YUM! Gourmet Donuts started as a home based business during the pandemic in New Westminster. Pastry chef, Kim Collishaw and partner John McMahon came up with the idea to make gourmet donuts, played around with different recipes, then started giving them out to friends for feedback.
A friend of a friend with a good following on social media came across their donuts and business began booming. By 2022 they had a …
“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 1947. With a legacy of 77 years, they have been proudly ‘Hauling Freight for Friends’ through eight company-owned freight service centres and 30 agent terminals across B.C., contributing to the development of many communities and industries in Canada’s most beautiful province. People & Community… …
BC Palette Art Studio located in New Westminster, is a women-owned family business that first opened in The City of Lougheed Shopping Center in November 2022. In May 2024, they moved to downtown New Westminster, the city they always hoped to establish their business in from the start. Their studio primarily focuses on pottery painting, fostering mental well-being and bringing the community closer together.
They offer drop-in pottery painting, pottery workshops, and painting workshops for all ages. …
At Barley’s Homebrewing Supplies, located in New Westminster, you’ll find an impressive assortment of ingredients and equipment for home-fermentation projects. They pride themselves in their knowledge and selection when it comes to beer-making but you’ll also find supplies for wine, mead, seltzer, soda, cider, cheese, kombucha, kefir and more. Established in 2013, Barley’s has developed a stellar reputation as the place to go for homebrewing supplies in the lower mainland. Plus, …
As a local, family-owned and -operated grocer, SuperValu Gibsons offers a wide selection of everyday staple foods and specialty items, including a full-service butcher, extensive produce department and deli, as well as a bakery which is one of the last, in house, from-scratch bakeries remaining!
SuperValu Gibsons is also 100% independent, and not a franchise, which means they are able to buy and support local growers and producers.
Acting as a hub of the local community …
Flavor Balance is located in the heart of New Westminster.
This family-run business has quickly become a much-loved part of the community, with many saying they have “the best coffee in town”.
Their coffee is purchased from local manufacturer Milano Coffee, thoughtfully chosen for their great tasting coffee and support for non-profit initiatives around the Vancouver region.
Not only that but their pastries, desserts, …
Honeybrew Bar is located in Downtown Vancouver. Its founder Scott Bressette grew up eating his Slovenian grandmother’s strudel, a dessert never left behind at family gatherings. For Scott, this delicious dessert blossomed into much more, it became a symbol for connection, as it was always present when loved ones came together to share each others’ company. This sparked Scott’s wish to create a space with an environment with …
Industry Arcade is a private arcade shop in New Westminster available for 60, 90 minute and 2-hour rental sessions. Pricing is based on 10 guests. For different-sized groups, please send them an email listed on their website.
Question: How are you supporting other local businesses?
Answer:
We like to buy as locally as we can. We have some amazing neighbours in the Sapperton Industrial Park and the Sapperton neighbourhood …
The Refill Stop is an eco-minded, low-waste refill shop where you can bring your containers from home and refill them with dish, laundry, body soap and all types of cleaners. The Refill Stop is woman-owned and based in New Westminster.
“We make a difference by sourcing products that eliminate single-use plastics, selling refillable, environmentally friendly household and body care products. Already within two years of …
Good Omen is located in New Westminster, housing a thoughtful mix of handmade goods. When you shop here you will find a selection of well-crafted products to empower positivity and nourishment both for yourself and home.
Question: How are you supporting other local businesses?
Answer: Good Omen supports over 120 local and Canadian artists, makers, and small businesses. Supporting local is the core of our business and …
The Handpicked Home is a locally designed home décor and gift shop, located in the heart of uptown White Rock & on the traditional, unceded territory of the Semiahmoo First Nation & broader territory of the Coast Salish Peoples.
“Our mission at The Handpicked Home is to provide our customers with a unique & fulfilling shopping experience through introducing handpicked & locally designed home décor & …
Blue Frog Studios is home to a state-of-the-art concert theatre designed as a commercial recording studio, large enough to accommodate an 80-piece orchestra, located in White Rock. The building features 23-foot high ceilings with river rock walls and beautiful hardwood floors. As soon as you step foot through the doors, you know you are in a special place.
