Proposed facility at historic Casa Mia worries homeowners

APR 2013 — Southlands homeowners don't want a care facility for seniors in their neighbourhood. They're afraid locating the facility at the historic Casa Mia estate would create a potential influx of traffic that would add to already busy streets. The residents believe such a facility would better suit Granville, Cambie or Oak streets, which have commercial zones, transit options and coffee shops. The city has identified Casa Mia for its significant heritage value but that doesn't guarantee protection from demolition or alteration. [READ MORE]

Milltown Marina & Boatyard Opening in June

APR 2013 — Vancouver's Milltown Marina and Boatyard in Marpole is slated for completion June 2013. Marina Director Matthew Cote said all approval has been granted after more than three years of working through the permit process, and construction is ramping up. The marina will feature a west coast-style waterfront Bar & Grill, be accessible by a pedestrian and bike path along the water, and includes a wildlife habitat islet at the mouth of the Richmond Slough. Milltown Bar and Grill will have a strong focus on value and be an "everyday place to eat and drink". [READ MORE]

Shannon Mews Demolition Video

APR 2013 — Shannon Wall Centre is under development. "It's goodbye to the Arthur Erickson houses on the Shannon Mews estate, as space is being created for new condos and apartments" says YouTube user, FlemishCat. FlemishCat is the channel of Vancouver journalist and writer-producer Katja De Bock. Details: shannonwallcentre.com

Marpole Oakridge Family Place (MOFP) 35th Anniversary Celebration: Join us "Under the Big Top"

APR 2013 — An evening of celebration on Thursday May 9, 2013 featuring: Vancouver Circus School's "Inner Ring" Performers, Guest Speaker - Keith Pattinson, TAPSNAP Interactive Photography, Fashion Show by local designer Nancy Perreault, 3 Great Feature Draws & prizes! Must be 19 years or older. Sponsored by: VanCity ,Westbank, Bluetree/Wesgroup , Polygon, MBIA, Fountain tire, Nancy Perreault, Dueck Auto Group on Marine, Bill Murray - Investors Group Financial Services Inc. Details: mofp.org.

marpolehistorical.ca Looking for Volunteers

APR 2013 — Marpole Museum & Historical Society is looking for Volunteers who have a keen interest in the history of Marpole who would like to get involved. We would love to hear from you. We need help with the gardening and fundraising events. Regular monthly meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month except the months of July and August. Please visit marpolehistorical.ca or contact us at 604-261-0131.

Park Rangers Should Educate Before Ticketing

APR 2013 — Park rangers who hand out tickets to owners of off-leash dogs will be seen as "punishing" if rangers are not able to "educate" dog owners about areas where dogs can run off-leash. If you live in Marpole, such places do not exist contrary to the city's recommendation that such places should be "conveniently located." [READ MORE]

New proposed VIVA Vancouver Street Mural for Marpole

MAR 2013 — Below is a photo of the proposed VIVA Vancouver Permanent Street Mural that will be installed on West 66th Avenue in Marpole this spring. Please send your comments and feedback to the Marpole Business Improvement Area (BIA) on Twitter @marpolevillage or by email at marpolebia@marpoleonline.com.

SFU students design social media plan to help isolated Marpole seniors

MAR 2013 — A group of business students has created a social media plan to reduce the isolation of seniors living alone in Marpole. Last week, the students designed a "web" of coloured yarn in front of Marpole library on Granville Street near 70th Avenue, to symbolize both physical community connections and the Internet's interconnected web. Some think that social media is so fast paced that it's only suited for a younger generation, but SFU business student Joanna Kipp says no one is too old to learn the online world. More information can be found at Marpole Place's new blog at marpoleplacenh.blogspot.ca, its Facebook Marpole Place page and on Twitter at @MarpoleplaceNH. [READ ARTICLE]

Marpole transportation under examination

MAR 2013 — The city is hosting a workshop focused on Marpole's transportation and related land use issues March 6 as part of ongoing consultation for the Marpole Community Plan. Matt Shillito, assistant director of community planning, said "We're interested in people's thoughts around transit service and walking and cycling infrastructure, in particular areas of the community where we could do a better job of traffic calming." Staff also has ideas about additional bus service such as working with TransLink to get a bus link on West 70th Avenue between Granville Street and the Canada Line. Details are on the Marpole Community Plan page on the city website. [READ ARTICLE]

