation: Vacations Centre Hours

Monday - Friday 9.00am to 6.00pm Saturday -Sunday 10.00am to 6.00pm

BCFerries Vacations Centre

BC Ferries is your connection to spectacular scenery, destinations, and people. As one of the largest and most sophisticated ferry systems in the world, BC Ferries currently services over 20 million guests annually, providing marine transportation throughout coastal B.C. From linking people with family and friends, providing passage to B.C.’s many unique and beautiful destinations, to maintaining a constant flow of goods that keeps the economy thriving, BC Ferries has played a vital role. At the Fairmont Pacific Rim: 1010 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC.

1-888-223- 3779 ext. 3 ,www.bcferriesvacations.com/travel-center

From Robson Down To Coal Harbour

Just past Robson Street on Bute you will find a Breka Cafe & Bakery. Breka is a 24 hour cafe and its bakery items are to die for. An institution at Fraser & 49th Avenue in East Vancouver, the owners of Breka then brought their delightful concept to the DOWNTOWN. Lots going on, on Bute Street. As you head down to Coal Harbour, at Georgia Street you will find a Freshii and then the Coal Harbour Medical Centre. This is one stop shopping as it also includes a dental office and a pharmacy. Carrying on down, towards you will find a Green Leaf Salad Bar for great Lebanese food and an A&W. Pender has lots to offer as well including a Shoppers Drug Mart, and a Liquor Store. Further down at the end of Bute is a great Urban Fare!

Coal Harbour Health Care Centre

New patients welcome

Urgent care

Family Practice

Travel Medicine

Aviation Medicals

Marine Medicals

Cosmetic Medicine

Preventive health care

* Vancouver Harbour Dental

* Coal Harbour Chiropractic Clinic

* Coal Harbour Massage Therapy Clinic

* Coal Harbour Acupuncture

* Coal Harbour Physiotherapy

* Pure Integrated Pharmacy

Coal Harbour Medical Clinic

Minor surgical procedures

Men and Women’s health care

Coal Harbour Medical Clinic

622 Bute Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 3M1

TEL: 604 558 3313

Fax: 604 558 3313

www.coalharbourmedical.com

Family and Cosmetic Dentistry

Sedation Dentistry

Implant

Cosmetic Injection

Vancouver Harbour Dental

We give you the care you deserve

Wisdom Teeth Surgical Extraction

Invisalign

Lumineers

Crowns, Bridges and Veneers

Vancouver Harbour Dental

1192 Melville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 4P6

TEL: 604 336 2130

FAX: 604 336 2831

info@vancouverharbourdental.com

www.vancouverharbourdental.com

Greenleaf Salad Bar

The best Lebanese food in Vancouver.

MONDAYS - Mousaka

Beef with vegetables, eggplant, covered in a Bechamel sauce. Served with Rice, Salad and Hummus.

$16.99

TUESDAYS - Lemon Chicken

Warm tender chicken marinated with Lemin juice and mixed with potatoes. Served with Rice and Hummus

$16.99

WEDNESDAYS - Beef Kafta

Two Beef Kebabs with a tomato-based sauce and baked potatoes. Served on Rice, Salad and Hummus.

$16.99

THURSDAYS - Curry Chicken

Lebanese Style Curry Chicken with vegetables. Served on Rice, Salad and Hummus.

$16.99

FRIDAYS - Vegetable Stew

Mixed Vegetables, with a variety of beans, cooked as a stew. Served with Rice, Salad and Hummus.

$16.99

As owner and designer of Port Moody’s newest fresh-only floral sensation and Pender Street sensation, I would like to extend an invitation for you to experience Vivio Flower Gallery.

Over the last 10 years I have developed and perfected my floral design skills, using different textures, materials and shapes.

Along with a great group of international designers, I create memorable arrangements for your home/office, weddings, social events, and many other occasions. Please take a look at our flower gallery for samples of our work. I look forward to providing you with beautiful fresh pieces of art for all of your shared moments.