The studio provides world-class sound and lighting, as well as 4K …
Galaxie Craft Brewhouse is a family-run business with deep roots in the White Rock community. Doug’s brewing journey began with humble beginnings. What started in a garage with homemade coolers, propane burners, pots and kettles from the kitchen, and chilling coils attached to a garden hose, is now a well-recognized local brewhouse located right on West Beach. With over 10 years of craft brewing, Galaxie has …
Since opening in 1983, Sprite Computers opened their doors – beginning in a small strip mall at the corner of King George Boulevard and 102nd avenue, Downtown Surrey. With their fast-growing business, they moved to a new and larger location in 1986 at the corner of King George Boulevard and 108th avenue.
The success of their business even took them to new heights where they successfully …
Ben’s Appliances is the longest-running single-family-owned appliance retail store in Downtown Surrey, serving the Lower Mainland.
Combining “mom & pop” customer service, great products, and their own installation, plus after-sale repair, they’re truly one of a kind. For 60 years, generations of families have called “Ben’s” their go-to appliance store in the area, flocking to one of the only independent appliance retailers in a sea of multinational box stores. “I think people …
OBSESSIONS is a local gift shop located in the heart of Downtown Vancouver. After 20 years of successful business, they pride themselves on supplying high-quality goods and services, many of which are from local producers and makers.
We are committed to giving back to our community — one way we do this is through our dedication to long-lasting business relationships with other local businesses and …
As a member-owned cooperative Squamish Fresh works to make healthy, affordable food directly accessible to its community. We supply quality food at affordable prices, all while nurturing a healthier and sustainable community. We support the local economy while sourcing locally wherever we can from produce to baked goods to even locally roasted coffee and consistently look for ways to minimize our environmental impact – reduce, reuse, recycle!
Question: How are you supporting other local businesses?
Answer: We support the local economy while …
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. We work with both homeowners and local businesses. We focus on environmentally friendly land care, growing edible and indigenous plant landscapes and connecting the community to their food and land through education. We are committed to your gardens, to this environment, …
Sḵwálwen Botanicals (skwall – win) is an Indigenous business creating botanical skin care products. Honouring traditional Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) plant knowledge, we incorporate sustainably harvested plants and organic, high quality ingredients. Our wild plant ingredients are harvested in a respectful way and each product has a Squamish name to honour the place where this plant knowledge comes from. Founded by ethnobotanist Leigh Joseph of Squamish First Nation, Sḵwálwen is plant medicine for skin and spirit, incorporating respectfully harvested botanicals, organic …
Squamish Connector is a family owned and operated company that was established in 2014. We focus on serving the transportation needs of the Squamish community, and on helping the environment by reducing single occupancy vehicles and carbon emissions within the Sea to Sky corridor. The community of Squamish keeps growing and there is a greater demand for commuter transportation to and from Vancouver. The Squamish Connector strives on being the transportation solution for Squamish. Our main emphasis is to serve …
Little Bookshop is a Squamish-based online bookstore on wheels soon coming to a street near you! We lovingly curate literature for kids. Our focus is on current, diverse and beautifully unique kid lit! For now, browse and order online for super-speedy local pick up (or shipping).
Question: How are you supporting other local businesses?
Answer: Our value system is rooted in community. We have a few local partnerships, co-promoting each other’s businesses. Currently we offer a gift card with Alice + Brohm Ice Cream Co. …
Squamish Dance Centre is a place for dancers of all ages and abilities to express, enjoy, and learn in a supportive, inclusive and caring space. We offer a wide range of classes and programs, we believe that dance should be accessible to anyone and everyone. We strive to create a dance experience where children and adults of all ages, shapes and abilities can freely express themselves in an inclusive, explorative, supportive and most importantly fun environment. Our goal is …
Keir Fine Jewellery has been locally owned and operating in the Sea to Sky corridor since 1993, opening first in Whistler and then moving south to Squamish for our second location in 2019. Whether you’re searching for a birthday present, treating yourself to a gift or looking for a memory of your stay, we invite you to browse our wide selection of distinctive and stylish jewellery at your leisure.
We focus on Canadian diamonds and Canadian designers as much as …
Treeline Collective provides “Products with Purpose for a Life of Adventure”. We’re a brand that puts our people and planet first. We want to encourage an outdoor lifestyle to cultivate mental health and wellbeing for a happy planet. Every product in our collection inspires outdoor living for a happy planet. Our adventure began with Caro Arcila, Founder of Treeline Collective, who left her hometown in Colombia at the age of seventeen. Escaping civil war, she settled as a refugee in North …