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A Message from DVBA Karen Wyder, President of the Dunbar Village Business Association
Spring has sprung in Dunbar and with it comes the start of Little League season, a renewed interest in the outdoors, and of course, spending time in the garden tending to weeds and plotting summer flower beds. Our colourful new street banners are up and cherry trees are blossoming everywhere. Spring is an exceptionally busy time in Dunbar and is a great time to get involved in the community. The month of May brings the Dunbar Residents Association’s Salmonberry Days activities along with the Dunbar Community Centre Association’s Salmonberry Days Festival on May 24th. The Dunbar Village Business Association is proud to be part of both of these traditions through sponsorship and participation. Good news! The paper hat lady will be back again this year at the DVBA’s table during the festival. Watch as well for a visit from our neighbourhood mascot Digger at the festival. Many women will relate to Sue Dvorak’s heartwarming column about Mother’s Day. She says, “The trick to understanding Mother’s Day, or being a mother in general, is the awareness that moments arranged, even contrived, to be lovely and sentimental often are not.” Also read about how the Dunbar Community Patrol celebrates 10 years of
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keeping our neighbourhood safe with the support of local businesses. In this issue we introduce you to two new neighbourhood businesses. Professional photographers Peter Eastwood, Noriko Nasu-Tidball and Yukiko Onley are the joint owners of Visual Space Gallery, which recently opened at the north end of Dunbar Village. They bring to the area a space for everyone to appreciate photography, painting and sculpture exhibits, and as an added bonus, the artwork is available to purchase. As well, we introduce readers to Sandie Noble and her son Robbie. They operate the busy little restaurant Hungry Dog Cafe, located slightly west of Dunbar Street on West 29th Avenue. There are plans at work for a summer patio which will be the perfect place to enjoy Hungry Dog Cafe’s deliciously fresh meals. Thank you again to all who help to care for the sidewalk gardens in Dunbar Village with either a helpful hand or careful step. Picking up that first piece of litter is often all it takes to keep our gardens looking so great. The DVBA will be adding more plants and gardens soon. Let us know if you’d like to get involved. I hope you take some time to go outdoors and admire the spring blooms, watch the birds, ride a bike, sip a coffee on an outdoor patio and shop the local stores that are brimming with new merchandise. It’s springtime in Dunbar Village!
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Hungry Dog Cafe:
A Doggone Good Restaurant Story by Sarah Gordon
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Walking up the path to Hungry Dog Cafe is like arriving at a friend’s house for a meal. The little restaurant is located in a tiny house, located slightly west of Dunbar Street on West 29th Avenue. Once inside Hungry Dog Cafe you will be greeted with a warm hello from proprietor Sandie Noble. No matter how busy she is, she seems capable of stopping to take the time to welcome guests to her “bucket list” cafe. This diner is her dream come true. For a number of years she and her children’s father, Robert Noble, owned two Moonpennies Coffee and Fine Foods restaurants in downtown Vancouver. Looking for a change, but wanting to stay in the restaurant business, she decided to open a restaurant in Dunbar Village, which she has proudly called home since 1971. In 2012, when she was on the verge of 8
starting her new journey, Sandie Noble was diagnosed with breast cancer. Based on her strength and character she says, “I knew I’d get through it” and indeed she did. She says, “I hope to inspire other women to get through breast cancer by keeping their eye on the prize.” Sandie Noble got her prize. In September 2014 she completed her final treatment and returned to planning Hungry Dog Cafe’s opening.
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The business name came to Sandie Noble because it was catchy. She laughs when she reports some people have mistaken the restaurant for a dog bakery, although she points out they do have doggie treats for dogs who patiently wait outside while their owners eat. Hungry Dog Cafe is an inviting space with its cheerful yellow walls, dark brown ceiling, vibrant wall art, and pale wood floors. A glass display case separates the five-table dining room from the open kitchen where Sandie Noble and her son Robbie Noble can be seen effortlessly preparing meals. It always makes them smile to hear people exclaim “Wow!” when they walk through the door.
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Sandie Noble is committed to serving fresh and wholesome food. She remarks, “This is food that I would serve my family and friends at home.” She uses her own recipes and believes in purchasing the food locally. The restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch daily with a popular brunch menu on weekends. Hungry Dog Cafe serves breakfast all day for those who are seeking a tasty frittata including ham and cheese, three cheese, vegetarian or the Sunrise with eggs, peas, shredded carrots, honey ham, onions and Brie. The Road Trip breakfast features an English muffin with ham or bacon, cheddar cheese and egg.
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The lunch menu includes sandwiches with fresh warm personal size baguettes as the foundation. These tasty baguettes from Vancouver’s Boulangerie La Parisienne bakery are purchased three-quarters cooked, with baking completed at Hungry Dog. Sandie Nobles says, “That way the bread is soft and warm inside and the crust is just right.”
There are a variety of sandwiches to satisfy any hungry dog. Hungry Dog salads include a salad bursting with flavour featuring kale, chickpeas, feta,
and lemon vinaigrette. The cheese tortellini salad with sun-dried tomatoes is another popular choice. Housemade baked goods feature muffins, pies, cookies and loafs. Notable is the $1.50 a cup coffee and tea. It feels like stepping back in time to see such an affordable hot beverage. In addition to serving meals in house Sandie and Robbie Noble (who was previously a sous chef at Earls) also run a busy catering service. She credits her son as “A hard worker and meticulous at his craft of cooking.” They are constantly inventing and trying new things. Sandie Noble confesses that inspiration can hit at anytime, including when they watch the Food Network. The pair will exclaim, “We can do that!”
