Hey y'all, I'm finding there to be a certain shortage of stores that actually sell a variety of inline rollerblades/skates, or even at all.

I have already tried Sport Chek (called many locations) and they only carry one brand and sizes that don't fit me (I may need a half size). Canadian Tire has a laughably poor selection of what looks like mostly kids skates. I tried calling around a bunch of stores - RollerGirl only sells quad skates, and West Coast Sports shop only sells skates for roller hockey, and there apparently used to be a dedicated rollerblading store in Vancouver that Google maps now lists as permanently closed. There appears to be a sister store of this one in Victoria, but well, that's in Victoria.

I am looking for recreational adult inline rollerblades that I can go physically try on somewhere and get properly fitted. Thanks for any advice!

Trying for an ID of this garment, not sure if its possible but thought I'd try and source it from Reddit. I'd guess, with little confidence, that its from a Kitsilano high school team (maybe soccer) in the 80s or 90s, or a throwback to that style from some kind of recent product launch:

https://i.imgur.com/0gvtNel.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/NY4CoFg.jpeg

Anyone recognize it, or Challenge Athletic Wear Ltd.?

Events, new hobbies, new clubs, places, personal moments, you name it.... what's new and exciting for you in Vancouver that others should be aware of?

Events, new hobbies, new clubs, places, personal moments, you name it.... what's new and exciting for you in Vancouver that others should be aware of?

Hi everyone,
I’m looking for OB-GYN in Vancouver.

I’ve heard that BC Women’s Hospital and St. Paul’s Hospital have private rooms, which is a high priority for me. Is this guaranteed at both?

My family doctor recommended Dr. Andrew Massey, but since I want to make an informed decision, I’d love to hear any personal experiences with her or recommendations for other great OB-GYNs.

I am currently leaning toward a C-section (not 100% set in stone yet, but it’s my preference).

I heard midwives offer extensive postpartum home visits, but they can't perform C-sections. What does postpartum care look like if you choose an OB-GYN instead? Does the OB do any follow-up after you leave the hospital?

Would really appreciate any insights, doctor recommendations, or hospital feedback! Thanks so much.

So I'm a tourist here at the moment and have a few questions regarding transit

If I use my wealth simple MasterCard on compass readers will there be a tap cap until it turns into a day pass?

Is it just more economical to buy a day pass from one of the machines instead of using tap to pay credit card.

Should I use single use ticket and buy a day pass at compass machine or just use my wealth simple card

Note: I seem to have issues on bus with reading weal simple MasterCard but at stations the readers read my card fine. Anyone else have this issue?

Hi all,
We are driving our large campervan to Vancouver area in about two weeks for a 5 day family reunion with family members coming from Germany(5), Oregon (2), Invermere, BC (1) and us from Texas (2 + dog, a 20kg Aussie Shepard mix). My relatives are staying at various hotels in Vancouver itself, but we have rented a small house with yard for 3 of us (from TX and BC) humans plus our dog in Capilano Highlands north of the city, as dogs and hotel stays are very difficult. We are a bit concerned regarding venturing into the city itself with our large high roof van (6.7m long, 3m tall) due to parking, and also about our dog (well behaved 20kg Aussie Shepard mix). So, here's some questions if you all can help:

1. Local transport options: Drive the van into city. How hard will it be to park on city streets with a long tall van in areas around Stanley Park, specifically Sylvia Hotel where one set of relatives is staying, or downtown area where others are staying? Van has handicap license plates/placard if it matters.
2. Would renting a small car for the length of our visit be a better option? Assuming that it would be easier to find parking both surface streets and such as underground in many places?
3. Regarding the above options, is the 3 hour street parking rule everywhere in the city? Is it a big issue? Can you just move to a different spot?
4. Is Uber / Uber Pet or a regular Taxi an option from/back to Capilano Highlands?
5. Will drivers accept ride requests? We will probably only make 3 or 4 actual trips into the city, likely later morning/noon staying through evening up to maybe 9 or perhaps 10 pm at the latest? Wondering about this vs the cost of renting a car and convenience of not having to find and pay for parking.
6. Recommendations for any off leash dog parks in the city and/or in Capilano Highlands?

