JULY 2021 COMMUNITY NEWS
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Celebrating 18 years of Collingwood Days by Andrea Berneckas
This July 2021 the neighbourhood will celebrate the 18th year of Collingwood Days. As we navigate through this most challenging of times into a summer of hope, let’s meet with friends and family to enjoy the neighbourhood and the province we live in. Now is the time for recuperation and renewal. This year’s themes focus on wellness and connection to nature – both of which are as important as ever. This is also a time of building bridges and bringing people together, and in that vein, Collingwood Days has partnered with Renfrew-Collingwood PRIDE this year. RC Pride will co-host the July 16 opening event that starts at 5288 Joyce Street. A blessing and unveiling of four Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) benches designed and painted by community groups will be followed by a parade to Collingwood Park for entertainment, a marketplace and movie night. During July, there will dance lessons at the CNH Annex Plaza (3690 Vanness) every Saturday evening – everything from salsa to Indian dance. Also try your hand at Make Your Mark! sketching in local parks at the Norquay Food Forest and at Il Giardino at the Italian Cultural Centre (while there, drop by their marketplace Il Mercato and their art gallery Il Museo). From July 23 to August 6, join the RenfrewCollingwood Bubble Tea Crawl and check out Photos by Mark Evans
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Collingwood Days - Continued from page 1 all the amazing places that serve this scrumptious treat. On Friday, July 16 and Friday, July 30, the Mycelial Web workshop series will be held at Gaston Park. The final celebration day will be at Gaston Park on July 30 – which will include a marketplace, entertainment and a movie night. The events are free and will be
held according to COVID-19 protocols. Currently, reservations are needed for events, but may not be necessary by July 16 - for more information and updates, please check the website at www.collingwooddays.ca, Collingwood Days on Facebook or the schedule on page 12.
Meet neighbours like Miriam at Collingwood Days Community member Miriam Mattila will be turning 85 years old on July 26. Miriam’s family moved to the Collingwood neighbourhood from Saskatchewan at age two and they lived for a time with her aunt and uncle. For a short time, she attended Sir Guy Carleton Elementary with her siblings. Miriam commented that she must be one of the very few people who went to Carleton at that time that lives in Collingwood today. She recalled that when she was six years old, she convinced her fiveyear-old brother and his friend to walk all the way from their home in Collingwood to the house that her father was building in Burnaby. Needless to say, their parents were very worried about them until they found them! At age seven, her family moved to their new home in Burnaby. A couple of years ago, Miriam moved back to Collingwood and now lives very close to her first home here. Welcome back, Miriam!
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Collingwood Corner: Sir Wilfred Grenfell school report cards from the 1960s with PNE tickets by Loretta Houben
It’s the most wonderful time of year where we can shout “school’s out!” When I attended Grenfell School, we were just as thrilled when the end of the school year arrived, and we were let loose for two glorious months of summer holidays. A few things have changed since then. I can’t imagine enduring the COVID-19 pandemic protocols that the youth of 2021 have had to face, although each decade brings its hardships. In the 1960s and 1970s school life was stricter. Until 1970, our classroom desks were kept in straight rows. At the start of each assembly we sang God Save the Queen with a Bible reading by a student. A few naughty boys were sent to the office for “the strap.” Occasionally I had to stand in the corner of the classroom as punishment for talking out of turn. Our grades were marked with A, B, Cs. The reports were filled in with handwritten notes each semester by the teacher. The parent signed the report card each term. I have all my elementary school reports from 1965 to 1973. After Grade 8 in Windermere Secondary, the reports were issued on stiff yellow paper with a computer chain printer. The teacher had to choose random pre-typed phrases to describe the student’s progress through the year. It wasn’t as personal as the previous style of reporting. At the end of each elementary school year, each report card had a ticket for the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) stapled to it. I have three tickets remaining, so those are the years we couldn’t afford the PNE, even with all the kids in the family getting a free entrance. The PNE was definitely a highlight when we did go. I loved the animals, cotton candy and hot dogs. My most thrilling ride was the carousel with all the lovely horses. I can still ride it at the Burnaby Village Museum. Did you know that it was restored and installed there years ago? So if the PNE is still closed this year due to the pandemic, you can catch a memory at the museum. Loretta Houben is a long-time resident of the Collingwood area, whose happy school memories go far back. If you have any school memories you’d like to share we’d love to hear about them. Please contact rccnewseditorial@cnh.bc.ca.
