OAKRIDGE
Oakridge is a small community on the eastern edge of what is called the Vancouver Westside. Oak, Cambie, and Main streets are the major roads running through this area and make it very easy to get to Richmond, the Vancouver airport, and downtown.
The roads that make up the borders of the Oakridge area are 41st on the North end bordering what is called the Cambie zone, and goes only 8 blocks south to 49th. Its Western border is Oak Street bordering with South Granville and the Eastern border is Main Street bordering the South Vancouver area.
NEW for 2009: The Canada Line Skytrain has a stop at Oakridge! Travel from Richmond or the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) right to downtown Vancouver!
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Some of the main facilities and business in the area are:
Parks: Tisdall Park, Columbia Park, and close to the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park. One of the most beautiful parks in central Vancouver located on the top of a hill with great views.
High Schools: Just north in the Cambie main area is Hamber High School and just south in South Cambie is Churchill high school.
Elementary Schools: Van Horne and Jamieson elementary schools.
Community Centres: There is a YMCA located by Langara College at 49th and Cambie. There is the Marpole Oakridge Community centre near Cambie and 60th. There is also Riley park community Centre just north in the Cambie main area.
Business Centres: The Oakridge area is home to the famous Oakridge Mall at 41st and Cambie, and it is one of the best shopping malls in the city and is the home to many high-end stores.
Recycling / Garbage: There is a community dump and recycling centre just South of the intersection of Cambie and Marine drive.
Services
The following is a list of services in or near the Oakridge 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
Eric Hamber High School
http://hamber.vsb.bc.ca/ - Students will demonstrate intellectual, social, aesthetic and physical excellence in a setting that reflects diversity, fosters cooperation, mutual respect, individual worth, and prepares students to become responsible members of society.
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 William Van Horne High School
http://vanhorne.vsb.bc.ca/ - We are pleased to offer parents and students online information about our wonderful school.
Dr. Annie B. Jamieson Elementary School
http://jamieson.vsb.bc.ca/ - Jamieson Elementary School, built in 1961, was named after the first female administrator in Vancouver, a school trustee and chairperson of the School Board.
Langara College
http://www.langara.bc.ca/ - Langara College provides accessible education that meets the needs of our diverse community.
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
YMCA community Centre
http://www.vanymca.org/ - The YMCA is a charitable association dedicated to the development of people in spirit, mind and body.
Langara Golf Course
http://www.tee-off.ca/courses/bc104.htm - One of Vancouver's first golf courses constructed in 1926, and always one on the most popular in the province.
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.
Riley Park Community Centre
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/cc/riley/ - First developed in 1964, the philosophy of the Riley Park Community Centre is to encourage, develop and facilitate leisure opportunities for all ages in the Riley Park Neighbourhood.
Vancouver of Parks and Recreation
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/index.htm - Offers information on parks and recreation in the Vancouver.
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
The following is a list of shopping centres in or near the Oakridge area that are worth a visit:
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 Oakridge area that are worth a visit:
The Reef
http://www.thereefrestaurant.com/
4172 Main Street, Vancouver. Tel: 604-874-5375
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Oakridge is widely known for it’s very popular, and never-ending shopping.
Home to Oakridge centre located on the corner of Cambie and 41st, which attracts eager shoppers from all over the lower mainland. It was the very first shopping centre to be built in Vancouver, in 1959. Although Oakridge is often associated with shopping, it is still a quiet, relaxing suburban community. It’s name comes from the very close Oak Street, and the ridge of land, where it sits, that slopes down towards the Fraser River. This mature, residential community is not only full of character from its shopping centres, but also from the large lots that surround the area. Full of potential, this area is truly worth a look.
History
Oakridge for a long time, had remained in its comfortable regular state up until around the 1950s, when, for commercial use the Canadian Pacific Railway began to develop the empty land.
In the 1960s, because of the large number of families moving in to the neighbourhood, construction was now becoming more of a priority than before.Schools and hospitals were now being built to satisfy the increasing demands and to serve the quickly growing community.Oakridge is now home to some of the most reliable facilities in Vancouver.