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A Message from DVBA Karen Wyder, President of the Dunbar Village Business Association Welcome to the fall issue of Dunbar Life! The DVBA held another successful AGM in June at which time our volunteer board of directors was elected. It is my pleasure to once again serve as DVBA president. On behalf of our hard-working board, we look forward to implementing initiatives that are important to our Dunbar businesses. This year our annual Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, September 10th from 11am to 3pm. Look forward to entertainment from Juno-nominated and award-winning CBC kids' artist Ginalina, School of M.O.V.E.S. with Dianna David, in addition to 16-year-old yo-yo champion Harrison Lee who just returned from another world competition. As well, Karima Essa from Omni TV's "Bollywood Star" and the Lights Up Musical Theatre School will perform pieces from The Little Mermaid. Enjoy musical favourites from one of Dunbar’s bands, The Lords of Kitchener, and keep an eye out for the DVBA mascot, Digger, as well as some talented stilt walkers. Come and test your climbing skills on The Edge’s portable climbing wall and don’t forget to stop by a Harvest Festival favourite - Stong’s dunk tank! Explore a VFRS fire truck, brave a bouncy castle, play some great carnival games and visit some wonderful Dunbar businesses that will be providing attractions such as face painting and prize wheels. Also, capture memorable 70s-style photos with PhotoBug and don’t miss the sumo bouts with Elements Academy beside Shoppers Drug Mart parking lot where many businesses and popular food trucks will be located. In addition, Save-On-Foods and Stong’s will both be barbequing during Harvest Festival and the Hungry Dog will be offering their delicious gourmet baguettes. This year the DVBA is organizing a scavenger 4
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Sometimes the best business ideas grow from the imaginative seeds one unintentionally sows. In Sarah Jagger’s case her thriving business, Domestic Objects, was born from a lifelong passion for sewing. An advocate of imaginative play for children, and knowing how much her kids like to hide in and play under things, in 2014 Sarah Jagger started looking for an indoor teepee play tent but was unable to find one that appealed to her. This did not deter her; she set to work and created one. Pleased with the results, she posted a photo on Facebook. Her friends and family loved it; they encouraged her to make more so she created an online business through Etsy and sales instantly took off. At the time her business was born she and her husband Stephen Jagger and their two
young children were on a four year overseas work adventure involving Stephen’s business. During that time they lived in Manila followed by time spent in Singapore. Sarah Jagger had enjoyed a fulfilling career in cardiology information systems with Vancouver Coastal Health, and looking for something to do while away from home, threw her creative energy into her new enterprise. She quickly realized this was something she could do anywhere in the world they travelled.
She reflects, “Looking outside of comfort zones opportunities can arise. I had the idea and jumped in.” The fabrics she has collected from her travels
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range from 100% cotton to poplin and natural, unbleached canvas. Sarah Jagger is drawn to classic patterns such as the grey and white striped fabric seen on her Etsy site, which happens to be her top selling tent. She chooses attractive timeless fabrics prints to complement a home’s interior and reckons
children don’t mind what the tent looks like on the outside; it’s the good times they create inside that count. The frames (which are not visible) are constructed from PVC pipes, a flexible and safe material so children won’t hurt themselves if they bump into the tent. The lightweight design is also beneficial for shipping. Etsy customers from all over the world have been ordering from her. To date the tents have shipped to 25 countries, although the primary market is Canada and the United States. Orders have been placed from as far away as the Maldives, Norway and Pakistan.
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While the family was away from Vancouver they chose to not own a television set. In extreme circumstances, such as a long flight, they would offer the kids a tablet to play on. It is her belief that some parents rely too heavily on technology and her intention is to stimulate imaginative play and communication. She feels there is beginning to be a push back against technology as parents are seeing the loss of communication skills. The family returned to their Dunbar home in June and is happy to be back. Sarah Jagger missed the clean air, familiar foods and her running routes. She also missed her family’s favourite Dunbar hang outs such as Chaldecott Park, Jethro’s Fine Grub and Kokopelli Café. show, however, with the company’s incredible success Sarah Jagger could not keep up with the demand and hired five families in Manila to assist with production. She mentions that her employees were formerly factory workers and now they sew from their homes. They are extremely well paid and have become the envy of their community. She also continues to create tents at home in Vancouver. In addition to the teepees, Domestic Objects has introduced accessories including throw pillows for the interior and an adorable Happy Camper felt/plush campfire comprised of realistic looking stuffed granite rocks, stuffed felt fire logs, jumbo marshmallows and felt covered roasting sticks.
“I test all of my new products out on my kids first to see if they like them, and if they do, I make more.” Sarah Jagger
Where does she see Domestic Objects headed? Sarah remarks, “I would like to continue expanding the product line. I would like to see the tents in more stores.” Released this summer, Sarah Jagger has authored a book titled “The Play Tent of Imagination” about two siblings and where their creative minds wander off to as they play in their tent. She mentions the illustrations by Lenny Wen are beautiful. The book will be sold on Etsy and she imagines parents will cuddle up in the tent and read to their children. Based on the success of her company, which began with a needle pulling thread to create a single tent, imagination can indeed take you to wonderful and unexpected places.
