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Publisher’s Note April showers bring May flowers! April is a time to celebrate Easter or Passover. May in Dunbar is full of activity, starting with Stong’s Market annual plant sale, followed by Salmonberry Days, a month-long festival to increase awareness about nature in our community, St George’s School Fair, Mother’s Day, Victoria Day, and as May concludes, we gather to celebrate Salmonberry Days Community Fair. Do you recognize Helen Spiegelman and Terry Slack on the cover? Read Helen’s story on page 10. June leads us into Bike Month, and we are excited to feature Dunbar Cycles and have articles relating to bicycle safety. June is a busy month with school graduation, year-end recitals and spring sports finishing the season. The stores are full of new stock for summer and as the sun warms us, we shop and dine, and enjoy all that spring has to offer. Bring on spring! Carolynne Palla, PALLA MEDIA
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A Message from the President Dunbar Village Business Association Spring is always an exciting time in Dunbar. The trees blossom, flowers spring from gardens, and Salmonberry Days – Dunbar’s homegrown month-long celebration – brings neighbours out of their cozy homes to get in touch with nature and with each other. It is also the time of year that major road projects get underway and this year it is Dunbar Street’s turn. We have a lot to plan for and to look forward to! In this edition of our magazine you will see a profile of Helen Spiegelman who, along with Terry and Sharon Slack, came up with the idea for Salmonberry Days 14 years ago. Not only are there many free, and almost free activities to take part in during the entire month of May (see Salmonberry Days Calendar on pages 16 & 17), there is also family fun and excitement to look forward to at the Dunbar Community Centre Association’s Salmonberry Days Festival on Sunday, May 29th in West Memorial Park. Look for the Dunbar Village Business Association booth, which will feature a lemonade stand for charity, pumpkin seed planting, balloon entertainer, face painting and a bike safety display. As an effort to use this publication as a means to both document and celebrate life in Dunbar, we’ve asked some of the DCC Association board members to share with us their happy memories of Salmonberry Days Festivals past. Look for their reminiscences on page 14 that are sure to warm your heart and make you proud to have volunteers like them in our community. The Dunbar Village Business Association is proud to support both Salmonberry Days and the Salmonberry Days Festival. This spring, summer, fall through to mid-winter, you will see parts of Dunbar Street torn up to accommodate new water and sewer lines. If you visit Dunbar Village by car, it will be a challenge, but if you ride your bike or walk – always a good idea – you will have an opportunity to use our new bike racks and sidewalk benches. See the article on page 18 for more information. The roadwork is going to be disruptive, but I hope you’ll make an effort to visit Dunbar businesses as usual. From the feedback received about this publication, we are learning that everyone loves reading about their neighbours. We are a nosey bunch! The Dunbar Superstars project was formed to help produce inspiring and informative stories. We are asking the people in the community who either live or work here to nominate “Superstars” by describing in 100 words or less why they think their neighbour is great. Superstars are people who inspire you and/or make you proud to live in Dunbar. Prizes donated by local businesses will be awarded to nominees and nominators alike and Superstars will be featured in upcoming issues of Dunbar Life Magazine. Send us your nominations by email at info@dunbarvillage.ca, by making a comment on our blog at www.dunbarsuperstars.com, or by mailing it to us at Box 45072, 4326 Dunbar Street V6S 2M8. There’s no deadline as we hope this will be an ongoing project to recognize those wonderful people among us. There is no doubt that Dunbar explodes with energy and excitement in the spring. I hope that you will share our excitement as Salmonberry Days draws near, along with so many other wonderful things to look forward to over the coming months. Beth McKercher President Dunbar Village Business Association
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COVER STORY: HELEN SPIEGELMAN
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Helen Spiegelman is a familiar face to the Dunbar community. Until recently, she lived on West 22nd Avenue. She claims that during the 25 years that she lived there she was hardly a shrinking violet. If there was something going on in Dunbar, she was actively involved, whether it was arranging Labour Day block parties on her street, or broader initiatives through her affiliation with the Dunbar Residents’ Association. She planted a few long lasting seeds along the way including Salmonberry Days, which is celebrating its 14th anniversary in May. Spiegelman is eager to give credit to Salmonberry Day co-founders Terry and Sharon Slack. She and Terry Slack conceived Salmonberry Days as a way to call attention to the colony of Great Blue Herons that came back each year to nest in some trees near the edge of Pacific Spirit Park. They thought that the herons were both interesting and beautiful. In contrast to their graceful, Zen-like wading on the beach, they found the herons nesting habits at the top of very tall trees to be quite comical, and they wanted everyone in Dunbar to know about these extraordinary neighbours. The herons eventually left to nest somewhere else, as has Spiegelman, but the legacy of Salmonberry Days remains. Every January, she and Terry Slack, and a team of a half-dozen people get together and set the calendar for the month-long Salmonberry Days. As far as she knows this celebration is unique to Dunbar. It not only teaches locals about the wild birds in the area, as well as the native plants, astronomy, geology, and other natural features of the Dunbar area, but also shares stories about the neighbourhood's history. Well ahead of it’s time, the first Salmonberry Days (1998) featured a reusable bag with the Salmonberry Days insignia and the words Think Globally, Shop Locally. This year the organizers have created a beautiful, sleek nylon courier bag, made from recycled Dunbar Business Improvement Area street banners sewn by volunteers. Salmonberry Days offers tours of some of the best gardens in Dunbar, including Sharon Slack’s extraordinary organic garden, and holds workshops for Dunbar residents to learn practical skills including gardening, tree pruning, hen raising, cooking, and foraging. While Salmonberry Days is primarily an event designed with the Dunbar community in mind, several years ago an overseas tourist attended nearly all of the events. He had read about Salmonberry Days online before he left home. Spiegelman feels it must have been a great way to get the feel of a new city. Fortunately, thanks to founders Spiegelman and the Slacks, this event is right on our doorstep, and there is no need to hop on a plane to take advantage of this unique homegrown festival. Spiegelman no longer has a garden in Dunbar, but like a migrating bird, she will come back each year to witness the unfolding of the seasons in her favourite Dunbar “garden”, Pacific Spirit Park, and enjoy the berries that ripen there each season, starting with the salmonberries in May. To learn more about Salmonberry Days visit the Dunbar Residents’ Association website www.dunbar-vancouver.org 10
