Prepare for an earthquake and other disasters: earthquakes and other natural disasters can happen without warning. You and your family can stay safe during these emergencies, with help from the City. Creekside Community Centre will host a seniors specific earthquake preparedness information session on March 25th 2020. To register, click here.
Find all the information on our upcoming AGM here. We would love to see you in attendance. And for those of you interested in joining the Board, please contact us ASAP here.
The City of Vancouver is calling for a wider array of voices to respond to an online survey that will help inform the city-wide plan, also known as the Vancouver Plan. So far, the majority of responses received have been from English speakers over 40 without young children. Feedback has also been high from people […]
Look out neighbours, there’s a new show in town and it’s going to be big. How big exactly? Well, it’s certainly being slated as the biggest new years eve event Vancouver has ever seen. And it’s in the works for December 31st, 2020. Organizers of Concord’s New Year’s Eve Vancouver are promising a truly special, […]
Tomorrow, Saturday November 16th 11am-1pm, pop on down to Concord Community Park and help us plant our spring-time bulbs for 2020. Gardeners will be on site to assist and kids will take home their own bulbs to plant too. This is a great opportunity to get involved with the local community and dust off those […]
East Van Culture Crawl has once again kicked off to a great start. The ECCS is an annual 4-day visual arts festival the “Culture Crawl” in November that involves artists on Vancouver’s Eastside opening their studio to the public. The event is focused on the area bounded by Columbia St, 1st Ave, Victoria Drive, and […]
At what point is enough, enough? And why does it seem that parents and families who live adjacent to The Downtown East Side are seemingly expected to be ‘okay’ with the increase in violence, substance abuse, physical assault and the constant detritus left behind by both drug-users and the homeless; at the doorway to the […]
Neighbours, grab your calendars and mark September 7th for Strathcona Artisan Market. With free entry for all, the market will be a a win for everyone who attends and will feature – Locally-made Arts and Goods, artist workshops and live demonstrations, kids’ art activities, delicious homemade food and snacks live music. What a great way […]
The Blue Cabin Floating Artist Residency is a historic squatters cabin turned into an artist’s studio. Placed on a floating platform, it is being towed to a dock near the Plaza of Nations. By late August, the cabin and deckhouse will be open for tours. By September, it will welcome its first artist, an indigenous […]