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“It’s all about passion,” Sandie Noble says, and this is undoubtedly a large part of Hungry Dog Cafe’s success. Her love of food and people comes shining through. She is humble and is deeply appreciative for the support of Robert Noble (who co-owns the business) and their two other adult children, Annie and Connor, who are always willing to lend a hand. With warmer weather arriving there are plans to open an outdoor patio. The demand for
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more tables certainly exists as an increasing number of people flock to the restaurant. Sandie Noble reports, “The reception from the community has been outstanding” and one of the most satisfying comments this devoted restaurant owner hears from content diners is, “We’ll be back.” Hungy Dog Cafe 3625 W 29th Ave Vancouver BC V6S 2G4 Telephone 604-657-5481
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Visual Space Gallery:
A New Arrival on Dunbar Street Story by Sarah Gordon
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It is always exciting to see new businesses open in Dunbar Village. It indicates business owners, like residents, appreciate the area and want to be a part of, and invest in, this vibrant community. The north end of Dunbar is experiencing changes, and the arrival of Visual Space Gallery in December 2014 is part of this evolution. Professional photographers Peter Eastwood, Noriko Nasu-Tidball and Yukiko Onley are the joint owners of Visual Space Gallery. Their goal was to open a gallery to exhibit photography, painting and sculpture, which are available to purchase. Previously Eastwood and Onley had teamed up and run a gallery in the Olympic Village neighbourhood; however, they had to seek a new space when their lease expired. One day last fall Eastwood happened to be driving along Dunbar Street and spotted a for lease sign, situated beside their new neighbours, 4Cats. He thought it was the perfect location for art installations with its high ceiling, deep floor plan and west-facing storefront. He 16
alerted Onley and their new business partner, Nasu-Tidall, about his find. The partners have found neighbouring merchants and residents to be extremely receptive and welcoming. This owneroperated gallery gives clients an opportunity to talk directly to Eastwood, Nasu-Tidball and Onley.
Their intention is to break down the stereotype of intimidating and stuffy galleries and make this a very approachable and welcoming place for people to visit. In addition to the main gallery, Eastwood has cleverly taken a page from some independent London galleries, which use every inch of square footage. With this in mind, he has www.DunbarLife.com | April 15 - June 15, 2015
created a lower level gallery at the back entry of the business to maximize the display area. While art installations are the primary focus, Visual Space Gallery will also host small concerts and receptions. As well, the gallery is available for artists to rent to show their work. In fact, the trio have already discovered there is a flourishing artists’ community in the Dunbar area as a number of them have dropped in to say hello. The owners have also discovered there is an interest in gallery rentals for small weddings. The long room is ideal to set up chairs and create an aisle, and after the ceremony it works nicely as a reception area.
All three photographers are very active. Eastwood specializes in travel photography. Nasu-Tidall and Onley’s work includes portraits, live dance and theatre photography and wedding photography.
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Eastwood was born in England. Encouraged by his mother who worked for Sunbeam Photos, he became an avid photographer at an early age. In his teens he started with a Kodak Brownie and quickly discovered an interest in portrait photography. His varied career included spending 17 years in Hong Kong where he opened a successful hairdressing company called HQ. It was during this time that Eastwood’s photography career took off as he created advertising campaigns for his business. After selling HQ he began freelance photography for some of Asia’s top photographers and advertising agencies. Onley was born and grew up in Osaka, Japan. She relocated to Vancouver in 1976. She has been surrounded by art for much of her life. Her grandmother was a master of the tea ceremony and of flower arrangements, and one of her aunts was an accomplished painter in Japan. Onley’s early training was as a painter. Her long association with Canadian artist, Toni Onley, both during and after their marriage, has been a significant influence on her work. In 1989, painting led to photography. She is known as one of the finest portrait photographers on the West Coast.
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Nasu-Tidball was born in Susami, a small town in Japan where her parents worked as a banker and a kimono storeowner. Her uncle was an executive at Mainichi Graph magazine, a photojournalism periodical. Nasu-Tidball grew up surrounded by this documentary style of photography that was partially responsible for inspiring her future career. She moved to Canada in 1990 and took up photography in 2009, beginning with a SLR camera. She studied and worked
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with different photographers, which led to meeting Onley and Eastwood. From April 10 to 21 Visual Space Gallery will be mounting an exhibit by Peter Eastwood entitled Sri Lanka After The Tsunami: Stories of the Survivors. The mediums of photography and film capture Eastwood’s time spent in this region that is very close to his heart. The stories behind the faces are at times heartbreaking, but also
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often filled with hope, deep spirituality and a renewed respect for the power of the seas. At the same time he will launch his book, which shares the same title.
Upcoming exhibits include Art by David Lemon (April 24 to 26), brand new works by Lil Chrzan (May 7 to 11), and Art Sale by Pnina Granier (May 15 to 21).
