About Us

The Upper Village Market is a full line grocery offering fresh produce, fresh dairy & cheeses, bakery goods and specialty foods of the world.
Conveniently located in the Embarc by Diamond Resorts building directly across from both the Fairmont Hotel and the Glacier Lodge, adjacent to the Four Seasons Resort, right across and down the stairs from the Blackcomb Liquor Store.

Upper Village Market is a gourmet grocery store. We are also the primary producer of Gift Basket Services in Whistler. Our focus is on products made locally, made in BC and Canada. We are located in Whistler's Upper Village and serve the local residents and tourist guests. We have been in business since 1994 and have a stellar reputation for quality and service. We operate 365 days a year and have a full time year round international staff.

Our Whistler Gift Basket Services provides custom and gourmet Gift Baskets and Amenity packages focusing on tastes of BC and Canada. We have provided corporate gift programs for large groups of greater than 500 units in Whistler as well as individually tailored Gift Baskets for single clients. We partner with all local hotels to provide group amenities.

Upper Village Market is locally owned and operated by longtime entrepreneur husband and wife team Rod & Tanya Goertzen. Thirty year residents of Whistler, they have 2 sons who have grown up in in the local community. Tanya Goertzen is an 10 year member of the Board of the Whistler Chamber, a 10 year member of the Community Futures Board and spends many hours volunteering in the community.