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Best neighbourhood

  1. Kitsilano
  2. Mount Pleasant
  3. West End

Best community centre

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

Best local employer

  1. VanCity Credit Union
  2. lululemon athletica
  3. University of British Columbia

Most environmentally responsible local company

  1. MEC
  2. TELUS
  3. VanCity Credit Union

Best local casino

  1. River Rock Casino, 8811 River Rd., Richmond
  2. Edgewater Casino, 760 Pacific Blvd. S
  3. Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, 2080 United Blvd., Coquitlam

Best new condo development

  1. 8X on The Park (Brenhill Developments)
  2. Navío at the Creek (Concert Properties)
  3. Vancouver House (Westbank Corporation)

Best indoor climbing gym

  1. Cliffhanger Vancouver, 670 Industrial Avenue
  2. The Hive Bouldering Gym, 520 Industrial Avenue
  3. Edge Climbing Centre, 2–1485 Welch Street

Best running club

  1. Running Room
  2. Forerunners, 3502 West 4th Avenue
  3. LadySport

Best sports adventure centre

  1. Richmond Olympic Oval, 6111 River Road
  2. Extreme Air Park
  3. Origins Parkour and Athletics Facility
  4. Squamish Adventure Centre, 101–38551 Loggers Lane, Squamish

Best tattoo studio

  1. Adrenaline Professional Body Piercing & Tattoos, 1014 Granville Street
  2. Gastown Tattoo Parlour, 105 W. Cordova
  3. The Fall Tattooing

Best snowboard shop

  1. The Boardroom
  2. Pacific Boarder, 1793 West 4th Avenue
  3. North Shore Ski and Board

Best ski shop

  1. Comor, 1766 West 4th Avenue
  2. Skiis & Biikes
  3. Destination

Best ice-skate shop

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

Best skateboard shop

  1. Antisocial Skateboard Shop, 2337 Main St
  2. The Boardroom
  3. PD's Hot Shop, 3734 West 10th Avenue

Best sports-apparel shop

  1. Arc'teryx
  2. MEC
  3. RYU

Best sporting-goods store

  1. MEC
  2. Time Out Source For Sports
  3. The Sports Exchange

Best used-sporting-goods store

  1. Sports Junkies, 102 West Broadway
  2. Cheapskates, 3644 West 16th Avenue
  3. North Shore Sports Swap, 1433 Pemberton Avenue

Best store for buying exercise/fitness equipment

  1. Fitness Town
  2. Fitness Depot
  3. Flaman Fitness

Best kayak-canoe-rental store

  1. Deep Cove Kayak, 2156 Banbury Road
  2. Ecomarine Paddlesport Centres
  3. MEC

Best neighbourhood/community bike store

  1. Dunbar Cycles
  2. Simon's Bike Shop
  3. Obsession: Bikes
  4. Steed Cycles

Best local bike store (chain)

  1. Reckless Bike Stores
  2. Denman Bike Shop
  3. Bicycle Sports Pacific

Best bike shop to get a tuneup / repair

  1. Ride On Again Bikes
  2. Bike Doctor, 137 West Broadway
  3. Our Community Bikes, 2429 Main Street
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