RENFREW COLLINGWOOD COMMUNITY NEWS
Get Involved Important planning for the future of public schools
The Vancouver School Board (VSB) has created a city-wide facility plan that could result in the closure of some schools. The VSB is holding workshops and open houses throughout the city about this issue. The VSB is “looking for public input that will help shape and inform the plan, particularly on issues related to possible school closures, heritage retention, and use of surplus buildings and properties.” The consultation in the RenfrewCollingwood neighbourhood will be: Saturday, April 2 Renfrew Park Community Centre 2929 East 22nd Ave Workshop: 12–1:30 pm Drop-in Open House: 1:30–3 pm You can also fill out the survey: http://surveys1.fluidsurveys.com/s/ VSB/futureofschools/ For more information, go to www. vsb.bc.ca/VSBengagement
Joyce Skytrain Mural Project
Youth in the neighbourhood are working together to create a mural representing our community that will be placed at Joyce-Collingwood Skytrain till December 2017. They are looking for volunteers between the ages of 13 and 25 to help with the project. Workshops will take place at Collingwood Neighbourhood House, 5288 Joyce Street, every Saturday in April from 12 to 4 pm. For more information contact Crecien Bencio at cbencio@cnh. bc.ca or at 604-435-0323 ext. 225
The Gallery at the Cultch presents
Works from Jacqueline Karista and Laurel Swenson Opening Reception: April 13, 6-8 pm This event is free and open to the public! Exhibition dates: April 12–May 7, 2016 Location: The Cultch, 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver Gallery Hours: 12-6pm, Monday – Saturday, or by appointment The Gallery at The Cultch is wheelchair accessible.
April 2016
From the artists: Jacqueline Karista: While working as a speech pathologist in Vancouver, Jacqueline began taking art courses in Greece and locally at Emily Carr University. Her focus in art school, for years, was painting, which eventually lead her to photography. Her images and inquiries reflect interests in nature, abstraction and psychological states. Laurel Swenson: Traditionally trained, Laurel Swenson has recently returned to painting after being a video artist and graphic designer for the last 15 years. “I am currently working on process-driven, abstract work, pursuing abstraction in effort to create work that is evocative, emotional and open to the viewer’s interpretation beyond my own. This process-driven work develops over time with layers of texture, colour, blood, sweat and tears. And a sense of humour.”
Share the Hastings Park love Market lovers, have you checked out your newest place to shop local during the winter at Hastings Park? The Hastings Park Winter Market features an amazing line up of organic farms, meat and seafood, artisanal prepared food, and hot food trucks each Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm until May 1. There’s FREE parking at Gate 2. Get the freshest produce in season from Hastings Park regulars Crisp Organics, Cropthorne Farm, Shalefield Organic Gardens, and The Promise Land Farm. Stock up on grass-fed meat from Greendale Meats, Ocean Wise seafood from Blue Comet, and heritage pork (and more!) from Urban Digs Farm. Hastings Park also boasts a roster of vendors exclusive to this market that you won’t find at Nat Bailey: Dogwood Brewing, Gillespie’s Fine Spirits, Lita’s Mexican Foods, Livia Sweets, Mixers & Elixers, Muy Rico, Solodko Ukranian Bakery, and The Raw Guy.
Give your feedback on development around the Joyce-Station SkyTrain Station Here is an opportunity for you to fully understand the city’s plans and to give your feedback. The city hopes to take the plan to city council in June so this is one of you last opportunities to comment on it before it goes to council. PLAN TALK JOYCE-COLLINGWOOD 車站 區規 劃研討會 April 6, 2016, 7 - 9 pm • 2016 年4月6日, 下午7時至9時 Collingwood Neighbourhood House • 高羚活鄰舍中心 This is a learning session that will include an overview of the plan and an opportunity to discuss the following topics in depth: •Transportation and pedestrian connections • Housing affordability • Amenities • Building types and heights Due to limited room capacity, registration is required. To register, please visit http://www. eventbrite.com/e/plan-talktickets-24035971237 or sign up at Collingwood Neighbourhood House’s reception. 作為一個講習會我們將會提供該計劃 的簡明概要，並為深入討論以下關鍵 論題提供的一個機會： 交通與行人通道 住房可負擔性 配套設施 建築物類型與高度 由於房間容量限制，須經註冊。 如需註冊，請瀏覽：vancouver.ca/ joycestation 或前往高靈活鄰里之 家 (Collingwood Neighbourhood House) 前台註冊
TRANSITION AREA OPEN HOUSE 過渡區域資訊會議 April 13, 2016, 4:30 - 7 pm • 2016年4月13日, 下午4:30時至7時 Collingwood Neighbourhood House • 高羚活鄰舍中心 This event focuses on the proposed zoning changes to permit duplex, townhouse and 4-storey apartment buildings. All residents in the transition areas will receive a letter with further information on the proposed changes. 該會議將將聚焦於提議的分區變更以允 許建築城市屋及四層公寓，並將解釋市 政府為何考慮為鼓勵建築於地面的家用 住宅而對這些區域進行重新分區的理 由，以及其對於作為居民和/或業主的 您將有何種影響。過渡區域的所有居民 均將收到載有會議詳情的信件。
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Letters to the editor City action needed for local parking and speeding problems We live at Church Street and we would rather it be a Residents Only parking street. All kinds of out-of-town car owners park their cars here all day and take the Skytrain to their destinations. Shoppers who do not want to pay parking at Kingsway also park at Church Street taking parking spaces for residents. Motorists coming up from Joyce and turning left to Church Street, and motorists from Tyne Street turning to Church Street are going at faster speeds on this residential neighbourhood, that speed bumps should be installed. Vancouver City council will not do anything here because this is not Vancouver West, and it is still years away from city elections. Last time the street cleaners came, they cleaned the north side of the street but not the south side of the street. We phoned city hall 3-1-1 but got no action. Later the truck sweeper came and made a pass, but then cars have already parked, so the street was not swept all its length. Bad service for too much city taxes that property owners pay. ─F. De Canya
What happened to two neighbourhood institutions? Hello! Thanks for all the good work! Just a suggestion for an article. The subjects: the closure during 2015 of two real “neighbourhood institutions.” I am referring to: 1.Bino’s restaurant near Joyce and Kingsway. It was the last of the chain (I was told there were once about a dozen in all). It was very popular with neighbourhood seniors for many years and many of its “regulars” were most upset when it closed. Regular waitresses Ina and Holly were there for many years. What happened? 2. The former thrift shop operated by the Burnaby Hospital Auxiliary for so many years on Kingsway between Rupert and Joyce. Did it relocate? Thanks, ─B. Baker Editor’s note: According to Angela Evans from the Collingwood Business Improvement Association, the owners of Bino’s have retired and the thrift shop has moved closer to Burnaby Hospital. Stay tuned for more information!