Marpole shipyard building quietly demolished

FEB 2013 — Earlier this month, Terry Slack, a fisherman for 65 years, was walking by the Fraser River waterfront near the corner of Hudson Street and West 77th Avenue when he noticed a two-storey wooden building that had once been used to repair ships, one that he had seen for decades, was missing. Although dating from about 1910, the building had not been placed on city hall's heritage preservation list since the list was created in the mid-1980s. The landowners, Canfor Corporation forestry giant, had applied for a demolition permit last fall which the city issued. "I'm concerned we've lost a lot of history in Marpole and the riverfront," said Slack. "The building should have at least been photographed by the city, and artifacts preserved." Slack and Claudia Laroye, director of the Marpole Business Association, believed the area was excluded from the Marpole planning process. [READ ARTICLE]

Diversity in soccer

FEB 2012 — While the Marpole Soccer Club has always been predominantly Indo-Canadian, they aren't a South Asian team - they are culturally diverse. They promote all ethnicities to join and say it's the best way to learn about other cultures.

Chinese Lion Dance Tour 2013

FEB 2012 — The annual Chinese Lion Dance tour is scheduled to take place Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 11am along Granville Street in celebration of the Chinese New Year of the Snake.

Vancouverites share the limelight in international street art project

JAN 2013 — An international street art "experiment" aims to find out this weekend by placing two "limelights" on sidewalks at opposite ends of Vancouver's Granville Street — near its intersections with 68th Avenue in the south and West Hastings in the north. Limelight: Saturday Night was started in Glasgow by British artist Tristan Surtees and French architect Charles Blanc in 2010. It has since toured more than 10 cities on three continents. It's in Vancouver this weekend courtesy of the Marpole Business Improvement Association in partnership with Emily Carr University for Art + Design. [READ ARTICLE]

Pearson Dogwood Lands Policy Planning Program

JAN 2013 — The City of Vancouver and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) are discussing renewal and expansion plans for the 10-hectare (25.4 acre) site of the George Pearson Centre and Dogwood Lodge, located between West 57th and 59th Avenue and Cambie and Heather Street. Open houses will be held at 601 West 59th Avenue, Vancouver on Thursday, January 31, 2013 from 5–8pm and Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 10am– 2pm. George Pearson Centre was built as a tuberculosis sanatorium in 1952. Currently, it houses 120 residents who live with a range of physical disabilities and includes a warm-water pool that is a valuable asset for rehabilitation. Dogwood Lodge provides complex care to 113 seniors. For more details see: vancouver.ca/pearson.

Limelight: Saturday Night

JAN 2013 — A public art presentation + artist talk by international artist duo, Sans façon. Sunday January 27th, 2013, 5pm - 7pm, at the Metro Theatre (1370 Marine Drive SW, Vancouver). Free admission. Refreshments will be provided. [DOWNLOAD PDF] For more details visit: limelightontour.blogspot.ca.

Excavation company digs deep to bring in new village

JAN 2013 — Excavation at Marpole's massive, mixed-use Marine Gateway development is reaching towards completion as Matcon Excavation & Shoring Ltd. is digging deep to bring in one of Vancouver's newest village areas. The scale of the excavation for the development, sited at where southwest Marine Drive crosses Cambie Street and next door to the Marine Drive Canada Line station, is only surpassed by the work Matcon performed at the 2010 Winter Olympic Village in False Creek. Excavation, which started in July 2012, is slated for completion by March 2013. Two twin residential towers, where all units pre-sold quickly, will mark the development. The North Tower will have 38 storeys and 234 suites completing in November 2014, while the South Tower with 29 levels and 180 suites completes in January 2015. A smaller, third tower measuring 14 storeys (plus a podium) will contain mainly office and commercial space. The complex retail outlets will include a T&T grocery store, coffee shops and banks plus an 11-screen movie theatre on-site. In total, the development will offer 820,000 square feet of residential condo, rental housing, office, retail and public space. [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Matcon Excavation & Shoring loads up 200 trucks daily as the site is prepared for one of Vancouver's newest village developments at the foot of Cambie Street by the Canada Line station