Shoppers Drug Mart “The Ritz”

-Hours of Operation: 9am - Midnight / 7 days a week

-Pharmacy: Offering exclusive Prescription Medications, Specialty Compounding, Injections

-Pharmacist on Duty at all hours of operation providing Professional Counselling

-Wide variety of Vitamins, Herbal Supplements, Homeopathic products, First Aid supplies

-Beauty Boutique: carrying wide range of Prestige Cosmetics & Fragrances (eg. Lancome, Guerlain, Dior, Benefit, SmashBox, Clarins, Biotherm, PurMineral, Vichy, Roc, Dr.Hauschka, Oil of Olay, L’Oreal, etc.)

-Postal Outlet: M-F: 9am- 9pm, S&S: 10am- 6pm

-Large selection of Food, Grocery, Beverage, Condiments, Household & Cleaning supplies

Healthy fast food - Responding to the lack of healthy, fast, food in Vancouver’s downtown core, SMAK opens its first location to serve you breakfast, lunch and dinner to stay or take away. We are producing the highest quality, delicious, local food. SMAK is your destination for healthy, fast food and we look forward to serving you this spring.

Delicious, healthy, affordable and 100% gluten free. We are local and serve in compostable containers because we are about empowering people to make better food choices for themselves, supporting farmers and ecosystems. We believe in sustainability, striving to become a zero waste facility.

A Smile Above Dr. Janet Roberts is an expert dentist in Vancouver. She has more than 30 years of experience in dentistry and with facial esthetics. She is a leader in cosmetic dentistry and facial esthetics, and can reveal your best smile and glow! Description

Dr. Jan Roberts’ services include cosmetic and general dentistry, as well as facial rejuvenation and IPL services. Dr. Jan is in the process of her accreditation American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. She is also the senior Canadian mentor and Program Director of the California Center for Advanced Dental Studies.

COME TRY OUR WIDE ARRAY OF DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS SALADS, WRAPS, BOWLS, BURRITOS, SOUPS AND FROZEN YOGURT.

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DOWNTOWN - 870 WEST CORDOVA AT HOWE, 1 BLOCK FROM CANADA PLACE.

DOWNTOWN - 870 WEST CORDOVA AT HOWE, - 1185 WEST GEORGIA STREET AT BUTE

WATCH FOR A NEW STORE ON BROADWAY & CAMBIE

A Marina, A Hotel and Several Dining Places

can catch a flight to Victoria or Nanaimo, sip a latte in a waterside cafe, buy a boat at Coal Harbour Marina or visit the Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina, Vancouver’s only seaside resort. There are some great restaurants as well, such as Carderos and LIFT, the newest, located behind the Bayshore. The views along this corridor are nothing short of spectacular!

Coal Harbour is one of Vancouver’s newest neighborhoods. It is located along the Vancouver waterfront between the new convention centre and Stanley Park. Several high rise condominiums have been built along the waters’ edge, as well as a seawall connecting the convention centre to the park. You can now walk or jog all the way to Stanley Park along the seawall. Adjacent the convention centre you 604.274.1277

Come down and walk the seawall all the way to Stanley Park if you choose. There is the Bayshore Inn, Cardero’s Restaurant and other shops to visit. If you are thinking of buying a condo there is a Sotheby’s office on the seawall. And the marina is mindblowing! What a way to spend your time in sunny Vancouver!

Urban Waves Bike Rentals is located in the middle of the shops across from the marina entrance in Coal Harbour (see photo). Cardero’s restaurant is across from us and Lloyd Bruce Home Collections is next door. We have the best rates in Vancouver and only charge once you return based on how long you had the bike (By the hour).

Coal Harbour is a great place for a stroll along the seawall any time of the year. Start at the convention centre you pass a new commemrative monument to the sinking of the Komagata Maru. Past a park, pub, marina and stores you arrive at the Westin Bayshore. Continue around the Bayshore to LIFT restaurant on the water for lunch.

Freedom Marine International Yacht Sales - At Freedom Marine we offer a selection of new and pre-owned Powerboat and Sailing Yacht choices. Award-winning and innovative designs that will ensure you get the most out of each & every time you take to the water.

When you connect with a Team Member at Freedom Marine it is only the beginning of our commitment to you. Behind the scenes, your experience will be an orchestration of our entire sales and support staffs’ skills and knowledge. Many companies talk about teamwork being important, but at Freedom Marine we walk the talk everyday.

Wright Mariner Supply Yacht

Services We are Vancouver’s premier boat repair and boating accessories supply centre. We carry a large selection of marine supplies and can order almost anything needed for your boat or yacht.

