I have a million stories and memories, because I’ve been coming here for 30 years! My Nana, who was always up on the latest innovations, kept raving about Granville Island so finally I went when I was 8 years old. I walked into a wonderland. It was like Habitat and the Children’s Festival all year [...]

It was in the early ’90′s at the Thursday Truck Farm outside the Public Market that Milan from Stoney Paradise farm became “the tomato guy”.  What he had were just a few varieties of heirloom tomatoes that tasted like no others.  What he had were seeds that were developed and preserved by ordinary people over [...]

Straight off the plane from Australia, a young Aussie girl was overwhelmed by the big bustling city of Vancouver. So when her friend finished work that sunny Saturday the two girls went down to the water and caught a tiny rainbow boat across the water to the magical GRANVILLE ISLAND! This is a place where [...]

I was on my way to dinner at the Dockside restaurant with two friends.  We stopped in La Baqette.  I kept looking at this guy in the store buying a whole bunch of stuff.  All of a sudden I realized it was Joe Perry (of Areosmith).  As typical Vancouverites, we did not bother him, or [...]

Look out for new postings from Judie and Carol, currently re-issuing a new edition of Judie Glick’s Granville Island Public Market Cookbook!

My stories at Granville Island are endless, the fun that my family has had here is amazingly hilarious! I must say that my best story out of all of my adventures so far would be when seagulls started attacking my father’s turban. It was very serious, but my dad was laughing. I guess they didn’t [...]

One summer a female seal hauled herself out on the dock and delivered a pup. Not without wails of pain. We all tried to give her privacy and used our camera’s zoom feature. Late that night, she and the pup slipped into the water. She hung around for a day or two before joining the [...]

Magical Mystery Tour The Magical Mystery Tour to Granville Island In 1981 skirts were so short that every male knew exactly why panty-hose was invented. Our two waitresses were costumed in serving outfits that certainly needed panty hose.  In fact their skirts were so short that they had to get off the bus slowly, stepping [...]

Recently, I had an experience, I want to make known. Hopefully to inspire creativity in you. I had meaningful moment in Granville Island. Now, this is my story. When I first came to Granville Island, there was one thing I always liked, “artistry.” What I mean for artistry is the life within the art that [...]

What did our first week’s contest winners win?? 3rd place: “I Love Granville Island” Gift Basket ($75 retail value): • Granville Island book • “I Love Granville Island” t-shirt • $25 gift card for Janis Dean Jewellery Design • “I Love Granville Island” canvas shopping bag 2nd place: Maiwa Organic cotton naturally dyed and blockprinted [...]

***Grand Prize Winner: Bin Cook for her story: “Greedy Seagull” **Second Place: Jillian de Beer for her story: “Stop Over from New Zealand” *Third Place: Kim McMullen for her story: “Kid Start” — Check back tomorrow to find out what they have won!! We are accepting stories for Week 2 of the contest! Enter yours [...]

I found Love on Granville Island! About 17 years ago I joined the Pacific Road Runners, the Granville Island running club.  I was trying to get fit and meet some new friends.  Little did I know that joining that club would change the course of my life! The Pacific Road Runners stills meets twice weekly at the [...]

Granville Island and My Mom My favourite memory of Granville Island will always be of my mother.  She had lived most of her life in Vancouver and in her declining years, with dementia and confined to a wheelchair she lived at a seniors home on Lamey’s Mill Road.  It meant so much to me that I was [...]

Many many years ago before GI  brewery was built;  the company I worked for bid on the sand blasting of the beams and wood interior of the Brewery.   We were successful and voila you are living in a beautiful work space.    At that time I drank a beer a week during the summer.   That is [...]

I work at a kite and puppet store in the Kids Market.  About a week ago, two ladies came in looking for a coyote puppet; I showed them the life-size coyote we have, and they thanked me. “I just wanted to see what they look like,” one of them explained.  “Apparently there’s a family of [...]

Bringing my granddaughter for art and drama classes was always a treat. She blossomed artistically and I have a large framed “Picasso kid” print hanging in my home thanks to Arts Umbrella. I get lots of compliments for it. Cast your vote on this story to determine if it deserves to win the Grand Prize!!

When I was 4 my mum signed me up for an Umbrella Arts program and bought me an umbrella shirt. One day I threw it in a basket with a bunch of used shirts and they couldn’t find which one was mine. When I realized I lost the shirt I cried and cried. My mum [...]

The summer of 1984… my girlfriend and I [drove] peddicabs down here… first time peddicabs were on the Island and it was novel. We were crazy busy and made enough to go to school in the fall. Great job and lots of fun! Cast your vote on this story to determine if it deserves to [...]

I used to spend weekends with friends in Vancouver and would come to the market and buy 3 dozen bagels, flying home with bagels as my carry on luggage. : ) Cast your vote on this story to determine if it deserves to win the Grand Prize!!

So many memories where to start? GI has been an important part of my life since I moved into the neighbourhood 20+ years ago – Every week I visit my favorite vendors to do my weekly shop. I have special artwork and jewelry, having experienced “love at first sight” and taken home treasures from day [...]

I had just met a girl who I was going to start mentoring through a non-profit org called Kidstart. She was shy. She was wary. We went to Granville Island. We had smoothies in the market (2 yrs later the #7 is still our favourite!); we looked for and got three pumpkins to carve; we [...]

While in transit from Regina-Vancouver-Auckland I had an eight hour window to see Vancouver.  I connected with a Canadian friend who realized that I was going to be in Vancouver on the same day as she and her husband. We had not seen each other for 10 years. They collected me from the airport and [...]

True Story! A few years ago the bread counter was sampling, and as I walked out with a sampling in my hand, nearly to my mouth a seagull swooped in and stole the bread. He bit the corner of my my mouth and I still have the scar. Greedy seagull!! Cast your vote on this [...]

ie Creative Artworks has a fallen Douglas Fir Tree outside their workshop on the corner of Railspur Alley. You might ask what are they doing with this massive tree? Well, it’s part of a new public art installation project for North Van! “We will be casting it out of stainless steel and using the pieces as part of a large sculpture entitled ‘Mirare’. The sculpture’s home will be Deep Cove in North Vancouver.”

Celebrate Canada’s cultural diversity with World Music performances, food and culture on Granville Island from 12:00pm to 8:00pm on July 1st located next to Emily Carr University in the Parking Lot!!

Something I LOVE about Granville Island is free jazz in the summertime! There is free jazz at Market Square from 12 to 2 every day until July 4, at Performance Works every day from 3 to 5 and on Saturday (tomorrow) from 2 to 6. See you there!

Enter photos of your “I Love GI” gear on Facebook and enter to win fun GI prizes! This bag traveled all the way to South Africa. Belize, Cuba and England are also in the running… Stay tuned for more!

In the spirit of Granville Island Works, we invite you to tell us your story! What do you love about Granville Island? Contest Guidelines: Tell us about your favourite, most extraordinary, funniest, most memorable or touching Granville Island experience, childhood memories, reminiscences of the early days or an inspiring story. Prize: One winner per week [...]

Congratulations Bart Healey, first winner of an “I Love Granville Island” prize pack! Bart, Joanne and their dog Rosie were at the right place at the right time on the Victoria Day weekend. They approached the “I Love Granville Island” table hosted by ZenHouse Media and wrote down their favourite things about the Island. For [...]

Welcome to Granville Island! There is so much to see and do here, where should you begin? If you click on the “People” link above, you will find an alphabetical directory linking to the stories and profiles of the incredibly diverse businesses and shops you can find on the Island. You can also browse businesses [...]