Vancouver police investigating brutal targeted stabbing outside Marpole Denny's restaurant

JAN 2013 — Vancouver police are investigating after a gang of masked men brutally stabbed a man outside a Marpole restaurant. Const. Brian Montague says that several masked men ambushed a 21-year-old Vancouver man as he exited a Denny's restaurant at Marine Drive and Ash Street at 4:30 p.m. Friday, stabbing him multiple times. The victim was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Montague says that one suspect was arrested in Richmond shortly after the attack. [READ ARTICLE]

Homeless man's death does not go unnoticed: Marpole fixture remembered fondly

JAN 2013 — Rick Hofs probably didn't want his life to end this way: alone and curled up in his sleeping gear outside the back door of a Marpole dollar store. He was only 49 - only, in the same way Mayor Gregor Robertson and Premier Christy Clark are only 48 and 47, respectively. So when Regina Luk showed up to her dollar store on the morning of Dec. 27 to see Hofs sacked out in his familiar place in the loading bay, she checked on his condition. [READ ARTICLE]

This small shrine honours Rick Hofs, a homeless man who died recently at age 49. Photograph by: Jason Lang, Vancouver Courier

Christmas in Marpole Village

The annual festive holiday event, Christmas in Marpole Village, is scheduled to take place Saturday, December 22, 2012 from 12pm-3pm and includes a Santa Claus Stroll along Granville. Enjoy seasonal musical entertainment on each Saturday in December along Granville. The 4th annual Marpole Cares charity food and new toy drive runs from mid-November to mid-December. Brought to you by the Marpole Business Association in partnership with Marpole Family Place and the Stone Church.

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Holiday Party at the Historic Joy Kogawa House

DEC 2012 — Historic Joy Kogawa House Society is cohosting a Holiday Open House with TLC Sunday, Dec 9th from 2-5 pm.

City grant helps set stage for Marpole heritage society's performance arts 'garage'

DEC 2012 —The Marpole Historical Society has just received a grant from Vancouver’s city council that will potentially enable the building of a new performance arts stage. The stage will be contained in a garage and built at the rear of the heritage house that the society calls home, situated along S.W. Marine Drive.

New Marpole condos 80 per cent sold despite summer stink

DEC 2012 — The new MC2 condos on Cambie Street and Marine Drive are about 80 per cent sold after fewer than two weeks on the market, but buyers should know that their industrial neighbours can let off an unpleasant smell at times in the summer.

Prepare for city's Zero Waste Initiative

DEC 2012 — If you have a cafe, restaurant, or food service business, you may have heard by now of the City's and Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste Initiative. By 2015, there will be a BAN on organic materials going into bins, garbage containers, or the landfill. By 2015, all organic waste (including food scraps) will have to be composted or diverted from the landfill. The City of Vancouver (as well as other municipalities) will be putting bylaws into place to ensure compliance with this zero waste initiative. It is important to begin planning NOW on how your business can divert its organic materials, either through composting or recycling. Start by conducting a Waste Audit. Measure how much organic waste you produce today, and how you can reduce it over the next two years. Talk to your current waste provider about what
services they have, or will have, available for food composting and pick up. Determine a budget, as well as a location for where food waste bins can be stored. Check out Bokashi: for no-odour, natural composting that is DIY and affordable. If you need help or advice, call 604-418-8232.

Marpole Arts Collective — Nov 30, 2012

NOV 2012 — It's been a couple months since the last MAC, but this one will be worth the wait! On the lineup for MAC Friday November 30, 2012:

• The 323s ( Host Band with Jeff and Kevin )
• Leona's Bellydance Troupe
• Lee Weinstein - Storyteller
• The Killing Floor Blues Band
• Connor ( Guest Guitarist )

MAC will also have an interactive art instalment by Michelle from Emily Carr University with some surprises. Beer and Wine = $3.50 Yener from EFES beer will be supplying some delicious brewskis you're sure to enjoy, cheap, cheap!! Admission is still FREE! Kevin and Jeff look forward to seeing you at the next MAC!! See marpoleplace.ca for details or call 604-379-DRUM.

