Living in BC

Kensington Cedar Cottage

This area is East of Main Street, but South of Grandview Woodlands. Visit their community page here.

Hospitals

  • 2 – 4 km from Mount Saint Joseph Hospital
  • 4 – 6 km from BC Cancer Agency, BC Children’s Hospital, BC Women’s Hospital, GF Strong Centre, and Vancouver General Hospital
  • 6 – 8 km from St. Paul’s Hospital
  • 14 – 16 km from UBC Hospital

 Grocery Stores

Restaurants

  • Café Kathmandu (Himalayan/Nepalese) – 2779 Commercial Drive
  • Kalvin’s Szechuan Restaurant (Taiwanese, Chinese) – 5225 Victoria Drive
  • My Chau Restaurant (Vietnamese) – 1715 Kingsway
  • Outpost Café (Breakfast & Brunch) – 3992 Fraser Street

Shopping

  • High Sun Mattress Factory & Furniture – 2111 Kingsway
  • Midland Liquidators (Hardware Store) – 1234 Kingsway
  • Superior Dollar Store – 2637 Commercial Drive
  • The World Cycles (bikes) – 3565 Commercial Street

Dry Cleaners/Laundromats

  • Highland Coin Laundry and Dry Cleaning – 1672 East 12th Avenue
  • My Beautiful Coin Laundry & Dry Cleaning – 701 Kingsway
  • Quick Coin Laundry – 1072 Kingsway
  • Sampan Coin Laundry – 4866 Victoria Drive

Gyms/Fitness Centres

Childcare

  • ABC Montessori pre-School – 4866 Fraser Street (Weekdays) (Preschool)
  • Auntie Diane Family Child Care – East 8th Avenue (Weekdays, Extended hours – before 6 am, after 7 pm, Overnight)
  • Amazing Grace In-Home Multi-Aged Child Care – 1378 East 16th Avenue (Weekdays)
  • Boat Day Care – 2908 Victoria Drive (Weekdays) (30 months – 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

  • Clark Park – Commercial Drive at East 14th Avenue
  • Glen Park – Glen Drive at East 14th Avenue
  • Grays Park – 4850 Catherines Street
  • Make It! (Annual Arts & Craft Fair) – 3250 Commercial Drive

**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.**