About — The Local Space
01 · About usEst. 2017

We've been
supporting Canadian
before it was
a hashtag.

one shop on Yale Road, 250+ Canadian brands, and a whole lot of opinions about big box retail. this is the whole story.

Chilliwack BC ✦250+ Canadian brands ✦Woman-owned ✦Since 2017 ✦Chilliwack BC ✦250+ Canadian brands ✦Woman-owned ✦Since 2017 ✦
Chilliwack BC ✦250+ Canadian brands ✦Woman-owned ✦Since 2017 ✦Chilliwack BC ✦250+ Canadian brands ✦Woman-owned ✦Since 2017 ✦

2017

Est.

250+

Cdn brands

4.92★

1,002 reviews

02 · The origin story

It started because shopping local was annoying.

you'd find an incredible Canadian brand on Instagram, then spend twenty minutes figuring out whether they ship, how much, and when. multiply that by every maker you wanted to support.

so we put them all in one place. one cart, one shipping fee, one pickup window. the makers get shelf space they'd never afford on their own, and you get to stop opening seventeen tabs.

that's it. that's the business.

Canadian pantry brands on the shelves
03 · What we actually doVetted, not vibes

We check. Loudly.

"supporting local" is a sticker anyone can print. here's what it means here.

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Canadian-owned, verified

not "distributed in Canada." owned and made here — we ask for proof, and some brands don't make the cut.

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We've met the makers

most of them in person. we know whose kitchen your hot sauce came out of.

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Fair wholesale terms

small brands get paid properly and on time.

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What we won't stock

dropship junk, white-label nothing, and anything a big box already sells cheaper.

The team outside the Chilliwack shop

04 · Who runs it

A small team who actually shop here.

the person who packs your order is the same person who chose to put that brand on the shelf. there's no buying department, no head office, no quarterly range review.

if something's wrong you'll email us and get a human back, usually the same day, usually with an actual solution rather than a policy number. walk into the Chilliwack shop and you can complain in person — we'd honestly prefer it.

the team doesn't churn. the person who helped you find a gift two years ago is probably still here, and probably still remembers what you bought.

every product on this site has been unboxed, handled and argued about by someone on the team. if we wouldn't give it to a friend, it doesn't get a listing.

05 · How we got hereThe short version

A decade,
roughly.

2017

Doors open in Langley

the first shop opens in Langley with a stack of Canadian brands and a fairly stubborn opinion about big box retail.

2020

Chilliwack opens

a second location on Yale Road, opened in the least convenient year retail has ever had. it's the one that stuck.

2023

Focus, on purpose

over 2023 and 2024 the South Surrey store and the warehouse close. fewer locations run properly beats more of them run thin.

Now

One shop, done properly

250+ Canadian brands, 1,002 reviews, and same-day delivery across Chilliwack.

three locations tried, one kept on purpose. we got smaller deliberately, and it's the best decision this shop has made.

06 · Come see us

46132 Yale Rd, Chilliwack.

Inside the Chilliwack shop
The bath bomb bar in store

open six days a week on Yale Road, with street parking out front and more around back. hours are on the contact page — we keep them in one spot so they're always right.

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