Residents laud proposal to dig up parts of streets to create green space in Marpole

NOV 2012 — Vancouver is giving serious consideration to a plan to convert short segments of two city streets in Marpole into public green space. An early plan calls for about a half a block of West 72nd Avenue, between Selkirk Street and Osler Street, to be dug up and redesigned as an addition to the existing Ebisu Park. The city is also looking to create a mini-park along the south end of Shaughnessy Street, which would extend Shaughnessy Park, located on the Fraser waterfront. [READ ARTICLE]

Mozart in Marpole!

NOV 2012 — Opera Mariposa, a new opera company for local and emerging performers, will launch its first season by presenting Mozart's rarely staged opera The Impresario at Marpole United Church. Details: operamariposa.com

Spooky success — Great Marpole Trick-or-Treat

NOV 2012 —The tenth annual Great Marpole Trick-or-Treat proved very popular again this year with merchants and children alike. Despite the very rainy weather, the desire for treats was overwhelming, and made for a street full of costumed children going door-to-door to participating merchants displaying the now well-known orange pumpkin decal.
Thanks to those merchants who posted the pumpkin decal and participated in this very popular community event!

The Great Marpole Trick-or-Treat

OCT 2012 — Dress up in your best Halloween costume, spot the orange pumpkin decal and trick-or-treat at participating local Marpole merchants along Granville Street on Wed October 31, 2012 from 4pm-5pm.

Download Poster | Participating Mecrhants | Details

Marpole Community Plan Urban Design Walking Tours

OCT 2012 — Join the City of Vancouver as they conduct a set of walking tours on Saturday, October 13, from 10am – 2pm. The tours will offer participants a chance to reflect on four different and distinct areas of Marpole. You will explore these areas - located across the neighbourhood - in relation to key planning themes (housing, transportation, parks & public space, community amenities, and land use). All tours start with a brief overview at Marpole Place (1305 West 70th Avenue @ Hudson), then each group will head out with an urban designer to explore the community. The walking tours will be followed by a recap session at Marpole Place. And bring along your appetites as lunch will be served as well! Participants should be prepared to walk for approximately two hours, rain or shine. Comfortable shoes and walk-friendly attire are important. Interested in attending the walking tours? Please email beverly.chew@vancouver.ca and let us know. The event is free, but your RSVP will help us to plan appropriately. See also: vancouver.ca

Marpole Homeless Connect — Oct 12, 2012

OCT 2012 — On October 10th millions of people around the world will mark World Homeless Day in a variety of ways and change the lives of homeless people in their community. "Marpole Homeless Connect" will be
providing dinner, haircuts and personal kits for people who are homeless on Friday, October 12 at Marpole Place Neighbourhood House and "Take a Bite out of Winter" will be providing lunch on Saturday, October 13 at St. Faith's Anglican Church. See marpoleplace.ca for details.

Marpole Arts Collective (MAC)

OCT 2012 — Come on out and listen to some local live talent on the last Friday evening of the month at Marpole Place from 7pm to 10:30pm! Every month the Marpole Arts Collective (MAC) brings in different groups of performing artists that include musicians, poets and art installments by Emily Carr students. The Marpole Arts Collective supports local artists by helping them broaden their audience and create opportunities to further their careers. If you are interested in performing please send an email to marpolearts@gmail.com. Admission: $5 at the door.

Musqueam wins fight over Marpole Midden

OCT 2012 — The Musqueam Indian Band has won its fight to curtail development of a Vancouver real estate project on the site known as the Marpole Midden. Located near the on-ramp to the Arthur Laing Bridge and Marine Drive, the midden is an ancient Musqueam village site.

Protesters fought for months to have a proposed five-storey commercial and residential project on the site halted after human remains were found on a section of the site. [READ MORE]

Watch the "Lots Of Sauce" mini-documentary of the production of the 2011 Dunbar Haunted House

OCT 2012 — Take a peek behind the scenes of the production of the 2011 Dunbar Haunted House - Barbaric British Columbia. Get to know the fantastic crew of people who make it possible and the amount of work that is required to pull off such a horrifyingly haunted and successful event. Contains course language and may not be suitable for all viewers.