Visual Space Gallery’s website is constantly updated as new exhibitions take place. Pop by, meet Eastwood, Nasu-Tidball and Onley and enjoy Visual Space Gallery that has become a welcome addition to Dunbar Street. Visual Space Gallery 3352 Dunbar St Vancouver BC V6S 2C1 Telephone 604-559-0576 www.visualspace.ca
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Mother’s Day Much has been said, and should be, about motherhood, one of the primary, most epic of human relationships. Motherhood is the stuff of great literature, of famous works of art, of life itself. And soon we celebrate the role of mothers with little ol’ Mother’s Day. Funny that many of the greeting card depictions concerning motherhood bear little resemblance to the role itself. When I think of mothers I do not think flower bouquets, velvet ribbons and sweet rhymes found on greeting cards. I think chapped hands, an iron will and management of vast amounts of children’s bodily fluids over the course of many years, which admittedly is difficult material to combine into something Hallmark can make use of. Even ‘speeches’ delivered for mothers often strike me as if written for an entirely different group of people. They all seem to describe someone much gentler and sweeter than myself and many mothers I know. Motherhood is not a sweet romantic role, but an earthy, practical, sticky one. We get our hands dirty, we carry a lot of things, we feel the life lived by another and we make a lot of sandwiches. A woman who becomes a mother is never completely autonomous again, never really alone in her thoughts or actions. 24
Story by Sue Dvorak Mother’s Day is celebrated in sweet little ways at home that can never match the occasion. But weirdly gold spray-painted and glued macaroni can go a surprisingly long way, as can a “surprise breakfast” made of ingredients never before combined on one plate. Practical gifts, such a babysitting or a prepared meal, are most appreciated especially by mothers of young children. For any adult looking to provide for a special mother they know, sleep is the gift of choice. Young mothers are so desperate for sleep they would happily curl up in an aisle of Costco if that meant for some uninterrupted sleep while you shopped with their kids. Funny enough, the person most likely to provide these kinds of practical, “hands-on” services is usually none other than the woman’s mother herself.
The trick to understanding Mother’s Day, or being a mother in general, is the awareness that moments arranged, even contrived, to be lovely and sentimental often are not. www.DunbarLife.com | April 15 - June 15, 2015
During spring break I witnessed a potentially gorgeous, but ill-fated beach photo shoot of a woman and her two daughters go horribly wrong as the four year old girl melted down big time. The photographer looked exasperated and the beautiful mom crestfallen. I thought they should have taken the photos anyway; they might have become favourites in years to come.
even horrible moment might be found a gift, an unexpected joy. These moments cannot be orchestrated by the mother. They are provided by life: your child running through the house and stopping to kiss you for no reason, being comforted by your grown child, seeing your children laughing with your parents, watching your child do something you know he is afraid to do.
Our family often refers to my famously deflated Mother’s Day moment when one of our daughters in preschool was asked to finish the sentence “I love my mother because…”, the answer to which was then scribed in a large cheerily decorated preschool card and read aloud at a presentation for mothers. Her experienced, older preschool teacher, a mother of grown children, smiled as she read my daughter’s response of
Heart-wrenching and frightening moments are also impossible to avoid in the mothering experience. Our children’s path to adulthood is often perilous, physically and otherwise, and that can feel worse than if these struggles were our own. The richness a mother feels after weathering her child’s recovery from a serious illness or from difficult events is incomparable. For days after finally receiving a diagnosis and treatment for the aggressive skin infection that was burning, blistering, and bubbling our 3 year old’s entire body, I felt, between my random bursting into tears, waves of utter relief such that nothing else could possibly matter.
“...because she gave me gum once.” Maybe it is that simple. Or maybe I really did need to step up my game a bit. Another Mother’s Day sentimental-momentgone-wrong occurred with our 12 year old son after his long suffering teacher had done her best to have students produce a beautifully painted trinket box symbolic of their love for their devoted mothers. My tiny wooden box was unveiled having been painted an edgy but not exactly detailed solid matte black because “it was fastest that way.” I inspected it, paint smeared and blobbed on unevenly, and exclaimed “Wow, this is really terrible.” My son looked at me accusingly and said, “Most mothers would never say that to their kid, you know.” And I responded, “Most kids don't paint their mother’s box completely black to save time.” He held the stare, but then broke down laughing. As we laughed and teased each other I felt as though I could just squish him with love. We still understand each other in this way and that is such a joy. No, beautiful “Mother’s Day moments” come at unexpected times, as if to reward moms to keep going, because within any random or
Yes, these children stretch our bodies, and then they stretch our hearts, our ability to adapt, our tolerance, our capacity to feel. Thank goodness love is not a material thing and that with the addition of these people and events and the passage of years love multiplies not divides. And so we push on, mothers everywhere, scolding, washing, cuddling, and loving fiercely in a way we never knew possible. Enjoy the macaroni crafts and the crepepaper flowers and the unevenly buttered toast handed to you by someone with eyes like your mother’s. Then go telephone your mother, if you are still blessed to have her, and tell her one of your favourite childhood memories of her, even the ridiculously unsentimental ones. Perhaps she gave you gum once. Let the beautiful moments roll on between bandaids and loads of laundry. Happy Mother’s Day.
