• Events

    Here's what we have planned right now.

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    Portobello West Spring Market

    April 5-6, 2025 ; Roundhouse Community Centre (Yaletown), Vancouver BC

    Join PetParker at the 2-day spring market and support Canadian small businesses. Taking place at Yaletown's historic railway station, situated in the heart of Downtown Vancouver! Treat yourself and those you love to one-of-a-kind finds from our curated selection of 65+ local BC artists, designers and producers of quality handmade family fashion, jewelry, art, home decor, skincare, pet accessories, gourmet treats, wine & spirits, and more!

    We will be sponsoring the market with two PetParker stations for the public to use for free, making the event accessible and inclusive for all.

    Tip: Pre-purchase tickets to the event here -first 100 people are automatically entered into a $50 shopping spree draw to use during Portobello West Spring Market 2025!

  • News

    Check out the latest media mentions and appearances.

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    Dragons' Den, October 24, 2024

    Watch the entire episode on CBC Gem (min 26).

    Promo clips and comments:

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    LynnValleyLife, December 6, 2023

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    Empresas & Negocios (Companies & Business), May 15, 2023 (source in Portuguese)

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    Western Grocer, March 20, 2023

  • Newsletter

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  • Past Industry Events

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    ICSC Whistler

    January 26-28, 2024 ; Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort

    We had great conversations and made connections with commercial real estate, retail and hospitality professionals from Canada and the United States.

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    Grocery and Specialty Food West

    April 22 & 23, 2024 ; Vancouver Convention Centre East

    This was our second time exhibiting at the tradeshow where we met with many of our existing partners and reconnected with industry professionals. There was a lot of interest in the PetParker solution and how we can work to transform the customer experience and drive broad benefits.

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    ICSC Whistler

    January 21-23, 2024 ; Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort

    We had great conversations and made connections with commercial real estate, retail and hospitality professionals from across Canada.

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    Grocery Innovations Canada

    October 24-25, 2023 ; Toronto Congress Centre

    We met numous Canadian grocery retailers, wholesalers and suppliers, demo'd the PetParker station and discussed the opportunities to boost loyalty and revenue from the growing pet ownership in Canada.

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    BC Shopping Centre Association Golf Tournament

    September 6, 2023 ; UBC University Golf Club

    We were delighted to support this event which raised funds for Canuck Place. Our team had excellent conversations with shopping centre property managers, operators and their various providers who appreciated the unique value of our solution and understood the transformative potential to the customer experience and safety at their properties.

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    Grocery and Specialty Food West

    April 24 & 25, 2023 ; Vancouver Convention Centre East

    We met with Canadian grocery brands and store managers, demo'd the PetParker station and discussed the opportunities and challenges related to the growing pet ownership in Canada.

    Photo credit: Canadian Grocer

  • Past Community Events

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    Portbello West Holiday Market

    Saturday Nov. 30-Sunday Dec. 1, Roundhouse Community Centre (Yaletown), Vancouver BC

    PetParker provided complimentary pet safety for visitors and shoppers of the holiday market this year.

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    Vancouver Etsy Collective Fall Popup

    Sunday, September 21, Robson Square Ice Rink, Vancouver BC 

    PetParker was part of the first ever pet corner at the Vancouver Etsy Co Fair! Thanks for joining us!.

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    Dude Chilling Dogs

    Saturday, September 7, Dude Chilling (Guelph) Park, Vancouver BC 

    PetParker took part in the Dog Day at the Dude event in Mount Pleasant to support the community efforts for more off-leash parks. Thanks to everyone who joined us for demos and a conversation about pet safety and accessibility. We also enjoyed connecting with bylaw officers from the City of Vancouver animal services and talking about responsible pet ownership in our city.

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    2024 Delta Community Animal Expo

    Sunday, August 11, Ladner Memorial Park, Delta BC 

    We had a wonderful time connecting with pet lovers from the community many others who came from as far as Abbotsford. Looking forward to next year!

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    Dogsville Street Festival

    June 8, 2024 ; Streetsville Village Square, Mississauga, ON

    We joined Toronto Dog Moms in this fun summer street event. The street was shut down for the day to enjoy dog friendly fun with buskers, local businesses and more!

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    Granville Island Launch Event

    May 18, 2024 ; Granville Island Public Market

    We had a great time introducing the service to the visitors and shoppers of Granville Island. Please check out Instagram account for photos from the event and our YouTube channel for a training video we made with our advisor and dog behaviour expert Holly Chen from Honourable Hound.

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    Dash for Dogs

    February 25, 2024 ; Brockton Pavilion (Stanley Park)

    The PetParker team was glad to support this important cause and promote accessibility for all people with the help of guide and support dogs.

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    Mutts in the 6ix launch party

    January 21, 2024 ; The Bridge @379 Adelaide St W. Toronto

    We had loads of fun at the launch event and demonstrating PetParker for the first time to the public in the GTA.

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    HOWL'OWEEN at Container Brewing

    October 28, 2023 ; 1216 Franklin St., Vancouver, BC

     

    We had fun at this Halloween inspired event Thanks Container Brewing for inviting us to showcase PetParker.

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    Stong's Market Customer Appreciation Days

    September 16-17, 2023 ; Dunbar and Northwoods stores

    We are grateful to take part at the customer appreciation days alongside numerous innovative partners of Stong's.

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    Pet-a-Palooza

    August 27, 2023 ; Vancouver, Yaletown

    Pet-a-Palooza is without a doubt, THE social event of the year for dogs and their people.

    We had an awesome day meeting doggos and their owners.

    Check out all the photos and contact us if you forgot to pick up your print.

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    Hats Off Day

    June 3, 2023 ; Burnaby Heights, Burnaby.

    Hats Off Day drew a huge crowd and was a great success.

    We set up our station in front of the Mi Tierra Latina location and gave numerous demos of PetParker. We even had some pet owners use the station while going inside the store to shop!