November 24, 2025

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Our Neighbourhood

Our Neighbourhood

Where is the nearest…?

Coffee place?

Check out Habit Coffee on Blanshard and Johnson or Serious Coffee on Blanshard and Fisgard. Alternatively, there’s a Tim Hortons right next door

Grocery Store?

The Market on Yates

Everyone loves the Market. It’s well-lit with neon lights and somewhat upscale with lots of organic produce.

  • Walk two blocks to Yates St
  • Turn left, walk one block and cross the street. It’s on the corner of Yates and Quadra

Open 7am – 11pm 7 days a week

Drugstore & Electronics Store?

London Drugs

  • Walk two blocks to Yates St
  • Turn left, walk one block and cross the street. It’s in the little plaza behind the Market on Yates.

Monday-Saturday 9:00-10pm Sunday 10:00-8pm

Liquor Store?

Liquor Express on Yates

  • Walk two blocks to Yates and cross the street.
  • Turn right and you’ll find the Liquor Express located right on the corner.

Daily: 9am-11pm.

Money Exchange?

Cash Money

  • Walk one block west on Pandora and you’ll find it on your left hand just after John’s Place.

Money Mart

  • Walk one block west on Pandora and cross the street
  • Turn right on Douglas and walk one and a half blocks.

Post Office?

Canada Post

  • Walk one block west down Pandora
  • Turn left and walk two blocks up Douglas
  • Turn left on Yates and it’s right there.

Library?

  • Walk five blocks north on Blanshard
  • Turn right and walk half a block on Broughton

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