Services
The following is a list of services in or near the Marpole area that could be of use. If you own, manage, or know of any businesses / facilities that should be listed here, please let us know by CLICKING HERE:
Education
Sir Winston Churchill High School
http://churchill.vsb.bc.ca/- Sir Winston Churchill is a comprehensive school of approximately 2,000 students in Grade 8 - 12.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School
http://laurier.vsb.bc.ca/ - Official website for the Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School.
Sexsmith Elementary School
http://sexsmith.vsb.bc.ca/ - Sexsmith Elementary School celebrates and respects the rich diversity of its school culture and installs a commitment to personal excellence and a love of life-long learning.
Vancouver School Board
http://www.vsb.bc.ca - The Vancouver school district is a large, urban and multicultural school district providing programs to 56,000 students in Kindergarten to Grade 12, over 3,000 adults in adult education programs and over 40,000 in continuing education.
Parks and Community Centres
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/index.htm - Offers information on parks and recreation in the Vancouver.
Marpole – Oakridge Community Centre
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/cc/marpole/ - Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre was founded in 1949 and now serves two neighbourhoods of diverse populations and ages.
Government
City dump and Recycling Depot
http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/solidwaste/transfer/index.htm - Vancouver city recycling depot and garbage dump.
Vancouver Public Library
http://www.vpl.ca/home.html - Vancouver Public Library is the third largest public library system in Canada, with over 395,000 cardholders and more than 8 million items borrowed annually.
Shopping
Oakridge Shopping Centre
http://oakridge.shopping.ca/cambridge/jsp2/index_flash.jsp?mallid=oar - Oakridge Centre offers 150 stores and services conveniently located in the heart of Vancouver, minutes from downtown and from the airport.
Restaurants
The following is a list of restaurants in or near the Marpole area that are worth a visit:
Mr. Pickwick's Fish & Chips
http://www.mrpickwicks.bc.ca/
8620 Granville Street, Vancouver. Tel: 604-266-2340. At Mr. Pickwicks, One Bite & Your Hooked...Vancouver's Best Fish & Chips.
Characters Fine Books & coffee bar
http://www.charactersbooks.ca/
8419 Granville Street, Vancouver. Tel: 604-263-4660. We are retail and on line used bookstore with a full service coffee bar in Vancouver, B.C. Canada.
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