Pathways Clubhouse, the Richmond branch of Canadian Mental Health Association, closed its thrift shop when it moved to its new location.
There are other CMHA-affiliated thrift shops in BC: Salmon Arm, Vernon and New Westminster
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
Saturday, 4 November 2017
Victoria/Saanich - Friendly Octopus at St. Aidan's United Church
I finally managed to visit one of the church thrift shops in Victoria. or rather the southern fringes of Saanich. It isn't easy as all 4 are closed over the summer and are open only once or twice a week at most, if even.
Off Cedar Hill Cross Road at Palo Alto Street is St. Aidan's United Church which operates its Freindly Octopus thrift shop in the basement.
We didn't make the Wednesday opening but instead a special and larger seasonal sale held on the 1st Saturday of November.
The shop's regular hours are Wednesday 10-14 and again from 16-20. Confusingly, the shop is also open on a Saturday: One source from the church states the 4th Saturday while another states the last Saturday (which could the 5th if the 1st Saturday falls on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd of the month depending on if it is a 29, 30 or 31 day month..
Off Cedar Hill Cross Road at Palo Alto Street is St. Aidan's United Church which operates its Freindly Octopus thrift shop in the basement.
We didn't make the Wednesday opening but instead a special and larger seasonal sale held on the 1st Saturday of November.
The shop's regular hours are Wednesday 10-14 and again from 16-20. Confusingly, the shop is also open on a Saturday: One source from the church states the 4th Saturday while another states the last Saturday (which could the 5th if the 1st Saturday falls on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd of the month depending on if it is a 29, 30 or 31 day month..
Friday, 3 November 2017
Parksville - Salvation Army warehouse
The Parksville Qualicum Beach area has 3 Salvation Army thrift shops. Hidden away in an industrial area is a warehouse shop that has furniture and some odds and ends. You see signs on the street but when you drive in, all you see is this:
Not obvious it is open but there it is.
Not obvious it is open but there it is.
Nanaimo Closure, or Consolidation - Nanaimo Hospice Society
We went to Nanaimo today and stopped by some of our favorite thrift shops. The highway from the ferry heading north is a favorite as there are 3 shops very near the highway and all on the same side (working well if headed north).
The first shop, of the Nanaimo Hospice Society, that we went to revealed to an empty premise. We hadn't been up here since the beginning of the year so it was a shock. No sign, nothing. We went to the other shop on Bowen Road and asked if the original shop had closed, and indeed it had. The Bowen Road shop is now slightly bigger.
The first shop, of the Nanaimo Hospice Society, that we went to revealed to an empty premise. We hadn't been up here since the beginning of the year so it was a shock. No sign, nothing. We went to the other shop on Bowen Road and asked if the original shop had closed, and indeed it had. The Bowen Road shop is now slightly bigger.
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