We are located in Vancouver’s Inner Harbour, right downtown, within easy walking distance of parking, transportation, great hotels, the Trade & Convention Centre, fabulous bars and restaurants, great shopping and neighbouring Stanley Park, a magnificent park ringed by the world’s longest uninterrupted waterfront walkway.

Pal Studio Theatre

Located in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour, our 150-seat studio is an amenity space for Performing Arts Lodge residents, a rental venue for performing arts companies and the city’s only rooftop theatre!

PARKING: Coal Harbour Co-op on Cardero and Hastings, The Bayshore Hotel on Bayshore Drive, the Metro lot beside the White Spot Restaurant on West Georgia and Cardero as well as street parking where available.

Dashing Dawgs

We are a community minded, family owned pet store located in the Coal Harbour area of Vancouver.

Our goal is to educate and help enrich the lives and well-being of our dogs and cats through proper care and nutrition. We are committed to helping owners find a diet that best suits their pet’s needs. We believe a healthy pet is a happy pet.

In our store you will find nutritional, premium foods from the best natural food suppliers. We carry a variety of products to meet all of your dog and cat needs including raw food, freezedried food, canned food, natural and organic dry food, a variety of treats, health care, toys, grooming, and much more! If we do not have your product in stock, let us know, we may be able to bring it in!

Omar is a bespoke tailor who has trained under Italian and British Master tailors to learn the trade of making clothes to the high standards he holds dear. With over ten years of experience under his belt, Omar provides each client with an unmatched level of skill, technique, and attention to detail.

www.oliversartorial.com

Our Founder Omar Hamzou

RodRozen Designs offers a complete range of services: interior design studio, renovations and contracting, construction management and custom design work, including window coverings, bedding, lighting and millwork.

Over the last decade, RodRozen Designs has established itself in the Vancouver market place. RodRozen Designs is associated with the highest standards of design, workmanship and client care. We are a full-service interior architecture design firm.

We listen to our clients – who they are, how they live, what they love, and together we create rooms as unique as our clients.

We have spent years sourcing the most qualified and exacting artisans, craftspeople and tradesmen and we stand behind them with confidence.

VANSUITES.COM We offer beautifully furnished condos in Vancouver, British Columbia for short or extended stays. Our suites are fully equipped and conveniently located in the heart of downtown Vancouver. We cater to corporate clients, business or pleasure travellers, families, people who whish to relocate to Vancouver, or home sellers who require a transition home between selling and buying.

Your complete satisfaction is our goal, all of our suites are tastefully decorated and have all the comforts and ammenities to make you feel right at home.

La Apres Midi Patisserie

Maximus Hair Studio was established in 2000. Well-known for its multicultural staff, featuring stylists from Japan, Korea, Mexico, Europe and many other parts of the world, Maximus has become a staple of Vancouver’s West End. Its friendly environment attracts many long-time loyal customers and serves as a welcome stop for visitors and short-term residents of the city.

Coal Harbour location has been established since 2011 and specializes mostly in men’s haircuts.

Welcome to The Art of Smile, Vancouver’s top destination for general and cosmetic dentistry. We work hard to provide you with the most comfortable dental care experience by choosing the best technology, staying up-to-date with the latest research, and personalizing your care with our wonderful staff.

Dr. Farsh-chi is a member of the California Center for Advance Dental Studies and has done extensive training in smile design and smile makeover. As a family dentist, through her expert education, great skills, and numerous hours of continuing education, she has developed high expertise in all areas of restorative and cosmetic dentistry. Dr. Farsh-chi is admired and trusted by her patients.

Coal Harbour

DR. MONAM MEDICAL & COSMETIC CLINIC

Drop-in 7 days a week at 1483 West Pender @ Nicola Street Call 604-568-3797, www.drmonam.com, info@drmonam.com

We use a combination of products to refresh your appearance by smoothing away unwanted lines and bringing back the natural contours of your face.

· Free Consultations

· Botox

· Dermal Fillers

· Open 7 Days a Week

Here are a few common popular areas:

· Lip Enhancement

· Cheek Definition

· Smile Lines (Nasolabial Folds)

· Crows Feet

· Forehead Lines

Family Practice

Private Patient

Medical Exams

WCB Claims

ICBC Claims

Health Care

Prenatal Care

Work related forms

Men and Women Health Care

Travel Medicine

Our Services

Dr. Monam Medical Clinic is a full-service family physician and cosmetic care centre. We are open seven days a week for your convenience and an appointment is never necessary.