Right: An elementary report card from 1968 at Sir Wilfred Grenfell School, with a bit of ephemera from the PNE circa 1969. Courtesy of Loretta Houben
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Eating out in RC:
COMMUNITY NEWS The mission of this non-profit publication is to provide the residents, businesses and organizations of Renfrew/Collingwood with a medium for community communication. Paul Reid: staff writer and layout coordinator Lisa Symons: sales and distribution coordinator Julie Cheng: editorial coordinator
Boteco Brasil’s fabulous summer patio
by Julie Cheng
Boteco Brasil
2545 Nanaimo St, Vancouver, BC V5N 5E6 Contributors: Andrea Berneckas, Bryden (778) 379-7995 Fergusson, Jenny Zhang, John Mendoza, Julie Boteco.ca Cheng, Laura Devlin, Loretta Houben, Mark Evans, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday: Sophia Han, Varsha Gill, David Hurford, Dawne 12–9 pm Koke and Paul Reid Friday, Saturday: 12–10 pm We want to hear from you! Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: Closed Yes, You! Send comments, community events, Happy hour: press releases by regular post, fax or e-mail. Suggestions for improving the paper are welcome. Thursday, Friday: 3–6 pm Reservations recommended We welcome appropriate, unsolicited editorial submissions if accompanied by the After a long afternoon bike ride, author’s real name, address and telephone my partner and I were thirsty number. The author should retain the and hungry and looking to catch original as we cannot return submissions happy hour at a local restaurant without prior agreement nor does submispatio. But where? With Renfrewsion guarantee publication. We reserve the Collingwood’s many major roads, right to make editorial changes. The Renfrew/Collingwood Community News does not necessarily support the views of its contributors.
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we imagined that patios here would be noisy and polluted from the traffic. Then I remembered Paul Reid’s 2018 Eating Out in RC restaurant review of Boteco Brasil, and what he called “probably RenfrewCollingwood’s best patio.” We arrived in time for happy hour, only to find all the patio tables had been reserved (there are fewer tables due to COVID physical distancing rules). Luckily, we scored one of their new picnic
tables on the street. Despite being on busy Nanaimo Street, the colourful fence and flower boxes made the table cozy, and the traffic didn’t bother us. The kind server described a couple different salads and we were intrigued by the Salada de Palmito ($14.95) – a hearty, delicious bowl of mixed greens, hearts of palm, tomatoes, carrots and olives with a balsamic dressing. The hearts of palm were juicy and tasted mild, like artichoke hearts. I discovered that they come from the centre of certain types of palm trees and are low in calories and rich in protein and potassium, copper and zinc. From the happy hour menu we ordered the Picanha Aperitivo ($14 during happy hour or $17.50), consisting of tasty, tender pieces of sirloin steak topped with carmelized onion and served with farofa (toasted cassava flour), salsa and fries. These two dishes, along with our cool drinks, served on the patio, did indeed make us happy that summer afternoon. You’ve got to experience it for yourself.
Boteco Brasil Restaurant near Nanaimo and Broadway has expanded its patio just in time for summer. Reservations are recommended. Photo by Bryden Fergusson
Picanha Aperitivo is just one of the items on the happy hour menu Thursdays and Fridays from 3 to 6 pm. It's made of delicious picanha (top sirloin steak) with caramelized onions. Photo by Julie Cheng Do you have a favourite summer patio in Renfrew-Collingwood? Let us know. Email: rccnews-editorial@cnh.bc.ca”
Summer Solstice Labyrinth Walk in Renfrew Ravine
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Community members walked the decorated labyrinth before enjoying a delicious cup of strawberries and cream, to celebrate the longest day of the year! Photos by Varsha Gill
The wonderful Silk Road musicians Qiu Xia He 何秋霞 and André Thibault played music to set the mood for labyrinth walkers during the summer solstice celebration on June 20 in the Renfrew Ravine.