Two years after the initial play tent was created her kids still play in them. Stuart (6) likes to read inside his teepee and other times his imagination transforms it into an elevator or spaceship. Meanwhile Tamsen (4) can often be found hosting tea parties for her dolls. Sarah Jagger is delighted to see the cloth structures constantly being used in different ways. “Every day it’s something different. The tents inspire their imaginations,” she says. www.DunbarLife.com | September 1 - November 15, 2016
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The Shop: Dunbar’s DowntownStyle Hair & Esthetics Salon Story by Sarah Gordon
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Jag Sangara is the vivacious and enterprising owner of The Shop Hair and Esthetics. She confesses that when she wants something she goes after it at full throttle. When she opened The Shop it did not faze her that she had no business experience, she simply learnt everything there was to know about running a small business and has proven to be a very astute businessperson. Sangara has three children who are now adults. When they were young she made the choice to be a stay at home mother and put her hair styling career on hold. In 2008 she was living in the Dunbar area and decided the time had come to open a downtown-style hair salon, which she felt the area was lacking. “It’s been great going from being a stay at home mom to running my own business,” she says. With a roster of six stylists and one esthetician, The Shop’s clients include 14
toddlers through to Sangara’s 93-year-old father. While she no longer cuts hair she makes an exception for her dad. Over time Sangara shifted from cutting hair to specializing in her passion for anti-frizz smoothing treatments. She has become an expert in treating frizzy hair and her clients are hooked on getting up to three months of easy to style locks with a sleek and radiant shine. She acquired her knowledge while on a trip to Los Angeles with her daughter who happens to have frizzy hair and was seeking a solution. She tried it and found having frizzfree hair liberating. Subsequently, Sangara received her certification in L.A. to use this specially formulated anti-frizz semipermanent product and has provided education and training to many stylists across Canada.
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What are the current hair trends? She mentions younger women are looking for simple, low maintenance cuts. They come in with long hair and have it cut to easy to manage lengths. Beachy waves continue to be a popular styling choice.
“We find people don’t want to spend as much time on their hair anymore.” Jag Sangara When it comes to colour, the focus is also on a natural look. Ombré continues to be in fashion. This colouring method gives hair the look of having spent time in the sun (think surfer girl hair) as hair transitions from shades of brown to blonde. Balayage, a distant cousin to ombré, is also frequently requested. This technique looks like sun-kissed highlights throughout the hair. The transition is more natural and involves less maintenance than ombré. When asked what lies ahead in hair trends Sangara notes she recently read about an interesting technique called hand-pressed colour which is so new it isn’t being offered at salons yet. It involves painting highlights onto a sheet of plexiglass, then the colourist uses a putty knife to smear the shades into the strands resulting in multi-dimensional colour. In addition to haircuts and colour, a range of esthetic services from makeup application to hair removal are offered. Although The Shop is closed on Sunday and Monday they will extend business hours, earlier or later if needed to accommodate clients’ schedules.
Sangara is excited to announce a new eyelash service is now available at The Shop. At the end of July she went to L.A. for training in the Yumi Keratin Lash Lift. She was required to perform the treatment on models in order to be certified. Sangara, her daughter and niece have all had the treatment and love it. She says, “No mascara, use of an eyelash curler or lash extensions is required. Best of all, we wake up in the morning with natural looking curled lashes.” Clients come from all over the city and their client base includes an equal number of women and men. We all know how hard it is to let go of a good stylist once making that connection. Sangara mentions that clients who have moved away from the neighbourhood will return for a hair appointment. A level of trust develops in a relationship between a client and stylist that stems from being in close contact, and assisting with personal choices that will affect your daily look. She says, “Clients feel comfortable opening up to us because we open up to them, while maintaining a professional relationship.”
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Sangara laughs when she says one client called her a “hairapist” which is a great description of the additional role trusted stylists serve. Community involvement is important to The Shop’s team. They enjoy participating in Dunbar Village Business Association’s events. Sangara says, “Halloween is the best time around here.” Every other year they identify a charity and throw themselves behind it one hundred per cent. Past accomplishments include assisting the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and raising $35,000 in donations for Free The Children. On a personal level, Sangara recently participated in the Tough Mudder event at Whistler. She encouraged her children to join her in this gruelling 10 to 12 mile mud and obstacle course designed to drag you out of your comfort zone by testing your physical strength, stamina, and mental grit.
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She says it is one of the hardest things she has ever done. Sangara describes the experience as “challenging yourself to overcome your fears by running, climbing 10 foot walls and crawling under barbed wire.” It took her four hours to complete and she did not train for it. The same thing happened a few years ago when she signed up for the Sun Run completely untrained and completed the 10 km run. She reiterates that when she sets her mind to something she goes for it. The success of her busy hair salon is a shining example of Sangara’s drive to make things happen; she took a running start and shot off full speed ahead. The Shop Hair and Esthetics 4446 Dunbar Street Vancouver BC V6S 2G5 Telephone: 604-736-7467 www.theshophairandesthetics.ca
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Elements Academy of Martial Arts: Champion of Dunbar Village Story by Sarah Gordon
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Giving back to the community comes effortlessly to Elements Academy of Martial Arts business partners Mysha DewarMcClelland and Emma Hamilton. They share the common value that Elements is much more than a neighbourhood business. Dunbar reminds Dewar-McClelland of Lindsay, Ontario, the close-knit rural town where she grew up. She feels fortunate to work in this special neighbourhood; therefore it is part and parcel to invest in the community where Elements’ members live and attend school.
the time she spent assisting the rape crisis centre. WAVAW is one of many organizations that benefits from the excellent fund-raising work Elements regularly undertakes. Dewar-McClelland had no experience with martial arts until she was 27 years old. That was when she was introduced to Hamilton who persuaded her to attend a class. She trained with Hamilton and has been working as an instructor and the studio’s administrator since Elements opened in 2009. She wishes she had discovered martial arts when she was a teenager. The girls’ programs have special meaning to her. “I see myself in them. It is inspiring to see young women taking pride in their physical ability,” she says.
