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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
July 5, 2023 City of Vancouver453 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Y 1V4 Attention: Nicholas Danford, Rezoning Planner Re: Rezoning application at 3329 – 3429 West 41st Avenue and 5649 – 5683 Blenheim Street for a Seniors’ Community Care Facility Dear Mr. Danford, It came to the Dunbar Residents’ Association (DRA) Board’s attention last month … Read more
by Bruce Gilmour, DRA President As a very visible presence on Dunbar Street, with my white cane and beautiful companion dog Falina, I get stopped a lot by people who know I’m president of the Dunbar Residents’ Association. Very often, the ensuing conversations are about seniors’ issues – no surprise, since the latest census shows … Read more
By Carol Volkart, DRA Newsletter Editor More danger. Extra time. Less independence. That’s what Bus Balancing has meant for a blind Dunbar resident who has started a website and petition to publicize the impact of TransLink’s bus-stop-cutting program. “I now have to ask strangers to guide me along streets and across intersections,” says Stephanie, a … Read more
by Meredith Kimball, Dunbar Community Patrol Chairperson On January 7 of this year, George Pinch died at the age of 87. He was born November 12, 1935 and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan. He earned an engineering degree from the University of Saskatchewan, where he met his wife, Lorna, at a church function in Saskatoon. … 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
By Andrea Sara Imagine a lovely bench in a boulevard garden where people, especially those living with dementia, can rest in the sun or shade, surrounded by pops of bright flowers while listening to the sounds of birds and bees and watching butterflies dance and play. That idyllic scenario is the potential outcome of two … Read more