Action to Speed Refugee Arrivals
This afternoon, Vancouver City Council passed the following motion unanimously. This is the motion sent to us by John Sewell and Doug Earl of Canada4Refugees, a coalition we joined of private sponsors across Canada waiting for families to arrive. The Canada4Refugees coalition hopes motions like this will be passed in various cities/towns across Canada.
Action to […]
Former False Creek South Neighbourhood Association Delegate, Margaret Mitchell Honoured
Margaret Mitchell was the Member of Parliament for Vancouver East from 1979 to 1993. She was one of the first politicians to raise the issue of violence against women in the House of Commons. Today she was Honoured with Freedom of the City Award. Congratulations Margaret!
http://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/margaret-mitchell-honoured-with-freedom-of-the-city-award.aspx […]
The 3rd Grill & Chill – A Special One!
The piñata was hung, the 40th anniversary cake placed in the middle of the table, tables set, the volunteers galore wondering what they could do next, and the portapotty guarding the area for all of us!
BBQs were on at noon sharp, French fries jumping in the oil. The aroma attracted the guests who […]
Council Approves Funding to Improve our Seawall
On Wednesday, May 4, City Council unanimously voted to invest millions of dollars in upgrades to the False Creek South seawall between the Burrard and Cambie bridges.
Over the past year hundreds of residents attended Open Houses sponsored by the City to discuss its tentative plans […]
Co-op Land Lease Renewal Workshops
The *RePlan Co-op Subcommittee held THREE WORKSHOPS to explore key issues and opportunities of LAND LEASE RENEWAL and enable members to offer and explore ideas and solutions for members of housing co-ops in False Creek South and Heritage Housing Co-op in Spring 2016
Affordability: The Co-op Model of Delivering Affordable Housing took place on Saturday, March […]
False Creek South residents welcome new family to the community!
We now have a family to live in the apartment we have rented in False Creek South. As it turns out this is a government-sponsored family. They have very little English. Our community and volunteers will certainly be able to provide them with much more support than would be usual for government-sponsored refugees.
They are a […]
Change is coming to Granville Island
by Doug Broome, Twin Rainbows’ delegate to the FCSNA
A Granville Island that rocks around the clock? Well, 18 hours daily to be more precise. Is Granville Island too dead at night? Too many lonely winds blowing sagebrush by straggler souls out at the midnight hour?
Make […]
False Creek South Seawall Open House
The City of Vancouver’s Active Transportation Committee has arranged for two final Open House drop-ins in the coming days to seek community feedback on its proposed designs for pedestrian and bicycle usage of the False Creek South seawall between the Cambie and Burrard bridges.
As residents of our […]
Update on Syrian Refugee Initiative
CLICK ON THE IMAGE to read an article on our initiative in the Vancouver Sun (Dec. 2015)
Last fall delegates to the False Creek South Neighbourhood Association voted to establish a Refugee Sponsorship Committee (RSC) with a mandate to pursue the sponsorship […]