As many as 20 people currently living on the streets of Vancouver’s west side will be moving indoors at the beginning of December. For many of them, the apartments at 17th and Dunbar will be the first home they’ve had in decades. Homelessness and housing are among the leading topics in this year’s municipal elections, [...]
Members of Kitsilano’s West 4th Avenue Business Improvement Association (BIA) will convene for their annual general meeting on Nov. 1st, when they will finalize a proposed budget for the 2012-13 year and fill three positions on the board of directors. Russ Davies, the BIA’s executive director, said this is an important year for owners of [...]
At a recent meeting held at the Vancouver School Board (VSB), a dozen or so people gathered in the main boardroom armed with signs and placards, hoping that their attempts to save General Gordon Elementary School had been successful. They had not. General Gordon, located at the corner of West 6th and Bayswater in Kitsilano, celebrated its 100th [...]
Lisa Dow lets her yellow Labrador retriever, Finnegan, off his leash to play at Connaught Park as often as she can. She’s new to the area and knows she isn’t allowed to do that, but other dog owners have told her people do it anyway. “I guess everybody says they just watch for the white [...]
Related: Kitsilano’s dogs run free of the bylaw Vancouver has a reputation as a dog-friendly city. Canines are everywhere. Dog owners lead them down city streets, let them run in dog parks and, lots of times, unleash them places where they shouldn’t. Read on to find out more about Vancouver’s dog population and how it’s [...]
Flickering movies played on film are dying in the age of the digital picture. And some theatres aren’t sure that’s a good thing. “You’re not going to be able to replicate film, no matter what,” said Chris Unwin, a projectionist at Kitsilano’s Hollywood Theatre. The cinema is the oldest independent, family-run theatre in Canada and [...]
By Lara Howsam kick-ass the film high quality Rod Gash is a resident of Kitsilano’s first homeless shelter. A recovering addict, Gash lived in area carports before the shelter opened Jan. 15 on West 4th Avenue between Pine and Fir Streets. Gash was among the sixteen people who arrived opening night. The shelter reached its [...]
An association that brings together war veterans in one of Canada’s most expensive neighbourhoods is struggling to pay its taxes. The City of Vancouver has so far not taken action to recover the funds, but people who run the Billy Bishop Legion, a branch of The Royal Canadian Legion, are not taking any chances. despicable [...]
Kitsilano needs more social housing, and city council is changing zoning bylaws to make it happen. In a unanimous decision, council voted to re-zone 2304 West 8th Avenue to allow for construction of a four-storey apartment complex — despite organized and outspoken opposition from many people who live near the lot. The apartment complex, which [...]
Related: Social housing towers over neighbours’ concerns in Kitsilano RT-8 – Two-Family Dwelling District • Allows one- and two-family dwellings to be built on a lot. • Buildings may be no more than 35 feet tall, and cannot have more than two stories. • The floor space ratio (the square footage of the house divided [...]
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