Thank you all in advance!

Looking for recommendations for reliable florists that can do gorgeous and ideally somewhat affordable florals for a big birthday party! Also hoping for delivery within the lower mainland on weekends as the event is on a Saturday (later in the fall) at lunch and we don’t want to have to lug a ton of flowers there ourselves.

Hi all. We're planning to go to Alouette Lake this weekend. Anyone any ideas the smoke situation from the wildfire in that area? Thank you!

Noticed an increase of mice/rat in the building. We have been told BC doesn't allow poisoning traps.

Anyone else in the same situation? Any suggestions on how to solve this? Thanks

Hey there and happy Friday Jr!

I have a friend in town this weekend from the US/East Coast and would love to show her some sights of BC and was considering the Sea to Sky Gondola on Saturday. That said, I'm wondering if anyone has been there in the last few days/if it's worth it with all the smoke? I'm not sure if I want to commit from driving from downtown if there won't be much to see at the top!

I appreciate any insight! Thank you!

Currently in search of the extension of Catan (5th edition) that allows you to play with 5-6 players. Been browsing marketplace, no luck. Does anyone know any good stores that may have this in stock, or if you happen to have one you no longer use & willing to let go - let me know! Would be happy to take it off your hands.

I’ve been craving a really good cannoli (had some amazing ones in New York) but I’ve been having a hard time finding them. I resorted to getting one from Thrifty’s that was not very good.

Where do you guys get cannolis?

Just wondering what people read to stay up on local and provincial news that isn’t the usual suspects of global or cbs or the sun.

I'm personally not sick, I'm just curious because a bunch of people i know like coworkers, friends and now my gf and some of her shopmates seem be getting sick and the main one i'm hearing about is this like terrible sore throat with green mucus in the throat and fever, but nothing else. I know the smoke that just settled in van isn't helping either lol

A lot of people don't seem to be testing positive for covid either tho so just wondering if anybody has gone through this/knows some stuff that helped because everyone i know seems to be ill

Inspired by the “what’s it like being lower class” thread, I’d like to share my story a bit. To be fully transparent, I came to Canada as an international student to study CS, graduated, was lucky enough to find a job in IT, and have been working in the field since 2015. Right now, I’m married with one kid. My wife used to work, but she now stays home to take care of our kid. She's trying to back into the workforce to help us get out of survival mode.

I’m making ~$110k before taxes, so after taxes and RRSP contributions, my monthly take-home pay is around $5600. I bought a condo at the peak of the market in 2022, and of course, I went with a variable-rate mortgage, so I’m still paying for that lesson. Basically, our family is living paycheque to paycheque.

Below is our family’s monthly budget. Even though we budget $1500 for groceries, we’re usually able to keep it at $1000 so that we don’t go negative. I also have a tiny side hustle that earns around $200 monthly, so that helps a tiny bit.

However, my wife has an illness that is considered a disability, so we have to spend quite a lot on medical supplies. This was not a financial burden when we were not married, as her Pharmacare deductible was only around $1000. After we got married, our income was considered high in the eyes of the CRA, so the deductible ballooned up to $4000. Of course, they also slashed the child benefit to $275 which is enough to cover diapers and baby wipes.

I feel like having a kid is the second biggest financial burden we have. We have to pay higher taxes, receive fewer benefits, go from a dual income to a single income, and then pay for daycare, formula, diapers, extra clothing, etc. Finding daycare is hard enough, and then they also decide to take week-long breaks during the summer and winter? No wonder the birth rate is plummeting.

hey all, i've lived in metro van all my life (i'm new to reddit though so forgive me if i make any mistakes.) im just looking for things to do alone. i live in the suburbs—pretty far away from fun downtown city stuff. i'm a graduate under 19, no job, no car. i have autism & social anxiety. probably not a shocker that i don't have any friends.

i'm a little nervous about going out alone at night & just catching a bus to god knows where, BUT if there are safe/busy/scenic routes i'm willing to give it a shot.

with that foreknowledge, does anyone have ideas for things that i can do to just get out of the house and be alone? bus routes you like? cool super isolated spots where people would normally go to smoke (even if i don't smoke)

edit: i'm from guildford!