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The Matriarch’s gathering
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The People of the Salmon explained more about the gathering. “It is our connection to the land that we are here. Honouring our land is honouring our mother’s mother and honouring our mother’s mother is honouring our land. On this day we opened our hearts with love, peace and harmony, as we walk forward together on the Creator’s path of kindness.” “The gathering is held as our responsibility to ourselves, in lifting up our mothers’ mothers and honour their children who were and are stolen from them with lies, torture and
murder. Our ancient wisdom has been put to sleep through the program of absolute fear and it’s time to wake up!”
IN CELEBRATION OF CHARLES MAREGA AT 150
A Matriarch’s gathering was held with sacred fire, prayers and traditional ceremony, through the summer solstice of 2021 by the People of the Salmon which includes Coast Salish Peoples–Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/ Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Peoples. Joining the group around the sacred fire that night on June 20, I learned more about the meaning of this gathering and the history of the land that we were on.
The gathering took place at an ancient meeting place of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Selilwitulh and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Peoples, later to be known as the East Vancouver School.
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“The first people were evicted from this land with force, making way for colonizers to set up their own community. This is the location of the first school built in this area. We were not invited. These lands, that were held in perfect balance and harmony, since creation was seen by Corporation as available and ‘free;’ yet it was and remains stolen.”
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The message from the People of the Salmon: “The time for stealing, lies and murder is spent. It’s time to bring balance to the earth. It’s our responsibility to our children’s children and those we will never meet. It’s time to wake up!”
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Take in local arts and culture this summer by John Mendoza
In 1994 my own life changed significantly when I committed to volunteer as a docent at a small museum in downtown Vancouver. The serene surroundings of the Canadian Craft Museum was hidden at the opposite
end of a courtyard behind an office building whose neighbours were the Hotel Vancouver and the Vancouver Art Gallery. Surrounding this small courtyard was a forest of office buildings, speaking to the modernity of the downtown core.
Passing through those glass doors and signing up to be a museum docent was no easy feat. The arrival of every new exhibition at the museum meant having to listen to the curator’s tours of the art works and learn a little bit about artistic technique.
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During my commutes home via Skytrain to East Vancouver I would read about all sorts of topics related to the art. Taking the information given and condense it into an engaging tour for everyone from children to seniors was a formidable challenge.
vital hub of learning like a school or library.
While the museum that I volunteered at is no longer there, and I have moved on from volunteering as a museum docent, I look back and recognize much value in the experience. For people in the local comThe results were gratifymunity, go and explore ing when I lead people the city’s museums and art through the museum. Any galleries before tourism apprehension that might brings many people back to have surrounded being our city. You might disin a museum and talking cover a new pastime as our about art melted away community recovers from when guests recognized COVID-19. the ease of how to look at art. When information For young people wonderwas given about specific ing how to negotiate their pieces and guests asked future, volunteering is questions, what could a sure way to determine have been a dry, academic life’s purpose and calling. exercise turned into some- Young people can easily thing novel and new as find their power and influguests lingered to look at ence by helping others in artworks longer and con- their community; in return, sidered information that there are many organizahelped them understand tions that may benefit from the art and their world. having a contingent of youth volunteers. My most favourite tour was when design students There’s inspiration to be from a local college used found in community voluntheir viewing of art works teering and in visiting the in the museum to create city’s cultural amenities. their own innovative deTake the summer to engage sign pieces. The museum in this community that we ceases to become a reposi- live in. tory of relics; it becomes a
Museums and art galleries to visit this summer Check each institution’s website for visitor and exhibition information and COVID-19 protocols for a safe visit.
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Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art https://www.billreidgallery.ca/
UBC Museum of Anthropology https://moa.ubc.ca/
UBC Beaty Biodiversity Museum https://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/ John Mendoza is a teacher and a resident of RenfrewCollingwood who has contributed writing to the RenfrewCollingwood Community News since 2011.
