UBC Journalism 'On The Beat'
From a block away you could see orange balloons bobbing over the heads of guests at the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival this past Saturday held at Slocan Park. Kids scurried around the playground with the balloons secured to their wrists while adults lounged next to the stage watching the rotating 20-minute performances. There were kids […]
It was raining on Thursday at 8:15 p.m. when a man walked into the Happy Bloom Restaurant on Kingsway, shot one man in front of witnesses, and then left, according to reporters already at the scene. An hour and a half after the shooting the Chinese restaurant was still cordoned off by crime scene investigators. […]
Installing a solar powered sign emblazoned with the words “Welcome to Collingwood” was one of the new ventures proposed at the annual Collingwood Business Improvement Association (CBIA) this past Thursday. Also discussed in the back room of the Samosa Garden on Kingsway were three main goals of the non-profit CBIA. The association allocated 61% of […]
We all need a little food comfort in our lives, especially if you’re unsure of where you’re next meal is going to come from, and that’s where the Renfrew/Collingwood Food Security Institute comes in. Through their Community Kitchen located in the Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH), the Institute provides a place to learn about cooking healthy […]
Friday morning in September, traffic chugged on methodically at the intersection of Kingsway and Nanaimo, on the edge of Collingwood neighbourhood in East Vancouver. On the southeast corner of the street, bright, fluorescent lettering stands out on billboards against the grey concrete and littered sidewalk advertising the sale of new condos that would be built […]