“We encourage our students to not only build community within our studio but to embrace and give Hamilton is the only female back to our larger Dunbar owner of an independent community.” martial arts studio in Mysha Dewar-McClelland Vancouver. For a number of years Dewar-McClelland volunteered and subsequently was employed at Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW). She attributes the personal satisfaction she derives from volunteering to
As role models for girls of all ages, she and Dewar-McClelland like to offer the gift of empowerment through self-defence and kickboxing training whenever possible. A few years ago H a m i l t o n connected with KidSafe Project Society and volunteered to train Grade 6 and 7 inner city girls. S u b s e q u e n t l y, she discovered KidSafe’s GEMS (Girls Exploring Motion and Self) program, which assists girls at Florence Nightingale Elementary on Vancouver’s eastside.
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Mysha Dewar-McClelland Elements held a fundraising Kick-A-Thon at the studio to benefit GEMS. Elements’ members of every age (kids, youth and adults) collected pledges and participated in different categories to demonstrate their ability and technique and to see how many timed kicks they could accomplish. They were ecstatic to raise over ten thousand dollars for GEMS, far surpassing their goal; the extraordinary accomplishment provided the girls’ program with funding for a year. Other Elements fundraisers have benefited WAVAW and Big Sisters. This year the martial arts academy (in partnership with Vancity Buzz) offered four free self-defence workshops for women, including one held at Musqueam. Over the years Elements has run numerous community programs at the Musqueam Community Centre. Dunbar Apartments recently invited DewarMcClelland to talk to residents about selfdefence and safety in the community. It was so well received that she plans to return to offer a self-defence workshop. Elements can also be found participating in Dunbar Village Business Association’s (DVBA) events such as the Harvest Festival and Salmonberry Days. Another way DewarMcClelland gives back is through volunteer
work as a DVBA board member.
After two terms as Dunbar Village Business Association’s secretary to the board, DewarMcClelland has recently been appointed as vice president. She says, “Since taking my place on the DVBA board I have become even more integrated into the Dunbar community. It is a source of pride knowing my business neighbours and being able to say hello to many familiar faces when I walk up and down Dunbar. I love it. It’s a stepping stone that connects me to the community.” McClelland believes the assorted ways Elements contributes to Dunbar nurtures the community. Relationships develop both inside the studio and out and ultimately connect people from all walks of life. Hats off to Elements Academy of Martial Arts, this champion of Dunbar, for leading by example and showing how a small business can accomplish great things.
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Pure Integrative Pharmacy: A Personal Approach to Wellness Story by Sarah Gordon
Photos by Sandra Steier
Entering Pure Integrative Pharmacy is like stepping back to a simpler time. The staff greet customers with a warm welcome when they enter the small pharmacy, which specializes in dispensing medication along with the sale of high quality vitamins and nutritional supplements. Kal Rahimi, the charismatic owner, operator, and pharmacy manager of Dunbar’s Pure Pharmacy says, “The company’s vision is to provide traditional pharmacy services while offering alternative solutions to our clients.”
Pure Pharmacy focuses on a holistic approach to health and wellness by providing services and products of the highest quality. In 1999, Pure Pharmacy’s CEO Bob Mehr and his pharmacist wife, Mahtab, established their first location in Shawnigan Lake on Vancouver Island. Today the business has expanded to eight locations in Metro 26
Vancouver and continues to grow. Rahimi graduated from UBC’s pharmacy program in 2011. He grew up in Burnaby and was not very familiar with the Dunbar neighbourhood until he lived in residence at UBC. Having had an opportunity to spend time here he realized it was a very special and unique area of town. He was also aware that Dunbar residents take an active interest in their health. He thought it would be the perfect area to establish a Pure Pharmacy and opened the store in 2013. Rahimi believes community pharmacists are highly trained and well positioned primary health care providers who can ease the burden on our publicly funded health care system by playing a more proactive role in the health and wellness of their patients. He uses the example of a hospital triage to explain the personal service his pharmacy provides. On a daily basis, dozens of patients visit Pure Pharmacy to seek treatment for minor illnesses or to simply get advice on their health and wellness related concerns.
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“My goal is to not only recommend a remedy to alleviate the bothersome symptom, but also to work with my patients to address the underlying cause of that symptom.” Kal Rahimi That is what sets Pure Pharmacy apart from other retail pharmacies. For cases that are not within their scope of practice, or a customer would benefit from another practitioner’s intervention, Pure’s pharmacists use a systematic approach to ensure a referral is made to the general practitioner or other health care providers such as naturopaths, chiropractors, or dietitians if necessary. He truly cares about his clients’ overall health profile and is happy to discuss the importance of exercise, diet and nutritional supplements. Rahimi explains that a symptom is a mental or physical feature felt by a patient and is a manifestation of an underlying condition or disease state. He adds, “In some cases medications simply alleviate, mask, or temporarily make a symptom go away without addressing the underlying cause.” He states that this is particularly true in the case of digestive disorders, autoimmune issues, chronic fatigue, sleep disorders,
chronic pain, and mood disorders to name a few. Rahimi provides an example of a patient experiencing recurrent and painful muscle spasms and the functional medicine approach he uses to devise a therapeutic plan. He acknowledges that while a prescription medication may be necessary in the short term, it does not address the underlying cause, which may stem from magnesium deficiency. In this case, Rahimi discusses whether the patient’s diet includes sufficient green vegetables and assesses the amount of coffee, alcohol, and carbonated beverages they consume as they can play a part in depleting magnesium. He also assesses the patient’s current medications. He mentions some prescription medications can cause micronutrient deficiencies and if we fail to supplement, these deficiencies may lead to certain symptoms.