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MEMORIES OF SALMONBERRY DAYS FESTIVALS PAST Submitted by Dunbar Community Centre Association Board of Directors
For the 14th consecutive year, the Dunbar Community Centre Association is sponsoring the Salmonberry Days Community Fair. We took a trip down Salmonberry Days memory lane to talk to some of the Dunbar Community Centre Association’s board of directors about their favourite memories associated with this well-loved community event. Linda Cohen recalls the first fair. “The day began with my family setting up Cohen’s Corner marshalling station at the southeast corner of Chaldecott Park for, what was then called, the Dunbar Fun Run. After the last runner was urged on, we charged back to the community centre to cheer them on across the finish line. Erica Levy directed traffic in her early years as a board member, and has been a fixture at the Community Association tent ever since!” The park was alive with activity! Longtime realtor, Wayne Ryan, inflated the Remax balloon while volunteers were filling the really cold dunk tank to torture board members who were brave enough to be dunked. Animals escaped from the petting zoo and the Dunbar Residents’ Association was on hand with actual salmonberries. The main stage featured performers throughout the day, while the weather was perfect with glorious sunshine. In later years, the Salmonberry Stage was the venue for the Dunbar Idol finals. Sponsored by Just Imagine Fun Clothing, Dunbar Idol ran for two years and showcased young talent from our community. Record crowds came out to cheer on the contestants and celebrate the winners. Glenna Geddes fondly remembers going on the old BC Electric bus, which her son would pretend to drive. They would find many of his friends and their parents onboard the old bus too. It was like riding the #7 and seeing the whole community, but all the while staying in the Dunbar Community Centre parking lot! Board member, Rudy Roelofsen, recalls the Dunbar Lawn Mower Drill Team. They were truly legends in their time. They were not necessarily part of Salmonberry Days but “mowed” for two years during the Dunbar Little League’s Opening Day Parade. In honour of the Dunbar Community Centre Association’s 50th Anniversary Art Garden, Park Board Commissioners and MP’s attended, and there was a huge Happy 50th birthday cake for everyone’s enjoyment. Another member commented “Who could forget the bouncy castle, a free ten-minute bounce! I was permanently parked there during my kid’s early years. Now, my daughter who is older, wanders around on her own and last year proudly displayed her henna tattoo!“ Pennie George’s family are also huge fans of bouncy castles! Pennie said “Need I say more?” Once again this year, the Dunbar Community Centre Association, Dunbar Centre Park Board Staff and the Dunbar Village Business Association offer you free rides and bounces, entertainment, community displays, a garage sale in the lawn bowling parking lot, performance by the Musqueam First Nation Dancers, local artists, face painting by Memorial pre-school, awesome races and much more! Join us on Sunday, May 29th at West Memorial Park for some fun in the sun, and create some Salmonberry Day memories of your own! Salmonberry Days Community Fair is brought to you by the Dunbar Community Centre Association and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation. 14
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ROAD WORK AHEAD - WE ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS! by Janet Morris-Reade
It is with great trepidation that we prepare for Dunbar Street to be torn apart in order to update the sewer and water lines. As the existing lines are estimated to be 70-80 years old, and as we prefer to keep sewage and water underground rather than freely flowing down the street, this work is necessary. However, the painful memories of roadwork past in other areas of the city have many of our businesses bracing for impact. We hope to combat this disruption with increased marketing and a healthy dose of information, information, and more information! Here Is What we Know: The following dates have been supplied to us by the City of Vancouver Engineering Department, however, anyone who has ever tried to do a home renovation will attest, stuff happens and schedules change. We understand through our contact with the City that three blocks will be affected at a time with the work being done in one block and the block before and after being affected for traffic re-direction. As of April 1, here is the most up-to-date schedule. Dunbar, SW Marine to W. 37th □ Starts June 6, 2011 Ends Nov. 18, 2011 □ ~ 24 weeks duration
Dunbar, W. 19th to W. 26th □ Starts May 5, 2011 Ends Sep. 7, 2011 □ ~ 18 weeks duration
W. 37th, Dunbar to Highbury □ Starts Nov. 21, 2011 Ends Jan. 10, 2012 □ ~ 7 weeks duration (includes the Christmas shut down)
Dunbar, W. 33rd to W. 26th □ Starts Apr. 8, 2011 Ends Aug. 18, 2011 □ ~ 19 weeks duration
To further challenge this schedule, the City tells us that street crews responsible for paving and curb repair will be about two blocks behind the sewer crews; the scope of the repairs depends on the sewers construction conditions. Finally, after all the sewer work is complete, the streets crew is planning to return to the area to do a full width pave on Dunbar from Marine Drive to West 16th Avenue. The good news is when all the work is done, Dunbar residents can rest assured that water and sewage will stay where it is supposed to, and our beloved Dunbar Street will be nicely paved and painted. Here Is What We Are Doing: We are keeping the lines of communication open and will continue to liaise with the City of Vancouver Engineering Department to ensure that we always know about any advancements or delays. We have had assurances that the impact to street festivals and events such as the Dunbar Village Harvest Festival, Trick-or-Treat on Dunbar, and Dunbar Village for the Holidays will be as limited as possible. We will work with other community organizations to promote Dunbar Street as both a pedestrian-friendly and a bike-friendly environment. We have installed additional new benches and bike racks to encourage residents to leave their cars at home. We are also working with the City to add pedestrian crosswalks at Dunbar & 27th, Dunbar & 30th, and mid-block on West 41st between Dunbar & Collingwood to help slow traffic down and give people a safer place to cross the street. During road construction, it will be a good time to take a walk or a ride to reacquaint yourself with the Village. Many of our businesses are creating additional promotions to encourage shoppers to frequent our shops so that Dunbar remains a vibrant and successful market community. Look for coupons, special sales, and activities to further motivate you to get out and about. Through our Twitter page (twitter.com/dunbarvillage) and other social media vehicles, we will endeavour to ensure that you have all the up-to-date information needed to lessen the impact of the street work on your lives. We are asking the community to pull together and frequent our businesses during the road disruption. Without you, our customers, we would not exist so we appreciate you making a special effort to shop locally during construction. In the meantime, we will keep you posted on what is happening through Twitter and future publications of Dunbar Life Magazine.
