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Shop the line in Vancouver

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Okay, December is finally here, which means that now even I, the Scroogiest of all, can begin thinking about Christmas. Having survived seven Christmases working in retail, I think it will still take me a while to recover my holiday spirit. But if the crowded shopping wasn’t pandemonium enough in previous years, now construction of the Canada Line is adding insult to injury by causing traffic mayhem in some of Vancouver’s best shopping quarters.

Nevertheless, it seems that TransLink and some of the neighbourhood Business Improvement Associations foresaw this potential setback, and as such, are offering holiday shoppers an transportation alternative. And what could be more festive and joyous than a winter trolley ride?

That’s right, Shop the Stops (shoptheline.ca) is a special trolley service that connects Downtown, Yaletown and Cambie Village during the holiday season. The trolley runs along the Canada Line between Oakridge and the Vancouver Art Gallery. The trolley operates every 25 minutes between 3pm and 7pm on Fridays and between 12pm and 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays. And best of all, it’s totally free, which means you can treat yourself to nice hot chocolate for the ride or put the change towards a special someone’s stocking stuffer. Or, as I often enjoy, you could indulge in the infamous seasonal self-gift.

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  • Serra

    hey love this. i am from vancouver and live in toronto now and wish i had this when i lived there. i can’t stand the crazy christmas shoppers and the hectic atmosphere. right now in toronto we don’t have anything like this at all – i do NOT count the queen street car – especially with a kid or two in tow most of the time or a disoriented husband. i’ve taken to personally shopping online this season for my gifts – because of the insanity that is malls or the ttc. i found a great little site called http://www.sweetguides.ca and they really do their christmas guide well.

  • Connie

    Oh a christmas shopping trolley! We need to have this in toronto!

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