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In addition to filling prescriptions, the pharmacy also offers injections, blister packaging and lab tests for vitamin D and hormone levels. There are only a handful of Vancouver pharmacies that offer compounding, which is the art and science of preparing customized medication for patients. Today, the vast majority of medications are mass-produced by pharmaceutical drug companies. A compounding pharmacist is trained to compose alternate dosages, which may come in other forms such as creams, caplets and suspensions, and to create specialized compounds for pediatric and veterinary patients. It is even possible to combine multiple medications into a single dose. This service is particularly helpful when a medication is prescribed but the dosage is not commonly available. Instead of going through the headache of cutting up a tablet, Rahimi and his team of pharmacists can compound the exact dosage. Rahimi is genuinely humble when he mentions people return on a daily basis to say thank
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you. He says, “It is a very satisfying part of my job. That’s what I feed off. It makes my day and keeps me going.” The sharing of knowledge is important to Rahimi. He has hosted weight loss presentations at the Dunbar Community Centre and blood pressure clinics at Dunbar Village Business Association events. The busy pharmacist commutes from Coquitlam where he lives with his wife and one year old daughter. When not working, the couple can often be found discovering new hiking trails with their baby accompanying them in a back carrier. Rahimi is excited to announce that the pharmacy will be relocating on September 30th. Have no fear as this popular pharmacy, with the well-liked Rahimi at the helm, will remain in the neighbourhood, conveniently situated next door to Preventum medical clinic at West 16th and Dunbar Street. Pure Integrative Pharmacy 4198 Dunbar Street New address effective September 30: 3228 Dunbar Street Telephone 604-732-3010 www.purepharmacy.com
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Bark Mulch Installation Mulching: Keeps the moisture in the soil and reduces weeds in the spring Covering the garden beds with decomposed mulch is by far the best money you can spend in your garden. Mulch retains moisture for the plants during the summer and keeps the roots warm in the winter. The mulch also breaks down and enriches the soil and looks really tidy. Great Time to Add New Plants Install cheap plants for an instant spring garden Fall is a great time to purchase discounted perennials from your local nursery for your garden. As the soil is still warm the plants will establish in time for winter and once the spring warms your plants will come up.
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September Shoes Story by Sue Dvorak When I think of September I think of shoe shopping. Of course, I also think of melancholy goodbyes, rustling colourful leaves and cool sunny afternoons but certainly of shoe shopping. I guess that is because for years, almost two decades now, I have taken small feet, and then larger feet, in worn out flip-flops curled up at the ends or tattered sneakers with toes poking through holes, off to the store to buy school shoes in early September. The new shoes had to be comfortable and sturdy, with velcro and later real laces ready to take those feet back and forth to school, to run around at recess playtime, ready for rainy days and the busyness of school life. The kids would try on shoes as if that were a sport itself, jumping up and down in them, walking on their heels and, my favourite, sprinting back and forth in the store “to see if they are fast.” Once children are older and reach the teenage years, shoe-shopping is not so much reserved for “back to school” in September ... because you just went in June, and then again back in February. This is one time that shoes don’t really wear out: they never get the chance. Having adult size 12s lying about is like having a few sets of trick skiis stacked by your front door. Even then your child with those big feet might make eye contact with you while putting them on one morning and say “You are really going to hate hearing this but...” And off to the shoe store again. At this age, “new shoes” can involve all or some combination of school shoes, PE runners, basketball shoes, soccer cleats, kickabouts, maybe even slippers. Forget about winter boots or dress shoes: those will have
to wait for the growing to stop or be borrowed when needed. For adults, new shoes purchased in September often hold a certain fresh promise too. New runners speak of a refreshed beginning to a regular workout fitness plan or to a beloved sport. Sometimes new shoes are purpose-specific: hiking boots in preparation for a long-awaited hiking trip, court shoes for taking up squash or walking shoes for travelling abroad. And nothing jazzes up the look of any outfit like new shoes, the “dress for success” piece that sparks up a work wardrobe. September feels like new beginnings, for students of all ages starting a new year and for adults moving past the lazier days of summer back to the structures of work and routine. In some ways new shoes purchased in the fall represent a sampler of things to come over the next months or year: days in a child’s life, outings for an adult’s fitness or recreation, work days that hold many plans. Maybe you don’t need new shoes this September. But if you do, have fun choosing your “sampler” of things to come. Happy autumn.