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CHECK-CHECK-CHECK to Make Dunbar Street Safe by Janet Morris-Reade
If you ride a bicycle through Dunbar Village, or took a ride in a pedi-cab during the Going Green on Dunbar event last March, then you will have had a chance to experience the Dunbar Street bicycle lane. It is a comfortable and safe way to get around as long as cyclists, pedestrians, and motorists take time to check for one another. For Motorists • Once you park on the street CHECK, your left side mirror before opening your door. Numerous cyclist die every year from being pushed by a door into street traffic. • Before turning left off Dunbar, CHECK the bike lane as well as the vehicle lane and pedestrian crossing before making the turn. • If you are passing a vehicle on the right when they have stopped to turn left, CHECK your right side mirror for cyclists coming up the street behind you. For Cyclists • Remember to look ahead of you to CHECK that car taillights are not lit as someone could be in the process of parking, pulling out, or opening a door. • Look for pedestrians and CHECK for anyone who may be popping out between cars to cross mid-block or crossing at the intersection against the light. • CHECK your speed as you ride down the Dunbar Street hill. In general, cars weigh 3000 pounds and bicycles weigh 30 pounds so you can guess which one will sustain the most damage in a collision. For Pedestrians • Cars are one thing, but remember to CHECK for cyclists before you cross the street. Cyclists need a greater distance than cars to stop safely. • Before crossing the street, CHECK to make sure that you have made eye contact with a driver or cyclist so that they know you are there, especially at uncontrolled intersections. • Little eyes are watching you, please CHECK to make sure you are setting a good example for those around you. Crossing the street at an intersection during the pedestrian signal instead of mid-block is always a good start. It is devastating to a community to lose a cyclist, pedestrian, or motorist on our streets. So please slow down, become aware of your surroundings, and look up to make eye contact with others around you. Help us make Dunbar Street a friendly and safe place to be – a place when pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists can live in perfect harmony!
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Sit on one of the new benches, and wait for friends or neighbours to stop and chat. Get your face painted or have a balloon animal made at the Salmonberry Days Festival. Get lost in the stacks at one of the local bookstores or at the library for a while. Read the menus in the restaurant windows along Dunbar & West 41st and plan your next night out. Forget the Grouse Grind! Walk the length of Dunbar. Time yourself and see how quickly you can improve on your time. 6. Stop and smell every flower you see at one of the many stores that sell flowers. 7. Visit the kittens in the window at Alta Vista Animal Hospital and imagine taking one home. 8. Read the bulletin board at the community centre, Stong’s Market, or the library. 9. Discover new treasures at one of the antique, consignment, or thrift stores. 10. Enjoy the murals along the back wall in the IGA parking lot.
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Still Fabulous! Now open in Dunbar! The volunteers of the Auxiliary to BC Children’s Hospital and the Auxiliary to BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre have relocated their popular store to Dunbar! The store is designed to raise funds for services, programs, and equipment in both hospitals. Specializing in high quality clothing, accessories, toys, jewellery, and housewares. We are very proud of the quality of items we carry. New arrivals every week.
Open Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sundays 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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DUNBAR CYCLES by Sarah Gordon
People love to hear success stories, and Dunbar Cycles’ longevity is one of them. Dunbar Cycles has been a fixture in Dunbar Village since 1927. Many long time residents may even have bought their first bike there. The current shop has been in the same location for over 35 years, and was previously located across the street. In the last three years, Dunbar Cycles has undergone such a huge transformation that you may not recognize the shop. The eye-catching artwork in the window features recycled bicycle gears. This contemporary art piece by North Shore artist Steve Mitchell gives a modern feel to the bike shop, while a tiled exterior archway lends a nice connection to the past. Dunbar Cycles owner Robert Venables is an avid cyclist. Originally from Alberta, he moved to Vancouver in 1993. Venables became acquainted with the shop as a cyclist when he used to ride with some of Dunbar Cycles’ staff. When he heard through the grapevine that the well-established bike shop was for sale, he jumped at the opportunity and bought the business. He had previous experience in everything from running a construction company, to building hockey arenas, as well as a background in other retail businesses; however the only experience he had with bike shops was as a customer. This worked to his advantage as he creatively approached the business by thinking like a customer, and created what a customer would like to see in a bike shop. At Dunbar Cycles, there is something for every cycling enthusiast including their top selling item, children’s bikes. They also sell commuter bikes, cruisers, road bikes, and even a small selection of electric bikes. Venables and his staff have a strong passion for mountain biking and therefore offer a great selection of mid to high-end mountain bikes. There are many loyal Dunbar Cycles customers; yet, an individual who stands out for Venables is a 67-year-old man who started downhill mountain biking three years ago. He is the most enthusiastic mountain biker of any age that Venables knows. He comes in or calls every day with questions and stories of his riding. Venables modestly claims that he handles everything, in small amounts, from taxes and payroll, to marketing and fixing flat tires. He gives kudos to his coworkers, and his general manager Tony. He believes that they are the best staff anywhere and are a huge asset to 24
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the business, as they are friendly, knowledgeable, and genuine team players. Venables feels that his most important role is as team leader, and believes in working collectively. Passion and enthusiasm clearly propels Venables’ successful business. As with most small businesses, it is a labour of love and involves a seven-day work week. He can be found in the shop four days a week, and the other three days he spends working on marketing, race team support and product testing. Dunbar Cycles has its own downhill mountain bike race team called Team DC. With sixteen athletes on the team, this makes them the largest team Canada. The team includes threetime national champion Andrew Mitchell, Dean Tennant who is second overall, and two of the top four women in Canada, Rebecca McQueen and Kjerston Lone. All four cyclists represented Canada at the World Championships last year. Community involvement is of high importance to Dunbar Cycles. They are actively involved in sponsoring teams and races. They donate bikes to the bike/walk to school program, and provide bikes for children as part of an initiative with Queen Elizabeth Elementary School. They sponsor two B.C. Cup races. They donate to numerous silent auctions. They provided mechanical support for the B.C. Lung Trek. The list is long, and Venables is clearly committed to the community. Robert Venables takes great pride in Dunbar village and enjoys the small town feeling. He believes that Dunbar has everything that one needs, and with the combination of great shops, plus the distance from downtown, it encourages people to shop locally. It is apparent that the Dunbar cycling community feels the same way with its support of Dunbar Cycles over the last 84 years. A party is certainly in order in 2027 when Dunbar Cycles turns 100! www.dunbarcycles.com 4219 Dunbar Street 604-224-2116
