Saanich closure: Gordon Head Lions

The Gordon Heads Lions Club thrift ship in a former United Church building on Tyndall Avenue has apparently closed permanently

Service organisations

There are various service organisations that operate thrift shops:

Lions
Chilliwack, Duncan, Gordon Head (Saanich / Victoria)

IODE
Penticton, Kelowna and Nelson

Not sure if it belongs here but the YWCA also has a thrift shop in Vancouver

Chilliwack and surrounds

Chilliwack is a town full of thrift stores, most with religious affiliation.

Working from north to south roughly along Yale Road, one finds:

On Yale and Williams is the Lions Den of the Chilliwack Lions - one of the few service organisation thrift stores.  It's pretty much a jumble here but full of house wares if you are willing to look through the rather-dim and disorganised store. Good prices.  Free street parking and lot parking in the back.




Between Fletcher and Nowell, opposite the post office is Ann's Treasures of the Ann Davis society (recovery/counselling for women).  Mainly clothing, it also has some housewares.  Decent prices and nicely organised. Free street parking.  Around the corner on Nowell just before Princess is the 1st of two Bibles for Missions.  Quite a few items in the larger mid-sized shop, mainly clothing but a fair amount of house wares and some furniture.  Good prices.  Free lot parking.

Bibles for Missions - Nowell Street

On Kipp Avenue between Mary and Main is the MCC store.  Usual selection of goods, decent prices.  Fairly well-organised.  Free street parking.

Chilliwck United Church

Around the corner on Main between Kipp and Spadina, one finds shops of the local Hospital Auxilliary and United Church.  Both are small.  The HA store has the usual clothes and housewares.  Well organised and good prices.  The United Church is a bit less organised but seems to have more items.  Good prices again.  Free street parking.

Chilliwack Hospital Auxiiary

On Mary between Hodgins and Bernard is Mother Theresa's Place of the local Catholic church.  A bit dark but it has a good assortment of items at pretty decent prices.  Free lot parking.








Back to Yale Road between Railway and Hocking (accesible only if headed north on Yale) is the Salvation Army shop.  Medium size but a bit sad in organisation.  Prices are o.k. as is selection  Free lot parking. (April 2017 update: This store has closed due to property development.  The local SA intends to reopen the store when new premises are found)

There's a 2nd shop of M2W2 that I have yet to visit.

South of the TC highway along Luckakuck Way are two shops.  East of Vedder opposite the shopping mall is a Bibles for Missions which is medium size and nicely laid out.  A good assortment of housewares, well organised.  Good prices.  free lot parking. On the other side past the Cottonwood Mall just west of Topaz is the local Hospice Society shop.  Smaller but very well organised and laid out.  Good prices.  Free lot parking.

Chilliwack Hospice

Bibles for Missions - Luckakuck Way

On the main and only street in Yarrow is probably the smallest MCC shop.  Small in all terms, selection is limited reflecting community size.  Lot parking behind or street parking out front.

List of Chilliwack and south of the Fraser river thrift shops
http://bcthriftshop.blogspot.ca/p/blog-page_3.html