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Administrator By Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor Dunbar residents may be relaxing after TransLink rescinded plans that would have cut 40 percent of the No. 7 bus stops between 41st and 16th in January, but the larger battle is far from over. The status of some of the saved Dunbar bus stops is unclear, as TransLink’s … Read more
By Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor Signs went up on bus-stop poles along Dunbar Street this week announcing that TransLink has backed off on plans that would have removed 40 percent of bus stops between 16th and 41st as of January 17th. “We heard you!” the signs say. “Thank you to everyone that provided feedback … Read more
By Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor Facing the potential closure of their small early French immersion school, parents at Queen Elizabeth Annex are warning of the impact of the closure on their own kids, and on the neighbourhood if a much larger school is built in its place. QEA District Parent Advisory Council co-representative Nadine … Read more
The first two weeks of January will be crucial in persuading TransLink to change its mind about removing many of the bus stops along Dunbar Street on January 17, 2022. Our future transit service depends on large numbers of us speaking up for it. Please write or phone TransLink and ask them to: 1) RETAIN … Read more
The bus stop at 27th & Dunbar, the closest to Stong’s grocery store and the apartments above it, will be gone by January 17, 2022, along with many other bus stops on Dunbar. Residents concerned about the future of transit in our area should be contacting TransLink now. More information and a survey are at … Read more
Vancouver City Council approved the Rezoning Rental Plan in a 10-1 vote on December 14, 2021. The following is a report on the vote and council discussion sent out to Kits residents by the Upper Kitsilano Residents Association. Read more: https://dunbar-vancouver.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/SRPPasses.pdf
by Carol Volkart, Newlsetter Editor All along Dunbar, cardboard signs have gone up at every No. 7 bus stop announcing whether it will stay, go or be relocated as of Jan. 17, 2022. Residents have until that date to tell TransLink what they think of its plans to remove nearly half of the bus stops … Read more
By Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor The COVID pandemic blighted many things, but not the Dunbar Garden Club. A year and a half after swiftly changing its practices to keep members safe, it’s flourishing, with even more members than in pre-pandemic times. “We haven’t let COVID stop us from doing things,” says Midge Oke, who … Read more
By Marlene Anderson-Joyce, Data Coordinator Although our Dunbar neighbourhood is one of the very safest in the city, we do get our share of house and car break-ins. Thankfully, this summer saw a decrease in those two crimes. During June, July and August we had reported break-ins into 20 houses and 33 cars. There was … Read more