Vancouver, Whistler & Vancouver Island - Washington, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest - page 773

TO MARKET, TO MARKET

A lip-smacking cornucopia of BC farm produce hits the stalls around Vancouver
from June to October. Seasonal highlights include crunchy apples, lush peaches
and juicy blueberries, while home-baked cakes and treats are frequent accompani-
ments. Don't be surprised to see zesty local cheese and a few arts and crafts ad-
ded to the mix. To check out what's on offer hit the markets below and visit
www.eatlocal.org for more listings.
Kitsilano Farmers Market (Kitsilano Community Centre, 2690 Larch St;

10am-2pm

Sun mid-May-mid-Oct; 4)

GOOGLE MAP (Thornton Park, 1100 Sta-

Main Street Station Farmers Market MAP

tion St; 3-7pm Wed Jun-Sep; Main St-Science World)

GOOGLE MAP (Nelson Park, btwn Bute & Thurlow West End Farmers Market MAP

Sts; 9am-2pm Sat Jun-mid-Oct; 6)

Information

INTERNET ACCESS

Vancouver Public Library ( 604-331-3603; 350 W Georgia St; 10am-9pm Mon-Thu, to
6pm Fri & Sat, noon-5pm Sun; Stadium-Chinatown) Free internet access on library com-
puters as well as free wi-fi access with a wi-fi guest card from the information desk.

MEDIA & INTERNET RESOURCES

CKNW 980AM ( www.cknw.com ) News, traffic and talk radio station.
Georgia Straight ( www.straight.com ) Alternative weekly providing Vancouver's best en-
tertainment listings. Free every Thursday.

Inside Vancouver ( www.insidevancouver.ca ) Stories on what to do in and around the city.
Vancouver Sun ( www.vancouversun.com ) Main city daily, with Thursday arts and enter-
tainment listings pull-out.

MEDICAL SERVICES

Shoppers Drug Mart (

604-669-2424; 1125 Davie St; 24hr; 6) Pharmacy chain.

St Paul's Hospital (

604-682-2344; 1081 Burrard St; 22) Downtown accident-and-

emergency hospital.