We are here to care for your physical and emotional health and to help you look and feel your very best. In addition to the complete range of general medical and cosmetic care, Dr. Monam Medical Clinic is proud to provide:

* Men and Women’s health services including Pap tests, regular exams and screenings, and the primary care you need to maintain your best health

* First aid and injury care including timely treatment of lacerations, wounds, sprains, and other accidental and minor injuries that do not require hospital admission

* Cosmetic care including Botox®, reshaping, wrinkle-relaxation, fillers and a range of services and products to make you feel and look your best

* Birth control including informed, sensitive advice on the options that are best

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A Smile Above 91, 93

Avenue Road 55, 57

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Bakeries/Candies/Chocolates

Breka Bakery & Cafe 87

Crack le creme 20, 23

Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie 14, 16

Bayview at Coal Harbour 100

BC Ferries Vacations Centre 86

Books/Libraries

Brandywine Bartending School 21, 23

Breka Bakery & Cafe 87

Breweries/Distilleries/Wineries

Vancouver Urban Winery 26

b r i o c h e urban baking & catering 52

Bruce eyewear 48, 50

BURRARD LANDING 74, 81

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Cafes/Restaurants

b r i o c h e urban baking 52

Chambar 33

De Dutch Pannekoek House 74, 76

jam cafe 32, 34

Medina Cafe 33, 35

Railtown Cafe 30

The Greek by Anatoli 43, 45

Centres/Tourism

BC Ferries Vacations Centre 86

Vancouver Convention Centre 79

Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre 83

Chambar 33

Charlie and Lee 20, 22

Chef Nico Schuermans 35

Children’s Wear/Toys/Games

One Stop Shop Games 37, 39

Chinese Canadian Museum 17a, 17b

Chinatown Storytelling Center 1

Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness 76

Coal Harbour 73

Coal Harbour Health Care Centre 88

Coffee/Tea

Treasure Green Tea Co. 19

Community Eyecare 36, 38

Condo Rentals

Bayview at Coal Harbour 100

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Bao Bei Chinese Brasserie 14, 16

Cork & Fin 42, 44

Jules Bistro 44

Jules casual french bistro 42

Miku 82

The Greek by Anatoli 43, 45

Kit and Ace 48, 50

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LBV Lifestyles 49, 51

Leather Repair

Litchfield 51

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Mahony’s Tavern 81

Medina Cafe 33, 35

Miku restaurant 82

Mint Smile Bar 37, 39

MOUNTED POLICE POST 69

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Nester’s Market 46

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One-Stop Shop Games 37, 39

Optometry

Bruce Eyewear 48, 50 Community Eyecare 36, 38

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Payless Meats 28, 30 Pender Medi Spa 101

PENDER STREET300 BLOCK WEST 54

Pets

Pharmacies

Shoppers Drug Mart 91, 93 provide 32, 34, 40

Pubs/Bars

Mahony’s Tavern 81

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RAILTOWN 25

RAILTOWN CAFE 30

Real Estate

RodRozen Designs 104

ROWAN SKY 48, 50

S Schools

Brandywine Bartending School 21, 23

SFU Vancouver 64

The Dirty Apron 33, 35

The Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue 65

SFU Vancouver 64

She’s FIT 76

Shoppers Drug Mart 91, 93

SMAK fast food 91, 93

Spas/Wellness Centres

Harbor Wellness Centre 60, 62

Pender Medi Spa 101

Specialty Shops

Mounted Police Post Gift Shop 69

The Modern Bartender 14, 16

Touch of Africa 37, 38

Sport

Union Street Cycle 21, 23

Urban Waves Bike Rentals 96, 98

Sun Tailoring Inc. 61, 63

Sunzen Art Gallery 71

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Tailors

Sun Tailoring Inc. 61, 63

The Abnormal Beauty Company 70

The Art of Smile 102, 105

The BOARD OF TRADE CO. 20, 22

Nobody could do anything about it. The dogs can’t catch a wily fox. He’ll lead them around all night. Fortunately, no one ever got hurt. Dean and I didn’t want any part of it so we weren’t involved in the latter years. They finally raised enough money to build a cultural centre in 1979 and the city handed over the land after all the rezoning was completed.