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HOW COULD WE HAVE BEEN SO WRONG?! by Janet Morris-Reade, Executive Director, Dunbar Village business Association
Since Dunbar Life Magazine first launched last November, I have been encouraging the residents of Dunbar to open up the lines of communications and tell us what you think. Well, I certainly got my wish! Our last publication featured Adam Lorant, a handsome local resident and bicycle-to-work convert, who volunteered his time to allow us to create a stylized shot of him biking to work. The magazine had barely hit area mailboxes before we received some blistering feedback about the cyclist’s lack of bike safety equipment on the front cover. Clearly, we have made a mistake and on behalf of the Dunbar Village Business Association and the magazine publisher, Palla Media, I sincerely apologize. In order to make amends and to rectify the situation, we have taken the following steps: 1. We notified as many Dunbar neighbours as we could through the Dunbar Neighbours List Serve (dunbarvancouver.org/neighbours-mailing-list) and through on-going conversations, we acknowledged that we had made a mistake and apologized. 2. We used this opportunity as a "teachable moment" at our Going Green on Dunbar event that took place Saturday, March 12. We made a life-sized copy of the photo with the question: "What is missing from this photo?" and had pictures of helmets and other bike safety equipment for people to put in place over the image - paper doll style - so that we can openly acknowledge our error, while teaching children and the community about bike safety. We will also have this interactive installation again at the upcoming Salmonberry Days Festival on May 29th along with bike safety information. 3. We promised to include an article in this issue of Dunbar Life outlining our mistake, our apologies, and information about bike safety, which we are doing now. We have obviously made a mistake, but we have tried to rectify it as best we can with earnest apologies, grace, and perhaps a little humour. Of course, please feel free to contact me directly with your ideas, concerns, comments and general feedback. Thank you to all of you who took the time to e-mail, call, and stop me on the street with your generous support of the magazine as a whole. We make mistakes, we learn, and we work hard to move this publication toward excellence. Please contact me any time at 604-692-2885 to leave a message or email me at info@dunbarvillage.ca with your suggestions or comments.
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Starting this spring and continuing throughout the year, Dunbar Street will be torn up to replace the sewer and water lines. What this means for you is that driving and parking along Dunbar in some areas will be a little tricky. We’re asking our customers to avoid the headaches and choose to walk or bike to the Village instead of driving. We’ve got new benches and bike racks to make your visit more convenient & comfortable. Please make a special effort to support your local businesses during construction. 27
I love Dunbar because… As a part of our Going Green on Dunbar event, we reached out to the local schools to find out how the younger residents in our neighbourhood feel about their community. They were asked to complete the statement, “I love Dunbar because…” Thanks to everyone, both teachers and students, who participated. Here are just a few of the comments we received: I live there and so do all my friends. We love to go into the Camosun Bog and playing laser tag kit. I also love to walk my dog in the forest. I like to chase garden snakes and just sit to listen to the great river. I also have a fort made out of fallen trees. ~ Faris, age 10. It has many restaurants, theatres, supermarkets and many other cool stuff. I also like its soccer field and baseball diamonds and playground all on one field. ~ Bailey, age 10. I like to play on the tire swings with my dad and I get to go with my dad and my sister. Also, I get to play basketball with my dad and I always win and he always loses and my sister is the ref. ~ Raman, age 7. It’s veeeeeeery convenient! I also love the Dunbar Public Library. ~ Andy, age 7. I love the library. I can read all the books. I like Shopper’s because it has all the things you need. Dunbar has a lot of stores. There’s a bookshop that has a lot. It has a really good toy store with dolls and zoo pets. There’s a lot you can do on Dunbar. It has a good kid’s bookstore that has funny books too. ~ Emma, age 8. Of all the fun activities there are like, soccer and art classes. ~ Amy, age 10. There is almost everything there from a tailor’s shop, movie theatre, a supermarket, a liquor store, many, many restaurants and a lot more. Also, it is only on a few streets so it is all right there. If you lived right by Dunbar, you could get all your shopping done! That is only one of the reasons Dunbar is a busy place, even if it is a little loud. You get a great view of the mountains. ~ Regina, age 10. In Dunbar, you have everything you need to live. It has food stores, clothing stores, a bank, a hairdresser and it has some restaurants. I also like Dunbar because the people who are in Dunbar are very kind and friendly. I think Dunbar is awesome! ~ Cameron, age 10. It has a really big library. I really like Chaldecott Park because I like riding my bike in it. I like the bakery because it has a lot of sweets and the cakes. Sometimes I go to Stong’s. ~ Ethan, age 8. I live here and it is a very nice place. I play baseball there too. It has nice stores and a movie theatre and that is why I like Dunbar. ~ Calvin, age 10. They have a lot of cool shops like Splash and the library and all the clothes shops. I love the forest, park and the community centre. I also love the bakeries, especially Butters. And the pet (food) store. ~ Caitlin, age 8. 28
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DUNBAR
CENTRE OF IT ALL
Salmonberry Days
Dunbar Community Fair Centre Community Sunday May 29 at 11:00 am-3:00 pm At West Memorial Park, Dunbar Community Centre grounds
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• Fruit Tree Planting Ceremony Inflatable Rides • Giant Family Garage Sale Umbrella Painting • Dunbar Village Business Crafts Association Activities Family Fun • Musqueam artists, dancing, Entertainment drumming and cultural cuisine Community Displays th 4 Family Awesome Race ( Concession Stand and much more!
