There are a number of thrift stores that are religiously-affiliiated (all Christian). First and foremost is, of course, the Salvation Army (too numerous to mention but remember that most outside greater Vancouver and Victoria are independent of each other) with the Mennonites having their Central Committee shops in Powell River, Vancouver, Surrey, Abbotsford (2), Mission, Yarrow, Chilliwack and Kelowna a second. A missionary group called Bibles for Missions operates quite a few (Chilliwack (2), Duncan, Victoria, Kelowna, Langley, Prince George and Cranbrook) but interestingly the Abbotsford branch is separately organised from the others. Langley also has 2 International Christian Responses and there's WorldServe in White Rock.
The denomination that has the most otherwise seems to be the United Church. These include
Sicamous
Winfield
Kelowna (First United)
Westbank
Peachland
Burnaby (South Burnaby)
Surrey (Northwood)- haven't checked this one
Vancouver (First, Grace and Wilson Heights United) - haven't checked any of these
North Van (Mount Seymour)
Gibsons
Kamloops
Duncan
Nanaimo (St Andrew's, Brechin near Departure Bay seems to host a flea market)
Victoria (Gordon Head, James Bay, Oak Bay, St Aidan's + St. John's in North Saanich)
Coquitlam (Trinity)
Golden
The Osoyoos and Como Lake churches in Coquitlam are reported to have shops but I haven't checked them yet.
Prince George, Revelstoke, and Oakridge in Vancouver have unfortunately closed their shops in recent months.
Some hold once a year events and these are Knox in Vancouver and Highlands in North Van.
The other Protestant church thrift shops include St Barnabas, St John's and St Stephen the Martyr Anglican in New West, Cobble Hill and Burnaby respectively, St Andrew's Presbyterian in Victoria, and the Duncan Seventh Day Adventist in Duncan.
Other Protestant churches with thrift shops include on in Kamloops (Westsyde), one in New West that assists a Pentecostal church in Manila.
There are also gospel missions to the homeless poor with thrift shops in Vancouver, Kelowna and Kamloops.
Catholic thrift shops are a little rarer. There is Mother Teresa's Place of St Mary's in Chilliwack and the Pro-Life Society in Kelowna. Various branches of Saint Vincent de Paul are active with 6 shops in greater Victoria, 2 in Vancouver and one in Kamloops. The Catholic Women's League has a shop in Squamish that I haven't had the opportunity to visit. Schools may hold periodic thrift sales. The Catholic school attached to St Edward the Confessor in Duncan holds an annual event in September as does St Joseph's in Kelowna.
For multi-denominational, there is of course the Churches of Salmon Arm thrift store. One of the largest in the province. The United and Anglican churches in Castlegar also jointly run a thrift shop.
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Monday, 7 November 2016
Saturday, 8 October 2016
Victoria West - VIew Royal and Esquimalt
Some of our better finds have been west of Victoria Harbour, a seemingly-richer place with lots of stock.
Immediately across the harbour in the mall encompassed by Bay, Wilson and Tyee is a small WIN. It has mainly clothes but some housewares and collectibles. Free lot parking.
Heading west on Craigflower just west of Tillicum (NW side) is a Saint Vincent de Paul. This one seems to have better a selection of housewares and collectibles. Decent prices. Free lot parking.
Continuing onto Island Highway just west of Helmcken is the View Royal Salvation Army which may be the best for collectibles and housewares in Victoria. It has a lot of stock. Lot parking.
Also out in View Royal in the mall off Admirals Road and Aldersmith Place (SW corner) is an SPCA though prices are pretty high. Free lot parking.
Vancouver Island thrft store listings
http://bcthriftshop.blogspot.ca/p/listing-of.html
Immediately across the harbour in the mall encompassed by Bay, Wilson and Tyee is a small WIN. It has mainly clothes but some housewares and collectibles. Free lot parking.
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| WIN Westside |
Heading west on Craigflower just west of Tillicum (NW side) is a Saint Vincent de Paul. This one seems to have better a selection of housewares and collectibles. Decent prices. Free lot parking.
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| Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Esquimalt |
Continuing onto Island Highway just west of Helmcken is the View Royal Salvation Army which may be the best for collectibles and housewares in Victoria. It has a lot of stock. Lot parking.
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| Salvation Army - View Royal |
Also out in View Royal in the mall off Admirals Road and Aldersmith Place (SW corner) is an SPCA though prices are pretty high. Free lot parking.
Vancouver Island thrft store listings
http://bcthriftshop.blogspot.ca/p/listing-of.html
Thursday, 22 September 2016
North and Central Saanich
The North Saanich area has thrift shops clustered in Sidney and Brentwood Bay. There are a couple of church shops spread around.
Near the north end at West Saanich Road (@ Clayton) is St John's United Church. The thrift shop is housed in a trailer so it's small but it does have nice items. Very reasonable prices. Lot parking.