Connecting Marpole Day 2012 Video

OCT 2012 — Check out a compilation video of the street party at Connecting Marpole Day 2012 held at Marpole Place this summer. Published by drayin99

Next federal election may include new riding

SEP 2012 — The proposed Vancouver-Granville riding covers a big chunk of the city's core, including parts of Kitsilano, Fairview Slopes and runs the length of the Granville Street corridor from the south end of the Granville Bridge to Marpole. Commission will hold public hearings. The hearings, which include a September 24, 2012 stop at Simon Fraser University's Harbour Centre campus, are necessary because BC is getting six new ridings for a total of 42. [READ MORE]

The Great Marpole Trick-or-Treat is coming soon

SEP 2012 — Mark your calenders! The seventh annual Great Marpole Trick-or-Treat will take place on Halloween day, on Wednesday, October 31st, from 4 - 5 PM. Orange pumpkin decals will once again be distributed to participating merchants one week prior to the event. The decals show local trick-or-treaters that they can safely obtain candy & treats from participating Marpole merchants. Merchants can watch for their decal and more details in early October!

Marpole Public Art program making change

SEP 2012 — chART, the public art program between the Marpole BIA and Emily Carr University (ECU) has steadily been transforming Marpole into public art. Graduate students from ECU have cleaned and completely renovated the abandoned former BLine shelter at Granville & 71st Avenue into a thoughtprovoking, cozy and dream-like environment for everyone to enjoy. The public and transit users have taken notice. [READ MORE]

Marpole Summerfest 2012 Success!

SEP 2012 — The 12th Annual Marpole Summerfest community celebration on Saturday, July 14th was a huge success! Thousands of people enjoyed the great street entertainment, wide variety of food, and the super merchant specials. The Seventh Annual Classic Car Show & Shine was a big hit as well. Many thanks to all of those participating merchants who helped make Marpole Summerfest such a success! Special thanks to our event sponsors, the Vancouver Courier, the Beat 94.5 FM, QM FM 104.5, and PetroCanada!

Temporary Marpole Safeway Pharmacy And Temporary Marpole BC Liquor Store Opens

SEP 2012 — With Marpole Safeway and Marpole BC Liquor Store now closed, the temporary Marpole Safeway Pharmacy will open Friday, September 7, 2012 at 8377 Granville Street with the BC Liquor Store next door at 68th and Granville. The pharmacy will have a selection of grocery, dairy, and health and beauty items available.

Local grocers hope to fill a shopping void during Marpole Safeway reconstruction

SEP 2012 — Grand Marpole Market and Happy & Healthy Living Natural Food Store are two local grocers across from the Marpole Safeway site that carry a wide range of grocery, dairy, and produce items. Grand Marpole Market includes an on-site butcher while Healthy & Happy Living (open daily 9am-8pm) includes a range of organic and natural food products. See healthyandhappyliving.com for weekly specials and details.

Aisles starting to empty at Marpole Safeway

SEP 2012 — Days before the existing Marpole Safeway is due to close, the emptying aisles are a sure sign that the end is near.

Park Board to plant 150,000 trees by 2020

SEP 2012 — The Vancouver Park Board is working on planting 150,000 trees all over the city by 2020. Park planner Lindsay Cole says trees will be planted in Renfrew-Collingwood, Mount Pleasant, Grandview-Woodlands, the West End, Marpole, and the Downtown Eastside. [READ STORY]

BC Liquor Store Relocating September 7, 2012

AUG 2012 — Marpole's BC Liquor Store is closing at its current Safeway location on Thursday, Sep 6, 2012. It will re-open on Friday, September 7, 2012 at 8373 Granville (the former Rogers Video location) during the Safeway redevelopment.

