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Join us in celebrating Small Business Saturday with BIA BUCKS!

BIA BUCKS ARE BACK! Small Business Saturday: What it Means for You On November 29, 2025, the shops along Hastings

TWO HISTORIC HOODS . ONE LIVELY EAST VILLAGE

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Mar 6

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This Saturday, March 7, we’re rolling up our sleeves together for a Community Clean Up along Hastings Sunrise. The Community Cleanup program runs year-round, bringing neighbours side by side to pick up litter, swap stories, and leave the street just a little kinder than we found it.

To register, call 604-717-3584 or email info@hscpc.com. We’d love to see you out there.

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Mar 6

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In 1963, two women from Friuli opened @biancamariaitalianfoods on East Hastings and built it the steady way. Through food, care, and everyday connection. They worked the counter, kept the books, raised families, and helped hold the neighbourhood together.

Decades on, their story still lingers in the family albums behind the till and in the rhythm of the shop. A quiet reminder that women’s work shaped this street in ways you can still taste today. 🌿

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Mar 3

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What’s on your grocery list this week?

Fresh bread? Herbs? Something sweet you didn’t plan on buying but couldn’t resist?

Tell us in the comments. 👇

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Mar 2

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Today is International Cat Rescue Day, and here in our community, groups like Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA) work every day to rescue, foster, and find homes for cats who need a fresh start. From tiny bottle-fed kittens to shy seniors learning to trust again, their volunteers turn ordinary homes into lifesaving spaces.

🐾 Ways to celebrate International Cat Rescue Day:
• Follow and support VOKRA
• Consider fostering or adopting
• Donate supplies or funds if you can
• Share rescue stories so more cats find homes

If you want a good old-school reality show with real heart, check out Kitty 911, streaming free on Tubi. The documentary series follows the passionate volunteers behind VOKRA as they race to rescue, rehabilitate, and rehome cats across Vancouver. Equal parts chaos, compassion, and tiny kittens wrapped in towels.

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Feb 28

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Back to beautiful sunsets one being walks.

📸 @michalurbanekphoto

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Feb 27

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Feb 26

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@nerotondoyvr new kid on the block making huge waves in the foodie scene ✨

@loveyourcitycontest 💕

#eastvillagevancouver #hastingssunrise #nerotondo #loveyourcity

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Feb 25

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The Great Fire mural, created by @nomadicalternatives in collaboration with the Squamish Nation, has been vandalized. It is disappointing. It also reminds us why this story matters so much.

In 1886, as flames tore through the young city, Agnes Lacket Joe of the Squamish Nation watched the sky burn from across the water on the North Shore. Then she climbed into a long, dugout canoe and paddled straight toward the smoke.

People were jumping into the harbour to escape the heat. Agnes reached them. Other Squamish paddlers followed behind her. As they rowed through ash and chaos, they sang. When their canoes were full, they carried survivors back to their village, Eslhá7an, and then turned around and went back for more.

The Squamish community’s act of heroism went largely unacknowledged for more than a hundred years. But the people whose lives were saved did not forget. On holidays, they broke bread with Agnes and the other rescuers, gratitude passed hand to hand.

This mural holds that memory. Not just a fire, but courage. Not just destruction, but kindness in action.

Take a moment today to re-learn this history. Care for it. Share it. Stories like this are worth protecting.

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Feb 25

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Wearing pink with purpose 💗

From the caring crew at @sunrise_ortho, it’s more than a colour. It’s a promise. A promise to stand up to bullying and to lead with kindness, inclusion, and respect in every appointment, every conversation, every smile. And not just on #pinkshirtday but everyday 👚

#PinkShirtDay #EastVillageVan #KindnessLivesHere

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Feb 23

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Gong hei fat choy! 🧧

#eastvillage #lunarnewyear #yearofthefirehorse #yvr #community

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Feb 20

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Feb 20

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On Friday, February 20 we’re welcoming a little extra good fortune to the street.

Thanks to a generous donation from @donaldsmarkethastings the neighbourhood is celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse with a lion dance blessing along Hastings. 🧧🥬✨

Come watch, walk with the procession, and share a moment together. Luck is better when it travels in a crowd.

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Feb 18

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This February, @loveyourcitycontest will be featuring Vancouver neighbourhoods and BIAs on Instagram for you to explore and rediscover. Each giveaway post will include simple instructions — follow along for your chance to win the grand prize!

Want bonus entries? Visit East Village throughout the month and collect stamps on your passport. When you’re in the neighbourhood, give yourself a stamp based on what you did. For example:

☕️ Grabbed coffee at Platform 7 Coffee = Add a coffee stamp to your East Village page

🛍 Shopped local at Billy Would = Add a shop local stamp to your East Village page

📸 Snapped a pic at the new mural beside London Drugs = Add an Art + Activation stamp to your East Village page

We can’t wait to see your fully stamped East Village passport page! You can print your passport and stamps or play digitally on your phone. Head to @loveyourcitycontest for all the details on how to participate.

No purchase necessary for additional entries — a photo of a business exterior counts! ...