Where the neighborhood shows up for each other.

SmartLocal Marketing is proud to sponsor the events that bring our North Shore communities together. Here's what's coming up, and a few ways to get involved.

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FRIDAY

28

AUGUST

Media Sponsor

family friendly

Dundrave Hoedown

4 – 9pm • Marine Drive, Dundarave Village • Hosted by the Ambleside & Dundarave BIA

Marine Drive closes to traffic for an evening of live music, a beer garden, pony rides, a hay maze and plenty of kid-friendly activities. SmartLocal Marketing is on site as media sponsor for the Hoedown, and we're bringing along our Colour the Cover contest for the little cowpokes in the crowd.

Pony Rides

Live music

Beer Garden

Photo Booth

Face Painting

Coloring Contest

Kid's Activity

Colour the Cover

Every August, we invite the youngest members of the neighbourhood to design their own edition cover. A selection of finished pieces gets printed in the October issue of Neighbours of Dundarave.

1

Pick a cover

Grab a Colour the Cover page at the Hoedown, or use the printable version below.

2

Colour it in

Make it yours — any colours, any style.

3

Add your details

Name and age on the back so we can credit young artists correctly.

Two ways to share it

Hand it to our team

Find us at the Hoedown on Aug 28. We'll happily take a photo of you holding your artwork (totally optional).

Scan the code or email us

Take your page home, colour it in, then scan the code below or email a photo to pbarnes@bestversionmedia.com.

Submissions close September 3rd. A selection of covers will be printed in the October edition of Neighbours of Dundarave.

Kids' Activity

Colour the Cover

Every August we invite the youngest members of the neighbourhood to design their own edition cover. A selection of finished pieces gets printed in the October issue of Neighbours of Dundarave.

Pick a cover

Grab a Colour the Cover page at the Hoedown, or use the printable version below.

Colour it in

Make it yours — any colours, any style.

Add your details

Name and age on the back, so young artists get credited correctly.

Two ways to share it

Hand it to our team

Find us at the Hoedown on Aug 28. We'll happily take a photo of you holding your artwork — totally optional.

Scan the code or email us

Take your page home, colour it in, then scan the code or email a photo to pbarnes@bestversionmedia.com.


Submissions close September 3rd. A selection of covers will be printed in the October edition of Neighbours of Dundarave.

Get Involved

Submit your artwork, or tell us who to spotlight

Send in a Colour the Cover drawing, let us know about a family we should feature, or point us toward a local event or organization worth covering.

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We work with businesses throughout West Vancouver and surrounding neighbourhoods, including:



  • Ambleside
  • Dundarave
  • Horseshoe Bay
  • British Properties
  • Caulfeild
  • Eagle Harbour
  • Gleneagles
  • Cypress Park
  • West Bay
  • Chartwell


Whether your customers are concentrated in one neighbourhood or spread throughout the North Shore, we can help develop a marketing approach that keeps your business connected to your local audience.

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Marketing Services FAQ for West Vancouver Businesses

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