The 11th annual South Hill Festival is happening on Saturday May 25th from 12-4 pm. This festival is a community event that celebrates the South Hill neighbourhood.
Again this year the South Hill BIA is hosting a Food Fair as part of the festivities. The Food Fair will be located on East 47th and Fraser Street and will comprise of several member restaurants including Dairy Queen, Magda’s Restaurant, Pizza Plus, and Lovely Thai Restaurant.
Make sure to visit the Food Fair and have a tasty lunch with friends and family!
Musical entertainment is by Jim Cook (12-1 pm) and lesismore (1-4 pm) in the Food Fair area.
While in South Hill Explore a World of Choices and visit all our member businesses! You’ll be surprised to find out what Fraser Street has to offer.
On May 4th 2013, the South Hill Business Association along with over 70 volunteers participated in the Annual Keep Vancouver Spectacular event in South Hill. They spent the morning cleaning the streets and parking lots from 41st Ave to 50th Ave on Fraser Street. The weather was gorgeous and the enthusiasm and energy of the volunteers was high. A group of volunteers was so dedicated to this annual cleanup event they showed up almost 30 minutes before registration was set to begin which was great to see. After the cleanup volunteers were treated to a selection of refreshments, beverages and pizzas as a small thank you. The South Hill Business Association wrapped up the event with several draw prizes to distribute including gift baskets, certificates, merchandise and gift cards.
This event wouldn’t have been possible without the enthusiasm and participation of all the volunteers who showed up to clean the area and contribute to a cleaner city. We would also like to express a sincere Thank you to the participating BIA members who sponsored the event and provided refreshments, beverages, and draw prizes. Your participation was greatly appreciated and helped make this event a fun success.
Thank you goes to the following sponsors and participating volunteer groups
Event Sponsors:
Vancity
Eastside Fitness
Freshslice Pizza
Pizza Hut
Rexall Pharmacy
Starbucks
Shoppers Drug Mart
Homewares
Southcrest Holdings
Mason’s Sewing Machines
Buy Low Foods
HSBC
TD Bank
Volunteer Groups:
Langara VOLT
Jesus is Lord Church
South Hill Church
Check out our facebook page for photos from the event!
Thank you once again for being involved and we’ll see you next year!
South Hill BIA Office
Vancouver is one of the best places in the world to live in, so on May 4th 2013 let’s do our part in keeping it that way! The annual Keep Vancouver Spectacular Event will be held in various parts of the city and volunteer teams will be doing their part to clean up and contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable Vancouver .
Come join the South Hill BIA as we team up with our business members and volunteers in the community to clean up Fraser Street on May 4th.
This is a great way to get involved in the community and to volunteer for a worthy cause.
This event is open to everyone and we encourage you to bring your friends, colleagues and family and create your own clean up team!
Sign up by filling the form below.
Volunteers will be eligible for prizes from our sponsors. There will be snacks and refreshments for everyone.
Schedule:
10:00am-10:30am Registration and Check in
10:30am-11:30am Clean up your assigned area
11:30am-12:00pm Thank You’s, Refreshments and Prize Draws
The event will start at 47th Avenue and Fraser Street in the back parking lot behind Shoppers Drug Mart.
More details will be available here and on our Facebook event page. Check back here or on the South Hill Facebook page for the latest updates.
Fill in the form below to register for the event.
On a gorgeous, sunny afternoon on Saturday February 16th, the South Hill Business Association hosted the 2013 Chinese New Year Lion Dance in South Hill Celebration event. The event was to celebrate the Chinese New Year and ring in the Year of the Snake. 18 participating businesses helped sponsor the event and got an exclusive performance by the Lions in front of their business. The grand opening ceremony was attended by a large crowd and MLA Mable Elmore in front of Vancity on 47th and Fraser. Coffee was served to the public as the ceremony went on and the lions danced down both sides of the street along Fraser.
Special thanks goes to the following sponsors for sponsoring this event:
Vancity
CIBC
Mason Sewing Machine
The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy
Mable Elmore Community Office
JPL Data Training
Sunny Electronics
Rexall
Ben’s Tailors
Money’s BBQ & Produce
HSBC
West Coast Liquor
Rokko Sarees & Fabrics
Dragon Lord Cafe
Homewares
Good Choice Restaurant
Friend’s on Fraser Hair Salon
Victory Merchandising
Thanks also goes to Starbucks for providing the coffee for the event.
