Victoria-Fraserview is an apt name for the neighbourhood which runs south down the hill on either side of Victoria Drive, from 41st Avenue to the Fraser River, between Knight Street on the west and Elliott and Vivian Streets on the…
A significant event in the world of not-for-profits took place in the City of Langley November 23. On the city council’s agenda was the follow-up to this resolution passed September 28: That staff be directed to prepare a tax exemption…
Arbutus Ridge is a comfortable area on the west side of Vancouver. It is bounded by Mackenzie Street on the west, Arbutus Street and Maple Crescent on the east, 16th Avenue on the north and 41st Avenue on the south.…
On November 4 a number of Christian Reformed pastors involved with a new missional initiative called Engage Vancouver went on a tour of the new refugee Welcome House on Victoria Drive at 10th Avenue. Welcome House, the first of its…
Oakridge is a comfortable neighbourhood in south central Vancouver best known for its pleasant single-family housing and Vancouver’s first mall, the Oakridge Shopping Centre. It is also home to the main campus of Langara College. Oakridge runs between Granville Street on the…
“The Vancouver Water Bash is an event where we mobilize our community in Vancouver to transform communities on the other side of the world.” So says ACTS executive director, Nate Lepp as he prepares for their second annual event, next…
Several actions, writings and gatherings illustrate a groundswell of local concern about environmental issues, and interest in the upcoming UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Paris November 30 – December 11. The “meeting of all countries which want…