Sue Dvorak, a physiotherapist, her husband Marcel and their six children, aged 12-22, live in Dunbar area, where over the past 21 years have found their parish, preschool, elementary school, shops and services, playgrounds, friends, soccer teams and more. www.DunbarLife.com | April 15 - June 15, 2015
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Dunbar Community Patrol Celebrates 10 Years Story and photos submitted Each year the Dunbar Community Patrol (DCP) holds a social night to thank our patrollers for volunteering their time to help keep our neighbourhood safe. This year’s event, held on February 12 at St. George’s Senior School, was extra special as it was our 10th Anniversary Celebration. Many thanks to St. George’s who generously donated the rental of their spectacular Lower Great Hall and sound system for our party and to everyone who donated money via the Dunbar Neighbours email list. In attendance were patrollers and spouses, Vancouver police officers, and board members of the Dunbar Residents’ Association. The VPD was represented by Inspector Steve Eely, Sergeant Joe Chu, Constable David Krenz and Leah Marlay of Block Watch, and Tony Bulic of the KOM Community Policing Centre. Members of the DRA who attended included President Colleen McGuinness, Jan Alexander, Trusha Desai, Robert Murray, Bill Rapanos and Andrea Sara. The program began with greetings and a brief history of the DCP by founder and Chairperson, Linda MacAdam. Prizes were 26
then awarded to patrollers for outstanding volunteer service including Certificates of Appreciation for the twelve patrollers who have served all 10 years. This was followed by a brief presentation on Block Watch by Constable David Krenz and Leah Marlay. Inspector Steve Eely and the other VPD officers then answered questions from the audience. At the end of the evening Constable Krenz presented a VPD Certificate of Appreciation to founder MacAdam and a Certificate of Recognition to the DCP. Also presented to our patrollers were Community Policing pins from the VPD. Adding to the evening’s festivities were the many wonderful prizes donated by our Dunbar businesses, most of which were patroller awards. There were also door prizes for patrollers, spouses, and DRA board members. Sincere thanks to all the businesses and individuals who kindly and generously donated prizes: Stong’s Market (grand prize), Vibes Fitness, Dunbar Theatre, K & K Pet Foods, Dunbar Lumber, Blight’s Home Hardware, www.DunbarLife.com | April 15 - June 15, 2015
Hair by Dwayne, Domino’s Pizza, IGA MarketPlace, Cheshire Cheese Inn, Pacific Spirits Liquor Store, Shoppers Drug Mart, Christina’s Flower Shop, Gardenia Florist, La Notte Ristorante Italiano, Village VQA Wines, Money’s Dry Cleaning, Moki’s Pizza, Handi Cuisine of India, Butter Baked Goods & Cafe, Digital Photo Station, Dunbar Dairy Queen, Weigh To Go Bulk Foods, Mexicali Restaurant, Beantown Coffee House, Kokopelli Cafe, Dunbar 1 Hr Cleaners, Donald Burton, Susan Chapman, Meredith Kimball, and Colleen McGuinness. Thanks also to Melissa Gaudiel of St. George’s for catering the event. The finger food was supplemented by a special 10th Anniversary cake to celebrate the occasion. The big surprise of the evening was the unveiling of DCP tee shirts donated by Cal Deacon of Action Athletics Wear for each patroller. Action Athletics Wear and Stong’s Market are co-sponsors of our volunteer organization without whom we wouldn’t have vests, caps or tee shirts!
The Dunbar Community Patrol was founded in 2005 as an initiative of the Dunbar Residents’ Association. We are a group of Dunbar residents who volunteer each month to conduct walk or bike patrols and serve as extra eyes and ears for the Vancouver Police. If you are interested in learning more or volunteering you can leave a phone message at 604-222-9824, send an e-mail message to dcp-info@dunbar-vancouver.org or visit our webpage at www.dunbar-vancouver.org.
