March 2021
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Places That Matter
Celebrates 10 Years via Zoom by Paul Reid To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Places That Matter, a virtual community celebration was held online via zoom on February 16 (during Heritage Week – as proclaimed by the Mayor of Vancouver). Attended by people from across B.C., the celebration highlighted the Places That Matter program and included four guest speakers, two of which were Carmen Correal and her daughter, Adriana. They shared the story of their family’s deep connection to Collingwoood Neighbourhood House, which was honoured with a Places That Matter plaque on June 27, 2012. The Places That Matter (PTM) plaque program is a project created in 2011 to celebrate Vancouver’s 125th anniversary as an incorporated city. PTM has since helped recognize 125 community-nominated sites, covering some of the people, places and events that tell the story of Vancouver’s history. A new website profiles each of the 125 sites with their own webpage exhibiting the plaque text, historic research, oral histories, contemporary and historic photos, as well as opportunities for community contribution. The address is: https://
www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/ places-that-matter/ CNH was the 14th of 125 locations across Vancouver to be honoured with a Places That Matter plaque. Carment Correal, who came to CNH in 1988 to study English and is now their recreation coordinator, was joined by her daughter Adriana to tell about their connection to this place that matters. Their niece, Sophia, is now at Family Place. Screenshots from the PTM zoom celebration; CNH illustration by Rosanne Lambert
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