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Winlaw,
B.C. is located in the heart of the lower Slocan Valley. "Downtown"
Winlaw, on Highway 6, features:
- Winlaw
MiniMart a convenience store and gas station, liquor outlet,
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Winlaw Post Office open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sat 9 to 12;
closed from 1 til 2 pm weekdays
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Cedar Creek Cafe, an eclectic restaurant offering conventional,
vegetarian and ethnic food; open 8 til 8; 7
am til 9pm in summer;
- Sleep
Is For Sissies is a take-out or sit-down place for a
quick bite, featuring coffee, wraps and other delights
- Jennie's
Gardens a delightful bookshop, garden store and many other
gift ideas
- Gaia
Tree Whole Foods features organic foods and produce, much
grown locally- located at the Cedar Creek Cafe
- Eclectic
Styles hairdressing
and aromatherapy
- Earth
Spirit a metaphysical bookstore, videos and much more.
- Egg-Cetera
Feed has animal feed, fresh eggs and Loomis depot
- The
Spicer Centre is home to a school, a wellness centre, a bazaar
store, with lots of treasures and used goods, and an agriculture
co-op
- Fomi's
Bakery, about a km north on the highway, has wonderful
bread, pastries, pizzas and other goodies
- A
Place in the Forest Art Gallery right next door to us, features
the art work of Ann Swanson Gross and other local artists from
time to time, open afternoons
- Art
and Adventure, features various arts-related workshops throughout
the year, often right in Winlaw at the Winlaw Hall
- Winlaw
Elementary School has a large playground and field, paved
basketball court and community library
- Winlaw
Nature Park nearby, has trails, a beach and a play area
- Winlaw
Hall nearby, just up the highway, and with a back trail to
our campground to the hall, has facilities for gatherings, and
a large field outside too
- The
Spirit of 2010, a "Rails to Trails" recreation
corridor that runs from South Slocan to Slocan, is a wonderful
trail for non-motorized use by horse riders, mountain bikers,
runners, walkers, hikers, wildlife viewers, photographers, and
in the winter, cross-country skiiers and snowshoers
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