APRIL 27 – MAY 3, 2023

This Week in Town

Vancouver International Wine Festival: April 24 – 30, East VCC, ticket & details – vanwinefest.ca

WorkSafeBC Day of Mourning ceremony: April 28, Jack Poole Plaza.

Vancouver International Universities Fair: April 29, West VCC

Cedar Heart Weaving with Rita Kompst – a workshop on traditional Coast Salish cedar weaving: April 29, Museum of Vancouver (1100 Chestnut St), 604.730.5300

Whitecaps FC vs. Colorado Rapids FC: 7:00 PM, April 29, BC Place, 604.669.9283

Silent Movie Mondays - Vancouver Civic Theatres’ new film series: May 1, June 5, & July 10, Orpheum Theatre, $15.50+, 604.665.3050

HR Conference & Expo: May 2-3, West VCC

Carousel Theatre for Young People (CYTP) presents Alphonse: May 2-7, The Picnic Pavillion (Granville Island), tickets & information at: carouseltheatre.ca

Long-term Events

Daily show at the Improv Centre: Granville Island; 604.738.7013; theimprovcentre.ca; box office opens at 6:30 pm.

Dressed for History: Why Costume Collections Matter: Museum of Vancouver (1100 Chestnut St) - confirms Vancouver as home to world-class costume interpreters, collectors and historians.

Matriarchs Seen and Unseen: Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art (639 Hornby Street) - the work of Nuu-Chah-Nulth photographer Melody Charlie - topic: Aunties, mothers, and grandmothers are pillars in Indigenous communities, leading their families and guiding their community members.

Sport Events: Vancouver Canadians vs. Tri-City Dust Devils: April 7 – Sept 10, Nat Bailey Stadium, Information: 604.872.5232

Closures

The Museum of Anthropology at UBC is temporarily closed.

Closed on Monday:

• Beaty Biodiversity Museum

• Burnaby Village Museum (start summer season from May 6 – Sept 4, closed Mondays but open statutory holidays)
  

Closed on Monday & Tuesday:

• Dr. Sun Yat-Sen

• Bill Reid Gallery

• Polygon Gallery

• Monova (Museum of North Vancouver)
  

Closed on Tuesday & Wednesday:

• Audain Art Museum
  

Closed Monday - Wednesday & Statutory Holidays:

• Vancouver Police Museum
  

Closed on Monday, Tuesday & Saturday:

• Roedde House Museum

The Closest

Attractions & Tickets

Westcoast Sightseeing Kiosk

East VCC

BC Ferries Vacations

Van City Bikes

Banks & ATM

ATM – Waterfront Centre Food Court
ATM – Behind VCC Info Desk

BMO Bank of Montreal – 595 Burrard (& Dunsmuir) 604.655.2643

CIBC (Waterfront) – 400 Burrard (& Pender) 604.665.1645

HSBC – 999 W Hastings (& Burrard) 604.895.7100
RBC Royal Bank – 1025 W Georgia (& Burrard) 604.665.6991

TD Bank - 700 W. Georgia (Pacific Centre Mall) 604.654.3665 Open Saturdays 10am-4pm

Bike Rentals

Van City Bikes - Waterfront Station (inside by the stairs) 604.559.5450

EZ-Rider – VCC West 604.331.1789
Club 16 – VCC West 604.647.7543

Car Rentals

Avis: 757 Hornby st – 1-800-268-8900 – https://www.avis.ca/

Expo Rent a Car – 1234 Hornby Street – 1-800-391-6502 – https://exporentacar.com/ (Residence Inn)

Hertz: 413 Seymour – https://www.hertz.com/

Coffee Shops

Giovane Café – 1038 Canada Place Way (Fairmont Pacific Rim) 604.687.9887

Mink Chocolate Café – 863 West Hastings (Hornby courtyard) 604-633-2451

LOT185 CAFÉ + WINE BAR – VCC West (next to Jack Poole Plaza) (778) 331-7785
Coal Harbour Café – VCC East (in exhibition hallway)

JJ Bean – 353 Burrard Street (Marine Building)

The Flying Whale – End of Canada Place (connected to FlyOver Canada)

Currency Exchange

Vancouver B&C Exchange 800 Pender St @ Howe) 604-685-1008; open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm only

ICE International 1169 Robson (@ Bute) 604.683.9666; open 7days/week 9am-6pm

Charlie’s Currency Exchange 827 Granville (&Robson) 604.688.2500; Mon-Sat 9am-6pm/Sun Noon-5pm

Drug Stores

Shoppers Drug Mart –586 Granville St (& Dunsmuir) or 748 Burrard St (&Robson)
London Drugs – 710 Granville St (& West Georgia)

Rexall – Waterfront Centre (Food Court) or 1055 West Georgia St (near Burrard)

Fitness and Gyms

Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness – 1055 Canada Place (VCC west) 604.558.1600

YMCA – 955 Burrard Street (near Nelson) 604.699.9622

Free Wifi

Vancouver Public Library branches, public buildings and #vanwifi locations

Liquor Store

BCLS Harbour Centre - 555 Hastings Street (& Seymour)
BCLS Alberni Store – 768 Bute Street (& Alberni)

Steamworks Liquor Store – 375 Water St #1.

Luggage Storage

Canada Place Cruise Terminal - Westcoast Sightseeing 1.877.451.1777

Van City Bikes - Waterfront Station (inside by the stairs) 604.559.5450

Medical Clinic

Royal Medical Clinic - #112-1055 West Georgia (&Burrard / inside Royal Center) 1-604-428-8313

Choice Medical Clinic – 817 W Hastings St 1-604-969-8900

Coal Harbour Medical Center – 622 Bute St – 1-604-558-3313

Parking

Indigo Parking – VCC East (Canada Place Way at Howe)
VCC West Parking – VCC West (Canada Place Way at Burrard)
Easy Park – W Cordova between Burrard and Howe
Waterfront Centre – Burrard between Canada Place Way and W Cordova

Postal Service

Canada Post inside Bentall Centre– 595 Burrard (& Dunsmuir)

Canada Post inside Rexall – 499 Granville (& Pender)

Souvenir shops

Snowggle Gifts - 1055 Canada Place (outside VCC West)
The RCMP Memorabilia Shop - 767 West Cordova (&Granville)

Hudson’s Bay Company – 674 Granville Street (& Georgia)

Supermarkets

Urban Fare – 305 Bute Street (& Cordova) 604.669.5831

Market Place IGA – 909 Burrard Street (& Smithe) 604.605.0612
Market Place IGA – 489 Robson Street (& Richards) 604.684.5714

Safeway – 1766 Robson Street (& Denman) 604.683.6155

Travel Agents

The Travel Group – 1095 W Pender St – 1-604-681-6345

Discover Canada Tours – 1111 Melville St – 1-604-689-8128

Updated: April 26, 2023