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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 running race

  1. BMO Vancouver Marathon
  2. MEC Race Series
  3. SeaWheeze

Best spin studio

  1. Eastwood Cycle Sanctuary, 154 West Hastings Street
  2. Method Indoor Cycling
  3. TaG Cycling
  4. Ride Cycle Club, 881 Hamilton Street

Best Yoga Studio

  1. Yyoga
  2. Semperviva Yoga
  3. Bikram Yoga Vancouver (City Hall)

Best Pilates Studio

  1. Pacific Spirit Pilates
  2. Pilates Unlimited Fitness & Rehabilitation Studio
  3. Line 5 Studios

Best Dance Studio

  1. Harbour Dance Centre, 927 Granville, 3rd floor
  2. iDance Studios, 119 West Broadway
  3. Ballet Lounge

Best martial-arts studio

  1. Purple Dragon Kitsilano, 2939 West 4th Avenue
  2. Champions Martial Arts and Kickboxing Academy, 125 E. 1st St., North Van
  3. Elements Academy of Martial Arts, 4465 Dunbar
  4. Posener's Pankration

Best boot camp/outdoor-training program

  1. Survivor Fitness
  2. Ultrafit Bootcamp
  3. Orangetheory Fitness

Best Gym

  1. Steve Nash Fitness World & Sports Club
  2. Club 16 Trevor Linden Fitness
  3. Robert Lee YMCA

Best physiotherapist

  1. Physio Room, 3418 Main Street
  2. Treloar Physiotherapy Clinic
  3. InSync Physiotherapy

Best chiropractor

  1. Peakform Wellness
  2. Revolution Health
  3. Back2Health Chiropractic Clinic
  4. Dr. Randall Trester, West 1st Chiropractic Wellness Centre, 1864 West 1st Avenue

Best acupuncturist

  1. Acubalance Wellness Centre, 250–828 West 8th Avenue
  2. Glow Acupuncture & Wellness Center, 410-1008 Homer
  3. Acupuncture Vancouver

Best massage therapist

  1. Broadway Wellness, 2501 Spruce Street

Best personal training gym

  1. Innovative Fitness

Best massage therapist

  1. Synergy Massage Therapy Centre, 2035 Stephens Street

Best personal training gym

  1. Kalev Fitness Solution
  2. Ted Loo Fitness

Best massage therapist

  1. Burrard Massage Therapy, 406-808 Nelson Street

Best independent gym

  1. Ron Zalko Fitness & Yoga

Best nutritionist

  1. Erika Weissenborn (Fresh in your Fridge)

Best independent gym

  1. Spartacus Gym, 1522 Commercial Drive

Best nutritionist

  1. Rich Ralph

Best independent gym

  1. Level 10 Fitness & Physiotherapy

Best nutritionist

  1. Jennifer Hill (Foodie Nutrition)

Best gym (women)

  1. She's Fit

Best integrated-health clinic

  1. Qi Integrated Health, 1764 West 7th Avenue

Best gym (women)

  1. Sweat Co. Workout Studios, 736 Richards Street

Best integrated-health clinic

  1. Peakform Wellness

Best gym (women)

  1. The Bar Method Vancouver, 837 Beatty Street

Best integrated-health clinic

  1. Westcoast Integrative Health

Best naturopathic clinic

  1. Qi Integrated Health, 1764 West 7th Avenue
  2. Sage Clinic, 487 Davie Street
  3. Acubalance Wellness Centre, 250–828 West 8th Avenue
  4. Springs Eternal Natural Health Clinic

Best fitness supplement store

  1. Body Energy Club
  2. Popeye's Supplements Canada
  3. GNC

Best health supplement store

  1. Finlandia Pharmacy & Natural Health Centre, 1111 West Broadway
  2. Genesis Nutrition
  3. Whole Foods Market, Various locations

Best herbal clinic

  1. Gaia Garden Herbal Dispensary, 2672 W. Broadway
  2. Finlandia Pharmacy & Natural Health Centre, 1111 West Broadway
  3. Greenleaf Acupuncture & Herb Clinic

Best medical cannabis dispensary

  1. Seymour Wellness Society
  2. Healing Tree
  3. Canna Clinic

Dispensary most knowledgeable for medicinal use of cannabis

  1. BC Compassion Club Society
  2. Canna Clinic
  3. Eden Medicinal Society

Dispensary with best strains

  1. Karuna Health Foundation
  2. BC Compassion Club Society
  3. Eden Medicinal Society

Best pipe, bong and accessory shop

  1. Puff
  2. Ignite Smoke Shop, 109 W. Cordova
  3. Marc Emery’s Cannabis Culture Headshop and Vapor Lounge

Best addiction recovery centre

  1. Edgewood Health Network, 1525 West 7th Avenue
  2. Orchard Recovery Center, 811 Grafton Road
  3. InSite

Best Natural Pharmacy

  1. Finlandia Pharmacy & Natural Health Centre, 1111 West Broadway
  2. Pure Integrative Pharmacy
  3. Kripps Pharmacy, 5413 West Boulevard