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It’s your library’s birthday! VPL’s Collingwood Branch turns 70 this year (1951–2021) by Laura Devlin and Jenny Zhang In July 1951, Vancouver Public Library’s Collingwood Branch opened its doors on the corner of Rupert and Kingsway. Reflecting contemporary ideas of openness and accessibility, the striking modern building was part of the push to expand Vancouver Public Library beyond its seven branches at a time of rapid city growth.
Come visit the Collingwood Branch this July to learn more about its history and to celebrate its 70 years. Library staff would love to hear your stories and memories of the Collingwood Branch throughout the years.
If you can’t make it into the library Shortly after its opening, the branch is said in person, please consider sharing to have recorded the highest circulation of your stories and memories either children’s books of any branch in the Van- by phone 604.665.3953 or email info@vpl.ca to be included on couver Public Library system. their story wall or on social media. For many years, the Collingwood Branch was the home of the popular bookmobile, Summer Reading Club providing mobile book service to outlying neighbourhoods. The Summer Reading Club is back! The BC Summer Reading Club is FREE for kids aged 5 to 14 and started at the
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Vancouver Public Library on June 14. Registration will be online (https://bcsrc.ca/). To participate, all you need to do is set a goal and try out multiple library challenges that will take you through the whole summer – like listen to a story, attend a virtual library program or, of course, read something! Once your challenges are complete at the end of the summer, visit your local library to pick up a medal!
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The Seniors Connection Three Links Care Centre hires laid off care aides to unify team by David Hurford
Like many care homes across British Columbia, the Three Links Care Society has been contracting out a range of services to a private health care agency since 2007. These include accounting, recreation, rehabilitation and care-aide staff. In 2018, Three Links decided to discontinue the accounting contract with the private agency. They did the same with recreation and rehab services in January 2021. In each case, Three Links took these important services back in-house. In March, the private care contractor made a business decision to end their care-aide contract with Three Links. With this, they provided lay-off notices to approximately 50 care aides on-site, effective July 25, 2021. While this was a difficult situation for these devoted care aides, Three Links quickly reassured all Call 604-435-0375 For info and to register
of these health-care heroes of their intention to have them continue working at the care centre to serve the seniors they have all become so close to. This news was well-received by the care-aide team. Since then, Three Links started working closely with the Hospital Employees Union (HEU), Health Employers Association (HEABC) and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to unify the entire care-centre team. With guidance from VCH scheduling experts, Three Links established five principles to guide the complex transition process and implement a new scheduling rotation: • Inclusion: Ongoing engagement with care aides and continuous quality improvement. • Focus on full time: Move toward more full-time shifts. • Respect collective agreements: Work closely with HEU throughout the process.
Welcome to the Three Links team! Some of the amazing care aides who deliver quality care to seniors at Three Links. Photo by Dawne Koke • Care model: Maintain cohort model for staffing adopted during the pandemic. • Smooth transition: Minimize disruption for residents, families and staff during the transition while individual situations are responded to. In June, laid off care aides were invited to a job fair to select their favourite shifts. With the new rotations, the total number of full-time care aides will nearly double to 36. As of the end of June, almost all of the laid off care aides have been offered jobs at Three Links.
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Sing For Fun Mon: July 5, 19: 2-3 pm Online
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Zumba Gold Tuesdays, 2:15-3:15 Annex, 3690 Vanness $42/12 sessions
Shop by Phone Grocery Program Delivery on Wednesdays Min. $40 purchase
World Café & English Conversation Mon: July 12, 26: 1:30-2:30 Online Friendly Phone Visits Ongoing, weekly
Gentle Chair Yoga Thursdays, 2-3, Online $41/ 12 sessions
Garden Work Party Mondays: 4-7 pm Food Forest 2732 Horley Street
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“We love all of the care aides working at the care centre and are honoured they have chosen to stay with us,” said Three Links assistant director Michelle Ivanusec. “We want to thank the HEU, HEABC and VCH for their collaboration and advice through this historic time at the care centre,” she added. “We look forward to continuing to work with these amazing care aides and keep delivering the high quality of care to the seniors we serve.”