Harmonious MUSIC STUDIO
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Melisa Chui 3271 Dunbar St (at 16th Ave) 604-767-0136
www.harmoniousmusicstudio.com
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FOOD | DRINK Grocery | Specialty Bigsby The Bakehouse 4894 Mackenzie St 604-267-2253 Butter Baked Goods & Cafe 4907 Mackenzie St 604-221-4333 butterbakedgoods.com
IGA MarketPlace 3535 W 41st Ave 604-261-2423 marketplaceiga.com
The Heights Market 4889 Mackenzie Ave 604-638-0651 heightsmarket.com
IHUA Bakery 3522 W 41st Ave 604-261-0189
Tryphe Specialty Foods 4495 Dunbar St 604-879-7439 tryphe.ca
Celtic Treasure Chest 5639 Dunbar St 604-261-3688 celtictreasurechest.com
Mac’s Convenience Store 4449 Dunbar St 604-736-7528 mymacs.ca
Dunbar DQ/Orange Julius 3380 Dunbar St 604-733-2884 dairyqueen.com
Stong’s Market
Dunbar Produce 4355 Dunbar St 604-228-8615
Weigh to Go Bulk Foods 3534 W 41st Ave 604-266-6206 Windsor Meat Co. 4889 Mackenzie St 604-638-2470 windsormeats.com
(ad p. back cover) 4560 Dunbar St 604-266-1401 stongs.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
Dunbar Liquor Boutique 5460 Dunbar St 604-267-2337 dunbarlb.com
Pacific Spirits Liquor Store 4474 Dunbar St 604-738-1299 pacificspiritsliquorstore.com
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 604-568-3123 crepecafe1.com 32
Village VQA Wines 3536 W 41st Ave 604-269-9433 villagevqawines.com
Restaurants | Cafes Domino’s Pizza 3480 Dunbar St 604-733-0188 dominos.ca
Handi Cuisine 4432 Dunbar St 604-738-3186 handicuisine.com
Dream Sushi 4385 Dunbar St 604-221-7874
Hungry Dog Cafe
Dunbar Pizza & Grill 3348 Dunbar St 604-732-4999 Dunbar Sushi 3626 W 16th Ave 604-568-5959
(article p. 8-11) 3625 W 29th Ave 604-657-5481
Jethro’s Fine Grub 3420 Dunbar St 604-569-3441 jethrosfinegrub.com Kokopelli Cafe 4593 Dunbar St 604-228-0818 kokopellicafe.ca
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La Notte Ristorante (ad p. 5) 3307 Dunbar St 604-222-4033 lanotte.ca Mexi-Cali Diner 4424 Dunbar St 604-731-6517 mexicali.ca Moki’s Pizza 5530 Dunbar St 604-263-4440 mokispizza.com
Riya’s Pizza 4464 Dunbar St 604-558-4466 riyaspizza.com
Simon’s Kitchen 4418 Dunbar St 604-734-1135 Red Tuna Japanese 3592 W 41st Ave 604-266-7355 Starbucks Coffee 4467 Dunbar St 604-222-8069 starbucks.ca Subway 4490 Dunbar St 604-263-4023 subway.ca
Sushi Inn 4414 Dunbar St 604-739-3818 The Dunbar Public House 4497 Dunbar St 604-222-9922 thedunbar.ca
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Kuma Japanese 3446 Dunbar St 604-739-0170
FOOD | DRINK Restaurants | Cafes ... con’t
Tim Hortons 3463 Dunbar St 604-222-3130 timhortons.ca Wild Sushi 4288 Dunbar St 604-568-9668 wildsushi.ca
SERVICES Automotive Chevron Canada 5505 Dunbar St 604-261-4048
McDermott’s Body Shop 4508 Dunbar St 604-261-9212
Shell Canada 3596 W 41st Ave 604-263-9330
Beauty | Hair | Spa Blink Beauty Bar 3562 W 41st Ave 604-261-8144 blinkbeautybar.com
Dunbar Barbers 4264 Dunbar St 604-738-3165 dunbarbarbers.com
Hair Place Kiji’s 4311 Dunbar St 604-742-0299 kijishairsalon.com
Cabello Spa & Salon 3518 W 41st Ave 604-267-4247 cabellosalonspa.com
Electrolysis by Natalie 3309 Dunbar St 604-518-6625
Hair Zone 3378 Dunbar St 604-788-8233
George’s Hair Styling 4196 Dunbar St 604-738-4603
J’aime Les Cheveux 3591 W 26th Ave 604-714-1118
Great Clips 4484 Dunbar St 604-732-5123 greatclips.com
Jade’s Feet & Spa 1-3618 W 16th Ave 604-221-1166
Care Well Esthetics 4311 Dunbar St 778-999-8908 Clippers Edge 4535 Dunbar St 604-224-0500 Duet Salon & Spa 3231 Dunbar St 604-222-8715
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SERVICES Beauty | Hair | Spa ... con’t Kleanse Spa Bar 3593 W 26th Ave 778-928-5901 kleansespabar.com Pampered by Kadie 4238 Dunbar St 604-809-5395 pamperedbykadie.com Rose Nails & Spa 3383 Dunbar St 604-221-2200 rosenailsandspa.com
Sunflower Spa 3368 Dunbar St 778-379-2688
Top Cut Barbers 4238 Dunbar St 604-739-0744
The Shop Hair & Esthetics 4446 Dunbar St 604-736-7467 theshophairandesthetics.com
Touch of Beauty 3291 Dunbar St 604-221-0010 touchofbeautyspa.ca
Top Barber Cut 5631 Dunbar St 604-696-0581
Vida Beautilities Hair & Esthetic Salon 4260 Dunbar St 604-732-3523
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
Arbutus Westside Orthodontics 3619 W 18th Ave 604-736-5705 arbutusortho.com Dr. Alex K H Chan 203-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-2860 dralexkhchandentist.com
Dunbar Family Dental (ad p. 12) 4210 Dunbar St 604-733-1616 dunbarfamilydental.com 34