Brought to you by the Dunbar Community Centre Association and the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
I love the books at Dunbar Library, each one has a great story! There are so many books that it’s almost impossible to read all of them! Each age has a section of books to read! ~ Renata, age 8. I like Dunbar because there is a Dairy Queen and a Tim Hortons. I like the Dairy Queen because during the summer nights we can walk over and have ice cream. ~ Elena, age 10. There are so many awesome stores like Splash, Kokopelli’s, Stong’s and a great movie theatre! I also love to explore Dunbar park, the field and the forest. I live in Dunbar and the people there are very nice. My mom always goes to Stong’s for groceries. I love all the different activities at the Community Centre. Dunbar is fantastically awesome! ~ Elise, age 8. It has DQ and restaurants. I like Stong’s because it has good food. ~ Ben, age 10. It has a library. There are movies. There are books. It’s free. You get to keep the book for like a month. ~ Micah, age 8.
www.dunbarcentre.ca ( 604-222-6060 It has lots of books. It has nice people. It has a great view of the mountains. ~ Chester, age 9. Dunbar Community Centre is jointly operated by the Dunbar CommunityMarch Centre Association Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation Spring Registration begins Monday, 14thand atthewww.dunbarcentre.ca 4 I like that there is a movie theatre, stores and a Dairy Queen. There is a grocery store, so that’s good. There is a toy store to get toys. ~ Ben, age 10. It has a Modern Club, Jethro’s, Tim Hortons, Super Star Convenient Store, and a dentist and restaurant, a Shopper’s Drug Mart, a movie theatre. That is why I love Dunbar. ~ Niko, age 10.
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Dental Health Month Baseball Season starts, www.dunbarbaseball.ca Free Spinal Screening Clinic for Scoliosis for children, 1-4pm in the lobby at our Dunbar Community Center, 4747 Dunbar St. Vancouver Sun Run, www.vancouversun.com/2011sunrun. Passover (Jewish) Earth Day, www.earthday.ca Good Friday, No School SD#39 Easter Sunday Easter Monday, No School SD#39 Dunbar Garden Club Meeting, 7:30–9:30pm at Dunbar Community Centre, Upstairs, 4747 Dunbar St. Jean’s Day in support of BC Children’s Hospital, www.bcchf.ca Tax return deadline (personal taxes 2010), www.cra.gc.ca St. Philip’s Rummage Sale, 9-noon, 3737 West 27 Ave Dunbar Salmonberry Days, www.dunbar-vancouver.org Asian Heritage Month, www.vahms.org Stong’s Market Plant Sale, 4560 Dunbar St, www.stongs.com Vancouver Marathon, www.bmovanmarathon.ca St George’s School Fair, www.stgeorges.bc.ca/fair Mother’s Day Move For Health Day, www.bcrpa.bc.ca The Cucumber Tree: Memories of a Vancouver Boyhood – Bob Rossevent, 6:30–7:00pm, Dunbar Library, 4515 Dunbar St. Earthquake Preparedness Workshop, 7-8:30pm at Dunbar Community Ctr, room 202, www.vancouver.ca/nepp_net No School, SD#39 Advertising deadline for Dunbar Life magazine Victoria Day, No School SD#39 Dunbar Garden Club Meeting, 7:30–9:30pm Dunbar Community Centre, Upstairs, 4747 Dunbar St. Salmonberry Days Community Fair, 11-3, West Memorial Park, Dunbar Community Centre grounds. www.dunbarcentre.ca Bike To Work Week, www.biketoworkmetrovan.ca Bike Month, www.bikemonth.best.bc.ca Dunbar Life Magazine comes out Baseball season ends Father’s Day Summer Solstice
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Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 dunbarcentre.ca Prime QuicKids 3321 Dunbar St 604-568-5220 beyourprime.com
CHILDREN - RETAIL Jacadi Vancouver 5607 Dunbar St 604-266-5448 jacadi.com MacGillycuddy’s Children’s Consignment 4881 MacKenzie St 604-263-5313 Peekaboo Baby Boutique 4229 Dunbar St 604-228-0804 Splash Toy Shop 4243 Dunbar St 604-228-8697 Treasure Express Children’s Consignment 5585 Dunbar St 604-569-1900 treasureexpress.com
CHURCHES & PLACES OF WORSHIP Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 3778 West 28th Ave 604-224-5678 icvancouver.ca
Knox United Church 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-3747 knoxunitedvancouver.org
Dunbar Laundromat & Drycleaning 4410 Dunbar St 604-736-5808
Marineview Chapel 4000 West 41st Ave 604-261-1444 marineview.org
Mai’s Dry Cleaners 3336 Dunbar St 604-739-6638
St Philips Anglican Church 3737 West 27th Ave 604-224-3238 stphilipsdunbar.com