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Read On! Making art outdoors
A news section for RenfrewCollingwood learners
by Sophia Han
Collingwood Days From July 16 to the 30, Renfrew-Collingwood will celebrate the cultures of its 50,000 residents at Collingwood Days. This year’s event will be an “old-fashioned fair with a multicultural flair.” Since 2003, the neighbourhood has come together to celebrate the diversity of its residents. More than 50% of the people who live here speak a mother tongue other than English, including Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Punjabi.
The following is a paid advertisement by Adrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver/Kingsway Dear Neighbours, I hope this finds you well! A special congratulations again to all the preschool, elementary, and secondary school graduates of 2021. I am incredibly proud of your accomplishments and I wish you all the very best in your future endeavours. As we continue to enjoy our favourite summer activities, I want to thank everyone in BC for their involvement in stopping the spread of COVID-19 and getting us to where we are because this has truly been a team effort. This achievement has been created by each of us and is shared by all of us.
The criteria for Step 2 were at least 65% of the 18+ population vaccinated with dose 1, along with declining case counts and COVID-19 hospitalizations. We surpassed that goal and saw more than The Multicultural Gateway at Joyce Collingwood Neighbourhood 75% of adults 18+ vaccinated with their first dose by Events take place online and in local mid-June! Let’s continue to get that number up by House (CNH) was carved by Gerry Sheena, Philip Gray and Luis parks. On July 16, people can visit a Garcia. CNH organizes Collingwood Days with the support of lo- encouraging everyone to check in with their friends market and listen to music at Collingand loved ones aged 12+ to make sure they are wood Park. Movies will be shown at both cal businesses and community groups. Photo by Sophia Han registered to receive their vaccine. Once again, we Collingwood Park and Gaston Park, and must continue to stick to public health protocols and dancers will perform at the Annex Plaza at 3690 Vanness Avenue. Read On! remain vigilant in stopping the spread especially staying home if you are sick and getting tested. For Read more about the festival on the first and last page of this month’s issue. has a web page. You can: more information on the Restart Plan and which step we’re currently in, please visit https://www2.gov. Read the articles What does multiculturalism mean in Canada? bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/restart. A major theme of this year’s Collingwood Days is multiculturalism. Multiculturalism is the idea that society benefits when people from different cultures can live peacefully with each other without fear of losing their cultural identity. Canada’s multicultural heritage is protected by law. The Canadian government passed a law in 1988 acknowledging that Canadians come from different backgrounds and that they have the right to practice their traditions without fear of persecution. It is often said that multiculturalism is an important part of Canada’s national identity.
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Throughout the pandemic, front line workers have been essential in keeping our communities going and we recognize many hard-working people are still struggling to make ends meet. Our government believes that all workers should make a fair and dignified wage. We’ve recently increased the minimum wage in B.C. to $15.20 an hour and eliminated the discriminatory lower minimum wage for liquor servers – these workers will now make the regular minimum wage. Since 2018, we’ve been regularly increasing the minimum wage, which was $11.35 an hour when this work began. I would like to extend a warm 1st birthday wish to RISE Community Health Centre! Thank you to the staff, volunteers, and everyone involved for all you do to ensure community members can access all the health care services they need especially during these uncertain times. My community office will continue to provide services for constituents via phone and email. Please leave us a voicemail at 604-660-0314 or we are best reached at adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca, and we will get in touch with you as soon as we can. You can also visit us on our website at www.adrian.dix.mla.bcndpcaucus.ca/. 本辦事處暫時只提供電郵及電話服務，如需 協助請電郵adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca或致電 604660-0314 留言。詳盡及最新資訊，請遊覽辦 事處網頁 www.adrian.dix.mla.bcndpcaucus.ca/. Thank you very much for all that you’re doing and take care Sincerely, Adrian Dix, MLA Vancouver-Kingsway
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CNH Board calls for nominations
By Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) is accepting nominations for its Board of Directors. This is an exciting time to join our Board as we come back from the pandemic and continue to develop as a vibrant organization.
in healthcare, knowledge of government, have skills in public relations and are experienced in working with underserved populations. We are also particularly interested in applicants from Filipino, Latinx and Indigenous communities.