The Sidney area houses over a half dozen shops, all between Beacon and Bevan avenues and spread between 2nd and 4th streets s very walkable. 3 are branches of Beacon Community Services and are divided into 3 shops. The 4th Avenue shop houses the furniture shop. On 3rd Avenue, adjacent to each other is the housewares shop and a clothes and other goods shop. Across 3rd from these two is an SPCA shop. Prices are quite high though. On 2nd Avenue is a Saint Vincent de Paul. Haven't found much of interest personally here. There's a pet rescue thrift shop across the street and an adjacent private one.
Free street and off-street parking though it gets busy.
Down in Brentwood Bay are spread 3 along West Saanich Road, all within 6-7 minute walk of each other. At the north end just south of Verdier is a Salvation Army shop. Small, a bit picked over and not much of interest to us. Prices high as per SAs in the area. Lot and street parking.
North of the NE corner of Wallace is a Beacon Community Services shop that specialises in clothes. The houseware shops is further south on the other side of W Saanich before Le Bure Place. It's also small but may have housewares of interest. Free lot parking.
Heading back to the highway on Keating Cross Road, one finds a Saint Vincent de Paul, a new branch to replace the closed one on Quadra in south Saanich (we found it but not sure if it is being renovated or converted into something else). It's small, and seemingly poor so not much of interest. free lot parking.
On special days, Saint Mary's Anglican church in Saanichton (Cultra west of E Saanich Road) has a parish sale in late September. We'll miss it but it's there.
Near the north end at West Saanich Road (@ Clayton) is St John's United Church. The thrift shop is housed in a trailer so it's small but it does have nice items. Very reasonable prices. Lot parking.
The Sidney area houses over a half dozen shops, all between Beacon and Bevan avenues and spread between 2nd and 4th streets s very walkable. 3 are branches of Beacon Community Services and are divided into 3 shops. The 4th Avenue shop houses the furniture shop. On 3rd Avenue, adjacent to each other is the housewares shop and a clothes and other goods shop. Across 3rd from these two is an SPCA shop. Prices are quite high though. On 2nd Avenue is a Saint Vincent de Paul. Haven't found much of interest personally here. There's a pet rescue thrift shop across the street and an adjacent private one.
Free street and off-street parking though it gets busy.
Down in Brentwood Bay are spread 3 along West Saanich Road, all within 6-7 minute walk of each other. At the north end just south of Verdier is a Salvation Army shop. Small, a bit picked over and not much of interest to us. Prices high as per SAs in the area. Lot and street parking.
North of the NE corner of Wallace is a Beacon Community Services shop that specialises in clothes. The houseware shops is further south on the other side of W Saanich before Le Bure Place. It's also small but may have housewares of interest. Free lot parking.
Heading back to the highway on Keating Cross Road, one finds a Saint Vincent de Paul, a new branch to replace the closed one on Quadra in south Saanich (we found it but not sure if it is being renovated or converted into something else). It's small, and seemingly poor so not much of interest. free lot parking.
On special days, Saint Mary's Anglican church in Saanichton (Cultra west of E Saanich Road) has a parish sale in late September. We'll miss it but it's there.
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
Langford and Sooke
In the western suburbs of Victoria are 6 thrift stores - 4 in Langford and 2 in Sooke.
The three normal thrift stores are located along Goldstream Avenue at Bryn Maur/Claude, well within walking distance of each other. Just off Goldstream on Claude is the Saint Vincent de Paul. It's a small shop with the usual assortment, with good prices. Street and lot parking.
On the other side of Goldstream in the back of a parking lot mall is the Salvation Army. Moderate size, it has the usual SA items. Prices a bit high but there are always bargains. Free lot parking.
Off in the back of the fancier mall a little bit east (other side of Bryn Maur) is the WIN thrift store. It's a small boutique with very nice things. Not much selection but what there is is nice. Good prices. Lot parking.
There's a small Habitat for Humanity ReStore hidden on Orono at Van Isle. It's a small store with mainly home reno items, as expected, but also a small assortment of housewares. Lot parking.
The small community of Sooke is surprisingly large (lots of schools) and can support 2 thrift stores. When we were last there, there was a Salvation Army and a Saint Vincent de Paul. The SA closed as a result of cost but the community quickly rallied and opened a community thrift shop acorss the road, and even closer to the remaining Saint Vincent de Paul both on West Coast Road.
The Sooke Community store is on the south side of West Coast Road just west of Otter Point/Murray Road (the only traffic light in the village centre). It's small but still has a nice variety of wares. Good prices. Free limited lot parking.
A bit further down on the other side of the street west of Shields is the Saint Vincent de Paul. In an office building of some sort, it is also small and has a variety of wares which seem to reflect a poorer pool of donours. Limited lot parking.
The three normal thrift stores are located along Goldstream Avenue at Bryn Maur/Claude, well within walking distance of each other. Just off Goldstream on Claude is the Saint Vincent de Paul. It's a small shop with the usual assortment, with good prices. Street and lot parking.
