The Better Business Bureau Guide is the Official Members Directory of the Better Business Bureau of Mainland British Columbia*. It is a yellow pages style book which only lists members of the BBB. Consumers rely on this publication as a trustworthy source for both business and household goods and services. The publication is distributed free to households and businesses from Squamish to Chilliwack, making it an excellent medium for reaching all of the Lower Mainland population.
Q: How is the book distributed?
A: About 400,000 copies of the BBB Consumer Guides are delivered to homes across mainland British Columbia, including the Lower Mainland; from Chilliwack to Squamish. Additionally, copies of the Consumer Guide are delivered in tandem with various community newspapers through the Van Net Newspaper Group:
- Abbotsford/Mission Times
- Burnaby Now
- Chilliwack Times
- Coquitlam Now
- Delta-Optimist
- Langley Advance
- Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Times
- New Westminster Record
- North Shore News
- Richmond News
- Surrey Now
- Vancouver Courier
Additional copies are available free of charge at numerous community centres throughout the Lower Mainland. Here's a list of community centres the Consumer Guide is available:
- Abbotsford Recreation Centre
- Bonsor Recreation Centre / Senior's Centre
- Britannia Community Centre
- Cambie Community Centre
- Cameron Recreation Centre
- Centennial Community Centre
- Champlain Heights Community Centre
- Chinese Community Centre
- Cloverdale Recreation Centre
- Confederation Community Centre
- Delbrook Recreation Centre
- Denman (Community Centre)
- Douglas Park Community Centre
- Douglas Recreation Centre
- Dunbar Community Centre
- Eastburn Community Centre
- Edmonds Community Centre
- EileenDailey Recreation Centre
- FalseCreek Community Centre
- Fleetwood Community Centre
- Gleneagles Community Centre
- Hastings Community Centre
- Jewish Community Centre
- John Braithwaite Community Centre
- Kensington Community Centre
- Kerrisdale Community Centre
- Killarney Community Centre
- Ladner Community Centre
- Lonsdale Recreation Centre
- Lynn Valley Recreation Centre
- Marpole Community Centre
- Matsqui Recreation Center
- Memorial Recreation Centre
- Mickey McDougall Recreation Centre
- Mount Pleasant Community Centre
- Newton Community Recreation Services
- NorthDelta Recreation Centre
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- North VanCommunity Centre
- Parkgate Community Centre
- Pinetree Community Centre
- Pinewood Recreation Centre
- PittMeadows Recreation Centre
- Point Grey Community Centre
- Poirier Community Centre
- Port Coquitlam Recreation Complex
- Queenborough Community Centre
- Raycam Community Centre
- Renfrew Community Centre
- Riley ParkCommunity Centre
- RonAndrews Recreation Centre
- Roundhouse Community Centre
- Seycove Community Centre
- Seylynn Recreation Centre
- Social Recreation Centre
- South ArmCommunity Centre
- South Delta Recreation Centre
- Steveston Community Centre
- Strathcona Community Centre
- Sunset Community Centre
- Surrey Recreation Centre
- Surrey Recreation Centres-Fleetwood
- Surrey Recreation Centres-Guildford
- Surrey Recreation Centres-South Surrey
- Thompson Community Centre
- Thunderbird Community Centre
- Timms Community Centre
- Trout Lake Community Centre
- W. Vancouver Recreation Centre
- Wesburn Community Centre
- West Richmond Community Centre
- West Vancouver Community Centre
- William Griffin Recreation Centre
- Willingdon Heights Community Centr
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For more information on this unique directory, please contact Dale Shumka @ 604-904-1214 or email craigmohrholdings@shaw.ca
For consumers and businesses in the Okanagan:
Q: What about the Consumer Guide for the Thompson-Okanagan?
A: About 27,000 copies of the BBB Consumer Guides are delivered to homes, businesses, and high traffic areas in the Thompson-Okanagan region later this spring. The Consumer Guide for the Thompson-Okanagan will be coming out the last week of May 2009.
Contact Darlene Rickard at Egress Enterprises Inc for information:
1-877-765-3886 or drickard@shaw.ca.
Q: Does this directory “endorse” accredited businesses?
A: No, it is not an endorsement; it’s a listing of all businesses that are accredited by the BBB. The companies have agreed to follow our Code of Ethics and meet our Standards. We don’t endorse or Recommend any company. No one is saying, “Here’s the plumber you should be dealing with.” That is still up to the individual for their own best judgment.
Q: Is there a downloadable version of the latest Consumer Guide available?
A: The Consumer Guide is not available yet electronically. Coming soon.
Q: How do I get my business into the Consumer Guide?
A: Only companies that are BBB Accredited can be listed in the Consumer Guide. If you would like your company to be accredited, or you would like to recommend a company, please contact us about accreditation.
Q: What is the deadline for entry in the Consumer Guide?
A: The BBB Consumer Guide for the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley is an annual publication which is typically distributed in February. The absolute final deadline for BBB Accredited Businesses to be included in the 2010 guide is November 30, 2009.