Useful Local Info

Sport stores (skate sharpening locations and hockey supplies)

– Larry’s Sports Shop – official supplier of West Vancouver Minor Hockey – 2029 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, Phone: (604) 987-6630
– Source for Sports, 235 Mountain Hwy , North Vancouver, BC
– Sport Chek Park Royal, located in the Park Royal Shopping Centre, 1000 Park Royal S, West Vancouver , Phone:(604) 922-3336
– Ultimate Edge Sports, Canlan North Shore 2411 Mount Seymour Pky, North Vancouver, Phone:(604) 983-3423

Restaurants

There are many restaurant choices close to West Vancouver Arena and the hotels listed above and in neighbouring North Vancouver and across the Lions Gate Bridge in and around downtown Vancouver.  Some of these include:

The food court at Park Royal, called Picnic, which includes:

– A & W
– Booster Juice
– Bourbon Street Grill
– Fortune Wok
– Freshii
– Hiro Japan
– Opa! Of Greece– Subway
– Tim Hortons
– Thaigo!
– Vina Vietnamese

Grocery Stores

A few nearby options include:

– Whole Foods, Park Royal South
– Fresh Street Market, 1650 Marine Dr, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1J1
– Marketplace IGA, Marine Dr. West Vancouver
– Osaka Market, Park Royal South
– Loblaws CityMarket 1650 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2J3

Medical Facilities

Hospitals (emergency rooms):

– Lions Gate Hospital 231 15th St E, North Vancouver, Phone:(604) 988-3131
– Paul’s Hospital 178-1081 Burrard St, Vancouver, Phone: (604) 682-8206
– Vancouver General Hospital 899 W 12th Ave, Vancouver, Phone: (604) 875-4111
– BC Children’s Hospital 4480 Oak Street, Vancouver Phone 604-875-2345 1-888-300-3088 (toll-free in BC)
– UBC Hospital 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, Phone:(604) 822-7121

Medical clinics:

– Park Royal Medical Clinic Park Royal North West Vancouver (604) 922-7390.  Open until 9:00 PM
– Park Royal Village Medical Centre Park Royal South 925 Main St. West Vancuver (604) 922-7372
– Bellevue Medical Clinic 1409 Bellevue Ave, West Vancouver (604) 922-2426 Open until 5:30 PM
– Pemberton Marine Medical Clinic, 1256 Marine Dr, North Vancouver, Phone:(604) 986-0677 Open until 9:00 pm

Pharmacies and drug stores:

– London Drugs
– Shoppers Drug Mart

Recreation

In addition to the Aquatic Centre and Community Centre located at the West Vancouver Arena site, other recreational activities and locations in the area include:

Ball hockey – basketball – skateboarding. With spring weather, free and excellent facilities in West Vancouver include:
– Ambleside Park (also has shoreline trail, dog park, pitch-and-putt): http://westvancouver.ca/parks-recreation/parks/ambleside-park
– Gleneagles Adventure Park (BMX riding and skateboarding): http://westvancouver.ca/parks-recreation/community-centres/gleneagles-community-centre/gleneagles-community-centre-facilities#adventurepark
– Lighthouse Park (excellent hiking, and its dog friendly)
– Whytecliffe Park
– Capilano Suspension Bridge 3735 Capilano Road, North Vancouver, BC, Phone: 604.985.7474
– Cypress Mountain (downhill boarding and skiing and cross country skiing  and snowshoeing in West Vancouver) http://cypressmountain.com/
– Extreme Air Park – trampoline park http://extremeairpark.com/
– Gleneagles Golf Course www.gleneaglesgolf.com
– Grouse Mountain (skiing, boarding, outdoor skating and snowshoeing in North Vancouver) https://www.grousemountain.com
– Grouse Grind hike (top of Capilano Road, North Vancouver).  https://www.grousemountain.com/grousegrind(maybe still closed due to snow)
– Origins Parkour – great facility to learn jumps, flips, acrobatic tricks http://www.originsparkour.com/
– Stawamus (Squamish) Chief hike (weather permitting) http://www.vancouvertrails.com/trails/stawamus-chief/
– Sea to Sky Gondola, Squamish, http://www.seatoskygondola.com/
– Stanley Park (Aquarium, Seawall, pitch-and-putt, cycling)
– Science World at Telus World of Science 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 3Z7  https://www.scienceworld.ca
– Whistler Blackcomb – located 1.25 hours north of West Vancouver https://www.whistlerblackcomb.com/