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 3778 W 28th Ave 604-224-5678 icvancouver.ca Knox United Church 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-3747 knoxunitedvancouver.org
Dental
Marineview Chapel 4000 W 41st Ave 604-261-1444 marineview.org
St Philip’s Anglican Church
(ad p. 7) 3737 W 27th Ave 604-224-3238 stphilipsdunbar.com
Dentists on Dunbar 3335 Dunbar St 604-224-5611 dentistsondunbar.com
Dunbar Dental Centre 215-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-2220 dunbardental.ca
Dr Benjamin Pliska 103-2786 W 16th Ave 604-732-6333 vwda.ca
Prodent Dental Lab 101-3540 W 41st Ave 604-263-3111
Dr. George Porteous 5-3615 W 19th Ave 604-224-3115
Southlands Dental Group 3579 W 41st Ave 604-266-6232 Technident 2000 Lab 100-3540 W 41st Ave 604-266-1121
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Busy Bee Cleaners 3556 W 41st Ave 604-263-2215 Dunbar 1 Hour Dry Cleaners 4479 Dunbar St 604-224-3818 dunbardrycleaners.ca Dunbar Dry Cleaning 4410 Dunbar St 604-736-5808
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
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SERVICES Dry Cleaning | Alterations | Shoe Repair
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 Ace Education Consulting Ltd 210-3540 W 41st Ave 604-620-4848 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 Dr. Yang Educational Centre 103-3540 W 41st Ave Dunbar Memorial Preschool 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6065 dunbarmemorialpreschool.ca Elite Montessori Academy 5520 Dunbar St 604-655-2045 elitemontessori.ca
Harmonious Music Studio (ad p. 27)
3271 Dunbar St 604-767-0136 harmoniousmusicstudio.com Immaculate Conception 3745 W 28th Ave 604-224-5012 icschoolvancouver.com
Inverglen Scottish Dancers (ad p. 12)
Monkey See Monkey Do 3525 W 24th Ave 778-371-4659 monkeyseemonkeydo.ca Montessori Ivy School 3641 W 29th Ave 604-221-9300 ivymontessori.ca New Concept Chinese School 5739 Collingwood St 604-773-3858 nccchinese.com
8886 Hudson St inverglenscottishdancers.com Opus Academy 5635 Dunbar St Journey To Learning 604-267-3749 (ad p. 5) opusacademy.com 4428 Dunbar St 604-734-7374 Reading Gate Academy journeytolearning.com 204-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-8984 Little House Tutoring vanwest.readinggate.com 4895 Mackenzie St 604-266-1023 St George’s School littlehousetutoring.com Jr Boys: 3851 W 29th Ave Sr Boys: 4175 W 29th Ave Little People’s Preschool 604-224-1304 5600 Balaclava St stgeorges.bc.ca 604-261-2219 littlepeople.ca Tom Thumb Preschool 3737 W 27th Ave Marineview Preschool 604-222-2550 4000 W 41st Ave tomthumbpreschool.ca 604-261-2613 marineview.org Westside Kumon 3584 W 16th Ave 604-222-0182 kumon.ca
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SERVICES 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
BMO Bank of Montreal 4395 Dunbar St 604-665-7093 bmo.com
Edward Jones
CIBC 4306 Dunbar St 604-665-7697 cibc.com
Don A. Nybo Chartered Accountant (ad p. 12) 6-3615 W 19th Ave 604-228-1166
Financial
(ad p. 20) 3560 W 41st Ave 604-731-6117 edwardjones.com H & R Block 4220 Dunbar St 604-713-1500 hrblock.ca RBC Royal Bank 4205 Dunbar St 604-665-5972 rbc.com ScotiaBank 5659 Dunbar St 604-668-3707 scotiabank.com
go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/southlands
TD Canada Trust 4200 Dunbar St 604-654-6888 tdcanadatrust.com
Trusha Desai Innovation Management (ad p. 27) 3585-BSMT West 24 Ave 604-738-0764 trushadesai.com Vancity Credit Union 4445 Dunbar St 604-877-7000 vancity.com
Fitness & Sports 30 Minute Hit 3516 W 41st Ave 604-569-3233 30minutehit.com Body Function 4345 Dunbar St 604-565-6630 body-function.ca CrossFit Empower 3321 Dunbar St 778-873-4427 crossfitempower.com
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Dunbar Lawn Bowling Club
(ad p. 13) 3850 W 31st Ave 604-228-8428 dunbarlawnbowling.com Elements Academy 4465 Dunbar St 604-568-3441 elementsacademy.com Jazzercise Westside 3525 W 24th Ave 604-999-7017 jazzercise.com
Prime Personal Training (ad p. 13) 3636 W 16th Ave 604-568-5220 primepersonaltraining.com
Pulse Cycling Studio (ad p. 15) 3630 W 16th Ave pulsecycling.ca
Shamrock Equestrian Centre 3320 W 55th Ave 604-649-4586
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Southlands Riding Club 7025 Macdonald St 604-263-4817 southlandsridingclub.com
The Dailey Method 3584 W 41st Ave 604-266-9191 thedaileymethod.com
Spire Wellness & Yoga 2885 W 33rd Ave 604-569-0963 s-pire.ca
Third Eye Martial Arts 4256 Dunbar St 604-669-8707 temartialarts.com