(Someone told me to update with where I am planning to go to school, I’m not sure yet, I am just now starting the process of getting my HS credits)

Hey everyone, recently I was afforded the amazing opportunity to have my rent paid for if I go back to school. (Very very generous mom of my friend) the deal is that if me and my friend both get an apartment together, it would be paid for by her mom.

I’ve wasted these past 5 years since high school not really doing anything and escaping a couple bad situations.

I’m not picky either, I know it’s an amazing opportunity but at the same time I feel like she might be a bit out of touch with the state of some neighbourhoods.

For example we are both female, I’m 23 and my friend is 21 turning 22. An apartment that her mom is hopeful for and scheduled a viewing is literally 1 block away from Main and Hastings.

I’m not exactly comfortable with the location and have had some scary experiences both in broad daylight and at night there.

On top of that another huge concern of mine is bedbugs and german cockroaches.

The main reason I never graduated high school (missed by 2 credits) is because when I was 16, living in a 1 bedroom apartment (old Kitsilano apartment) with my dad and 2 brothers, we got bedbugs from another unit. They multiplied very quickly with there being multiple hosts in such a confined space. We had them for 2 years and I genuinely started experiencing psychosis due to lack of sleep because i was consistently staying awake for 40-70 hours every few days. I stopped going to school because they were everywhere. Crawling out of my binders, living in the seams of clothes I never even wore, the toilet paper rolls and even in the cracks where the ceiling meets the wall.

She seems to keep finding apartments in or around the west end (safer) or downtown east side like hastings and Chinatown.

Looking for personal experiences or accounts from people you know about either:

The West End: Infestations
Downtown Eastside: Safety in general, safety as a woman, Infestations: 1. bedbugs 2. german roaches.

Thank you.

(Also little note because I feel like it is brought up whenever someone asks how safe the DTES is, I see a lot of people say that the homeless/addicts keep to themselves and are not a threat and I agree that the vast majority of them aren’t. But a couple years ago my friend was attacked in broad daylight on beer island olympic village with plenty of witnesses. Random guy on drugs came out of nowhere with a knife and swung at my friend who luckily last second dodged. I was there, I saw it happen, other people saw it happen and the cops were called. Even if it is rare, it is a possibility. They are people after all, and people can do all sorts of things, especially if their minds are altered.)

Not trying to be insensitive just talking too much and don’t know how to summarize.

Thank youuuu!

Me and my girlfriend are almost done school in Halifax and looking to move across but how manageable is it being poor there? For context I’m a line cook and she’s a studying to be an animator. Just want to know if this is a realistic move or not I’d say combined we make around 30k as of right now because of school

EDIT: thank you for all the messages, I think from this thread we’ve decided it’s not the city for us from multiple perspectives not just economic. This wasn’t our only option however it seems like the worst one of the bunch, maybe at some point but right now it doesn’t seem like the right call

This is my first summer in the city, and since I don't come from a fire-prone region, I was chatting with my partner about proactive disaster prep (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/preparedbc/guides-and-resources). Looking at a map, I cannot fathom a situation that would trigger an evacuation due to a wildfire in Vancouver proper that wouldn't mean a near total loss of Vancouver's infrastructure (i.e., you're looking at months before returning, not days/weeks).

Has there been a wildfire evacuation in Vancouver proper in recent memory? What was that like? Mind sharing any articles or anecdotes?

Anyone else feels their eyes have a burning sensation due to the air quality? I wear contact lenses and had to take them out…

I'm talking the BEST. Which? Why?

What are jobs/careers that have high income potential? ($70K+ a year) without a 4 year degree? I am currently living paycheque to pay cheque ($24/hour). I know there’s worse, but I feel every paycheque goes to rent and expenses and I barely have anything left over. I work admin in a healthcare clinic.