Lower Mainland

Simon Fraser University Library

W.A.C. Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby): 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6

(778) 782-4345

Samuel and Frances Belzberg Library (SFU Vancouver): 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3

(778) 782-5051

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board Academic Library (SFU Surrey): 250 - 13450 102nd Avenue, Surrey, BC V3T 0A3

(778) 782-7414

Area Served:
Lower Mainland

Strathcona Business Improvement Association

The Strathcona Business Improvement Assocation aims to support the industrial lands, foster sustainability, revitalize East Hastings Street and continue to provide opportunities for new entrepreneurs. Their vision is for Strathcona members to thrive in a mixed-use, inclusive, resilient and prosperous local economy. They aim to promote a strong local economy through advocacy, cultivating relationships, supporting business participation in the community, delivering innovative programs and fostering community leaders.

Area Served:
Lower Mainland
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Surrey Libraries

All library branches can be emailed using the Surrey Library's Contact Us page.

City Centre Library & Administration: 10350 University Dr, Surrey, BC V3T 4B8

(604) 598-7420 & (604) 598-7300

Cloverdale Library: 5642 176A St, Surrey, BC V3S 4G9

(604) 598-7320

Fleetwood Library: 15996 84 Ave, Surrey, BC V4N 0W1

(604) 598-7340

Guildford Library: 15105 105 Ave, Surrey, BC V3R 7G8

(604) 598-7360

Newton Library: 13795 70 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 0E1

(604) 598-7400

Ocean Park Library: 12854 17 Ave, Surrey, BC V4A 1T5

(604) 502-6304

Port Kells Library: 18885 88 Ave, Surrey, BC V4N 3G5

(604) 598-7440

Semiahmoo Library: 1815 152 St, Surrey, BC V4A 9Y9

(604) 592-6900

Strawberry Hill Library: 7399 122 St, Surrey, BC V3W 5J2

(604) 501-5836

Area Served:
Lower Mainland

The Business Law Clinic at the Allard School of Law (UBC)

The Business Law Clinic was established in January 2016 as a pilot program within the Centre for Business Law. Pilot funding for the program was provided by the Franklin Lew Innovation Fund. In September, 2016 a generous funding commitment from alumnus Robert P. Pirooz, Q.C. enabled the law school to continue to operate the Business Law Clinic through the 2016-17 academic year. Pirooz chose to name the Clinic in honour of former law school Dean, Professor Mary Anne Bobinski for the duration of his commitment.

The Business Law Clinic provides segments of the business community, who have limited means, with access to legal services. The Clinic also provides law students with valuable client-facing experience.

Area Served:
Lower Mainland
University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus)
University of British Columbia (Okanagan Campus)
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The Connected Woman

The Connected Woman® Association (TCWA) is a professional resource network for women entrepreneurs and business professionals who desire to be a part of an organization that is all about the reciprocal process of exchanging knowledge, experience and expertise. TCWA focuses on creating an environment where women can be women first. It is about community and relationships developed based on honesty, integrity and trust. In addition to an online community for personal and professional growth, TCWA has a dynamic networking model that encourages  women to go “Beyond the Business Card”® to build strong connections resulting in even stronger business alliances through local in-person events.

Area Served:
Lower Mainland
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Township of Langley

The Township of Langley, in southwestern British Columbia (BC), is an ideal location for business relocation, expansion, and development. Centrally located in the Fraser Valley, the Township of Langley offers an unparalleled transportation network, world-class amenities and parks, and some of the region's most affordable housing and business lease rates.

Area Served:
Lower Mainland
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Vancouver Economic Commission

The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) works to position Vancouver as a globally recognised city for innovative, creative and sustainable business. They do this by strengthening our Tech, Digital Entertainment and Green Economy sectors through strategic programmes and initiatives that address each stage of the business growth continuum. More specifically, the VEC:

ADVISES business leaders on:

  • Key growth sectors (Tech, Digital Entertainment & Interactive and Green Economy)
  • Vancouver’s investment climate
  • Living and working in Vancouver

CONNECTS businesses to:

  • Talent
  • Capital
  •  Local and international markets
Area Served:
Lower Mainland

Vancouver Public Library

Funded by the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Public Library is the third largest public library system in Canada, with over 373,000 cardholders and more than 9 million items borrowed annually. Today, with exceptional collections, services and technologies offered at 21 branches and an extensive virtual library, VPL is accessible to all citizens of Vancouver.

