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Crime & Policing are the #1 business concern

The results of the Marpole Business Association's 2008 Member Survey show Crime & Policing was the #1 issue of concern for member business and property owners and will have a direct impact upon many existing and future programs and projects. [READ MORE]

Category: Crime & Policing

The April '08 Rainy Day Sale was a success!

The sixth Annual Marpole Rainy Day Sale held every April was a hit with both merchants and customers again this year. [READ MORE]

Category: Sidewalk Sales

Student volunteers paint out graffiti in Marpole

The MBA hosted a volunteer graffiti paint-out crew from the Kerrisdale-Oakridge-Marpole Community Policing Centre in late May. [READ MORE]

Category: Beautification

Fair Tax Coalition continues to save businesses money

The Vancouver Fair Tax Coalition's campaign influenced the NPA majority on city council to vote in a 1% tax shift in 2008. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

New Planning Programs in Marpole

The City of Vancouver is embarking on Station Area planning for the new Canada Line Marine Station and planning for the Marpole industrial lands. Open Houses Sat, Jun 14 and Wed, Jun 18 [READ MORE]

Category: Business

VEDC BizMap Report 2008

The updated Vancouver Economic Development Commission's (VEDC) BizMap Area Profile on the Marpole commercial district is ready for public distribution.
[READ MORE]

Category: Business

Mayor Sam Sullivan visits Marpole

The Marpole Business Association was pleased to play host to a recent visit by Mayor Sam Sullivan to discuss the issues of importance to our business members and community.
[READ MORE & SEE PHOTOS]

Category: Business

Attention Sandwich Board Users!

The City of Vancouver continues to crack down on the improper placement of advertising Sandwich Boards on city sidewalks.
[READ MORE]

Category: Business

Welcome to these new businesses

Characters Books & Coffee has a new owner, Vancity Savings and Credit Union has a new manager, and Cravings Bistro is the newest Associate Member of the Marpole BIA.
[READ MORE]

Category: Business

Marpole Business Directory

The Marpole BIA is currently working on the production of its first comprehensive Member Business Directory and Map. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

Holiday Season Safety and Security Tips

Breaking and entering, fraud and shoplifting often rise during these busy months. Here's some advice to help protect your business this holiday season. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

Great Marpole Trick-or-Treat a spooky success

The fifth annual Great Marpole Trick-or-Treat proved very popular again this year with merchants and children alike! [READ MORE]

Category: Halloween

Vancouver Fair Tax Coalition News

The Property Tax Policy Review Commission's report, presented to Vancouver city council on September 18, 2007 recognizes Vancouver's current business property tax rate is unfair and unsustainable. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

Music @ work in your business & SOCAN

SOCAN stands for Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. It ensures that music creators and their publishers get paid for the communication to the public and public performance of their music. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

Summerfest '07 Update

The Seventh Annual Marpole Summerfest community celebration was a huge success! [READ MORE]

Category: Summerfest

Taking Care of Business Fundraiser

The Fair Tax Coalition fundraiser on Wednesday, September 12th at the Art Works gallery.. [READ MORE]

Category: Events

Marpole Summerfest '07 Photos

Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed the festivities of the Seventh Annual Marpole Summerfest community celebration! It was a beautiful day to celebrate all the great people and things that make Marpole the friendliest community in Vancouver! Thanks again to our sponsors; the Vancouver Courier, the Beat 94.5 FM, Safeway and Petro Canada.

 

Category: Sidewalk Sales

Marpole Rainy Day Sale Merchant Info

The MBA Promotions Committee is pleased to present a spring-time promotion designed to clear out your storage and bring some customers into your store. Merchant Info includes Rainy Dale Sale tips. [READ MORE]

Category: Sidewalk Sales

Marpole Rainy Day Sale Public Info

The Marpole Rainy Day Sale, an area-wide garage sale-style sidewalk event, will be held on Saturday April 21, 2007. [READ MORE]

Category: Sidewalk Sales

Coast Foundation crew returns

The Marpole BIA is pleased to announce that the Coast Foundation has been retained to clean and maintain the sidewalks and lanes of the Marpole commercial district. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

Parking tax is axed

On March 8, 2007, Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon made public his intention to get rid of the Parking Tax. [READ MORE]

