This is The Mighty Oak, my neighborhood corner store/café, and if you live in Vancouver and its environs you probably have a store like this, too! The city is running a survey right now until the end of next month fielding thoughts from residents about supporting these and building new ones--specifically small local shops that act as small groceries, bakeries, and delis.
The one in my neighborhood is maybe my favorite thing about living around here. There's nothing I would love more than seeing more places like this in the city--small grocery/supply stores that serve the local community and provide a public space for residents to meet and stay in.
https://www.shapeyourcity.ca/corner-stores/survey_tools/survey-english
As a fellow Vancouver resident, please read this. Also, here is a very good explainer on things which includes the place she features here.
I am phone posting but setbacks are rooted in white settler colonialism.