CLOTHING & ACCESSORIES Chloe Angus Design 4273 Dunbar St 604-224-2456 chloeangus.com Dragon & Phoenix Designer Consignment 3510 West 41st Ave 604-261-1317 dragonandphoenix.ca Hob Thrift Shop 3352 Dunbar St 604-733-1412 vancouverhospice.org Jools 4255 Dunbar St 604-221-0721 jools.ca Olindas 4305 Dunbar St 604-228-0022 Spill It Sister 5589 Dunbar St 604-568-0070 spillitsister.ca Still Fabulous Thrift Store 110-3479 Dunbar St 604-566-9136
Dunbar Evangelical Lutheran Church 3491 West 31st Ave 604-266-6818 dunbarlutheran.ca
Twist Fashions Inc. 2952 West 4th Ave 604-732-0199 twistfashions.com
Dunbar Heights Baptist Church 3996 West 17th Ave 604-224-1031 dhbc.ca
DRYCLEANERS & LAUNDRY
Dunbar Heights United Church 3525 West 24th Ave 604-731-6420 dunbarheightsuc.ca
Busy Bee Cleaners 3556 West 41st Ave 604-263-2215 Dunbar 1 hr Drycleaners 4470 Dunbar St 604-224-3818
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Money’s Drycleaning 4389 Dunbar St 604-224-5112
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4Cats Arts Studio 4293 Dunbar St 604-569-2426 4catsart.com
Pressed 4 Time Dry Cleaning 3594 West 41st Ave 604-261-0440
EDUCATION - PRESCHOOLS Tom Thumb Preschool 3737 West 27th Ave 604-222-2550 tomthumbpreschool.ca Dunbar Memorial Preschool 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6065 dunbarmemorialpreschool.ca Crown Preschool 3737 West 27th Ave 604-228-1316 crownpreschool.ca Little People’s Preschool 5600 Balaclava St 604-261-2219 littlepeople.ca Marineview Preschool 4000 West 41st Ave 604-261-2613 marineview.org Montessori Ivy School 3641 West 29th Ave 604-221-9300 ivymontessori.ca
EDUCATION - PRIVATE SCHOOLS St George’s Junior School (boys) 3851 West 29th Ave 604-224-1304 stgeorges.bc.ca St George’s Senior School (boys) 4175 West 29th Ave 604-224-1304 stgeorges.bc.ca Immaculate Conception School (Catholic) 3745 West 28th Ave 604-224-5012 icvancouver.ca
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Crofton House School (girls) 3200 West 41st Ave 604-263-3255 croftonhouse.ca
TD Canada Trust 4200 Dunbar St 604-654-6888 tdcanadatrust.com
Dunbar Cycles 4219 Dunbar St 604-224-2116 dunbarcycles.com
EDUCATION RESOURCES
Vancity Credit Union 4445 Dunbar St 604-877-7000 vancity.com
FLOWER & GIFT SHOPS
A1 Education Centre 3516 West 41st Ave 604-686-7788 Opus Academy 5635 Dunbar Street 604-267-3749 opusacademy.com
FINANCIAL SERVICES BMO Bank of Montreal 4395 Dunbar St 604-665-7093 bmo.com Cara Savege, Invis Mortgages 604-788-1788 carasavege.com CIBC 4306 Dunbar St 604-665-7697 cibc.com Don Nybo & Co. Chartered Accountants 6-3615 West 19th Ave 604-228-1166 Edward Jones, Jackie Read 3560 West 41st Ave 604-731-6117 edwardjones.com Eveline de la Giroday, Dominion Lending 604-230-2262 evelinegiroday.ca H & R Block 4220 Dunbar St 604-713-1500 hrblock.ca RBC Royal Bank 4205 Dunbar St 604-665-5972 rbc.com RE/MAX Select Realty Karel Palla, PREC 604-329-1430 vancouversbestlistings.com ScotiaBank 5659 Dunbar St 604-668-3707 scotiabank.com
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FITNESS & SPORTS Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 dunbarcentre.ca Dunbar Heights United Gym 3525 West 24th Avenue 604-731-6420 dunbarheightsuc.ca Dunbar Lawn Bowling Club dunbarlawnbowling.com Dunbar Little League Baseball dunbarbaseball.ca Dunbar Soccer Association dunbarsoccer.ca Elements Academy of Martial Arts 4465 Dunbar St 604-568-3441 elementsacademy.com Family Passages 5737 Collingwood St 604-266-6470 familypassages.ca
Dunbar Greetings 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322 Gardenia Florist 5636 Dunbar St 604-269-9234 gardeniaflorists.com
GROCERY & FOOD STORES Celtic Treasure Chest 5639 Dunbar St 604-261-3688 celtictreasurechest.com Dunbar Produce 4355 Dunbar St 604-228-8615 IGA MarketPlace 4535 West 41st Ave 604-261-2423 marketplaceiga.com Koolstop Convenience Store 5520 Dunbar St 604-261-7474 Mac’s Convenience Store 4449 Dunbar St 604-736-7528
Prime Strength & Conditioning 3321 Dunbar St 604-568-5220 beyourprime.com
Stong’s Market 4560 Dunbar St 604-266-1401 stongs.com
Sanga Yoga Studio 3458 Dunbar St 604-733-7264 sangayoga.ca The Dailey Method 3584 West 41st Ave 604-266-9191 thedaileymethod.com FITNESS & SPORTS - RETAIL Cheap Skates 3644 West 16th Ave 604-222-1125
Christina’s Flower Shop 5615 Dunbar St 604-263-3011 christinaflowers.com
Superstar Convenience 3363 Dunbar St 604-809-7187 Weigh to Go Bulk Foods 3534 West 41st Ave 604-266-6206 9 & Nine Grocery & Florist 3526 West 41st Ave
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Arnold’s Coiffures Ltd 5628 Dunbar St 604-261-7434 B.T. Shears Hair Design 3231 Dunbar St 604-222-8715 Blink Beauty Bar 3562 West 41st Ave 604-261-8144 Cabello Spa & Salon 3518 West 41st Ave 604-267-4247 cabellosalonspa.com Classy Hair Design 3434 Dunbar St 604-738-8221 Clippers Edge 4522 Dunbar St 604-224-0500 Dunbar Barber Shop 4264 Dunbar St 604-738-3165 George’s Hair Styling 4196 Dunbar St 604-738-4603 Great Clips for Hair 4484 Dunbar St 604-732-5123 www.greatclips.com Hair Zone 3378 Dunbar St, Vancouver 604-788-8233