Category: Parking

2010 Business Opportunities Workshop

Are you ready for 2010? The BC Government wants to help small businesses capitalize on the $4 billion in business opportunities resulting from the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

Community spirit: a review of Marpole's churches

Barry Link takes a tour of the churches in his neighbourhood and finds deep history, noisy silences, social action and vigorous spirituality. [READ MORE]

Category: Vancouver Courier

City all quiet on new trail along Marpole waterfront

Walk along a new trail in Marpole along the Fraser River and you'll notice something odd: there's almost no people. Wendy Turner, who chaired the Eburne Lands Coordinating Group, hopes Waterfront Trail can be extended. [READ MORE]

Category: Vancouver Courier

BizMapBC develops community profiles

BizMapBC is a project developed jointly by the Vancouver Economic Development Commission, the City of Vancouver Business Improvement Area program, and Small Business BC. They have comprehensive profiles for Marpole Commercial Area and Marpole Neighbourhood Market. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

Safety & Security Tips

The holiday season and winter months often bring an
unwelcome guest - increased crime. Here is some advice to prevent breaking & entering, fraud and shoplifting. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

Get Fit! Member Benefit Program

Discount program for Marpole Business Association members and their staff from the Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre (MOCC) Fitness Centre. [READ MORE]

Category: MBA Members

2006-2007 Board of Directors

The new 2006-2007 Board of Directors was elected at the September 27th Annual General Meeting. [READ MORE]

Category: AGM

Vancouver Transit Centre opening this September

TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus Company have announced that the new Vancouver Transit Centre will officially open on September 4th, 2006. [READ MORE]

Category: Transit

CanadaLine Open House

There will be an Opportunity for Community Comment on the Marine Drive Station & Tunnel Portal Open House on Tuesday, June 13, 2006. [READ MORE]

Category: Transit

Marpole to be transformed under new landscaping & maintenance plan

The MBA has expanded the landscaping and maintenance contract with Ken Stobbs Landscaping to include street cleaning & lane maintenance. [READ MORE]

Category: Beautification

Fair Tax Coalition successful in shifting tax burden

Thanks to the support of all 17 Vancouver BIAs and their 43,000 members, City Council voted to lower the tax burden on business by one per cent in 2006. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

2006 Member Survey results

Parking is the Number #1 issue of concern for Marpole Business Association member business and property owners. [READ MORE]

Category: Business

Welcome to Marpole Online, the the most comprehensive web site for Vancouver's Marpole community and surrounding area.

Proudly sponsored in part by the Marpole Business Association [MBA] - Marpole Online features all the latest news from the Marpole Business Association and BIA (Business Improvement Area) including business profiles, events, Street Beat [business vacancy listings] and more!

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FIREHALL NO. 22: Throughout all the change and disruption, Marpole's community spirit has stayed strong, epitomized by the refit of Firehall No. 22 at 70th and Hudson for seniors' and neighborhood programs. Two other pieces of Marpole's heritage have recently garnered public support: in 1990 the city purchased the old Children's Hospital and began its restoration as a residence for seniors; five years later the city granted a 60-year lease to the Marpole Museum and Historical Society for the Colbourne House, a tiny, gambrel-roofed farmhouse at 8743 South West Marine Drive. In population, Marpole today is very close to the city average in the age and income of its residents but has more renters than the average.


Annual Events:

Canada Line Marine Station
& Industrial Lands Open House
s
June 14th & 18th, 2008 [DETAILS]

Westwynds Celtic Singers & StepnScuff Line Dancers at Marpole Museum & Historical Society
Sunday, July 6, 2008 2pm-4pm [DETAILS]

Car Free Marpole Festival - cancelled
Details at marpoleonline.com/carfree

Marpole Summerfest 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Start your planning early!
Details at: marpoleonline.com/summerfest

Marpole Business Association - AGM
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Details at: marpoleonline.com/agm

Did You Know?

The size of the Marpole BIA is six city blocks. The residential area size is 3.28 sq km, containing more than 14,500 residents, and a daytime employee base of over 4,830, including 1,100 within the BIA itself. What are YOU doing to market yourselves to your local trade area and customer base?

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Share your ideas for the future of the Arbutus Lands and read news and updates on The Eburne Lands Issue.

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