BIAs help create jobs and bring employment opportunities to communities! 💼 By supporting local businesses and attracting new ventures, BIAs help generate work for residents, from retail and service jobs to skilled trades. Stronger neighborhoods start with job opportunities!

It's time! The Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) kicks off Season 3 tomorrow. #PWHL

Air Canada just dropped its Top 10 Best New Restaurants list and four picks are from our west coast city. Two of them are right here in the neighbourhood!! vanmag.com/taste/food-new…

LETS GOOO!!

🌍 A Few Spots Left! Join our Community Circle with Frog Hollow, Peace of the Circle & Vancouver Public Library. 🗓 Nov 27 | 🕓 4–5:30 PM 📍 VPL Hastings Branch (2674 E Hastings) ✨ Refreshments provided. 👉 Save your spot: [email protected] | 604-717-3584 Let’s connect through shared stories. ❤️

BIABC emphasized that improved market access is only part of the solution. With rising costs, public safety concerns, & supply-chain pressures continuing to strain main street businesses, broader affordability & competitiveness measures remain essential. 🔗buff.ly/ioAJEEA

Good Luck Vancouver Goldeneyes on your first game. Your neighbours are right behind you, cheering from shop counters, bus stops, kitchens and sidewalks. Go out there and make some noise. We’re with you every step.

history = made 💙

Avoid the #BlackFriday rush and visit a local business instead! You'll discover something new and support a local small business at the same time. 💖 And DYK, for every $100 spent at a local business, $66 is recirculated back into the local economy compared to big chain stores?

Make holiday shopping count! 🎁 Dec 1-7 is #BCBuyLocalWeek! Did you know? Local businesses reinvest 66% back into BC vs just 8% from online giants. Shop, dine & celebrate locally this season - your choices create jobs & strengthen our communities! 🔗 buff.ly/5HHkGF2

Small Business Saturday is coming up and the BIA Bucks are back. Spend $20 at a participating spot, and you’ll get a $10 BIA Buck to use at another one - win win situation. instagram.com/p/DRiBckOgRkw/…

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Feeling grief, loss, or overwhelm this holiday season? You’re not alone. Join our supportive dialogue circle, guided by Restorative City Vancouver peacemakers. 📅 Sat, Dec 13 | ⏰ 11 AM–12:30 PM 📍 2620 E Hastings Street To register, contact Nina: 604-717-3584 or [email protected]

Join us and East Village BIA for a holiday event in the Kamloops Plaza on Saturday, Dec 13 🎅 There'll be free photos with Santa, music & hot chocolate! We are also collecting new socks and blankets which will be handed out by our Sunrise Safety Team to folks in need this winter❤️

How are you planning to support local this holiday season? post by @locobc instagram.com/p/DRz9Y60Er3H/…

Our friends at Frog Hollow are still accepting donations for their holiday hamper fundraiser🎁 In addition to providing food support, they are raising $10,000 CAD to also fund programs that empower individuals and families through learning❤️ See details below!

How will you support local this holiday season? From catching a hockey game, browsing a craft fair to donating to a local cause or shopping at nearby stores, there are plenty of ways to give meaningful local gifts. Before heading to a big-box shop, see what your community offers!

A Saturday at the Rink on Renfrew 🤩

✨ Welcome Aboard! ✨ Our newest volunteer joined the graffiti cleanup crew this weekend 💪 Together we restored walls and boosted community pride. Big thanks to the team for keeping Hastings Sunrise vibrant! #GraffitiRemoval #VolunteerPower #CommunityCleanup

Tomorrow, December 13, we are asking our community to help share a little warmth. We are collecting new socks and new blankets to be distributed to our most vulnerable neighbours during the colder season.