About Us

The Great Bear Pub and Liquor Store is the place to be for great food, drinks, music, sports and a great party.

Our hours are:

Liquor Store - every day, 9am - 11pm
Pub - Monday - Saturday, 11am - 1 am, Sunday, 11am - midnight, open every day except Christmas Day

Our pub offers entertainment seven nights a week and feature all pay per view events on our 10 HD TV's.

Our liquor store offers a wide selection of very cold craft, import and domestic beer. We offer wine, liquor and cider from around the world.

The Great Bear has 11 Sustainability Initiatives and aims to be BC's greenest pub and liquor store.

1) Since March 2008 we have been a Ocean Wise certified pub ~ www.oceanwise.ca.

2) Since June 2008 we have been proud members of Wild Salmon Supporters working to ensure salmon farming in BC is safe for wild salmon, marine ecosystems, coastal communities and human health. www.salmonsupporters.com

3) The pub features local wine and local craft beers.

4) We are aiming to be 100% biodegradable and have biodegradable take out straws, take out containers, take out cutlery, garbage bags and sauce containers. We offer 10% off take out orders to those guests who bring their own rubbermaid containers. We have been using trans fat free cooking oil since 2007, offer non-bleached napkins and have a BC focused seasonal menu. Our biodegradable containers and straws are made from PLA corn and take approximately 18 months to biodegrade depending on composting conditions. Our PLA corn take out cutlery takes approximately two years to biodegrade depending on composting conditions.

5) We have completed the BC Hydro energy audit and implemented cooler strip curtains reducing our energy consumption.

6) Although we are in the business of entertainment we do not promote an excessive intake of alcohol, offer more healthy food options and promote safe driving alternatives on our receipts and with team training.

7) In the spring, summer and fall we provide our waste vegetable oil to Doug Ross who uses it for his 100% green house gas neutral 1986 Mercedes Benz diesel sedan.

8) We added a new best of "electric scooter" and best "bike cruiser" category to our 3rd annual 2009 Show & Shine

9) We feature local and organic wine, beer and spirits when ever possible.

10) We encourage our guests to quit smoking and live tobacco free. We will soon be raising tobacco prices in the liquor store (we stopped tobacco sales in the pub in 2007) to deter smokers.

11) We have a comprehensive front of house and back of house recycling program for all paper, plastic, metal & glass.

The Great Bear was nominated for the environment sustainability category at the 2009 Burnaby Board of Trade Excellence Awards.

We hope to see you soon.

Cheers,

Your friends at the Great Bear

Liquor Store Hours: every day 9AM - 11PM

Pub Hours: Monday - Saturday 11AM - 1 AM, Sunday 11AM - midnight

The Great Bear Pub and Liquor Store 175 - 5665 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC V5H 2G4 (p) 604 433 2388 (f) 604 433 8752 (e) info@greatbearpub.com

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