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Grocery | Specialty Bigsby The Bakehouse 4894 Mackenzie St 604-267-2253
IHUA Bakery 3522 W 41st Ave 604-261-0189
Butter Baked Goods & Cafe 4907 Mackenzie St 604-221-4333 butterbakedgoods.com
Mac’s Convenience Store 4470 Dunbar St 604-736-9528 mymacs.ca
Celtic Treasure Chest 5639 Dunbar St 604-261-3688 celtictreasurechest.com
Save-On-Foods 3535 W 41st Ave 604-261-2423 saveonfoods.com
Dunbar DQ/Orange Julius 3380 Dunbar St 604-733-2884 dairyqueen.com
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Dunbar Produce 4355 Dunbar St 604-228-8615
Stong’s Market (ad p. 5) 4221 Dunbar St 604-973-0700 stongs.com
The Heights Market 4889 Mackenzie Ave 604-638-0651 heightsmarket.com
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Tryphe Specialty Foods 4495 Dunbar St 604-879-7439 Weigh to Go Bulk Foods 3534 W 41st Ave 604-266-6206 Windsor Meat Co. 4889 Mackenzie St 604-638-2470 windsormeats.com
Liquor BC Liquor Store 3453 Dunbar St 604-224-4412 bcliquorstores.com
L’amour du vin 3458 Dunbar St 604-228-9463 lamourduvin.ca
Pacific Spirits Liquor Store 4474 Dunbar St 604-738-1299 pacificspiritsliquorstore.com
New! New District 5650 Dunbar St 604-229-3663 www.newdistrict.ca
Restaurants | Cafes Blaq Sheep Coffee House & Breakfast Bistro 5601 Dunbar St 604-261-8188 blaqsheepcoffee.com Cheshire Cheese Inn 4585 Dunbar St 604-224-2521 cheshirecheeseinn.ca Cosy Inn Cafe 4455 Dunbar St 604-224-3133
Crepe & Cafe 3500 W 41st Ave 604-566-9787 crepecafe1.com
Dunbar Sushi 3626 W 16th Ave 604-568-5959
Domino’s Pizza 3480 Dunbar St 604-733-0188 dominos.ca
(ad p. 5) 4432 Dunbar St 604-738-3186 handicuisine.com
Dunbar Pizza & Grill 3348 Dunbar St 604-732-4999
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FOOD | DRINK Restaurants | Cafes ... con’t Jethro’s Fine Grub 3420 Dunbar St 604-569-3441 jethrosfinegrub.com
Moki’s Pizza 5530 Dunbar St 604-263-4440 mokispizza.com
Subway 4490 Dunbar St 604-263-4023 subway.ca
Kokopelli Cafe 4593 Dunbar St 604-228-0818 kokopellicafe.ca
Moon Sushi 4385 Dunbar St 604-221-7874 moonsushivancouver.com
Sushi Inn 4414 Dunbar St 604-739-3818
Kuma Japanese 3446 Dunbar St 604-739-0170
Riya’s Pizza 4464 Dunbar St 604-558-4466 riyaspizza.com
La Notte Ristorante (ad p. 19) 3307 Dunbar St 604-222-4033 lanotte.ca
Simon’s Kitchen 4418 Dunbar St 604-734-1135 Red Tuna Japanese 3592 W 41st Ave 604-266-7355
Mexi-Cali Diner 4424 Dunbar St 604-731-6517 mexicali.ca
Starbucks Coffee 4467 Dunbar St 604-222-8069 starbucks.ca
The Dunbar Public House 4497 Dunbar St 604-222-9922 thedunbar.ca Tim Hortons 3463 Dunbar St 604-222-3130 timhortons.ca Wild Sushi 4288 Dunbar St 604-568-9668 wildsushi.ca
SERVICES Automotive with Convenience Store Chevron Gas Station with Town Pantry 5505 Dunbar St 604-261-4048
Shell Canada 3596 W 41st Ave 604-263-9330
Beauty | Hair | Spa Blink Beauty Bar 3562 W 41st Ave 604-261-8144 blinkbeautybar.com Cabello Spa & Salon 3518 W 41st Ave 604-267-4247 cabellosalonspa.com Care Well Esthetics 4311 Dunbar St 778-999-8908 Clippers Edge 4535 Dunbar St 604-224-0500 38
Duet Salon & Spa 3231 Dunbar St 604-222-8715 Dunbar Barbers 4264 Dunbar St 604-738-3165 dunbarbarbers.com Electrolysis by Natalie 3309 Dunbar St 604-518-6625 George’s Hair Styling 4196 Dunbar St 604-738-4603
Great Clips 4484 Dunbar St 604-732-5123 greatclips.com Hair Place Kiji’s 4311 Dunbar St 604-742-0299 kijishairsalon.com Hair Zone 3378 Dunbar St 604-788-8233
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Beauty | Hair | Spa ... con’t J’aime Les Cheveux 3591 W 26th Ave 604-714-1118 Jade’s Feet & Spa 1-3618 W 16th Ave 604-221-1166 JD’s Barbershop 4345 Dunbar St 778-379-1829 jdsbarbershop.com Pampered by Kadie 4260 Dunbar St 604-809-5395 pamperedbykadie.ca
Rose Nails & Spa 3383 Dunbar St 604-221-2200 rosenailsandspa.com Sunflower Spa 3368 Dunbar St 778-379-2688
The Shop Hair & Esthetics
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Top Cut Barbers 4238 Dunbar St 604-739-0744 Touch of Beauty 3291 Dunbar St 604-221-0010 touchofbeautyspa.ca
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Valentin Salon 4260 Dunbar St 604-732-3523 vyvalentinsalon.com
Top Barber Cut 5631 Dunbar St 604-696-0581
Churches Dunbar Heights United 3525 W 24th Ave 604-731-6420 dunbarheightsuc.ca Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran 3491 W 31st Ave 604-266-6818 dunbarlutheran.ca Dunbar Heights Baptist 3996 W 17th Ave 604-224-1031 dhbc.ca
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 3778 W 28th Ave 604-224-5678 icvancouver.ca Knox United Church 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-3747 knoxunitedvancouver.org
Marineview Chapel 4000 W 41st Ave 604-261-1444 marineview.org
St Philip’s Anglican Church
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Dental Dr. Alex K H Chan 203-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-2860 dralexkhchandentist.com
