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British Columbia's largest shopping complex,
Metrotown,
houses more than 200 shops.
It's on the Kingsway in Burnaby; get there from downtown on the SkyTrain.
Sandwiched between the many cafés, restaurants, and tacky souvenir stores along Water
Street are other stores selling Vancouver's best selection of First Nations arts and crafts.
One of the largest outlets,
Hill's Native Art
(165 Water St., 604/685-4249, 9am-9pm daily)
sells $15 T-shirts, towering $12,000 totem poles, and everything in between, including
genuine Cowichan sweaters and carved ceremonial masks. The
Inuit Gallery of Van-
couver
(206 Cambie St., 604/688-7323, 10am-6pm Mon.-Sat., noon-5pm Sun.) exhibits the
work of Inuit and British Columbian First Nations artists and sculptors.
Within
Klahowya Village
(Pipeline Rd., 604/921-1070, 11am-4pm Mon.-Thurs.,
11am-5pm Fri.-Sun. mid-June-Aug.) are the
Artisan Marketplace
and
Métis Trading
Post,
both excellent places to purchase traditional First Nations arts and crafts. As a bonus
on weekends, you can watch the artisans at work.
Arts-and-crafts galleries on Granville Island include
Wickaninnish Gallery
(1666 John-
ston St., 604/681-1057, 10am-7pm daily), which sells stunning First Nations art, jewelry,
carvings, weavings, and original paintings, and
Gallery of BC Ceramics
(1359 Cartwright
St., 604/669-3606, 10:30am-5:30pm), showcasing the work of the province's leading pot-
ters and sculptors.
Duranleau Street is home to many maritime-based businesses, adventure-tour operators,
and charter operators. To buy a sea kayak, canoe, or stand-up paddleboard (from $1,100
secondhand), head to
Ecomarine Paddlesport Centre
(1668 Duranleau St., 604/689-7575,
9am-6pm Sun.-Thurs., 9am-9pm Fri.-Sat. in summer, 10am-6pm daily the rest of the year).
The city's leading dive shop is
Rowands Reef Scuba Shop
(1512 Duranleau St., 604/
669-3483, 10am-6pm daily), with sales, repairs, rentals, and plenty of information on local
dive spots.
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