Support Local and Give Local this Holiday Season
Local businesses are the heart of the community, and your holiday shopping dollars can go a long way to helping them make it through these challenging times.
Tune in to @visitcoquitlam on social media for amazing contests, insider shopping tips and spotlights on local retailers, restaurants and other businesses to support during your holiday shopping. Share how you are supporting local this holiday season by tagging your posts with #GiveLocalCQ
Miss our posts on social media? No need to worry. Check out our list of local gift ideas below.
Give the gift of reading this holiday season. Search for a story book, cook book, fiction, non-fiction, or any other book at local Coquitlam stores. Check out:
Chapters Indigo at Pinetree Village
Reflections Books and Metaphysical Store in Austin Heights
Value Village and Crossroads Hospice Thrift Store on Barnet Highway
Experiences can make the perfect gift for those we want more quality time with. Give the gift of an experience by purchasing a voucher or gift card to local organizations or businesses. Here are a few to check out:
A round of golf at Westwood Plateau Golf Course or EagleQuest Golf
A voucher for an escape room at Trapped Coquitlam or Countdown Escape Rooms
A trip to Evergreen Cultural Centre or the Art Gallery at Evergreen
Tickets to Cineplex Cinemas Coquitlam
A game of bowling at Zone Bowling
When the weather keeps us indoors, it is important to nurture our creativity and abstract ideas in the form of art! Give the gift of art supplies to inspire someone’s next creation. Here are some local art stores to shop at this gift-giving season:
Opus Art Supplies in Maillardville
Framing & Art Centre in Coquitlam Centre
Staples in Maillardville
Walmart in Coquitlam Centre
Dollar Stores throughout the City including Dallorama, Dollar Tree and Como Lake Dollar Store in Como Lake Village.
Does someone in your life love exploring the City and trails on two wheels? Support their passion for biking by purchasing a gift or membership from our local bike stores and organizations.
Kinetik Cycles on Barnet Highway
Sport Chek in Coquitlam Centre
TORCA Membership
Suporting local businesses also means supporting local artisans. Artisan Gifts & Flowers and Rosemarie’s Treasures, both located in Austin Heights, make supporting local artisans easy with floor to ceiling shelves stocked with all sorts of goodies. Check out these lovely shops for hand made jewelry, household items and decor, candles and soaps, organic skin and body care and more. Also, check out the Place Des Arts Artisan Shop both in person and online for housewares, decor, stationary, clothing, accessories, toys, beauty products and more.
For our food-loving chefs, give the gift that will keep giving (perhaps to you – yum!) and upgrade someone’s kitchen with ingredients, new recipes, or kitchen tools from these local stores:
Chapters Indigo at Pinetree Village
House of Knives in Coquitlam Centre
Bed Bath and Beyond on Lougheed Highway
Home Sense in Maillardville
Does someone in your life love a sparkle? Shop locally for beautiful jewellery to give this holiday season at:
Muse Design Jewellery in Hanin Village
BENATRA Jewellery & Fashion in Hanin Village
Austin Jewellers in Austin Heights
Acinda Jewellers in Coquitlam Centre
Peoples Jewellers in Coquitlam Centre
Pandora Jewellery in Coquitlam Centre
Dallany Jewellery Designs in Coquitlam Centre
Ann-Louise Jewellers in Coquitlam Centre
We also have many local artisans who create beautiful jewellery. You can look to support them at Rosemarie’s Treasures and Artisan Gifts & Flowers in Austin Heights.
Do you like to make home-made creations and DIY gifts for the people in your life? Check out our local stores stocked full of supplies for your holiday home-made gifts:
Dollar Stores throughout the City including Dallorama, Dollar Tree and Como Lake Dollar Store in Como Lake Village.
Fabricana Imports on United Boulevard
Opus Art Supplies in Maillardville
Staples in Maillardville
Walmart in Coquitlam Centre
We have spent a lot of time in our homes this year to keep ourselves and those around us safe. Give the gift of a special houseware from these local stores to make someone’s home feel cozy and beautiful:
Canadian Tire in Maillardville
Home Depot on United Boulevard
Lee Valley on United Boulevard
IKEA on Lougheed Highway
Home Sense in Maillardville
Bed Bath and Beyond on Lougheed Highway
Flowers and plants are known to lift our spirits and bring feelings of happiness. Whether someone in your life is a new-found plant lover or life-long green thumb, pick up a gorgeous boquet of flowers or a potted plant from these local shops:
Artisan Gifts & Flowers in Austin Heights
Blooming Buds Florist in Sunwood Square
Fran’s Flowers in Coquitlam Centre
Floral Melody in City Centre
The holiday and gift-giving season includes all family members, even those with four legs. Shop for a new toy, special treats, collar, bed and blanket and more at our various local pet stores:
PetSmart on Lougheed Highway
Korna Natural Pet Supplies in Creekside Village
Bosley’s in Eagle Ridge Square
Pet Food n’ More in Sunwood Square
Are electronics on someone’s wish list this holiday season? Whether you are looking for camera gear, a new device, electronic accessories and more, our local stores have you covered:
Best Buy in Coquitlam Centre
Canada Computers on Northern Avenue
London Drugs in Coquitlam Centre
Broadway Camera in Sunwood Square
EB Games in Coquitlam Centre
Sometimes the holiday season means getting cozy and enjoying a warm beverage and some fresh baking and treats. Look to local stores to warm you up:
Mundy Park Bakery in Como Lake Village
Cakes n’ Sweets in Creekside Village
Olivier’s Breads on United Boulevard
The Clever Cupcakes in City Centre
Maxim’s Bakery in City Centre
Minoo Bakery & Pastry in City Centre
Good Morning Bakery in Hanin Village
Does someone in your life keep a winter garden or have a green house? Give the gift of yard and garden supplies this holiday season with the help of these local stores:
Lee Valley on United Boulevard
Garden Centre at The Home Depot on United Boulevard
Rona in Austin Heights and City Centre