Dr. George Porteous 5-3615 W 19th Ave 604-224-3115
Prodent Dental Lab 101-3540 W 41st Ave 604-263-3111
Dentists on Dunbar 3335 Dunbar St 604-224-5611 dentistsondunbar.com
Dunbar Dental Centre (ad p. 17) 215-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-2220 dunbardental.ca
Southlands Dental Group 3579 W 41st Ave 604-266-6232
Dr Benjamin Pliska 103-2786 W 16th Ave 604-732-6333 vwda.ca
Dunbar Family Dental
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Gold Star Shoe Rebuilders 3308 Dunbar St 604-734-7477 goldstarshoerebuilders.com
Pressed 4 Time Dry Cleaning 3594 W 41st Ave 604-261-0440 pressed4timedrycleaning.com
Mai’s Dry Cleaners 3336 Dunbar St 604-739-6638
Yim’s Alterations 3378 Dunbar St 604-737-8822
Money’s Dry Cleaning 4389 Dunbar St 604-224-5112
Education & Performing Arts - Private 4Cats Dunbar 3354 Dunbar St 604-569-2426 4cats.com/dunbar
Dunbar Memorial Preschool 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6065 dunbarmemorialpreschool.ca
Ace Education Consulting Ltd Elite Montessori Academy 210-3540 W 41st Ave 5520 Dunbar St 604-620-4848 604-655-2045 elitemontessori.ca Columbia International University Planning Elite Montessori Preschool 3393 Dunbar St 103-3641 West 29th 604-332-9099 604-655-2045 columbiaedugroup.com elitemontessori.ca Creative Minds 5351 Camosun St 604-263-4711 Crofton House School 3200 W 41st Ave 604-263-3255 croftonhouse.ca Crown Preschool 3737 W 27th Ave 604-228-1316 crownpreschool.ca
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Little People’s Preschool 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-2219 littlepeople.ca Monkey See Monkey Do Montessori 3525 W 24th Ave 778-371-4659 monkeyseemonkeydo.ca Montessori Ivy School 3641 W 29th Ave 604-221-9300 ivymontessori.ca
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New Concept Chinese School 5739 Collingwood St 3594 W 17th Ave 604-773-3858 604-767-0136 harmoniousmusicstudio.com nccchinese.com
Immaculate Conception School (ad p. 21) 3745 W 28th Ave 604-224-5012 icschoolvancouver.com
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Dr. Yang Educational Centre 103-3540 W 41st Ave
Little House Tutoring 4895 Mackenzie St 604-266-1023 littlehousetutoring.com
Opus Academy 5635 Dunbar St 604-267-3749 opusacademy.com Reading Gate Academy 204-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-8984 vanwest.readinggate.com St George’s School Jr Boys: 3851 W 29th Ave Sr Boys: 4175 W 29th Ave 604-224-1304 stgeorges.bc.ca
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Education & Performing Arts - Private ... con’t Tom Thumb Preschool 3737 W 27th Ave 604-222-2550 tomthumbpreschool.ca Vancouver Child Study Centre 3525 West 24th Ave 604-222-1943 vancouverchildstudycentre.ca
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Westside Kumon 3584 W 16th Ave 604-222-0182 kumon.ca
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Education - Public Schools (School District #39) Carnarvon Elementary 3400 Balaclava St 604-713-5396 crn.vsb.bc.ca
Kerrisdale Elementary 5555 Carnarvon St 604-713-5446 kerrisdale.vsb.bc.ca
Queen Elizabeth Annex 4275 Crown St 604-713-5482 queenelizabeth-anx.vsb.bc.ca
Jules Quesnel Elementary 3050 Crown St 604-713-4577 quesnel.vsb.bc.ca
Lord Byng High School 3939 W 16th Ave 604-713-8171 byng.vsb.bc.ca
Queen Elizabeth Elementary 4102 W 16th Ave 604-713-5408 queenelizabeth.vsb.bc.ca
Kerrisdale Annex Elementary 3250 W 43rd Ave 604-713-5488 kerrisdale-anx.vsb.bc.ca
Lord Kitchener Elementary 3455 West King Edward Ave 604-713-5454 kitchener.vsb.bc.ca
Southlands Elementary 5351 Camosun St 604-713-5414 go.vsb.bc.ca/southlands
Financial BMO Bank of Montreal 4395 Dunbar St 604-665-7093 bmo.com CIBC 4306 Dunbar St 604-665-7697 cibc.com
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TD Canada Trust 4200 Dunbar St 604-654-6888 tdcanadatrust.com
H & R Block 4220 Dunbar St 604-713-1500 hrblock.ca
Trusha Desai Innovation Management 3585-BSMT West 24 Ave 604-738-0764 trushadesai.com
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RBC Royal Bank 4205 Dunbar St 604-665-5972 rbc.com
Vancity Credit Union 4445 Dunbar St 604-877-7000 vancity.com
30 Minute Hit 3516 W 41st Ave 604-569-3233 30minutehit.com/kerrisdale
CrossFit Empower 3321 Dunbar St 778-873-4427 crossfitempower.com
Body Function 4345 Dunbar St 604-565-6630 body-function.ca
Dunbar Lawn Bowling Club 3850 W 31st Ave 604-228-8428 dunbarlawnbowling.com
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Elements Academy
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SERVICES Fitness & Sports ... con’t Prime Personal Training 3636 W 16th Ave 604-568-5220 primepersonaltraining.com
Shamrock Equestrian Centre 3320 W 55th Ave 604-649-4586
Pulse Cycling Studio
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Southlands Riding Club
The Dailey Method 3584 W 41st Ave 604-266-9191 thedaileymethod.com Third Eye Martial Arts 4256 Dunbar St 604-669-8707 temartialarts.com