Vibes Fitness 5628 Dunbar St 604-428-8423 vibesfitness.ca
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SERVICES Fitness & Sports ... con’t
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 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
Head and Heart Counselling 3309 Dunbar St 604-787-4008
Pacific Eye Doctors 4292 Dunbar St 604-739-2022 pacificeyedoctors.ca
Hotz Consultants Ltd 208-3540 W 41st Ave 604-873-0013 hotzconsultants.com
Physical Medicine & Rehab 200-3540 W 41st Ave
headandheartcounselling.com
Image Optometry 4250 Dunbar St 604-293-3937 image.ca
Life Chiropractic (ad p. 3) 4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702
lifechiropracticandmassage.com
Life Labs Dunbar Pyschological Services 112-3540 W 41st Ave 216-3540 W 41st Ave 604-264-9815 604-264-1777 lifelabs.com dunbarpsychology.com Dunbar Spinal Decompression 4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702 dunbarspinaldecompression.com Envision Counselling 202-3641 W 29th Ave 604-222-1120 envisioncounselling.ca Gail Olive Masage Therapy 4-3615 W 19th Ave 604-224-5856
Massage Therapy on Dunbar
Preventum 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 Southland Medical Group 110-3540 W 41st Ave 604-261-5340 Southland’s Physiotherapy 3579 W 41st Ave 604-263-8110
StudioHealth - Chiroworks (ad p. 15) 5733 Collingwood St 4192 Dunbar St 604-269-3798 604-733-3376 studiohealth.ca massagetherapyondunbar.com Tessa Cherniavsky Massage Mark Finch & Associates Therapy Clinic 202-3641 W 29th Ave 203A-3540 W 41st Ave 604-222-9505 604-266-2757 markfinch.ca Meris Williams, PhD 101-3309 Dunbar St 778-828-9702 meriswilliamsphd.com
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SERVICES Insurance Dunbar Insurance 4446 Dunbar St 604-736-8855 buntaininsurance.com
Rand & Fowler Insurance 4860 Mackenzie St 604-266-2357 randandfowler.com
Southlands Insurance (ad p. 30) 5540 Dunbar St 604-266-5433
southlandsinsurance.com
Pets 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
K & K Pet Foods 4595 Dunbar St 604-224-2513 Pets Beautiful 5620 Dunbar St 604-261-5310 petsbeautiful.com
Specialty Bearclaw Captial Corp. 214-3540 W 41st Ave 604-682-2201 bearclawcapitalcorp.com
Luxmore Group 5737 Collingwood St 604-558-0666 jasonliurealty.com
Southlands Heritage Farm 6767 Balaclava St 604-261-1295 southlandsfarms.com
Browns Restaurant Group 207A-3540 W 41st Ave 604-630-0885 brownsrestaurantgroup.com
Martin Brothers Funeral Services 3398 Dunbar St 778-330-7799 mbfunerals.com
Visual Space Gallery
Digital Photo Station 4485 Dunbar St 604-222-3513 Dunbar Decor Upholstery 3350 Dunbar St 778-322-2070 Innovative Information 201-3540 W 41st Ave 604-264-4685
Natural Balance Premium Home Builders 3288 Dunbar St 778-330-7607 naturalbalancehomes.com
Sage Construction (ad p. 29) 3349 Dunbar St 604-569-2692 sageconstruction.ca
(ad p. 19, article p. 16-19) 3352 Dunbar St 604-559-0576 visualspace.ca
Movie Theatre Dunbar Theatre 4555 Dunbar St 604-222-2991
SHOP - RETAIL Clothing | Accessories Dragon & Phoenix 3510 W 41st Ave 604-261-1317 dragonandphoenix.ca 38
MacGillycuddy’s 4881 Mackenzie St 604-263-5313
Olinda’s 4305 Dunbar St 604-228-0022
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Floral | Nurseries Christina’s Flower Shop 5615 Dunbar St 604-263-3011 christinaflowers.com
Quince Fine Florals 4870 Mackenzie St 604-263-0202 quincefineflorals.com
Southlands Nursery 6550 Balaclava St 604-261-6411 southlandsnursery.com
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Gardenia Florist 5636 Dunbar St 604-269-9234 gardeniaflorists.com
Pharmacy Pure Integrative Pharmacy 4198 Dunbar St 604-732-3010 purepharmacy.com
Shoppers Drug Mart 4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8555 shoppersdrugmart.ca
Southland Guardian Pharmacy 3554 West 41st Ave 604- 266-2882
Specialty Shops All Nations Stamp & Coin 5630 Dunbar St 604-684-4613 allnationsstampandcoin.com
Dunbar Vacuum Ltd 3468 Dunbar St 604-733-8713 dunbarvacuum.com
Blight’s Home Hardware Educational Book Supply (ad p. 3) 3322 Dunbar St 604-738-3312
blightshomehardware.com
Cheap Skates 3644 West 16th Ave 604-222-1125 Dunbar Greetings 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322 Dunbar Lumber 3637 W 16th Ave 604-224-0434 dunbarlumber.com Dunbar Paint Centre 3601 W 16th Ave 604-224-0421 bmvan.com
3548 W 41st Ave 604-677-8147
Enmark Jewellers Ltd 4315 Dunbar St 604-224-3513 Germaine’s Antiques 4268 Dunbar St 604-306-8364 Golden Rug Co. 3211 Dunbar St 604-224-3222 goldenrug.com Hob Too Thrift Shop 3470 Dunbar St 604-737-7304 vancouverhospice.org
