It’s on! Buy Local Week (Dec 2-8) is on in the City of Vancouver and the Province of British Columbia! Buy Local Week is a celebration of local retailers, products, entrepreneurs and communities during the holiday season. Visit LOCO’s member’s page and find great local businesses near you. Why Buy Local this holiday season? find unique gifts, triple the impact of your charitable giving, create local jobs, reduce your environmental footprint, support your community, meet your neighbours and and most of all…have fun!
How Can You Participate?
Social Media
Write a holiday card to your favourite local business to win over $5000 in prizes including weekend getaways to Tofino and Whistler. Brought to you by The Tyee and Vancity. Enter to win here.
Recognize your local impact. Did you know a 1% increase in consumer local shopping creates 3100 jobs and $94 million in wages for BC workers? Check out these facts and more by downloading LOCO’s Buy Local Infographic.
Events
Attend Buy Local events happening across the Province
- Mob the Drive Join us for food, entertainment, activities and prizes while you shop The Drive on Saturday, Dec. 7. Hosted by Vancity and the Commercial Drive Business Society
- Light Up the Heights The Burnaby Heights Merchants Association invites community members and friends to celebrate with us at our sidewalk festival on Saturday, Dec. 7
- Visit local craft fairs and farmer’s markets. You can find a list of these events on LOCO’s event calendar.
Support local businesses
Find out about unique Local Businesses in our feature section in the Province Newspaper on Dec 1st.