Health | Medical Alex Musial MD Inc. 4298 Dunbar St 604-731-3612 Chaldecott Medical Clinic 4186 Dunbar St 604-739-9881 Dr. Brian Harris Inc. 211-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5015 New
Dr. Patricia Gorman, Chiropractor (ad p. 17) 4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702 drpatriciagorman.com
Dunbar Eyecare Optometry 2-3554 W 41st Ave 604-263-8874 dunbareyecare.com Dunbar Physio 205-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-3303 dunbarphysio.com
Envision Counselling 202-3641 W 29th Ave 604-222-1120 envisioncounselling.ca FYidoctors - Dunbar 4292 Dunbar St 604-739-2022 fyidoctors.com/ vancouver-dunbar Gail Olive Masage Therapy 4-3615 W 19th Ave 604-224-5856 Go Physiotherapy 2-3657 W 16th Ave 604-568-4628 gophysiotherapy.ca Hotz Consultants Ltd 208-3540 W 41st Ave 604-873-0013 hotzconsultants.com Image Optometry 4250 Dunbar St 604-293-3937 image.ca
Life Chiropractic Dunbar Pyschological Services 4168 Dunbar St 216-3540 W 41st Ave 604-742-0702 604-264-1777 lifechiropracticandmassage.com dunbarpsychology.com Life Labs Dunbar Spinal Decompression 112-3540 W 41st Ave 604-264-9815 4168 Dunbar St lifelabs.com 604-742-0702 dunbarspinaldecompression.com
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Massage Therapy on Dunbar (ad p. 29)
4192 Dunbar St 604-733-3376 massagetherapyondunbar.com Mark Finch & Associates 202-3641 W 29th Ave 604-222-9505 markfinch.ca
Pacific Mountain Centre (ad p. 18) 101-3309 Dunbar St Carolyne Abrams Osteopathic Practitioner 778-229-4532 lighthealing.ca Dr Sandra L. Clarke Registered Psychologist 604-730-9988 drsandraclarke.ca D Deborrah Dunne Reg. Clinical Counsellor 604-505-9806 counsellingbc.com
Preventum Personalized Health Care (ad p. 3) 3210 Dunbar St 604-731-9866 preventum.ca
Skinworks 3568-3578 W 41st Ave 604-737-7100 dermatology 604-733-9711 plastic surgery skinworks.ca
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Health | Medical ... con’t Southland Medical Group 110-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5340
Southland’s Physiotherapy 3579 W 41st Ave 604-263-8110
Tessa Cherniavsky Massage Therapy Clinic 203A-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-2757
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SERVICES
Insurance Buntain Insurance 4446 Dunbar St 604-736-8855 5540 Dunbar St 604-266-5433 buntaininsurance.com
Johnston Meier Insurance
Alta Vista Animal Hospital 4543 Dunbar St 604-221-5858 altavistaanimalhospital.ca
Barktholomews Pet Edibles 4883 Mackenzie St 604-568-3600 barktholomews.ca
Artistic Styling Salon for Pets 4188 Dunbar St 604-739-6822
Bosley’s Pet Food 3502 W 41st Ave 604-266-2667 bosleys.com
Browns Restaurant Group 207A-3540 W 41st Ave 604-630-0885 brownsrestaurantgroup.com
Natural Balance Premium Home Builders 3288 Dunbar St 778-330-7607 naturalbalancehomes.com
Rand & Fowler Insurance 4860 Mackenzie St 604-266-2357 randandfowler.com
(ad p. 19) 120-3479 Dunbar St 604-736-3831 jmins.com
Pets K & K Pet Foods 4595 Dunbar St 604-224-2513 Pets Beautiful 5620 Dunbar St 604-261-5310 petsbeautiful.com
Specialty
Digital Photo Station 4485 Dunbar St 604-222-3513
Martin Bros Funeral Services (ad p. 17) 3398 Dunbar St 778-330-7799 mbfunerals.com
Sage Construction (ad p. 33) 3349 Dunbar St 604-569-2692 sageconstruction.ca
Southlands Heritage Farm 6767 Balaclava St 604-261-1295 southlandsfarms.com Visual Space Gallery 3352 Dunbar St 604-559-0576 visualspace.ca
SHOP - RETAIL Clothing | Accessories Dragon & Phoenix 3510 W 41st Ave 604-261-1317 dragonandphoenix.ca
MacGillycuddy’s 4881 Mackenzie St 604-263-5313
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Olinda’s 4305 Dunbar St 604-228-0022 43
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SHOP - RETAIL Floral | Nurseries Christina’s Flower Shop 5615 Dunbar St 604-263-3011 christinaflowers.com
Gardenia Flowers 5636 Dunbar St 604-269-9234 gardeniaflorists.com
Quince Fine Florals 4870 Mackenzie St 604-263-0202 quincefineflorals.com
Pharmacy Pure Integrative Pharmacy (article p. 26-28) 4198 Dunbar St New address Sept 30: 3228 Dunbar St 604-732-3010 purepharmacy.com
Shoppers Drug Mart 4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8855 shoppersdrugmart.ca
Southland Guardian Pharmacy 3554 West 41st Ave 604- 266-2882
Specialty Shops All Nations Stamp & Coin Enmark Jewellers Ltd 5630 Dunbar St 4315 Dunbar St 604-684-4613 604-224-3513 allnationsstampandcoin.com Germaine’s Antiques 4268 Dunbar St Blight’s Home Hardware 604-306-8364 (ad p. 13) 3322 Dunbar St Golden Rug Co. 604-738-3312 3211 Dunbar St blightshomehardware.com 604-224-3222 goldenrug.com Cheap Skates 3644 West 16th Ave Hob Too Thrift Shop 604-222-1125 3470 Dunbar St 604-737-7304 Dunbar Greetings vancouverhospice.org 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322 Kerrisdale Equipment 4522 Dunbar St Dunbar Paint Centre 604-224-3255 3601 W 16th Ave kerrisdaleequipment.com 604-224-0421 bmvan.com Lawrence Books 3591 W 41st Ave Dunbar Vacuum Ltd 604-261-3812 3468 Dunbar St 604-733-8713 Omega Custom Framing dunbarvacuum.com 4290 Dunbar St 604-732-6778 Educational Book Supply omegagallery.ca 3548 W 41st Ave 604-677-8147
