Hit the Town (Centre)
If it takes a village to raise a child, we moms are about to get another pair of helping hands.
This weekend marks the grand opening of Lynn Valley Town Centre in North Vancouver, a new town centre that’s a good family destination even for those who live “off the Shore.”
Why do we love it? Let us count the ways:
- The library, which anchors the brand-new district-owned development, has a children’s department with lots of beckoning reading areas and glass walls that take in the streetscape and mountain view.
- Shops surround a huge, sunny village square where your children can safely play while you chill with a latte from Delaney’s, one of Vancouver’s favourite locally owned coffeehouses.
- The village square is hosting a free summer concert series, starting on July 11—look forward to six folksy and funky Friday nights.
- Parking is free and plentiful, as are the major bus stops.
- You may be surrounded by new shops, but you’re still less than a mile away from awe-inspiring (and free!) adventure at Lynn Canyon Park, where you can traverse a gorge via suspension bridge, hike for miles through the rainforest, cool off in a swimming hole, or have some eco-fun in the child-friendly ecology centre.
On Saturday, the village is hosting its ‘housewarming’, so there’s no better time to visit. Musical entertainment runs the gamut from a 1 pm concert by the Lynn Valley Black Bear Band to a 2:45 pm musical stomp with J Knutson and the Draycott Swamp Devils, with guest musicians John Mann and Rob Menzies of Spirit of the West. In between times you’ll hear Celtic music, see a dance performance in honour of BC’s 150th birthday, and enjoy family activities such as a fashion show, face-painting, and a balloon-twisting clown who will keep the youngsters happy (all weather permitting!)
Ready to hang at a new ‘hood for the day? Lynn Valley Town Centre is open for play.
Lynn Valley Town Centre
Lynn Valley Road and Mountain Highway
(two minutes from the 2nd Narrows Bridge)
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