Connecting Marpole Day - Saturday Aug 18, 2012

Stage Schedule:

11:00 -11:15 Summer Camp Oh Canada and dance routine

11:15-11:20 Councillor Affleck give opening welcome and first prize draw

11:20-11:30 Highland dance and bag piper

11:30-11:45 323's band

11:45-12:15 Storyteller

12:15-12:25 Salsa Kapow salsa demo

12:25-12:30 Moira to give speech, prize draw and welcome the next act

12:30-01:15 Drum Syndicate with crowd participation then announce the next act

01:15-01:30 Senior Wahenies with crowd participation

01:25-01:30 Wai Young to give speech, prize draw and welcome next act

01:30-02:15 323's then announce the next act

02:15-02:55 Leona's Belly dancers with crowd participation

02:55-03:00 Tracy and Tracey to do draw for 50/50 and passport prize then give closing thanks

04:00-04:45 323's will perform for the beer garden

Roving Entertainers Schedule:

Face painting (Luke) – 11-3

Stilt walker (Michele): 12-12:30, 1:15-01:45, 2:30-3:00

Interactive rover (Danielle): 11:15-11:45, 12:45-01:15, 2:15-2:45

Interactive rover (Yuki): 11:30-12, 1-01:30, 2-2:30

Juggler/interactive rover (Ariel): 11-11:30, 12:30-01:00, 2-2:30

Beer Garden: Noon - 5pm

*Schedule is subject to change

Marpole Summerfest was Saturday Jul 14, 2012

JUL 2012 — The 12th Annual Marpole Summerfest along Granville Street in Marpole is a family-friendly, community celebration for residents and businesses.
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Marpole Summerfest Street Mural 2012 - Winner

JUL 2012 — This vibrant sidewalk chalk street mural was voted the best at the recent Marpole Summerfest event. Designed by Emily Carr University illustration student Ola, the mural depicts a russian theme, which reflects the strong presence of Russian immigration into Marpole over the past ten years. Part of the Viva Vancouver initiative, the on-street mural project will continue into the fall, with more artistic designs, community involvement and a juried process prior to the permanent street mural being painted onto 66th Avenue in Spring 2013. Photo Credit: Adam Stenhouse

HOME: Tell your story!

JUL 2012 — chART: Public Art Marpole, designer Zara Contractor, and Emily Carr University of Art + Design invite kids ages 4-12 and their parents/guardians to participate in HOME, a storytelling and casting workshop! Adults and kids should bring an object that reminds you of or makes you feel at home. The object must be hard and no bigger than 4 inches. We'll help you cast it, paint it, and share the story behind it. After you're done, we'll display your story and sculpture at the Vancouver Public Library (Marpole Branch). For more details contact us at marpoleshareyourstory@gmail.com.

Summerfest Schedule of Events - Saturday Jul 14, 2012

Marpole BIA renews for another seven years

JUL 2012 — The Marpole Business Association BIA has successfully renewed its mandate for a third time, for another seven years of operation for 2012-2019. [READ MORE]

Tweet, tweet! Are you into social media?

JUL 2012 —We are! The Marpole Business Association BIA has embraced the online social media world with
enthusiasm. Our very popular website - marpoleonline.com - has existed for over ten years,
getting thousands of hits and business directory searches per month. Our Twitter & Facebook accounts are great ways to keep up to date on everything happening in Marpole, and there is a LOT happening. Link up, follow, and like us, and we'll do the same and promote your business at the same time. @marpolevillage on Twitter, or 'Like' the I Love Marpole Village page on Facebook.

Vancouver businesses feeling pinched by high property taxes

JUL 2012 —Angelo Khoshaba, owner of Cravings Restaurant in Marpole, is fed up with high commercial property taxes. He is selling the restaurant, which has been a neighbourhood mainstay for 21 years. Note: he's also taxed on parking spaces.

An Arbutus greenway: ideas that could change Vancouver's urban landscape

JUN 2012 — The city has been haggling with CP Rail for a decade for the rights to build a cyclist and pedestrian corridor connecting False Creek with the Fraser River. Transportation director Jerry Dobrovolny said it has the potential to transform the city but the negotations with the railway are ongoing. Arbutus is also slated to get a streetcar or light rail system.

Marpole Community Plan Photo Competition Extended – Show us Marpole!

