November 6, 2023 —
In celebration of more than a dozen pieces of public art in the Marpole commercial district, the Marpole BIA has unveiled a new self-guided public art walking tour of the neighbourhood.
The Marpole Self-Guided Public Art Tour invites residents and … Read more
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Art, Community
April 21, 2021 —
Marpole is one of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods. Formerly known as Eburne and located in southwest Vancouver, this onetime working-class community has an ancient First Nations heritage and modern industrial past related to logging and fishing along the Fraser River. As … Read more
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Community
April 16, 2021 — St. Hildegard’s Sanctuary is excited to have received a $5,000 donation from the Guistra Foundation to help fund the next phase of the Feather Dance reconciliation project. “The hope for this project is to steadily expand relationships across cultures,” shares the Rev. Melanie Calabrigo, Gathering Priest for St. Hildegard’s Sanctuary, “in order to connect Indigenous, settler, and refugee in a relationship of mutual respect and creative action.”
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Arts & Entertainment, Churches & Places of Worship, Community, Community Events
August 31, 2019 — The Vancouver Park Board is planning to build another full-size outdoor pool at South Vancouver’s Marpole Community Centre. The park board’s decision to build a new outdoor pool was not based on dollars and cents. Surveys show Vancouverites miss their outdoor pools. Opting to build an outdoor pool at Marpole is a case where citizen demand should trump cost.
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Community, Family, Sports & Recreation
June 13, 2019 — Nearly six years after the iconic firehall at 8585 Hudson St. suffered significant damage from flooding, the newly renovated heritage building now houses the Marpole Neighbourhood House.
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Community, Community Events, Community Meals
June 13, 2019 — The City of Vancouver and YMCA held a ribbon cutting ceremony May 31, 2019 for the new Kids at Marine YMCA daycare centre.
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Community, Family
March 3, 2019 — "We asked our customers who should receive our first cheque.....& the answer was clear: St. Augustine’s Church on Hudson St. So, dropped off $750 this morning. St. Augustine’s Church provides regular hot meals, has a Food Bank, their own Thrift Store, fun get togethers & offers a life & sense of Community to anyone who walks through their door!" — Wildlife Thrift Store
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Businesses, Churches & Places of Worship, clothing, Community, Community Meals, jewellery, retail, shoes
December 29, 2018 — Built in 1949, the Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre at Oak Park is one of the oldest in the city and it’s time for an upgrade. The planning around the future for Oak Park and the new Marpole Community Centre will also include an outdoor pool.
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Community, Community Planning, Sports & Recreation
October 2, 2018 — The Association of Neighborhood Houses of BC is opening a brand new neighbourhood house in spring of 2019 at the old Heritage firehall #22 in Marpole, one of the lowest income neighbourhoods in Vancouver, BC. Over the past few months, we have consulted with the community in Marpole to learn what local residents want and need at their neighbourhood house. Overwhelming, the greatest need is for food programming and community meals, as food security is a major issue in the neighbourhood. We have an opportunity to create something amazing, and we need your help. Please, vote for the Community Kitchen at Marpole Neighbourhood House now!
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Community
July 28, 2018 — The Vancouver park board has approved a $399-million plan for the next four years that includes a new outdoor pool, a new community centre and more waterfront park land for the city.
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Community
