Tuesday evening the Native Education Centre hosted the City of Vancouver Mount Pleasant Planning Group Open House. The Centre offers a nice cozy atmosphere, a fireplace to gather around, and the individuals involved in moving the project forward - city employees, consultants, and volunteers - put on a tremendous display covering all areas of concern for our neighbours.
Civic Planning determines construction and real estate development, transportation infrastructure, and so much more. Heritage is a strong and visible presence in the architecture - not only of the physical houses, but also of some neighbourhood aesthetics as well. The redefinition, exploration, and updating of the register, along with creating new forward-thinking policy that encompasses other areas of historical, cultural, arts, and possibly other areas of significance.
Social Programs are also key to a city such as Vancouver. With a diverse history, a rough history, being a port city and a city that has long been considered a transient population - it's always moving. This has left much decay, and brought to bear influences that have corrupted many spirits as they struggle with their demons. Correcting the cause and effect that leads to these tragedies is challenging to city resources, and a detriment to our communities and neighbourhoods. To ignore it would be our peril. The Social Action group requires involvement and support to bring about empowering change.
Donald Luxton & Associates have worked long and strenuous hours with reams of paper, research, interviews, and writing. The Mount Pleasant Heritage Working Group is benefiting from the wealth of history compiled, and the expertise and dedication to preserving, enhancing, and planning for Heritage Strategies.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
Mount Pleasant | The City of Vancouver | Planning Our Future
The City of Vancouver has launched a number of initiatives aimed toward creating a better future for everyone in Vancouver. Most likely it is the presence of City Hall in Mount Pleasant that has Mount Pleasant as the Vancouver guinea pig with these collaborative steps with the Mount Pleasant community.
The City of Vancouver Mount Pleasant Community Planning Group has established the Mount Pleasant Community Liaison Group which meets regularly to share information about the various working groups and the progress being made, as well as issues and concerns of the local community.
Other Working Groups include the Mount Pleasant Heritage Working Group, and the Social Coordinating Group. The Heritage Working Group is in active discussion with the City of Vancouver over what constitutes Heritage, and the Mount Pleasant community is the framework from which tangible conversation stems. Rather than focusing solely upon physical structures and architecture, the conversations expand to include history of culture, the evolution and heritage of the working class neighbourhood, and the gathering places both current and of old, to name a few.
Angelo Ko from the City of Vancouver's Mount Pleasant Community Planning Program informs us that Local Historian and Author, Bruce Macdonald is leading a Walking Tour of Mount Pleasant organized by Proximity Arts on Sunday, February 10 and Saturday, February 16 at 2 p.m. For details of the tour and registration, please visit www.proximityarts.com. If you have any questions, please send email to info(at)proximityarts.com.
The Social Coordinating Group is focusing their efforts on Social Action to address the issues of homelessness, drug addiction, the four pillars program, harm reduction, and involving community members and organizations in creating, developing, and implementing successful strategies.
While no system is perfect, and this effort may seem fraught with errors or seem in vain at times, it is the slow wheels of change that drive progress and always have. Our voices matter now more than ever as we reach forward to an uncertain future, in particular according to many experts, including Vancouver's own Dr. David Suzuki. These warning signals are the catalyst for the City of Vancouver's launch of EcoDensity: A strategy of significant proportion that a municipality can implement to reduce the municipal ecological footprint.
More can be found in the discussion forums related to these various topics, and a variety of links to various participating sources. Lend your voice here online, or at the meetings. It's time we got involved.
The City of Vancouver Mount Pleasant Community Planning Group has established the Mount Pleasant Community Liaison Group which meets regularly to share information about the various working groups and the progress being made, as well as issues and concerns of the local community.
Other Working Groups include the Mount Pleasant Heritage Working Group, and the Social Coordinating Group. The Heritage Working Group is in active discussion with the City of Vancouver over what constitutes Heritage, and the Mount Pleasant community is the framework from which tangible conversation stems. Rather than focusing solely upon physical structures and architecture, the conversations expand to include history of culture, the evolution and heritage of the working class neighbourhood, and the gathering places both current and of old, to name a few.
Angelo Ko from the City of Vancouver's Mount Pleasant Community Planning Program informs us that Local Historian and Author, Bruce Macdonald is leading a Walking Tour of Mount Pleasant organized by Proximity Arts on Sunday, February 10 and Saturday, February 16 at 2 p.m. For details of the tour and registration, please visit www.proximityarts.com. If you have any questions, please send email to info(at)proximityarts.com.
The Social Coordinating Group is focusing their efforts on Social Action to address the issues of homelessness, drug addiction, the four pillars program, harm reduction, and involving community members and organizations in creating, developing, and implementing successful strategies.
While no system is perfect, and this effort may seem fraught with errors or seem in vain at times, it is the slow wheels of change that drive progress and always have. Our voices matter now more than ever as we reach forward to an uncertain future, in particular according to many experts, including Vancouver's own Dr. David Suzuki. These warning signals are the catalyst for the City of Vancouver's launch of EcoDensity: A strategy of significant proportion that a municipality can implement to reduce the municipal ecological footprint.
More can be found in the discussion forums related to these various topics, and a variety of links to various participating sources. Lend your voice here online, or at the meetings. It's time we got involved.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Mount Pleasant Active Citizens
Mount Pleasant Vancouver continues to show itself to be a hot-bed of actively involved citizens. From seniors living at the Cavell Gardens, to other residents renting, owning, living and working in and around the Mount Pleasant community, many are involved in various ways to promote, educate, and create a better future for all who live, work, and enjoy Mount Pleasant.
Cavell Gardens General Manager, Marjorie Bungay, hosts and administrates one very active senior living centre. Cavell Gardens is committed to providing today's seniors with a lifestyle choice that gives them the freedom and independence they seek through a variety of amenities and services in a secure, affordable residential setting. Cavell Gardens not only delivers this committment, they have also encouraged active and involved lifestyles.
The Cavell Voices is a residential newsletter contributed to by both staff and residents. With a wealth of historical and personal knowledge and experience, a number of the more vocal and creative residents contribute fantastic stories, informative stories, and other useful general information. The LivingInMountPleasant.com team is grateful for their active participation in sharing the history of Mount Pleasant, and for the active involvement of a few members in the Mount Pleasant Heritage WorkGroup and City of Vancouver Planning.
If you are interested in Cavell Gardens for your aging lifestyle, visit Cavell Gardens website (best viewed via Internet Explorer) for more information. If you are interested in volunteering with the seniors, contact Cavell Gardens directly to determine fit and opportunity.
Cavell Gardens General Manager, Marjorie Bungay, hosts and administrates one very active senior living centre. Cavell Gardens is committed to providing today's seniors with a lifestyle choice that gives them the freedom and independence they seek through a variety of amenities and services in a secure, affordable residential setting. Cavell Gardens not only delivers this committment, they have also encouraged active and involved lifestyles.
The Cavell Voices is a residential newsletter contributed to by both staff and residents. With a wealth of historical and personal knowledge and experience, a number of the more vocal and creative residents contribute fantastic stories, informative stories, and other useful general information. The LivingInMountPleasant.com team is grateful for their active participation in sharing the history of Mount Pleasant, and for the active involvement of a few members in the Mount Pleasant Heritage WorkGroup and City of Vancouver Planning.
If you are interested in Cavell Gardens for your aging lifestyle, visit Cavell Gardens website (best viewed via Internet Explorer) for more information. If you are interested in volunteering with the seniors, contact Cavell Gardens directly to determine fit and opportunity.
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