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Great Grandview Garage Sale Celebrates Its 10th Year June 20th

10 Apr

The Great Grandview Garage Sale is back for its 10th year on Saturday, June 20th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm rain or shine. Whether you are a bargain hunter, a thrifter, looking for collectibles, or want to spend the day wandering about, this is the spot to check out. Not only will you find great deals and unique items, you might even find some free items that people just want gone as we did last year.

The Great Grandview Garage Sale is a neighbourhood wide multi-family garage sale that takes place, as the name eludes. it takes place throughout the Grandview-Woodlands area of East Vancouver. Specifically from Broadway to the Burrard Inlet and from Clark Drive to Nanaimo Street. If you live in the area, you have lots of time to get organized and if you don’t live in the area, but know someone that does, consider pairing up with them and hosting a table/space in front of their place as many people did last year.  If you wish to participate in the event, you are invited to sign up for FREE online. This gets you a spot on the online map so people can find you.   Honestly, any wayfinding that lets people know where you are is a good idea. 

Whether you live in a home, walk up apartment building, co-operative housing, no matter, everyone is welcome to participate.   To sign up or see a map of the current locations, visit Great Grandview Garage Sale. 

Remember, the old adage “One person’s junk is another person’s treasure”.  

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Car Free Day On Commercial Drive & Commercial Street Village Sunday, July 8th

3 Jul

CarFreeDay2018Two Car Free Days are happening this Sunday, July 8th. First up is:

Car Free Day On Commercial Drive: Noon – 7:00 pm

The street festival which stretches 15 blocks along Commercial Drive will have at least 3 stages set up for entertainment.  Local artisans will be on hand, there will be activities for all ages and of course great food.  If you hadn’t heard, Car Free started on The Drive, so they have this event nailed down and will be continuing to promote car free spaces and green living within the community. Note, buses will be rerouted for the day along Commercial Drive, but there will be lots of easy access to the event by bus and Skytrain.  If you are travelling by bike and wish to store it while you wander, BEST Bike Valet will be on hand.  Event kicks off at Noon and goes till 7:00 pm.

Car Free Day On Commercial Street Village: Noon – 4:30 pm 

The local businesses that comprise the 3400 – 3500 block Commercial Street are hosting a Mini Car Free Day this Sunday alongside the event on Commercial Drive. They have lots of fun stuff lined up including chainsaw carving by Jesse Toso of Toso Wood Gallery, live music, kids t-shirt giveaway, giant Genga game, street art, rummage sale, chocolate tasting, bike repair as well as an electric bike demo and a whole lot more.  They are asking those that attend to help make this a zero waste event.  This is a first time event for this group, so they are running a shorter event from Noon – 4:30 pm. Stop by and support some great local businesses tucked away on Commercial Street.

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