Applicants should live and/or work in Renfrew-Collingwood, have a broad understanding of the neighbourhood and feel committed to becoming engaged in improving all aspects of our neighbourhood. We are interested in hearing from people from all backgrounds and ages but are especially interested in applicants who are between the ages of 16-29 or are 55-plus. We are also interested in hearing from those who live with a disability. This year we have a particular need for those who have experience
The CNH Board of Directors is committed to an anti-oppression, anti-racist approach to its work and welcomes those who thrive in a vibrant, welcoming environment.
This page is sponsored by Collingwood Neighbourhood House
Applicants should be able to spend 8-10 hours per month on Board-related work and be able to commit to a three-year term, starting this October. The deadline for applications is July 9. If you are interested, please contact Jennifer Gray-Grant at 604412-3835 or jgray-grant@cnh.bc.ca.
RENFREW COLLINGWOOD COMMUNITY NEWS
July 2021
Coming Events
BC Restart: Step 3 Ð July 1, 2021 We made it Step 3! Thank you Everyone! What does this mean for us: Personal gatherings: return to usual indoor & outdoor personal gatherings and sleepovers. Organized gatherings: increased capacity for indoor & outdoor organized gathering with Covid 19 Safety Plan Ð This is the best news for our July events. Travel: Canada wide recreational travel Businesses: no group limit for indoor & outdoor dining -
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July 1st Canada Day July 16-30th Collingwood Days www.collingwooddays.com July 23 Ð Aug 6th Boba Crawl 2021 See ad in this issue
liquor service restrictions lifted casinos & nightclubs can open with limited capacity businesses must operate based on a new sector COVID 19 Safety Plan
Office & Workplaces: continued return to the workplace and seminars & bigger meetings allowed. Next and Final Step will begin no earlier than September 7th. Get both of your vaccines go to: www.2.gov.bc.ca for all BC Restart information. Collingwood Days 2021 Ð July 16th Ð July 30th We will begin and end the festival with movie nights. Go to www.collingwooddays.com for event schedules (see back page of is issue). There will be in-person and online activities spread over the community and over the two weeks. Renfrew Collingwood Pride will kick off Collingwood Days with the unveiling of the newly painted community themed benches in front of the Collingwood Neighbourhood House at 7pm followed by a mini parade to Collingwood Park for entertainment and the movie of the night is Birdcage. th
On July 30 , we will be showing Grease. Come and join us at the Gaston Park at 6:00pm and visit the community tables, enjoy the performers in the park. Movie begins approx. 9:25 p.m. Bring your blanket & chairs. Ah, Summer Nights. Boba Crawl 2021 July 23rd Ð August 6th The Collingwood is please to present BOBA CRAWL 2021 July 23 Ð August 6th. There are 12 Bubble Tea shops in Collingwood between Boundary Road & Rupert Street along Kingsway and along Joyce Street near the Joyce St. Skytrain station. Try a new Boba place each day and take a photo of your order and post it on Instagram @shopcollingwood and #the Boba shop. The more you visit the more chances you have to win prizes. All prize winners will be announced on August 7th.
Covid 19 Ð We all need to work together Step 3 Reopening BC Provincial Health Orders: - Stay home if you are sick or not feeling well - Normal social contact - Wear masks when recommended in public indoor setting - WASH HANDS OFTEN 20 seconds - BE PATIENT & STAY INFORMED
How to Reach Us: @shopcollingwoodvancouver @shopcollingwood
Job Opportunity 4Twenty Cannabis is hiring delivery drivers . Must be 19+, superior customer service. Apply in-store at 3441 Kingsway, Vancouver or through their website www.the4twenty.ca email info@the4twenty.ca or 604.564.9420 Shop Collingwood Ð ItÕs good for business!
@shopcollingwood #300 Ð 3665 Kingsway, Vancouver, BC V5R 5W2 T: 604.639.4403 E: info@shopcollingwood.ca W: shopcollingwood.ca
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