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Canada’s Romance with the Maple Leaf

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Canada’s Romance with the Maple Leaf It flutters atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill and over homes, businesses and federal buildings across the country. Freighters and Coast Guard vessels hoist it at sea. Generations of Canadian globetrotters have stitched it to their backpacks, proclaiming their national pride to the world. During the First World … Read more

Pause the Plan rally at City Hall

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Pause the Plan by Carol Volkart The Dunbar Residents’ Association is encouraging Dunbar residents to attend a November 23, 2024 rally opposing the rapid densification of a large swath of the city under the Broadway Plan. The “Pause the Plan” rally is aimed at persuading Vancouver City Council to rethink the Broadway Plan, which has … Read more

Dunbar’s giant pumpkin a winner

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by Carol Volkart Mike Polay has put Dunbar on the map in the competitive world of giant-pumpkin growing. His 1,161-pound “Orangina,” grown in his West 30th front yard this summer, won the biggest-pumpkin title at the BC Giant Pumpkin weigh-off in Langley on Saturday, October 5, 2024.  Orangina had to be grown under protective tenting to … Read more

FIRE HAS LESSONS FOR DUNBAR         

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by Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor The Aug. 6 fire that destroyed an under-construction Dunbar apartment block, consumed two houses, damaged others, and forced 81 people to evacuate is a stark reminder of how disasters can happen anytime, anywhere, says Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness (DEEP) director John Halldorson. It’s also a reminder of how … Read more

8 TO 12 STOREYS COMING TO DUNBAR

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by Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor The blocks surrounding the Dunbar bus loop at Dunbar St. and 41st Ave. will look very different in future due to the provincial government’s new Transit-Oriented Areas legislation. The new rules draw two concentric circles around the bus loop – one a distance of 200 metres and the other … Read more

National Emergency Preparedness Week

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Drop by Memorial Park on May 11, 2024 for a look at emergency planning in Dunbar by Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor Games for the kids, information for adults — and a peep inside that mysterious shipping container at Memorial Park West! Head for the park behind the community centre on Saturday, May 11, 2024, … Read more

Building Booms in Dunbar South

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BUILDING BOOMS IN DUNBAR SOUTH by Carol Volkart, Dunbar Newsletter Editor Dunbar residents are beginning to see the effects of new city rules encouraging the construction of more housing in low-density areas like ours. It’s especially evident in the area of 41st Ave. and Dunbar, where construction cranes and “rezoning application” signs are popping up … Read more