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Calling All Recycling Champions!

Vancouver trash talk  is hosting 2 meetings next week for recycling enthusiasts living in West End or Mount Pleasant multi-unit residential buildings.

Come to one of the following meetings in May to learn more about how to start up a food scraps recycling initiative in your own building, meet like minded folks in your community, and share engagement strategies to involve your neighbours in recycling.

Note that free childminding is available, please register as soon as possible.

Two Dates:

Registration Link

For information, visit our website: vancouver trash talk

1365 Burnaby Development

The City has received a Development Application from Amanat Architect to develop a new 6 storey, 21 unit residential rental building with 2 levels of underground parking accessed from Burnaby Street.

Further information on this project can be found by clicking on the link below:

http://former.vancouver.ca/devapps/1365burnaby/index.htm

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West End All Candidates Debate: April 25

A collective of West End community groups, including WERA, are working together to host an All Candidates Debate for the BC election.

Mark your calendars!

April 25, from 7-9pm at Central Presbyterian Church, 1155 Thurlow.

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Trashtalk Project Seeks Recycling Champions

Trashtalk Project Seeks Recycling Champions

316px-oscar-ggdDo you live in an apartment or condo in Mount Pleasant or the West End? Do you want to recycle your food scraps? Do the words “neighbour engagement” and “composting” get you jazzed up?

Then we need you for a unique project that seeks recycling champions to take the lead in creating innovative food scraps and other recycling programs for residents in multi-family buildings. 

With leadership from the Mount Pleasant and Gordon Neighbourhood Houses and the Recycling Council of BC, this is your chance to make a difference!

For project details and information about how to get involved, visit the Trashtalk website: vancouvertrashtalk.wordpress.com

Community Plan Open Houses: April 4, 6, 9

West End Community Plan DirectionsOpen HousesThe following announcements are messages from the City’s West End Community Planning Team.

Plan directions open houses

Since the planning process launched in April 2012, we’ve received a wide range of feedback from residents, businesses and other stakeholders which has helped shape a set of directions. Drop-in to an open house to learn more about the directions and have your say. Your input will help refine the directions and create a draft plan.

Thursday, April 4, 4-7pm
Best Western Sands Hotel, 1755 Davie Street

Saturday, April 6, 11am-2pm
West End Community Centre, 870 Denman Street

Tuesday, April 9, 4-7pm
Blue Horizon Hotel, 1225 Robson Street

What do you think of the housing issues we have identified in the West End? 

Were you unable to attend our housing info session Feb 26th? View our consultation materials under the ‘documents’ tab (vancouver.ca/westendplan), then give us your comments by filling out our questionnaire. Materials provide you with an opportunity to find out more about the housing issues facing the West End, and also what we’ve heard about housing from both the community and the area housing providers. The feedback you provide here will help inform the draft West End Community Plan directions that we will be coming out with April 4, 6, and 9.

The survey is open until March 24, 2013.

Laneway Walkshops: March 22 & 23

These walkshops are part of the West End Community Plan

Laneway “Walkshops”

Attend a “walkshop” and think about how West End laneways could be used in the future, including surface and landscaping treatments, pedestrian facilities, benches, lighting, traffic calming, parking, and infill housing possibilities. Learn about the history and character of the laneways, and observe and discuss how we design these places. The walk will be followed by a workshop where you can share your ideas for laneway improvements.

WERA in the News: XtraWest

WERA President, Christine Ackermann, is quoted in this March 4th XtraWest story about the West End Community Plan process:

“I think it’s important to get involved and engaged with city planning for the West End,” says West End Residents Association (WERA) president Christine Ackermann, who attended the session. “Housing, in particular, is such an important issue. It’s good to have diversity at the table.”

But Ackermann says she is aware of community concerns regarding the planning process.

“I have heard [from the community] that the process is very rushed,” she says. “That doesn’t mean that they’re not doing a good job. It’s just difficult with the timeline. Less time for a community means less outreach to the community.”

Read the article by Shauna Lewis.

Neighbourhood Small Grants workshops at GNH

2013_NSGdeadlinebuttonOnce again the Neighbourhood Small Grants are available to residents of the Vancouver West End.

The Vancouver Foundation has funded Gordon Neighbourhood House (GNH) since 2011 to fund community projects and to assist individuals to fulfil their ideas, dreams and goals to make the West End a greater place to live.

Gordon Neighbourhood House is hosting a series of free information workshops to assist residents in formulating their ideas and or creating a working budget for their grant.

Also GNH is here to completely dissolve any fears or intimidation that you may have surrounding grant applications. This is a very simple process and we will personally assist anyone who requires assistance with this process.

These workshops are scheduled as follows:

  • Wednesday March 6th 11am – Noon
  • Wednesday March 13th  6pm – 7pm
  • Saturday March 16th  10am – 11am
  • Wednesday March 20th  5pm – 6pm
  • Wednesday March 27th  6pm – 7pm

Check out the Vancouver Foundation website where all information can be found regarding these Grants.

Sandra Goodridge - Coordinator, Neighbourhood Small Grants Project 2013

Gordon Neighbourhood House
1019 Broughton Street, Vancouver BC V6G 2A7

1365 Burnaby development Open House: March 7

Amanat Architect has a new proposed project at 1365 Burnaby Street. They are hosting a pre-Development Application Open House.

The project will be a new 6 storey,  21 unit residential rental apartment building.

The open house will be held on Thursday, March 7th, 2013 at the Sandman Suites Vancouver Hotel, 1160 Davie Street, 2nd Floor Meeting Room from 4:00pm to 8:00pm.

For further information, please contact Project Coordinator, Derik Giner (mail@amanatarchitect.com).

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Housing Info Session Feb.26: West End Community Plan

The following announcement was received by WERA via email from the West End Community Planning staff team.

Information Session on Housing in the West End

Affordable housing and homelessness are important issues in the West End. As part of the West End community planning process, this session will be an opportunity to find out what we have heard about housing so far (from both the community and the area housing providers), and to share the housing issues faced by your community. City staff will be on hand to answer your questions at this drop-in session.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

5:30 to 8 pm

Coast Plaza Hotel, 1763 Comox St

Denman Room