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Sher’s Stationery 2000 3552 W 41st Ave 604-261-2001 Studio Gallery 33 4850 Mackenzie St 604-838-8670 studiogallery33.com The Carrington Shoppe 3434 W 55th Ave 604-266-5725 thecarringtonshoppe.com The Window on Dunbar 4339 Dunbar St 604-221-4497 thedunbarwindow.com Toorak Tile & Design 3496 Dunbar St 604-739-5966 tooraktile.com
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Andrew Wilkinson MLA 5640 Dunbar St 604-664-0748 andrewwilkinsonmla.ca Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 dunbarcentre.ca Dunbar Community Patrol 604-222-9824 dunbar-vancouver.org
Dunbar Earthquake & Emergency Preparedness dunbar-deep.ca Dunbar Public Library 4515 Dunbar St 604-665-3968 vpl.vancouver.bc.ca Dunbar Residents’ Association 604-222-9824 dunbar-vancouver.org
Dunbar Village Business Association (ads p. 4, 6, 7, 47) 604-635-1836 dunbarvillage.ca
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COMMUNITY
Movie Theatre Dunbar Theatre (Listings p. 35) 4555 Dunbar St 604-222-2991
Businesses Without Storefront in Dunbar Acanthus Interiors (ad p. 12) 604-999-2120 acanthus.ca
Chan Centre
(ad back page) chancentre.com
Driving Miss Daisy (ad p. 35) 604-723-7247 drivingmissdaisy.ca
Dunbar Little League dunbarbaseball.ca
Dunbar Painting
(ad p. 13) 604-788-3382 dunbarpainting.com
Dunbar Plumbing (ad p. 33) 604-312-2686 dunbarplumbing.ca
Higher Ground Gardens
(ad p. 31) 778-323-1502 highergroundgardens.com
JB McDermott’s (ad p. 18) 8162 Ontario St 604-321-0126 jbmcdermotts.ca
Kirkland Heating & Cooling
(ad p. 29) 112 W 2nd Ave 604-261-2525 kirklandmetalshop.com
Molly Maid, Meg Roberts (ad p. 12) 604-734-7260 mollymaid.ca
Reid Brothers Plumbing & Heating (ad p. 20) 1636 W 75th Ave 604-263-0323 reidbrothers.ca
RE/MAX Select Realty Karel Palla & Darryl Sjerven (ad p. 30) 604-329-1430 vancouversbestlistings.com
Sandra Steier Photography
(ad p. 36) 604-277-7437 sandrasteier.com Scouts Canada 25th Dunbar Point Grey 31st St Philip’s scouts.ca Vancouver Community Baseball vancouvercommunitybaseball.com Vancouver United FC (Dunbar Soccer Association) vanufc.com
Vera Vlaovich, Rogers Group Financial (ad p. 20) 604-737-6728 rogersgroup.com/ veravlaovich
West Point Grey District Girl Guides girlguides.ca
Inverglen Scottish Dancers (ad p. 29) 8886 Hudson St inverglenscottishdancers.com
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September 2016 Sept 3-4
Kerrisdale Antiques Fair at Kerrisdale Arena, 10am-5pm.
Sept 5
Labour Day
Sept 6
First day back for School District #39
Sept 10
Dunbar Village Harvest Festival (p. 6-7)
Sept 17 Treasured Bulb Sale, 11am-3pm, UBC Botanical Garden. Offering a wide range of bulbs for sale. Free admission to the sale area. Garden tours are offered throughout the day with garden admission. Experts will be on hand to offer gardening advice. Sept 23
First day of autumn
Sept 25
Southlands Country Fair (p. 34)
October 2016 Oct 10
Thanksgiving Day
Oct 15-16
Apple Festival at UBC Botanical Garden. This year, around 40,000 pounds of apples will be sold to thousands of hungry attendees. One of the most popular activities is the Apple Tasting tent. For $5, curious event goers can taste up to 60 varieties of new and heritage BC-grown apples. Kids can engage in a number of activities in the children’s area, ranging from face painting and games to storytelling. Talented entertainers keep the family amused, including family-friendly shows on the Main Stage.
Oct 20
ASK Friendship Sip N Bid, 7-9pm, at St Mary’s Anglican Church, 2490 W 37th Ave. The Wine and Cheese and Silent Auction will raise funds for senior clients at the ASK Friendship Centre. ASK is an adult day centre for seniors with chronic health problems. ASK stands for Arbutus, Shaughnessy and Kerrisdale, also serving Oakridge and Marpole.
Oct 21
Dunbar Life magazine advertising deadline for Nov 15 (p. 8)
Oct 29
Open House for Kindergarten at Crofton House School
Oct 29
Trick-or-Treat in Dunbar Village (p. 47)
Oct 31
Halloween
November 2016 Nov 5
Open House for Grade 6 and Grade 8 at Crofton House School
Nov 6
Daylight Saving Time ends
Nov 11
Remembrance Day
Nov 15
Dunbar Life winter issue comes out with DVBA Gift Guide
Nov 19
Crofton House Winter Bazaar
Nov 26
Dunbar Holiday Craft Fair 10am-5pm, Dunbar Community Centre
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A Sound Experience Subscribe and save up to 25% Tickets and info at chancentre.com Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue – SEP 25 Mariza – NOV 2 I Diego El Cigala – NOV 20 Dianne Reeves – FEB 22 I Noche Flamenca’s Antigona – MAR 12 I Anda Union – MAR 26 Max Raabe and Palast Orchester – APR 9 Bobby McFerrin – APR 29