Photos from the event can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/south_hill/sets/72157632800057990/
Mark your calendars for Saturday February 16th 2013! the South Hill Business Association (SHBIA) and its members will be presenting a Lion’s dance on Fraser street to celebrate the Chinese New Year and to ring in the Year of the Snake. Participating business who sponsored the event will have the lion dance perform in front of their business. The SHBIA would like to invite everyone out to this grand celebration on Fraser from East 41st Ave to 50th Ave beginning at Noon. See you there! Stay tuned for more details on our website and Facebook page!
The “Open the Lion’s Eye” Ceremony will begin at noon at Vancity on 47th and Fraser.
The other participating sponsoring businesses are:
HSBC
Ben’s Tailor’s
Rokko Sarees & Fabrics
The Medicine Shoppe
West Coast Liquor
Homewares
JPL Data Training
Mable Elmore Community Office
Vancity
Sunny Electronics
Rexall
Friends on Fraser
CIBC
Mason Sewing Machine
Dragon Lord Cafe
Good Choice Restaurant
Money’s BBQ and Produce
Thank you to our sponsors and we look forward to seeing everyone on the 16th!
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
February 2-9 is the first province-wide “Turn Down the Heat Week” and many South Hill BIA businesses are participating to promote energy conservation. They are also taking part in the “Donate a Sweater Campaign” and collecting gently used sweaters. Sweaters collected by businesses in South Hill will be donated to the South Vancouver Neighbourhood House, which helps needy families in this part of the city.
Employees and customers at South Hill businesses are encouraged to take part by dropping off gently used sweaters at the participating businesses. These businesses can be located by a campaign poster on their door or window. We are also listing the drop off points below and on our Facebook page.
Please bring your used sweaters to them during the week of Feb 2-9. Thank you.
Sweater Drop Off Locations:
Bains Travel: 6550 Fraser Street (49th and Fraser)
Vancity: 6288 Fraser Street (47th and Fraser )
Mason’s Sewing Machine: 6184 Fraser Street (46th and Fraser)
Eastside Fitness: 5854 Fraser Street (42nd and Fraser)
Sunny Electronics: 5806 Fraser Street (42nd and Fraser)
On September 7th 2012, the South Hill BIA hosted a launch party to celebrate the arrival of their first Food Truck vendor JJ’s Trucketeria and the new South Hill Hot Tubs Parklet. These two exciting new additions to the South Hill area are sure to be a big hit. Be sure to come by and check them out the next time you’re in the area. Here is a video from the launch party.
Hot Tubs Launch Party Promo Video
Video by Michael Cox
Music by Kelly Stoltz
If you have been around the South Hill (Fraser Street) area since the Labour Day weekend you might have noticed something new to the corner of 44th and Fraser. During the weekend a team of hardworking designers and their friends were busy installing the latest VIVA Vancouver temporary public space project. Our new Hot Tubs Parklet is sure to be a big hit in the community but something like this simply doesn’t happen overnight. The story of how the Hot Tubs came to Fraser Street go back as far as last Fall.
In November 2011, the Business Improvement Areas in the city were invited to attend a presentation by VIVA Vancouver. President Jack Hilton and Executive Director Aila Karpio represented the South Hill(Fraser Street) Business Association. Since there are no public spaces in South Hill, the BIA decided to submit a proposal to the City for a VIVA Vancouver project. We partnered with Designers Matthew Thomson and Erika Mashig for a temporary seating area for Fraser Street and the proposal was sent in by the deadline of February 14th 2012. The City approved the proposal called “Hot Tubs” in the end of March and since then the South Hill Business Association, VIVA Vancouver, and the designers have worked tirelessly to make this plan an actual reality.
The following link is a time series collection of photos highlighting how the design and construction of the Hot Tubs became a reality.
http://snack.to/pu32dq0f
KHATSAHLANO MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL
SATURDAY JULY 21st 2012 12-8pm
WEST 4th from Mcdonald to Burrard
Check out our pictures from the day at http://www.flickr.com/photos/south_hill/sets/72157630731320670/
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