Those who rose to power in the C.C.C. were a mixed bunch. Andy Joe (Red Joe) was one. Dr. Wally Chung, Chinatown’s doctor (who knew everybody, and was a Captain in World War II), was another. Dr. K. T. Yue got involved, as well!

“I’ll get Ron Yipp, the big casino owner in Macau to join us. He’s got lots of money, and he’ll make a big donation. We’ll take it over,” said Dr. Yue. And they did! Young people like, Bill Yee, who many years later became a prominent judge, got involved. Others who got involved were Dr. Dean W. Leung (who started the first dental school, at UBC) and his wife Sophia who became an M.P. They wanted to raise their status in Vancouver by being associated with the cultural centre. However, they were misguided because the cultural centre was supposed to be for the benefit of the people in the community.

As of 2003 the C.C.C. had 350 employees and ran many programs, out of at least eleven offices throughout Metro Vancouver. These programs benefitted the Chinese community and new immigrants. They were mainly doing what Dean and I used to do for free, but the C.C.C. did it on a much larger scale. The C.C.C. became an integral part of multicultural Vancouver. The Chinese Cultural Centre honored Dean for naming the Centre (now a nonprofit, charitable organization), and for getting it built (18).

STORY FROM:

“It Ain’t Over Until Faye Leung

The Hat Lady Sings”

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It Ain’t Over Until Faye Leung the Hat Lady Sings

The Faye and Dean Leung Story!

How they changed the faces of Canada

Dean and Faye Leung were pioneers in blending the Chinese society with the Caucasian society in Vancouver during the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. They both fought the decades old discrimination in Canada against the Chinese and other nminorities.

Together, they accomplished many things in the fields of banking, housing, education and probably most importantly in the field of immigtration category reform. If you are from an immigrant family who came to Canada after 1967, chances are you are here because of Faye Leung. It can probably be said that Canada is multicultural today because of the efforts of Faye Leung.

Faye was also a pioneer in establishing economic ties between Canada and China starting back in 1980, through to today, when China began to open its doors after

the Cultural Revolution. She was the first Canadian businesswoman to be invited to China by Deng Xiaoping’s government.

The last chapter in her biography is an overview of the Fantasy Gardens boondoggle which saw the first premier in Commonwealth history forced to resign due to his own corruption. Faye is beaten up and smeared by the premier’s lawyers, then the media and made the scapegoat to keep the premier out of jail. A more in-depth look at this entire affair can be read in the book below.

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MOVIE: The Ghosts of Chinatown

INVESTMENT: $1 Million

INVESTORS NEEDED: 400

ABOUT: This is an opportunity for small investors to get involved for the first time in a Johnny Depp movie. Ten of Johnny Depp’s movies have either grossed over $1 Billion worldwide or grossed above $500 Million.

CONDITIONS: No money will exchange hands until a producer is on board (Ron Howard) the lead actors all signed (Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep and Sandra Oh) and a studio on board that has a distributor and can guarantee theatrical release (Disney).

RETURN: This budget covers Production $100 Million, Distribution $100 Million, Marketing $100 Million and Actor’s Residuals (cash amount the leads receive after production) $100 Million. Because we are raising the entire cost, this group will be first in line to receive compensation.

THE TRANSACTION: Once we have the investment needed, a Literary Agent in London, England will be engaged to handle all aspects of the transaction; getting a producer on board, the producer getting the actors on board and the studio. The producer will assemble his team, set a schedule and a budget and work will begin on a script.

SYNOPSIS: Faye Leung finds herself on Pender Street in front of the newly opened Chinatown Storytelling Centre. She sees visions of people she used to know going into the various businesses and they see her but say nothing. Unknowingly, she has stumbled into a parallel dimension called Ghost World. It is only for ghosts. The Office has sent down a good wizard (Meryl Streep) to rally the ghosts of Chinatown for an attack on City Hall to get the City to give Chinatown protected heritage status so it won’t disappear. The Mayor wants to sell off the buildings to developers. To read more go to our website: www.warfleetpress.com.

See story page 70-71

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