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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: Is there a downloadable version of the latest Consumer Guide available?
A: The Consumer Guide is now available online. To see it visit: http://www.biv.com/publications/spbetbus.asp
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:
- Kensington Comm Ctr
- Renfrew Park Comm Ctr
- Killarney Community Centre
- Champlain Heights Comm Centre
- Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre
- Jewish Community Centre
- Kerrisdale Community Centre
- Sunset Comm Centre
- North Surrey Rec Centre
- Newton Comm Rec Centre
- Pinewood Leisure Centre
- Fleetwood Comm Ctr
- Surrey Rec Centre
- North Delta Rec Centre
- Trout Lake Comm Ctr
- Britannia Comm. Centre
- Mt Pleasant Comm Centre
- Riley Park Comm Centre
- Thunderbird Comm Centre
- Hastings Comm Ctr
- Ron Andrews Comm Rec Ctr
- Parkgate Community Centre
- Delbrook Recreation Ctr
- Lonsdale/Harry Jerome Recreation Ctr
- North Van Rec Comm/Centennial Theatre
- Seycove Community Centre
- William Griffin Rec Centre
- Seylynn Comm Rec Centre
- Mickey Mcdougall Rec Centre
- Memorial Rec Centre
- Lynn Valley Rec Centre
- West Vancouver Community Centre
- Gleneagles Community Centre
- Eastburn Comm Centre
- Bonsor Rec Cntr / Snr's Ctr
- Edmonds Community Centre
- New Westminster Parks & Recreation
- Centennial Community Centre
- Queenborough Community Centre
- Eileen Dailey Leisure Pool & Fitness Ctr
- Cameron Recreation Centre
- Social Rec. Centre
- Port Coq. Rec Complex
- Pitt Meadows Rec Centre
- Social Rec Centre
- Willingdon Hghts Comm. Ctr
- Confederation Community Centre
- Wesburn Community Centre
- Social Rec Centre
- Poirier Communiyt Centre
- Pinetree Community Centre
- False Creek Comm Centre
- West Pt. Grey Community Centre
- Dunbar Comm Ctr
- Douglas Park Comm. Centre
- West End Community Ctr
- Roundhouse Comm.Centre
- Chinese Community Centre
- John Braithwaite Comm Centre
- W.Van Recreation Ctr
- Douglas Rec Centre
- Abbotsford Rec Centre
- Matsqui Rec Center
- Timms Community Centre
- Fleetwood Comm. Centre
- South Surrey Rec Ctr
- Guildford Recreation Ctr
- Cloverdale Recreation Centre
- Thompson Comm Centre
- W Richmond Comm Centr
- Steveston Comm Ctr
- South Arm Comm Ctr
- Cambie Community Centre
- Ladner Comm Ctr
- South Delta Recreation Ctr
- Centennial Activity Centre
- Summit Community Centre
- Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex
- Karen Magnussen Comm Rec Ctr
- Kitsilano War Memorial Com Ctr
- Coal Harbour Community Centre
- Chinese Cultural Centre
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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 20,000 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 2010.
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: 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 2011 guide is November 2010.
The Thompson-Okanagan Guide deadline is March 31, 2010. Businesses are encouraged to contact Contact Darlene Rickard at Egress Enterprises Inc for information: 1-877-765-3886 or drickard@shaw.ca.