Local hero

1. Terry Fox
2. Trevor Linden
3. Rick Hansen

Best neighbourhood

1. Kitsilano
2. Mount Pleasant
3. West End

Best local politician

1. Gregor Robertson
2. Libby Davies
3. Spencer Chandra-Herbert

Year's dumbest political move

1. HST issues: enactment, referendum, etc.
2. Bike lanes
3. How the Stanley Cup riot and aftermath was handled

Best local employer

1. lululemon athletica, Various locations
2. Vancity, Various locations
3. University of British Columbia

Vancouver's claim to fame

1. Beautiful scenery
2. 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
3. Stanley Park

Vancouver's claim to shame

1. Stanley Cup riot
2. Downtown Eastside: homelessness, poverty, drug addiction
3. Rain

Vancouverite closest to hell

1. Real Housewives of Vancouver
2. Christy Clark
3. Gregor Robertson

Best example of city planning

1. Bike lanes and routes
2. Olympic Village
3. Seawall

Best new condo development

1. Meccanica by Cressey
2. Marine Gateway
3. Telus Garden

Favourite Canucks player

1. Ryan Kesler
2. Cory Schneider
3. Kevin Bieksa

Favourite B.C. Lions player

1. Geroy Simon
2. Travis Lulay
3. Angus Reid

Favourite Whitecaps player

1. Jay DeMerit
2. Joe Cannon
3. Young-Pyo Lee

Favourite Vancouver Canadians player

1. Balbino Fuenmayor
2. Javier Avendano
3. Nicholas Baligod

Best ice skate shop

1. Cyclone Taylor Sports, Various locations
2. Larry's Sports, 2029 Lonsdale Avenue
3. Sport Chek, Various locations

Best skateboard shop

1. PD's Hot Shop, 2868 W. 4th
2. Antisocial Skateboard Shop, 2337 Main St
3. The Boardroom, Various locations

Best sports apparel shop

1. Mountain Equipment Co-op, 130 West Broadway
2. lululemon athletica, Various locations
3. Sport Chek, Various locations

Best indoor climbing gym

1. Cliffhanger Climbing Gyms, Various locations
2. The Edge Climbing Centre, 2-1485 Welch Street
3. The Hive, 520

Best running club

1. Running Room, Various locations
2. Forerunners, 3502 West 4th Avenue
3. lululemon athletica, Various locations

Best sports adventure centre

1. Richmond Olympic Oval
2. Squamish Adventure Centre, 101
3. Ocean Adventure Center, 1601

Best sporting goods store

1. Mountain Equipment Co-op, 130 West Broadway
2. Sport Chek, Various locations
3. Sports Junkies, 102 West Broadway

Best used sporting goods store

1. Sports Junkies, 102 West Broadway
2. Cheapskates, 3644 West 16th Avenue
3. North Shore Sports Swap, 2021 Old Dollarton Road

Best store for buying exercise/fitness equipment

1. Fitness Town, Various locations
2. Mountain Equipment Co-op, 130 West Broadway
3. Fitness Depot, Various locations

Best kayak/canoe rental store

1. Deep Cove Canoe & Kayak Centre, 2156 Banbury Road
2. Mountain Equipment Co-op, 130 West Broadway
3. Ecomarine Ocean Kayak Centre, Various locations

Best neighbourhood/community bike store

1. Our Community Bikes, 3283 Main Street
2. Bike Doctor, 137 West Broadway
3. Ride On, 3469 Main Street

Best local bike store (chain)

1. Different Bikes, Various locations
2. The Cap's Group of Specialty Bike Stores, Various locations
3. Bike Doctor, 137 West Broadway
3. Mountain Equipment Co-op, 130 West Broadway

Best local casino

1. River Rock Casino Resort, 8811 River Rd., Richmond
2. Edgewater Casino, 311–750 Pacific Blvd. S.
3. Grand Villa Casino

Best community centre

1. Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews
2. Hillcrest Centre, 4575 Clancy Loranger
3. Mount Pleasant Community Centre, 1 Kingsway

Most environmentally responsible local company

1. Mountain Equipment Co-op, 130 West Broadway
2. Whole Foods Market, Various Locations
3. Vancity, Various locations

Best ski/snowboard shop

1. Comor, Various locations
2. The Boardroom, Various locations
3. Pacific Boarder, 1793 West 4th Avenue