JUN 2012 — The deadline for the photo competition has been extended till June 25, 2012. We're in the process of creating a long-term community plan for Marpole and we need your help. What are the great places and spaces in your hood?
Winning photos will be chosen through a people's choice rating process – one in each category: Hot Shots (the cool urban vibe), Green Scene, and Gems (special places or people). Photos need to be taken within the boundaries of Marpole: Angus to Ontario, from 57th to waterfront. If you have any questions, please contact Titania at Titania.lam@vancouver.ca [SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS]

BENCH'D: A Two-Day Project from Marpole Public Art

JUN 2012 — Artist Anthony Schrag and Emily Carr University of Art + Design are initiating a series of live events on Friday June 15th, 3-7pm and Saturday, June 16th, 11-3pm that explore the history of Marpole and the stories of its inhabitants. Centred around the benches on Granville Street at 68th, these informal and participatory events are open to the whole community and are sure to be fun, a bit surprising, and most certainly informative! [DETAILS]

chArt Marpole | Public Art Project

JUN 2012 — The Marpole Public Art project is heating up! There are multiple projects on the go starting this month. [READ MORE]

Marpole Community Plan

JUN 2012 — Vancouver City Hall publishes new YouTube video on Marpole Community Plan. For more information check out: vancouver.ca/marpoleplan.

What do you picture?

JUN 2012 — Emily Carr student contribution for Vancouver's community planning processes published by Vancouver City Hall.

Province to protect part of ancient Marpole burial ground

JUN 2012 — The province has stepped in to protect part of the ancient burial ground that developers want to build on in Marpole [READ STORY]

Mayor supports Musqueam protest in Marpole

MAY 2012 — Mayor Gregor Robertson is calling on the BC provincial government to support the Musqueam Indian Band's request to stop the HQ condo development project in Marpole where intact remains, believed to be those of the band's ancestors, were discovered this year. He visited the HQ construction site along SW Marine Drive on Monday May 28, 2012, joined supporters in song and drumming, and signed the band's petition to stop the development of the land. [READ STORY]

Musqueam protest condo plans on First Nations graveyard in Marpole

MAY 2012 — Musqueam First Nation drummers protested at a graveyard, then outside Premier Christy Clark's office, and finally in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. [READ STORY]

Marpole Photo Contest!

MAY 2012 — Submit your best shot!!! What are the great places and spaces in your hood? This could include great views, special buildings, parks and even the people that you feel express the uniqueness of your community.

Three winning photos will be chosen - one in each category: Hot Shots (the cool urban vibe), Green Scene, and Gems (special places or people) - through a people's choice voting process. Submit your photo or view and vote today! Contest extended till June 25, 2012 (originally June 10, 2012). Enter Photo Contest!

Marpole looks back to its future

MAY 2012 — Residents are divided over the best ways to grow, as the city develops a new community plan. Gudrun Langolf and Claudia Laroye have two different visions of what their Marpole neighbourhood should look like 20 years from now.

Fraser River marina plan afloat following regulatory revisions

MAY 2012 — A $13-million marina project in the North Arm of the Fraser River is edging nearer to construction, after revisions to the original plan and negotiations with the City of Richmond over flooding concerns.

History of the Marpole neighbourhood in Vancouver

MAY 2012 — Vancouver City Hall publishes new YouTube video on the history of Marpole. Take the Marpole Questionnaire - tell the City of Vancouver your priorities! Only have 5 minutes? Use it wisely, fill in this questionnaire

Got 15 minutes? Get more in-depth with our longer questionnaire or visit vancouver.ca/marpoleplan.

Space98: Bringing a little bit of life to unused bus shelters

APR 2012 — "A few intrepid urbanists and myself took on the task of bringing a little bit of life to an unused bus shelter. As people passed, many of them didn't notice us hard at work but some stopped and asked what we were up to and gave us some words of encouragement. People who did stop, saw the potential for the space just as we did. What do you think?." - Brandon Yan, Masters Planning Blogspot. Add your thoughts on Twitter (#space98) for unused bus shelters along the former 98 B-Line including 70th/71st and Granville.

Marine Gateway on the Canada Line

MAR 2012 — In July 2011, Vancouver City Council voted 10-1 in support of the Marine Gateway Rezoning Proposal, a major three-tower development project next to the Marine Drive Canada Line station. It sold out in 4 hours on March 17, 2012. Details at: marpoleonline.com/marinegateway

Marine Gateway's photo contest winner

MAR 2012 — Chris Morley's winning picture from The Marine Gateway photo contest was featured on the back page of the front section of the Vancouver Sun on March 21, 2012! In addition to receiving a $5,000 gift certificate to Future Shop, his photo is currently being featured in an ad for Marine Gateway. Visit the Marine Gateway Facebook page to see all of the winners.