On the other side of Goldstream in the back of a parking lot mall is the Salvation Army. Moderate size, it has the usual SA items. Prices a bit high but there are always bargains. Free lot parking.
Off in the back of the fancier mall a little bit east (other side of Bryn Maur) is the WIN thrift store. It's a small boutique with very nice things. Not much selection but what there is is nice. Good prices. Lot parking.
There's a small Habitat for Humanity ReStore hidden on Orono at Van Isle. It's a small store with mainly home reno items, as expected, but also a small assortment of housewares. Lot parking.
The small community of Sooke is surprisingly large (lots of schools) and can support 2 thrift stores. When we were last there, there was a Salvation Army and a Saint Vincent de Paul. The SA closed as a result of cost but the community quickly rallied and opened a community thrift shop acorss the road, and even closer to the remaining Saint Vincent de Paul both on West Coast Road.
The Sooke Community store is on the south side of West Coast Road just west of Otter Point/Murray Road (the only traffic light in the village centre). It's small but still has a nice variety of wares. Good prices. Free limited lot parking.
A bit further down on the other side of the street west of Shields is the Saint Vincent de Paul. In an office building of some sort, it is also small and has a variety of wares which seem to reflect a poorer pool of donours. Limited lot parking.
Monday, 19 September 2016
Kamloops
A large but less affluent than Kelowna, Kamloops supports a far number of thrift stores.
Starting up far north in the Westsyde (Westsyde Road at Mayne) is the Westsyde Fellowship Church shop, only open on a Friday 9-13h. It's a small shop on the top floor of the church complex with mainly clothes but some housewares, games and hardware. Reasonable prices but we've seen nothing of interest. Lots of free lot parking.
In the shopping mall complex on Tranquille Road and Desmond is Flutter Buys of the local Hospice. It has moved to the central building in the complex (facing Tranquille). Lots of the usual items. Free lot parking.
Back along Tranquille towards the bridge at Yew is the local Salvation Army. A medium-sized shop, it has the usual assortment except furniture. Quite a large housewares section. Free street parking.
A bit further down on a side street, Briar Avenue between Palm and Wilson is the local Saint Vincent de Paul. It is a smaller shop with the usual assortment at good prices. Free lot parking.
Downtown Kamloops has at least 3 thrift shops.
On Victoria between 1st and 2nd avenues is the Thrift Seller shop of the local Hospital Auxilliary. This medium-sized sho is well-organised and has everything except furniture. Good prices. Paid street parking.
On Seymour between 3rd and 4th avenues is Thrift City of New Life Mission. This larger medium-sized shop has something of everything. Good prices. Paid street parking.
On Saint Paul between 4th and 5th avenues is the United Church's thrift shop which has moved into new premises around the corner from the old one on 4th Avenue. This small shop has the usual except furniture. Paid street parking.
Reports of a Big Brothers Big Sisters on Seymour between 8th and 9th.
Up the hill on Cariboo Place between Hillside Drive and Laval Crescent is the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. In addition to home reno wares, this outlet has a lot of housewares and collectibles. Free lot and street parking.
The SPCA is supposed to have one but I haven't been able to locate it.
Starting up far north in the Westsyde (Westsyde Road at Mayne) is the Westsyde Fellowship Church shop, only open on a Friday 9-13h. It's a small shop on the top floor of the church complex with mainly clothes but some housewares, games and hardware. Reasonable prices but we've seen nothing of interest. Lots of free lot parking.
In the shopping mall complex on Tranquille Road and Desmond is Flutter Buys of the local Hospice. It has moved to the central building in the complex (facing Tranquille). Lots of the usual items. Free lot parking.
Back along Tranquille towards the bridge at Yew is the local Salvation Army. A medium-sized shop, it has the usual assortment except furniture. Quite a large housewares section. Free street parking.
A bit further down on a side street, Briar Avenue between Palm and Wilson is the local Saint Vincent de Paul. It is a smaller shop with the usual assortment at good prices. Free lot parking.
Downtown Kamloops has at least 3 thrift shops.
On Victoria between 1st and 2nd avenues is the Thrift Seller shop of the local Hospital Auxilliary. This medium-sized sho is well-organised and has everything except furniture. Good prices. Paid street parking.
On Seymour between 3rd and 4th avenues is Thrift City of New Life Mission. This larger medium-sized shop has something of everything. Good prices. Paid street parking.
On Saint Paul between 4th and 5th avenues is the United Church's thrift shop which has moved into new premises around the corner from the old one on 4th Avenue. This small shop has the usual except furniture. Paid street parking.
Reports of a Big Brothers Big Sisters on Seymour between 8th and 9th.
Up the hill on Cariboo Place between Hillside Drive and Laval Crescent is the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. In addition to home reno wares, this outlet has a lot of housewares and collectibles. Free lot and street parking.
The SPCA is supposed to have one but I haven't been able to locate it.
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