Best fertility clinic

  1. Olive Fertility Centre
  2. Genesis Fertility Centre, 300–1367 West Broadway
  3. Yinstill Reproductive Wellness, 3523 Main Street

Best dispensary customer service

  1. Canna Clinic

Best medical clinic

  1. Cross Roads Clinics, 350-507 W. Broadway
  2. Khatsahlano Medical Clinics, 2685 West Broadway

Best dispensary customer service

  1. Healing Tree

Best medical clinic

  1. Pacific Medical Clinic
  2. Vital Health

Best dispensary customer service

  1. Eden Medicinal Society

Best dentist/dental clinic

  1. Aarm Dental Group
  2. Arbutus North Dental Centre, 202–1926 West 4th Avenue
  3. Kits Family Dental Centre, 209–2223 West Broadway

Best laser eye centre

  1. Pacific Laser Eye Centre, 1401 West Broadway, 5th floor

Best dispensary in which to find a deal

  1. Eden Medicinal Society
  2. Canna Clinic

Best laser eye centre

  1. Coal Harbour Lasik Eye Centre
  2. BoydVision Centre

Best dispensary in which to find a deal

  1. Healing Tree

Dispensary with the best mellow strains

  1. Weeds Glass & Gifts

Best Optometrist

  1. West 10th Eyes

Dispensary with the best mellow strains

  1. Eden Medicinal Society

Best Optometrist

  1. Performance Vision Optometry

Dispensary with the best mellow strains

  1. BC Compassion Club Society
  2. The Village Dispensary

Best Optometrist

  1. Vida Eyecare

Dispensary with the best potent strains

  1. The Village Dispensary

Best hearing-aid clinic

  1. Connect Hearing

Dispensary with the best potent strains

  1. Eden Medicinal Society

Best hearing-aid clinic

  1. Crystal Hearing Centre

Dispensary with the best potent strains

  1. BC Compassion Club Society

Best hearing-aid clinic

  1. Precision Hearing Clinic

Best place for cosmetic surgery

  1. Skinworks, 3578 West 41st Avenue
  2. False Creek Healthcare, 555 West 8th Avenue
  3. Fairview Plastic Surgery Centre

Best place for a nonsurgical makeover

  1. Skinworks, 3578 West 41st Avenue

Dispensary with the best variety of marijuana oils

  1. Eden Medicinal Society

Best place for a nonsurgical makeover

  1. The Vanity Lab

Dispensary with the best variety of marijuana oils

  1. BC Compassion Club Society

Best place for a nonsurgical makeover

  1. Sephora

Dispensary with the best variety of marijuana oils

  1. Sunrise Wellness Foundation

Best place to get waxed

  1. Stripped Ladies & Gents Wax Bar

Best dispensary to just chill out

  1. Marc Emery’s Cannabis Culture Headshop and Vapor Lounge
  2. Canna Clinic

Best place to get waxed

  1. Dona Lucia Esthetics, 2813 West Broadway

Best dispensary to just chill out

  1. Eden Medicinal Society

Best place to get waxed

  1. Sugarbox Waxing Boutique

Best dispensary to just chill out

  1. Healing Tree

Best laser hair-removal centre

  1. Arbutus Laser, 106-2025 West Broadway
  2. Skinworks, 3578 West 41st Avenue
  3. Urban Body Laser

Best barbershop

  1. Barber & Co.
  2. JD's Barbershop, 235 Abbott Street
  3. Man Cave Barber Shop

Best hair salon

  1. Suki's
  2. Brush Salon
  3. the dye lot

Best salon for a pedicure/manicure

  1. Pure Nail Bar
  2. Joy Ride
  3. Charm Nail Spa

Best place to get a facial

  1. Skoah, 1011 Hamilton Street
  2. Spa Diva
  3. Breathe Spa

Best spa (chain)

  1. Spa Utopia Health and Wellness Center
  2. Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Pacific Rim, 1038 Canada Place
  3. Absolute Spa

Best spa (independent)

  1. Spruce Body Lab Spa
  2. Pink Lime Salon & Spa
  3. Le Petit Spa, 4-3701 West Broadway

Best non-Internet dating-service company

  1. Executive Search Dating, 107-1529 West 6th Avenue
  2. Events and Adventures
  3. It’s Just Lunch, 323–409 Granville Street

Best pet supply store

  1. Tisol Pet Nutrition & Supply Store
  2. Bosley's by Pet Valu
  3. PetSmart

Best animal hospital

  1. Granville Island Veterinary Hospital, 1635 West 4th Avenue
  2. Anderson Animal Hospital
  3. Cypress Street Animal Hospital, 1893 Cornwall Avenue

Best doggie daycare/boarding facility

  1. Urban Puppy Shop, 1375 West 6th Avenue
  2. Rex Dog Hotel & Spa, 760 Terminal Avenue
  3. Release the Hounds, 194-3381 Cambie

Best pet grooming/pet spa

  1. Pawsh Dog Spa, 80 Smithe Street
  2. Spa Dog Organic Dog Spa, 3471 Commercial Street
  3. PetSmart
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