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 also processes recycling materials collected at our 35,000 sq ft operating facility, the greenHUB, located in the heart of Vancouver’s industrial district the Flats. Our waste consulting services include waste audits, waste diversion reporting, waste management planning, staff training, stakeholder education …
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 connect people to each other. Because we’re all connected.
Question: How are you supporting other local businesses?
Answer: We hire local freelancers to work under our agency as an alliance and work to amplify Canadian companies, non-profits and social ventures.
We support a lot of …
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 to execution, we integrate with our clients’ businesses to solve marketing problems. The result is that our clients get peace of mind knowing their marketing has purpose and is being managed the right way.
Question: How are you supporting other local businesses?
Answer: Most …
About Luppolo Brewing Company
At Luppolo Brewing Company our beer is equally as important as the atmosphere we create in our lounge. Enjoy our selection of craft beers and delicious food in a warm and welcoming environment, your home away from home located in the “Yeast Van” Brewery District in Vancouver, BC. Luppolo (pronounced loop-o-lo) means hops in Italian. We chose an Italian name due to the Italian heritage of two of our owners and because the values associated with Italian culture–quality, craftsmanship, …
Miscellany Finds is a thriving Commercial Drive thrift store that offers a warm welcome, fabulous selection and exceptional prices on clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories, housewares, antiques, vintage, retro and one of a kind pieces, books, magazines and LPs and a variety of social programs for women and youth. Our store is a social enterprise—a revenue-generating business that has social goals. As with all social enterprises, we invest our profits back into the community to fund social …
About Uprising Breads Bakery
Uprising Breads Bakery has been baking great tasting breads and baked goods for over 40 years. We look for every opportunity to offer healthy choices without compromising those small indulgences that a terrific bakery can offer. At Uprising Breads we never have, and never will, use preservatives or artificial anything in our baking. And we always sweeten with honey, molasses or nothing at all. We offer seven signature breads, and some specialty breads that we make only occasionally – …
Tiny Finery (now closed) is a cozy shop that exclusively carries handmade jewellery and gifts made by local artists. They proudly support many of the artisans working right in our communities. Tiny Finery carries an excellent selection of pottery, leatherwork, textiles, prints, and a great selection of greeting cards. The shop allows owner Stephanie Menard to create, share and sell her artistic work. Her jewellery is made from both traditional and innovative materials – hammered sterling silver and gemstones, with vintage fabric and …
About La La’s
LaLa’s is an independently owned and operated gift store with locations in Deep Cove and Commercial Drive. LaLa’s are fashion forward gift stores known for it’s unique products, beautiful merchandizing and friendly knowledgeable staff. Their goal is to put the Ooh LaLa into gift giving and receiving! LaLa’s was established in 1996 in Deep Cove North Vancouver. Opened in 2013, LaLa’s on the Drive is the younger sibling to LaLa’s in the Cove.
Question: How are you supporting other …
About the Co-op
The East End Food Co-op (EEFC) is Vancouver’s only consumer-owned grocery store. We’ve been a pioneer in the organic food movement, serving the local community and involved in the politics of food, the environment, communities, and more. We have led the growing wave of economic, political and food consciousness. Founded in 1975 the Co-op initially operated as a volunteer-run buying club in a warehouse location at a time when it was hard to get natural foods, particularly in …
SPUD.ca is focused on creating relationships with amazing farmers, ranchers, fishermen/fisherwomen, bakers, and artisans to make it easy for customers to have the freshest ingredients and amazing products delivered directly to your home or office. We believe that food should be healthy, so we partner with local producers and farmers who you can trust: real people who have integrity, who respect our environment, who care about our community, who value sustainable farming practices and believe in the humane treatment of animals. …