Peymana Esthetics 3368 Dunbar St 604-739-3733 peymaneh.com Rose Nails & Spa 3383 Dunbar St 604-221-2200 rosenailsandspa.com Samara Hairstyling 3540 West 41st Ave 604-261-3626 Skinetics Skin Care & Day Spa 4263 Dunbar St 604-266-7878
604-733-1616 Dr Janet Thom 2029 West 42nd Ave 604-261-1943 drjanetthom.ca Vancouver Dental Ceramics 3291 Dunbar St 604-228-9200
OPTOMETRIST Dunbar Eyecare 2-3554 West 41st Ave 604-263-8874 dunbareyecare.com
Sunset Tanning Salon 3548 West 41st Ave 604-267-1002
Image Optometry 4250 Dunbar St 604-293-3937 image.ca
The Shop Hair & Esthetics 4446 Dunbar St 604-736-7467 theshophairandesthetics.com
Pacific Eye Doctors 4292 Dunbar St 604-739-2022
Top Barber Cut 5631 Dunbar St 604-696-0581 Top Cut Barbers 4238 Dunbar St 604-739-0744 Vida Beautilities Hair & Esthetic Salon 4260 Dunbar St 604-732-3523 vidabeautilities.com
DENTISTS
Health Clinic Med-Spa 4447 Dunbar St 604-221-8822
Dr Don V. Anderson Inc. & Dr David S. Book Inc. Dentists Dr Pamela Davidson 3335 Dunbar St 604-224.5611
J’aime Les Cheveux 3591 West 26th Ave 604-714-1118
Dr Alex K H Chan, Dentist 203-3540 West 41st Ave 604-266-2860
Kari’s Hair & Esthetics 3593 West 26th Ave 604-736-6700
Dr Meredith Moores, Dentist 215-3540 West 41st Ave 604-261-2220
Lavender’s Beauty Spa 1-3618 West 16th Ave 604-221-1166
Dr George Porteous, Dentist 5-3615 West 19th Ave 604-224-3115
Pampered by Kadie 4238 Dunbar St 604-809-5395 pamperedbykadie.com
Southlands Dental Group 3579 West 41st Ave 604-266-6232
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HEALTH SERVICES - OTHER Dunbar Physio 205-3540 West 41st Ave 604-266-3303 dunbarphysio.com Shari Bender, Psychologist 101-3309 Dunbar St 604-221-9053 Chaldecott Medical Assn 4186 Dunbar St 604-739-9881 Dr A. Edamura 3570 West 30th Ave 604-224-1515 Envision Counselling Carla Haber 202-3641 West 29th Ave 604-222-1120 envisioncounselling.ca Expert Hearing Solutions 110 - 3479 Dunbar St 604-568-9065 experthearingsolutions.com Dr Brian Harris Inc. 3540 West 41st Ave 604-261-5015 Dr Colin Leech-Porter 7-3596 West 27th Ave 604-737-0600
Dr Daisy Tang, Dentist 4210 Dunbar St
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Life Chiropractic & Massage 4168 Dunbar St 604-742-0702
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Life Labs 112-3540 West 41st Ave 604-264-9815 lifelabs.com Massage Therapy on Dunbar 4192 Dunbar St 604-733-3376 Alex Musial MD Inc. 4298 Dunbar St 604-731-3612 Lesley Ormiston, Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture 202-3641 West 29th Ave 604-222-9505 lesleyormiston.com Mark Finch & Associates 202-3641 West 29th Ave 604-222-9505 markfinch.ca Skinworks 3578 West 41st Ave 604-733-9711 Southland’s Physiotherapy 3579 West 41st Ave 604-263-8110 StudioHealth - ChiroWorks 5733 Collingwood St 604-269-3798 studiohealth.ca Tessa Cherniavsky Massage Clinic 203A - 3540 West 41st Ave 604-266-2757
INSURANCE Buntain Insurance 4295 Dunbar St 604-736-8855 buntaininsurance.com
Rand & Fowler Insurance 4860 MacKenzie St 604-266-2357 randandfowler.com
Southlands Insurance Brokers 5540 Dunbar St 604-266-5433 southlandsinsurance.com
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LIQUOR STORES
PHARMACIES
BC Liquor Store 3453 Dunbar St 604-224-4412 bcliquorstores.com
Pharmasave 4198 Dunbar St 604-732-3010 pharmasave.com
Dunbar Liquor Boutique 5460 Dunbar St 604-267-2337 dunbarlb.com
Shoppers Drug Mart 4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8555 shoppersdrugmart.ca
Pacific Spirits Liquor Store 4474 Dunbar St 604-738-1299
Southland Pharmacy 3554 West 41st Ave 604-266-2802
Village VQA Wines 3536 West 41st Ave 604-269-9433 villagevqawines.com
POSTAL OUTLETS Dunbar Greetings 3456 Dunbar St 604-731-3322
MOVIE THEATRE
Shoppers Drug Mart 4326 Dunbar St 604-732-8555 shoppersdrugmart.ca
Dunbar Theatre 4555 Dunbar Street 604-222-2991
PET SUPPLIES, GROOMING & VETS
Stationery 2000 3552 West 41st Ave 604-261-2001
Alta Vista Animal Hospital 4543 Dunbar St 604-221-5858 altavistaanimalhospital.ca
RESTAURANTS, CAFES, COFFEE SHOPS, FAST FOOD & BAKERIES
April’s Aquarium 5620 Dunbar St 604-569-2696 aprilsaquarium.com
Bean Around the World 5601 Dunbar St 604-261-8188 cowboycoffee.ca
Artistic Styling Salon for Pets 4188 Dunbar St 604-739-6822
Beantown Coffee House 4231 Dunbar St 604-222-8455
Bosley’s Pet Food 3502 West 41st Ave 604-266-2667 bosleys.com
