Buy Local from B.C.-Owned Suppliers

Localizing your business’ supply chain is an important part of your business’ local impact. You can amplify your local impact, improving your community and the local economy, by switching from multinational to local suppliers today!

The impact is immediate – local suppliers recirculate double the revenue in the local economy, keeping profits local, creating more local jobs, supporting B.C. suppliers, and amplifying all the charitable giving that BC businesses do. LOCO’s 2013 research found that when you purchase office supplies from a local business, they recirculate 33% of the spending locally, compared to 18% for multinationals, and only 1% when purchasing online. 

Check out the profiles of B.C. suppliers below. Know a business we should add to the site? Contact us.

 

Sponsors & Partners

  • LOCO BC

Businesses

Van Kam Freightways

“Hauling Freight for Friends” Van Kam Freightways Ltd. is a three-generation, BC family-owned and operated freight carrier. CEO Casey Henry’s grandfather started the business using his Harley Davidson hauling packages for friends back in... Continue reading »

Erika Rathje, Designer

Erika Rathje, Designer believes that designers have an opportunity and responsibility to make a positive impact in our communities and globally, including taking urgent action on the climate emergency. That’s why Erika works with organizations and small businesses... Continue reading »

Whistler Creative

Whistler Creative is a boutique creative design studio founded in 2009 based in Whistler, British Columbia. From local startups to global brands, from solo-preneurs to large corporations, we’re passionate about helping and inspiring businesses to communicate their message... Continue reading »

Recycling Alternative

Founded in 1989, Recycling Alternative (RA) was among Vancouver’s first recycling companies, providing comprehensive recycling and diversion collections to the Industrial Commercial and Institutional (ICI) sector. In addition to best practices recycling programs prioritizing waste reduction, Recycling Alternative... Continue reading »

iilo Creative Alliance

iilo Creative Alliance is a values-based creative services agency dedicated to addressing environmental and social sustainability. iilo means “thread” in Spanish (spelled “hilo”) and is pronounced “ee-lo”. We’re inspired by the idea of interdependence and the threads that... Continue reading »

Crisp

Crisp is a Vancouver-based boutique marketing firm that provides Fractional CMO and contract marketing services for growing businesses across a range of industries. But we’re not an agency; we’re your marketing team. From leadership to strategy... Continue reading »

Salish Soils

Salish Soils is a resource recovery center located on the Sunshine Coast on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the shíshálh Nation. They take waste residuals including fish, biosolids, green waste, food waste, wood waste, and turn them into value-added products, as... Continue reading »

Sunshine Coast Air

Sunshine Coast Air provides unique West Coast experiences including sightseeing tours to secluded glacier lakes, tropical beaches and stunning waterfalls. Josh, owner and operator, started flying in Thunder Bay... Continue reading »

Lulu’s Apron

Lulu’s Apron is a local catering business located on the beautiful Salt Spring Island of the coast of Vancouver Island.  Chef Danya Smith grew up in Kingston, Jamaica, where their household’s three main ingredients were family, friends... Continue reading »

SOLscapes landscapes

SOLscapes Landscape Design Inc. is an ecologically sustainable landscaping company that services the Sea-to-Sky Corridor between West Vancouver and Whistler, brought to you by a team of urban farmers and horticulturalists.... Continue reading »

Aboriginal & Eco-Tours

Aboriginal & Eco-Tours (formerly Talaysay Tours) offers you authentic Aboriginal cultural and eco-tourism experiences in and around Vancouver, Squamish and the Sunshine Coast. We also offer on-line Live virtual tours via Zoom, including corporate tours for your employees. Our First Nation... Continue reading »

Silverback Treeworks

Silverback Treeworks Ltd. is a locally owned, locally operating business specializing in high quality, safe and affordable tree care. We have been proudly serving the Sea to Sky corridor since 2007 and continue to provide the highest quality... Continue reading »

Good 2 Go Tirecraft Squamish

Good 2 Go Tirecraft Squamish is an independently-owned location of TIRECRAFT, a Canadian founded and operated business specializing in providing superior tires, wheels, accessories and automotive services through independently owned locations nation-wide. Our extensive range of products and... Continue reading »

Duolynx

Duolynx Design & Print is based Langley BC, and has been serving Walnut Grove / Port Kells and the Lower Mainland since 2008. We pride ourselves on working with, and supporting our community. We often donate our time... Continue reading »

Well Seasoned

For almost 20 years Well Seasoned ~ a gourmet food store has been the Fraser Valley’s go-to for all things gourmet!  In our retail store, you will find a huge selection of... Continue reading »

Art Rental & Sales

Art Rental & Sales is a not-for-profit business operated by the Vancouver Art Gallery. Since 1952, the program has promoted emerging and mid-career Canadian artists through the rental and sale of their artwork. All the artwork in the... Continue reading »

Mills

Mills (formerly Mills Office Productivity) is a British Columbia-based provider of Business Supplies, Educational resources, and professional Printing services. Established in 1949 as a family-owned company, Mills has since expanded to encompass 6 locations throughout B.C. These include offices... Continue reading »

Modo Car Co-op

Modo is a member-owned not-for-profit carsharing co-op with 300+ locations in Metro Vancouver. It started in Vancouver’s West End in 1997, was the first carsharing co-operative in North America and the first English-speaking carshare in the world! Modo... Continue reading »