Living in BC

Granville Island/False Creek

A popular tourist location near Kitsilano. To find out more about this area click here.

The locations in italics were recommended by a resident!

Hospitals

  • 1 – 3 km from BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver General Hospital
  • 2 – 5 km from St. Paul’s Hospital
  • 3 – 6 km from BC Children’s Hospital, BC Women’s Hospital, GF Strong Centre and Mount Saint Joseph Hospital
  • 10 – 13 km from UBC Hospital

Grocery Stores

Restaurants

Shopping

Dry Cleaner/Laundromats

  • Executive Dry Cleaners – 1833 Anderson Street
  • Village Cleaners – 1637 Manitoba Street

Gyms/Fitness Centres

Childcare

  • False Creek YMCA Daycare – 1399 Fountain Way 9Weekdays) (30 months – 5 years)
  • Family Montessori School – 1099 Sitka Square (Weekdays) (Preschool)
  • Narjes Yarmohammadi – Spyglass Place (Weekdays) (0 – 5 years)

**Please use the childcare search available online to find the right care for your needs. PAR-BC has not preformed any checks on the above providers and is not endorsing them over their competitors; it is for informational purposes only.**

Attractions, Activities and Parks

  • Charleson Park – Charleson Road
  • Creekside Park – Quebec Street
  • Granville Island Brewing Company – 1441 Cartwright Street
  • Ron Bassford Park – 1218 Cartwright Street

**This is a small sample of what is available in the area for information purposes. PAR-BC is not endorsing these companies over their competitors.**