Brick Oven Pizzeria 4269 Dunbar St 604-228-1822
Dunbar Veterinary Hospital 5567 Dunbar St 604-266-5385 K & K Pet Foods 4595 Dunbar St 604-224-2513 Pets Beautiful 5620 Dunbar St 604-569-2696 petsbeautiful.com
Butter Baked Goods 4321 Dunbar St 604-221-4333 butterbakedgoods.com Cheshire Cheese Inn 4585 Dunbar St 604-224-2521 cheshirecheeseinn.ca Cosy Cafe 4455 Dunbar St 604-224-3133 Crepe & Cafe 3500 West 41st Ave 604-568-3123 crepecafe1.com
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Dunbar Dairy Queen 3380 Dunbar St 604-733-2884 dairyqueen.com
Pizza Garden 4464 Dunbar St 604-738-7474 Simon’s Kitchen 4418 Dunbar St 604-734-1135 simonskitchen.net
Gold Star Shoe Rebuilders 3303 Dunbar St 604-734-7477 goldstarshoerebuilders.com Innova Kitchens & Baths 5739 Collingwood St 604-676-1603 innovakitchens.com
Dunbar Pizza & Grill 3348 Dunbar St 604-732-4999
Spice Islands Indonesian 3592 West 41st Ave 604-266-7355 spiceislandsindonesian.com
The Dunbar 4497 Dunbar St 604-222-9922 thedunbar.ca
Starbucks Coffee 4467 Dunbar St 604-222-8069 starbucks.ca
Handi Cuisine of India 4432 Dunbar St 604-738-3186 handicuisine.com
Subway 4490 Dunbar St 604-263-4023 subway.ca
IHUA Bakery 3522 West 41st Ave 604-261-0189
Sushi Q Japanese Deli 4385 Dunbar St 604-221-7874
Odenza Homes Ltd 4345 Dunbar St 604-221-7002 odenzahomes.com
Jethro’s Fine Grub 3420 Dunbar St 604-569-3441 jethrosfinegrub.com
The Dunbar 4497 Dunbar St 604-222-9922 thedunbar.ca
Regent Heating 4256 Dunbar St 604-731-8369 regentheating.com
Kokopelli Cafe 4593 Dunbar St 604-228-0818 kokopellicafe.ca
Tim Hortons 3463 Dunbar St 604-222-3130 timhortons.ca
Sage Construction 3349 Dunbar St 604-569-2692 sageconstruction.ca
La Notte Ristorante Italiano 3307 Dunbar St 604-222-4033 www.lanotte.ca
Wild Sushi 4288 Dunbar St 604-568-9668 wildsushi.ca
Sandra Steier Photography 604-277-7437 sandrasteier.com
Lucky Star Sushi Restaurant 4414 Dunbar St 604-739-3818
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Mexi-Cali Diner 4424 Dunbar St 604-731-6517 Modern Club Japanese Teppan Restaurant 3446 Dunbar St 604-739-0170 Moki’s Pizza 5530 Dunbar St 604-263-4440 Picture Your Cake at Tinkers Hatch Bakery 4894 MacKenzie St 604-318-7856
Digital Photo Station 4485 Dunbar St 604-222-3513 Dunbar Disposal 604-765-3867 dunbardisposal.com Dunbar Painting 604-788-3382 dunbarpainting.com Dunbar Upholstery & Autotrim 3354 Dunbar St 604-671-9739
Making Change Personal Consignment Services makingchange.ca
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Domino’s Pizza 3480 Dunbar St 604-733-0188 dominos.ca
Men in Kilts 1-877-777-5458 meninkilts.com Molly Maid Meg Roberts 604-734-7260 mollymaid.ca
The University Women’s Club of Vancouver 604-731-4661 uwcvancouver.ca
SPECIALTY STORES BOOKS Black Mountain Books 4335 Dunbar St 604-569-3948 Carson Books 4275 Dunbar St 604-222-8787 Lawrence Books 3591 West 41st Ave 604-261-3812
Esther’s Alterations 4192 Dunbar St 604-733-9932
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SPECIALTY STORES All Nations Stamp & Coin 5630 Dunbar St 604-684-4613 allnationsstampandcoin.com Blight’s Home Hardware Ltd. 3322 Dunbar St 604-738-3312 blightshomehardware.com Dunbar Antiques & Lighting 5579 Dunbar St 604-569-1133 Dunbar Vacuum Ltd 3468 Dunbar St 604-733-8713 dunbarvacuum.com 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 Hob Too Thrift Shop 3470 Dunbar St vancouverhospice.org Kerrisdale Equipment Ltd 4522 Dunbar St 604-224-3255 kerrisdaleequipment.com Limelite Curios 5587 Dunbar St 778-737-0052 Margaret Manson Collectibles 5581 Dunbar St 604-805-6880 Nightwatch Video 4424 Dunbar St 604-731-5416 Omega Gallery & Custom Framing 4290 Dunbar St 604-732-6778 omegagallery.ca Restoration House 3444 Dunbar St 604-644-8735
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Stationery 2000 3552 West 41st Ave 604-261-2001 Toorak Tile & Design 3496 Dunbar St 604-739-5966 tooraktile.com Upscale Garage Sale Store 3422 Dunbar St 604-733-0787 upscalegaragesale.ca
VEHICLE & AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES Chevron Canada 5505 Dunbar St 604-261-4048 McDermott’s Body Shop 4508 Dunbar St 604-261-9212 Shell Canada 3596 West 41st Ave 604-263-9330
COMMUNITY RESOURCES City of Vancouver 453 West 12th Ave Phone 3-1-1 vancouver.ca Dunbar Community Centre 4747 Dunbar St 604-222-6060 dunbarcentre.ca Dunbar Community Patrol 604-222-9824 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 604-692-2885 dunbarvillage.ca Fire & Rescue, No. 21 Firehall 5425 Carnarvon St 604-665-6021 vancouver.ca/fire DunbarLife Magazine | April 15 - June 15, 2011