Britannia Branch: 1661 Napier Street, Vancouver, V5L 4X4

(604) 665-2222

Carnegie Branch: 401 Main Street, Vancouver, V3L 2K3

(604) 665-3010

Central Library: 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, V6B 6B1

(604) 331-3603

Champlain Heights Branch: 7110 Kerr Street, Vancouver, V5S 4W2

(604) 665-3955

Collingwood Branch: 2985 Kingsway, Vancouver, V5R 5J4

(604) 665-3953

Dunbar Branch: 4515 Dunbar Street, Vancouver, V6S 2G7

(604) 665-3968

Firehall Branch: 1455 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, V6H 1J8

(604) 665-3970

Fraserview Branch: 1950 Argyle Drive, Vancouver, V5P 2A8

(604) 665-3957

Hastings Branch: 2674 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, V5K 1Z6

(604) 665-3959

Joe Fortes Branch: 870 Denman Street, Vancouver, V6G 2L8

(604) 665-3972

Kensington Branch: 1428 Cedar Cottage Mews, Vancouver, V5N 5Z1

(604) 665-3961

Kerrisdale Branch: 2112 West 42 Avenue, Vancouver, V6M 2B6

(604) 665-3974

Kitsilano Branch: 2425 MacDonald Street, Vancouver, V6K 3Y9

(604) 665-3976

Marpole Branch: 8386 Granville Street, Vancouver, V6P 4Z7

(604) 665-3978

Mount Pleasant Branch: 1 Kingsway, Vancouver, V5T 3H7

(604) 665-3962

nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch: 730 East Hastings St., Vancouver, V6A 1R5

(604) 665-3967

Oakridge Branch: 191 - 650 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, V5Z 2M9

(604) 665-3980

Renfrew Branch: 2969 East 22nd Avenue, Vancouver, V5M 2Y3

(604) 257-8705

South Hill Branch: 6076 Fraser Street, Vancouver, V5W 2Z7

(604) 665-3965

Terry Salman Branch: 4575 Clancy Loranger Way, Vancouver, V5Y 2M4

(604) 665-3964

West Point Grey Branch: 4480 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, V6R 2H9

(604) 665-3982

Area Served:
Lower Mainland

VentureLabs

VentureLabs® is a world-class technology business accelerator program delivered by Simon Fraser University in partnership with the NRC IRAP, the BC Innovation Council, University partners including Ryerson University, the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, the University of Victoria, the British Columbia Institute of Technology, the Emily Carr University of Art + Design, and government and industry partners.

The VentureLabs® BC Venture Acceleration Program is based on a defined methodology and set of best practices for growing technology companies.VentureLabs® mission is to scale-up world-class technology companies by powering up these ventures with amazing talent, technologies, entrepreneurial expertise, research capacity, access to capital, government assistance programs and international market expansion opportunities.

Burnaby Location: Discovery 2, Suite #265 - 8900 Nelson Way, V5A 4W9

Area Served:
Lower Mainland
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West Vancouver Memorial Library

Opened on November 11, 1950, West Vancouver Memorial Library is a War Memorial, dedicated as a living monument and an everlasting commemoration to those who served and sacrificed their lives in the Second World War.

We are a municipal library, governed by the B.C. Library Act and managed by the West Vancouver Memorial Library Board. As a public library, West Vancouver Memorial Library is a shared community resource, supported primarily by public funds gathered through municipal and provincial taxation, as well as by private donations. Library services are free of charge to the community of West Vancouver and members of other public libraries in B.C., as provided in the Library Act.

Area Served:
Lower Mainland