Marpole shelter welcomes homeless during cold Vancouver nights

MAR 2012 — The first homeless shelter in south Vancouver in 17 years has opened to offer people soup, coffee, a mattress and a warm place to sleep on cold nights.

The shelter at Marpole Place Neighbourhood House, in the old firehall at 70th and Hudson, was launched last month. [READ STORY]

Marine Gateway Project sells out in 4 hours

MAR 2012 — Hundreds of home buyers lined up to buy new condo units in the Marine Gateway project on Saturday morning. Within just four hours, all 415 units were sold.

T&T Supermarket coming to Marine Gateway

MAR 2012 — Loblaw, the largest food retailer in Canada, will open T&T Supermarket's 10th location in Metro Vancouver at the much anticipated Marine Gateway.

HQ development planned for site of Marpole midden in limbo amidst protests

MAR 2012 — The future of a development near the Arthur Laing Bridge is up in the air as the discovery of what is likely a native burial site has the Musqueam First Nation protesting further development, with some concerned community members preventing access to the site. [READ STORY]

Marine Gateway's $5,000 Photo Contest Ends

MAR 2012 — The Marine Gateway photo contest deadline was Monday, March 5, 2012. A panel of judges is waiting to dig into the submissions to draw a first place winner for the $5,000 gift card to Future Shop, as well as images to be awarded $500 and $250 gift cards for second and third place. Shown below is one of the contenders "Biking over the Oak Street Bridge. Just a hop, skip, and jump way from the Canada Line." by Shannon Brown. Visit the Marine Gateway Facebook page to see all of the entries.

Marine Gateway On The Canada Line (Video)

MAR 2012 — Marine Gateway opened for previews February 11, 2012.

Marpole Oakridge Family Place releases a new promotional video on YouTube

MAR 2012 — The Marpole Oakridge Family Place Society is a support and resource centre for parents, caregivers and young children from infant to early six. Families are assisted with the healthy development of children through a wide range of programs and services. They also host a program for fathers and children on Saturday mornings as well as a Saturday drop-in program. See: mofp.org

New Twitter-driven website to represent diverse views about Marpole developments

MAR 2012 — Marpole Matters, a Twitter-driven website organized by Janet Fraser and Don Barthel was created to inform Marpole residents about developments that might affect them, represent the diverse views of Marpole residents to civic agencies and the business community, and promote Marpole's interests in political and business circles. See: marpolematters.ca.

New opera company launches in Marpole with gala concert "Witches, Waifs & Wives: The Great Women of Opera"

MAR 2012 — Opera Mariposa, a new opera company dedicated to showcasing local and emerging performers, is launching its first season with a special concert event in the Marpole neighbourhood. The company is committed to offering performers a unique range of artistic opportunities while pursuing the highest standards of operatic excellence. By presenting a diverse and exciting repertoire, Opera Mariposa also seeks to inspire audiences with the expressive power of opera. [OFFICIAL SITE]

Marpole liquor store will sit on native burial ground: Former Fraser Arms site renamed Luminaire Plaza

MAR 2012 — Value On Liquor Store will quietly open the new store in two weeks, and then two weeks after stage a grander launch with music, hot dogs and wine tasting. It will be the first large-scale private retailer liquor store in Vancouver to match government prices on all applicable products. [READ STORY]

Alaskan king crab is all it's cracked up to be

MAR 2012 — March is the lousiest month in Vancouver. Everyone starts wishing that they lived anywhere with blue skies on the horizon. But then the ads start popping up in Chinese newspapers. Alaskan king crab season has arrived. Yes, it's that time of year! So this year I decided to try Red Star Seafood Restaurant in Marpole and wasn't disappointed. The food and service were stellar. [READ STORY]

Wing and a prayer: Marpole resident worries about hawk home

MAR 2012 — As development booms across the city, destroying natural habitat, wild birds of prey, including two bald eagles near Jericho Beach Park, face an uncertain future. [READ STORY]

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