Maple Ridge

An opportunity to get some stuff took us to Maple Ridge on Sunday, and remarkably some of the thrift stores were even open.

Cythera Boutique

Heading down the Lougheed highway, the urban centre has two shops on the main drag.  The first, coming from the west before 224th Street, is the Cynthera botique which appears to be small (it has a narrow shop front).  Cynthera is a charity assisting women in need and has two thrift shops in Maple Ridge.  This is claims to have higher-end goods. 

Bibles for Missions - Maple Ridge

At around 225th street on the north side is the local Bibles for Missions.  The shop is a double front.  Street parking for both of these.

Ridge Meadows Hospice

On parallel Dewdney Trunk Road are 3 thrift shops (two of which are open on Sundays).  The first one we visited was the Ridge Meadows Hospice shop on 224th Street (NW corner of the intersection with DTR).  Medium size, it has a fair number of items, with not that much in the way of clothes, surprisingly. Nicely laid out. Large parking lot.

Economy Cottage 

Heading back west between 222nd and 223rd, there's the Cynthera shop on the north side and the Economy Cottage Auxilliary (hospital auxilliary?) shop almost opposite on the south.  This Cynthera is on the small side but is nicely laid out.  The Economy Auxilliary seems to be small (Single shop front). Cynthera is in a mall so there's parking, and you can walk across the Economy Auxilliary (otherwise street parking only).

Cythera Thrift