Category: Planning & Development

Planning and Development

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.

Food Networks Meet n Greet: March 28

Meet and Greet  for West Enders –  And Coordinators of Vancouver’s Neighbourhood Food Networks
Thursday, March 28, 2013, 5 to 6 pm
Venue: Gordon Neighbourhood House (Room 4), 1019 Broughton Street (West End), Vancouver

Download poster (PDF): Meet and Greet, NFN coordinators, West End, 28-Mar-2013

Did you know that a network of Neighbourhood Food Networks exists in Vancouver? The West End Neighbourhood Food Network is hosting the bimonthly meeting on March 28. Anyone is invited to the casual meet-and-greet event. Find out what’s going on around the city and who’s involved.  RSVP requested.

  • Westside Food Collaborative
  • Downtown Eastside Right to Food Network
  • Renfrew Collingwood Food Security Institute
  • Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House
  • Grandview Woodland Food Connection
  • South Vancouver Neighbourhood Food Network
  • West End Neighbourhood Food Network
  • Cedar Cottage Food Network
  • Strathcona Food Program
  • Hastings-Sunrise Neighbourhood Food Network

West End Neighbourhood Food Network, with support of Gordon Neighbourhood House

www.foodwestend.wordpress.com, email foodwestend@gmail.com, tel 604-512-9059

 

Local Food Systems: March 26

Local Food Systems: The West End Context 
Tuesday, March 26, 2013. 6 – 8:30 pm
Location: West End Community Centre, 870 Denman Street, Bidwell Room
Free

Register by calling 604-257-8333 or online vancouver.ca/westendrec
Register online here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/5727595392
Hosted by: West End Neighbourhood Food Network and the City of Vancouver’s West End Community Plan team

Local Food Systems West End POSTER, 26-Mar-2013Download poster (PDF): local-food-systems-poster-WENFN-COV-26-Mar-2013 (colour, 1.9MB). Simple black and white version: Local Food Systems West End POSTER, 26-Mar-2013

Are you interested in growing, consuming or recycling food in the West End? If so, this session may be of interest to you. The session will start out by exploring key information about the food system within the West End followed by an asset mapping exercise to collaboratively learn more about what assets exist within our community.

The food system covers all aspects of food, including:

  • Production
  • Processing
  • Distribution
  • Access
  • Consumption
  • Waste management

A healthy food system is one in which food production, distribution, and consumption are integrated to enhance the environmental, economic, social, and nutritional health of a place.

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.

City Living Room project: March 11

Hello there,

I’m designing a new kind of mobile library for Vancouver parks and orphaned spaces and I need your help!

The City Living Room is a pilot project expected to launch late this summer in the West End. It’s about recreating the library as a “third place”, or a comfortable public place that fosters informal community interaction. The library collection will change according to community input and interest.

What would you like to see in your neighbourhood park?  Would you like a workshop on how to grow a vegetable garden? Or are you interested in string theory or motorcycles? Would you like workshops, community conversations, screenings?

Join the conversation at the Roundhouse Community Centre on Monday, March 11th from 6-8PM.

RSVP at: http://citylivingroom.eventbrite.com/#

Thanks!

Katie Mah

I’m a 4th year Emily Carr design student and this is my graduation project. Vancouver Public Library is prepared to supply materials and support. Supported by Vancouver Public Library, the West End Community Planning Team, and the Vancouver Foundation Small Neighbourhood Grant

Feel free to pass this on to whoever you think might be interested! 

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