Vancouver City Business Directory
WBN · West Coast Business Network
Vancouver City Business Directory
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10,000
Licensed Businesses
24
Neighbourhoods
16
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Food & Dining  Retail  Health  Beauty  Education  Industrial  Other
List Your Business
Submit your Vancouver business for inclusion in the directory. All submissions are reviewed before going live — typically within 1–2 business days.

⭐ Featured Listing — Get priority placement at the top of search results. Contact us about featuring your business.
WBN · West Coast Business Network
Vancouver City Directory Admin
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Total
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Live
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Pending
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Rejected
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Draft
Featured
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Websites
24
Neighbourhoods
16
Categories
Pending Submissions
Pending Edits
Yellow fields show what changed. Edit any field before approving.
Website Finder
Find and save websites for Vancouver businesses that don’t have one yet. Search Google for each business, paste the URL, and save. Filter by neighbourhood to work systematically.
All Listings
Sync & Data
Export a JSON backup of all enrichment data (websites, SEO copy, edits). Import to restore. JSONBin sync lets you work across multiple browsers or devices.
Local Backup
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JSONBin Sync
SEO Workboard
Write SEO-optimized copy for each business listing. Fields feed into profile articles on vancouvercitynews.ca. Nothing auto-generated — every word is yours.
Platform Operations Manual
v1.0 — Vancouver City Directory
Living reference document for running the Vancouver City Business Directory. Update as the platform evolves.
1. Platform Overview

The Vancouver City Business Directory is a single-file HTML application embedded in a Ghost 6.x CMS card. Stage 1 contains 10,000 licensed businesses. Subsequent stages will add batches until all 100,000+ Vancouver business licences are indexed.

Platform
Ghost 6.x CMS — HTML card injection
File
vancouver-directory-v1.html — single self-contained file
Stage 1
10,000 businesses — seed dataset
Target
100,000+ businesses across all Vancouver licence data
Data storage
Browser localStorage (key: vancouver_dir_v1) + JSONBin sync
Maps
Leaflet + OpenStreetMap + Nominatim geocoding
Brand system
WBN Cast OS v0.4 — WBN Style Guide v3.2
Built by
WBN News Corp — vancouvercitynews.ca
Important: All enrichment data (websites, SEO copy, edits) lives in localStorage. Always export a backup before clearing browser cache or switching browsers.
2. Daily Workflow
1
Check Pending — Publisher → Pending tab. Review new submissions and edits. Approve, edit, or reject.
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Website Finder — Run the finder for 1–2 neighbourhoods per day. Find and save websites for businesses that don’t have one yet.
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SEO Workboard — Write SEO copy for 5–10 businesses. Filter by neighbourhood to work systematically through the city.
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Backup — Sync & Data tab → Export JSON. Keep a dated backup. Push to JSONBin if working across multiple browsers.
7. Staging Strategy (100,000+ Records)

The Vancouver directory is being built in stages due to the volume of business licence data. Each stage adds a batch of records to the CSV array.

✓ Stage 1
10,000 businesses — seed dataset (current)
○ Stage 2
+20,000 businesses — expand to 30,000 total
○ Stage 3
+30,000 businesses — expand to 60,000 total
○ Stage 4
+40,000+ businesses — full Vancouver licence dataset
Performance note: At 100,000 records, consider lazy loading or server-side search. The current single-file approach works well up to ~30,000 records in modern browsers. Beyond that, pagination and virtual rendering become critical.
8. Credentials & Keys
Security note: This section is visible only after login. Do not share your master key or leave this tab open on a public screen.
Admin Password
vancouver-directory-2026
localStorage Key
vancouver_dir_v1
JSONBin URL
https://jsonbin.io — free account required
Contact
RSkinner@wbnn.news
9. Strategic Impact

The Vancouver City Business Directory is a high-value anchor for vancouvercitynews.ca. With 10,000+ licensed Vancouver businesses indexed and searchable, the directory captures organic Google traffic for thousands of long-tail queries like “restaurant Kitsilano Vancouver” or “plumber East Vancouver BC.” Every business profile article linked from the directory creates an additional indexed page, multiplying SEO surface area with each one published. The Featured Listings tier and business submission flow create a direct relationship with local business owners — turning them into engaged stakeholders who share their listing, link back, and become natural advertising prospects.

Marketing & Ticker
Customise the scrolling ticker at the top of the directory. Changes apply live immediately. Save to persist across sessions.
Ticker Settings
Preview
Analytics Dashboard
Tracks activity in this browser only. Each visitor generates their own local data — use for content and UX decisions.
Top Clicked Businesses
Top Search Terms
Popular Categories
Popular Neighbourhoods
Recent Activity Log
Vancouver City Directory™ v1.0  |  WBN Cast OS™ v0.4  |  PST
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