New Liquor store planned

Plans for new liquor store at East 22nd and Rupert

by Julie Cheng

In April 2021, Renfrew-Collingwood residents received a letter in the mail from the West Coast Liquor Company seeking support to open a liquor store at 3281 East 22nd Avenue and Rupert Street.

The company runs West Coast Liquor Stores in Vancouver, Burnaby and Richmond and is owned and operated by Gibson Hospitality. Its principals, John Teti and Roger Gibson, have 20 years’ experience running liquor retail stores.

See the application letter to the City of Vancouver at https:// shapeyourcity.ca/21512/widgets/86453/documents/53974 Find more information on the development site at 3281-3295 East 22nd Avenue at https:// rezoning.vancouver.ca/ applications/3281-3295e22/ index.htm West Coast Liquor Company is asking for your support by emailing john@gibsonhospitality.com or roger@gibsonhospitality.com. If you have questions, contact them at 604-683-6506.

A liquor store is proposed for the development site at 22nd Avenue and Rupert. Photo by Bryden Fergusson

New garden pop-up store in Renfrew-Collingwood

Mid-April, an Urban Roots Garden Market popped up at the northeast corner of East 29th Avenue and Rupert.

The flowers and vegetables come from growers in Aldergrove and Abbotsford and currently there are three other locations in Vancouver, including one near the PNE. The pop-up market runs through June.

The pop-up garden store carries a good selection of flowers, bedding plants, hanging baskets, herbs, tomato, zucchini, cucumber, squash, strawberry plants and blueberry bushes as well as West Coast Seeds and garden tools.

Photo by Julie Cheng

St. Mary’s Charity Flowers Project

This year St. Mary’s church at 5251 Joyce is running a Mother’s Day fundraising campaign by Ave Maria Garden.

Order a flower bouquet by April 30 and proceeds will go to The Door Is Open in the Downtown Eastside to feed people who are experiencing homelessness. Pick-up is May 1 or May 8.

To order and find more information visit www.facebook.com/avemariagardencanada

The following is a paid advertisement by by Sophia HanAdrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver/Kingsway

Dear Neighbours,

I hope this finds you well! As the weather warms up with longer, brighter days, please remember to follow all public health orders. We must continue to stop the spread of COVID-19 in our communities especially as we head into the summer months. We also recognize the challenges that the pandemic continues to bring to you and your loved ones, so we would greatly appreciate your feedback. The SPEAK 2 survey serves as a platform for you to share your perspectives and experiences on how COVID-19 has affected you and what tools and supports you need as we look ahead to our pandemic recovery in the coming months.

The online survey is now open and focuses on how our behaviours and experiences have changed over the course of the pandemic, the barriers that may exist to vaccinations, and how people can be supported to recover from the effects of the pandemic. It will take 1520 minutes to complete and is available in 10 languages including English, French, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Punjabi, Farsi, Arabic, Spanish, Korean and American Sign Language. For more information, please visit www.bccdc.ca/covid19survey.

To better support businesses during these difficult times, the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant is now available. Affected businesses, including restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries, gyms, and fitness centres can receive up to $10,000 in one-time funding to help with expenses, as well as unexpected costs. Applications for the Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant are now open, and we encourage all eligible businesses to apply at www.gov.bc.ca/business-relief.

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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/.

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CELEBRATING MOTHER’S DAY

by Sophia Han

Celebrating mothers around the world 

This year, Mother’s Day takes place on May 9. It is not a public holiday but a day to honour mothers and mother figures such as a stepmother or mother-in-law.

The tradition of Mother’s Day comes from the United States. It is celebrated around the world but not always on the same day. In the United Kingdom, Mothering Day is celebrated three weeks before Easter Sunday. Many Mexicans and people from Latin America celebrate the American holiday and a special day for mothers called El Dia de la Madre on May 10.

Photo by Sophia Han

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How do Canadians celebrate Mother’s Day?

Sons and daughters show their appreciation by sending gifts of flowers and cards. Others thank their mothers by taking them out to a restaurant.

The carnation is the most popular flower to send on Mother’s Day because they were used in the first Mother’s Day ceremony in 1908. While carnations come in all kinds of colours, their meaning depends on the colour. Pink carnations mean gratitude and white carnations mean purity.

Of course, the holiday can be celebrated without gifts or flowers. Many Canadians will express their appreciation with a phone call to their mothers or by spending time with them doing a favorite activity. There are many ways to recognize all the hard work that mothers do.

Florists in Renfrew-Collingwood 

If you are looking to send a unique bouquet to someone special for Mother’s Day, try one of these local florists.