Lawrence Books 3591 W 41st Ave 604-261-3812 Omega Custom Framing 4290 Dunbar St 604-732-6778 omegagallery.ca
Sher’s Stationery 2000 (ad p. 12) 3552 W 41st Ave 604-261-2001
Studio Gallery 33 4850 Mackenzie St 604-838-8670 studiogallery33.com Toorak Tile & Design 3496 Dunbar St 604-739-5966 tooraktile.com
Kerrisdale Equipment Ltd 4522 Dunbar St 604-224-3255 kerrisdaleequipment.com
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Businesses without storefront in Dunbar Driving Miss Daisy (ad p. 12) 604-723-7247 drivingmissdaisy.net
Dunbar Community Patrol (article p. 26-27)
604-222-9824 dunbar-vancouver.org Dunbar Little League dunbarbaseball.ca
Dunbar Painting
(ad p. 7) 604-788-3382 dunbarpainting.com
Dunbar Plumbing (ad p. 13) 604-312-2686 dunbarplumbing.ca
Dunbar Residents’ Association 604-222-9824 dunbar-vancouver.org
Dunbar Village Business Association (ads p. 4, 5, 20, 27, 41) 604-635-1836 dunbarvillage.ca
Higher Ground Gardens (ad p. 14) 778-323-1502 highergroundgardens.com
Kerrisdale Gardens (ad p. 21) 604-559-9848 kerrisdalegardens.ca
Kirkland Heating & Cooling (ad p. 31)
112 W 2nd Ave 604-261-2525 kirklandmetalshop.com
Klondike Contracting (ad p. 12) 604-708-3337 klondikecontracting.com
Korean Red Ginseng (ad p. 20) 2070 W 41st Ave 604-620-9066 kgccanada.com
Molly Maid, Meg Roberts (ad p. 31) 604-734-7260 mollymaid.ca
Reid Brothers Plumbing & Heating (ad p. 29) 1636 W 75th Ave 604-263-0323 reidbrothers.ca
RE/MAX Select Realty
Karel Palla & Darryl Sjerven
(ad p. 28) 604-329-1430 vancouversbestlistings.com
Sandra Steier Photography
(ad p. 43) 604-277-7437 sandrasteier.com Scouts Canada 25th Dunbar Point Grey 31st St Philip’s scouts.ca The Carrington Shoppe 3434 W 55th Ave 604-266-5725 thecarringtonshoppe.com UBC Thunderbirds gothunderbirds.ca Vancouver Community Baseball
vancouvercommunitybaseball.com Vancouver United FC (Dunbar Soccer Association) vanufc.com
Vera Vlaovich, Rogers Group
(ad p. 15) 604-737-6728 rogersgroup.com West Point Grey District Girl Guides girlguides.ca West Side Warriors Football westsidefootball.bc.ca
COMMUNITY RESOURCES Andrew Wilkinson MLA (ad p. 3) 5640 Dunbar St 604-664-0748 andrewwilkinsonmla.ca
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Dunbar Community Centre (ad p. 30) 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 dunbarcentre.ca
Dunbar Public Library 4515 Dunbar St 604-665-3968 vpl.vancouver.bc.ca
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Dunbar Village Business Assocation brings you
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April 15 - June 15, 2015 Apr 19
Vancouver Sun Run
Apr 22
Earth Day
Apr 24-25
Knox United Church Thrift Sale. Friday, 5pm-8pm, Saturday, 10am-1pm
Apr 25
St Philip’s Spring Rummage Sale, 9am-12noon
Apr 25
Dunbar Heights United Church Thrift Sale, 9:30am-1:00pm
Apr 25
Dunbar Garden Club Plant Sale, 10am-12noon
Apr 27
School District #39 District Wide Non-Instructional Day (Pro-D)
May 2
St George’s School Annual Fair, 10am-4pm
May 2
Dunbar in Bloom
May 3
BMO Vancouver Marathon (see road closure map below)
May 3
St Philip’s Day - 90th Anniversary Celebration (see p. 7)
May 3
Stong’s Annual Plant Sale
May 9
A Growing Affair, 10am-4pm, UBC Botanical Garden
May 9
Dunbar Lawn Bowling Open House,1:30pm-3:00pm (see p. 13)
May 10
Mother’s Day
May 18
Victoria Day
May 18
School District #39 District Wide Non-Instructional Day
May 21
Advertising deadline for Dunbar Life - June 15 magazine (see p. 6)
May 24
Salmonberry Days Community Fair (see p. 30)
May 31
Dunbar in Bloom
June 13
Inverglen Scottish Dancers present A Thirty Five Year Gala 1980-2015 at 2pm in the Freddy Wood Theatre UBC (see p. 12)
View calendar online at www.dunbarlife.com/calendar Road Closure Detour Maps Marathon - Dunbar Sunday May 3, 2015 | 8:00 to 10:00 N
ROAD CLOSURE: 8:00am to 10:00am LEGEND Suggested Routes Road Closed Local Traffic Only Manned Police Crossing Point
Eastbound Lane Open
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Eastbound Lane Open
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Stong’s in-store line of prepared foods by Cori’s Kitchen. Dips, soups, pizzas, salads, mains and sides.
Cori Bonina, the Cori of Cori’s Kitchen, is also the owner of Stong’s Market. Growing up in the family food business has given Cori a passion for food and cooking. Cori’s Kitchen delivers that passion with wholesome food made in small batches every day. www.coriskitchen.ca
Stong’s Market 4560 Dunbar St 604-266-1401 www.stongs.com
OPEN DAILY 7am-11pm
