Starbucks
Coffee in British Columbia
For those of you who really enjoy Starbucks Coffee, you'll love British
Columbia. BC has a total of 324 retail locations throughout the province
(September 2007). You'll find that most of the Starbucks are generally
located through out the Lower Mainland with 238 stores (Vancouver
Sun Feb. 27, 2007).
Vancouver
The City of Vancouver has the biggest concentrations of Starbucks
outlets in BC with 95 stores including the 8 Safeway's. The majority
of these happen to be located in the downtown core and in the neighbourhoods
of Kerrisdale, Kitsilano and the West End. Robson Street alone has
six outlets.
Lower
Mainland
Outside of Vancouver the other municipalities of the Lower Mainland
there is a large number of Starbucks outlets. The breakdown of outlets
is Burnaby 17, Coquitlam 8, Delta 4, New
Westminster 6, District
of North Vancouver 6, City
of North Vancouver 8, Port Coquitlam 3, Coquitlam 8, Richmond
17, Surrey 17, Tsawwassen 2, West
Vancouver 6, Whistler 4, Gibsons
and Sechelt,
each having one outlet.
Vancouver
Island
If you happen to be on Vancouver Island, the other big concentrations
of Starbucks are located in the nearby municipalities around Victoria
where there are 21 outlets. The rest of Vancouver Island has Starbucks
located in Sidney, Langford, Duncan,
Nanaimo,
Courtenay and Campbell
River.
Fraser
Valley
If you are traveling east from the Lower Mainland towards the Fraser
Valley there is another 23 outlets. The breakdown is Abbotsford
4, Chilliwack 3, Clearbrook, Langley 9, Maple Ridge 4, Mission and
Pitt Meadows.
Okanagan
Lake
Once you're traveling in the heartland of British Columbia there
are locations located in the Okanagan Lake communities of Penticton,
Westbank,
Kelowna
and Vernon.
Nearby Kamloops
towards the north-west has the greatest concentration outside of
Calgary, Alberta with 6 outlets.
North
to Alaska
The option of having a Starbucks in the northern portion of British
Columbia starts becoming scarce if you're traveling north. Past
Kamloops,
the only two options for a Starbucks are Prince
George with 2 outlets and Fort St. John which is on the Alaska
Highway.
Kootenays
Traveling east of Osoyoos
into the Kootenays, the only outlet is in the City of Nelson.
After that, before Alberta and Washington State, the only other
outlet is in Cranbrook
in the south-west portion of the province.
Robson
Street
The most unique Starbucks choice of locations has to be the two
outlets on Robson Street in Vancouver. Diagonally across from each
other at the corner of Robson and Thurlow Streets at 1099 Robson
and 1100 Robson you only have to walk across two crosswalks for
another Starbucks coffee experience.
Relationships
Starbucks has also partnered with a number of businesses throughout
BC offering fine coffee in a number of non-Starbucks outlets. A
few that come to mind are BC Ferries through the Coastal Café
Express and Seawest Lounge, Grouse Mountain Skyride, UBC and Victoria
International Airport.
Bike
to Work Week
Starbucks has a long tradition with supporting civic events and
local causes. An example of this is at the annual Bike to Work Week
in Victoria held on Vancouver Island. Located at the Celebration
Stations Starbucks supplied the early morning cyclists a very nice
treat along the routes.
Information
on Starbucks
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Robson Street
- Vancouver
Pemberton St.
- N. Vancouver
Government &
Yates - Victoria
Hwy 97@Leathead
- Kelowna
Robson &
Thurlow - Vancouver
Robson &
Thurlow - Vancouver
Bike to Work
Week - Victoria
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