BC Flower Vancouver Local Florist

2522 Nanaimo Street

A Flower’s Touch

2980 East 22nd Avenue

Paradise Garden

2124 Kingsway

Vin’s Flowers

4280 Slocan Street

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Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) HIGHLIGHTS

Joyce Location: 5288 Joyce St. ; Tel: 604-435-0323 / Annex Location: 3690 Vanness Ave. ; Tel: 604-428-9142 / Visit: www.cnh.bc.ca

A love for CNH and its staff: Kulwant Kaur

By Collingwood Neighbourhood House

Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) proudly recognizes its long-serving staff members. At the 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM), Kulwant Kaur, Director of Operations, was recognized for over 25 years of service and dedication to the neighbourhood house.

When Kulwant Kaur talks about Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH), she often refers to love: her love of working at CNH and her love for what CNH staff do both inside the organization and in the neighbourhood.

When Kulwant arrived at CNH in July of 1994, it was an instant love match. Kulwant said she remains amazed at all that the staff do with and for residents and organizations in Renfrew-Collingwood.

Kulwant had arrived in Canada four years previously from her native country Malaysia. At CNH, she started as an Office Manager, then Office and Volunteer Coordinator and now, for many years, Director of Operations. Along the way she also served a couple of times as Acting Executive Director.

While Kulwant often expresses her love for CNH, she’s also clear that dealing with change—even positive change—isn’t her favourite activity. When she worked as Office Manager and Office and Volunteer Coordinator, her desk was in a very public part of the administration office. Once she became Director of Operations, the role came with a private office. It took Kulwant a full year to make the shift, as she had to get used to the idea of a new work space before moving into it.

Looking back on her years at CNH, Kulwant recalls fondly working with former staff such as former Executive Director Paula Carr, and Operations Directors Oscar Allueva and Sandra Menzer. She recalls saying to them: “There’s no university that could teach me what I’m learning from you.”

Kulwant’s favourite memory from CNH is the opening of CNH’s Joyce Street location. The premier at the time was Glen Clark, a local resident. There was a huge ceremony which felt very celebratory.

Another cherished memory is the opening of the CNH Annex. Kulwant was deeply involved with the Annex so, she said it felt wonderful to be part of the opening ceremonies and to think of both the satisfaction of all that work completed and the possibilities the new space represents for our neighbourhood.

Kulwant expresses huge praise for the Operations team members, saying they are talented, work hard and are very dedicated to CNH. In her free time, Kulwant loves to watch Bollywood movies, walk trails with her “Just Walking” group, and have dinner with friends—when we’re not in a pandemic.

Her current life goals are to help plan her son Mandip’s upcoming wedding, walk up the Eiffel Tower in Paris and travel to India.

In looking back, Kulwant notes some people work at their jobs simply for their pay cheque. Kulwant stresses that is not her motivation; she works from the head and from the heart. As those who work with her would say, it shows. Congratulations, Kulwant on 25 (now 26) years at CNH!

Kulwant Kaur

MAY 2021

Covid Micro Grants for Businesses Ð Second Intake

Coming Events

Our first intake was so successful the board of directors has approved to have a second intake for the Collingwood BIA Covid Micro Grant. The Collingwood BIA businesses are eligible to receive a maximum of $500. If you have already received this micro grant you will not be eligible to apply. The Collingwood BIA appreciates all of the businesses following all the Public Health Orders take were given throughout the pandemic. We are aware the increase expenses in insuring the high standards of sanitizing and safety precautions and would like to help our businesses to cover some of these costs.

The CBIA will be offering Covid Micro Grants up to $500.00 to cover these

added expenses. Please contact us at 604.639.4403 or email info@shopcollingwood.ca for more information.

The grant will cover costs retroactive to April 2020 to present and to items such as:

- hand sanitizers/refills - floor stickers or markers - masks - signage (with Covid messaging) - PPE - face shields - Plexi glass partitions - gloves

Receipts must be submitted with application. A list of suppliers is available upon request.

Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grants Available

MAY 9 MotherÕs Day

MAY 24 Victoria Day

Covid 19 Ð We all need to work together. WHAT YOU CAN DO:

- Stay home if you are sick or not feeling well - SOCIAL DISTANCE 2 Meters apart - Wear masks when required - WASH HANDS OFTEN 20 seconds

- BE PATIENT & STAY

INFORMED

The Circuit Breaker Business Relief Grant provides grants to hospitality and fitness businesses impacted by the March 30, 2021 Provincial Health Orders. Grants from $1000 - $10,000 are available until June 4, 2021 or until funds are fully expended, whichever comes first.

Hospitality businesses include: restaurants, pubs, bars, coffee shops & cafes

Fitness businesses include: pilates, yoga (Hatha) studios, barre studios and gyms offering indoor low intensity group exercise classes

Go to www.2.gov.bc.ca for more information and to apply.

Collingwood Days 2021

ItÕs happening this year! We are happy to announce the dates for Collingwood Days 2021 is July 16 to July 30th. We will begin and end the festival with movie nights. Go to www.collingwooddays.com for event schedules. There will be in-person and online activities spread over the community and over the two weeks. Looking forward to seeing you all again.

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