{"key":"b0bb70938e","origin":"osm","osm_id":"n2542620129","category":"Food & Drink","subcategory":"Ice Cream","community":"Courtenay","lat":49.6912002,"lon":-124.9968975,"verdict":"include","name":{"value":"Blue Spruce Ice Cream","source":"enrichment"},"description":{"value":"Blue Spruce Ice Cream is a small-batch artisan ice cream shop in downtown Courtenay, owned and founded by Cree entrepreneur Kirsten Wood, a Cumberland native. The shop draws on Comox Valley ingredients — including wild-foraged sitka spruce buds, locally grown lavender, and buckwheat honey — to create distinctive flavours alongside a rotating lineup of vegan coconut-based ice creams. It uses 100% compostable packaging and is a vocal champion of the local food community, making it a memorable stop on any cycling tour of Vancouver Island.","source":"sonnet_4.6"},"website":{"value":"https://www.bluespruceicecream.com/","source":"enrichment"},"address":{"value":"526A Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, BC","source":"enrichment"},"phone":{"value":"+1-250-871-3221","source":"enrichment"},"email":{"value":null,"source":null},"route_slugs":[],"centrally_administered":false,"bike_parking_detail":"1 rack within 100m: bollard at 17m.","raw_osm":{"addr:housenumber":"526A","addr:street":"Cliffe Avenue","amenity":"ice_cream","name":"Blue Spruce Ice Cream","phone":"+1-250-871-3221","website":"https://www.bluespruceicecream.com/"},"enrichment_extras":{"reasoning":"The website confirms an active artisan ice cream shop in Downtown Courtenay with extensive dairy and vegan/GF menu options explicitly described. The 'compostable packaging' reference and online cake pickup ordering confirm takeout service. No mention of bike parking, washrooms, water refill, Wi-Fi, or charging on the website or in OSM tags; those fields are null. The website note about cake orders being 'on pause until we open up again in the spring' is likely a stale seasonal message given the June 2026 date and the active 2026 copyright.","concerns":["Website carries a banner reading 'Custom ice cream cakes are on pause until we open up again in the spring!' — as of June 2026 this is likely a stale seasonal message, but worth verifying that the shop itself is currently open.","OSM address lacks city and postal code; 'Downtown Courtenay' confirmed by website but no street-level address corroboration found in fetched content.","Phone number (+1-250-871-3221) from OSM could not be corroborated from the fetched website pages."],"recommended_status_reason":"Real, active artisan ice cream business in downtown Courtenay with a live website updated to 2026; a worthwhile stop for touring cyclists seeking a locally distinctive treat.","confirmed_open":true,"contact_confirmed":{"phone":null,"website":true,"address":null},"notes":"Women-led and Indigenous-owned (Cree founder Kirsten Wood). Strong local sourcing story and sustainability ethos. Seasonal cake order pauses suggest the shop may have limited winter hours or a seasonal closure — recommend confirming current operating season."},"provenance":{"enrichment_run":"density","enrichment_model":"sonnet_4.6","verdict_source":"enrichment","category_source":"osm","category_correction_reason":null,"review_priority":false,"sidecars_applied":["bike_parking","subcategory","wow","price_tier"],"subcategory_source":"name","subcategory_confidence":"high"},"required_criteria":{"Bike parking or bike visibility":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"}},"optional_amenities":{"Takeout":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Packed lunches":{"value":false,"detail":"Ice cream and dessert shop only; no lunch or savoury food items mentioned","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Vegetarian / vegan / GF":{"value":true,"detail":"Website explicitly offers a rotating lineup of vegan coconut-based ice creams; gluten-free options confirmed (e.g. 'gluten free pecan brownie chunks', 'gluten-free and vegan chocolate cookie crust' for cakes). All ice creams are vegetarian","source":"sonnet_4.6","date":"2026-07-18"},"Public rack nearby":{"value":true,"detail":null,"source":"osm","date":"2026-07-08"}},"unmapped_criteria":{},"region":"Vancouver Island","ownership":"Buy BC (independent)","indigenous_role":[],"notability":1,"wow_evidence":"owned and founded by Cree entrepreneur Kirsten Wood","price":{"band":1,"band_key":"cheap_eats","label":"Cheap eats","confidence":"high","source":"amenity_floor","signal":"amenity=ice_cream"},"tier":"info"}