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The Vancouver Block Watch program started in 1989, and is managed and maintained by an civilian coordinator and one police officer. The current officer assigned is Cst. Dave Krenz.
Block Watch is all about neighbours helping neighbours. Households, apartments or condominiums on a block form a communication chain aided by a map of names, telephone numbers and addresses. Participants watch out for each others' homes and report suspicious activities to the police and each other. This communication is crucial in reducing the likelihood of residential crime.
In 2009, Block Watch celebrated its 20th year as a VPD community-based crime prevention program. The program currently has approximately 594 active blocks participating, including 1,000 captains and co-captains monitoring the individual neighbourhood Block Watch programs. Including all of the participating households that each team has recruited, that's an additional 15,600 extra pairs of trained eyes and ears reporting suspicious activity!
The Vancouver Police Department has noticed an unusual increase in incidents of ‘Theft-from-Auto’ in your neighborhood.
Hot Spot Area is within the boundary of:
Water St- North, Dunlevy Ave- East , Keefer St- South , and Abbott St-West
Ø The thefts are occurring mostly in the evening and overnight.
Ø Any plain view items are being stolen.
The Vancouver Police Department is asking for your assistance:
Ø When your vehicle is parked or unattended, remove all spare change, valuables and electronic devices: GPS, cell phones, Stereo Faceplates, etc.
Ø Do not leave any other personal items in your vehicle.
Ø Be alert and call 911 to report suspicious activity, including the sound of breaking glass.
Ø Report any suspicious persons.
Ø Be a good witness and obtain suspect and/or suspect vehicle descriptions (license plates).
Ø If you are reporting a crime which relates to a crime alert – please inform the 911 operator.
The information on this map was accumulated largely while researching the history of houses in the neighbourhood that have opened on the VHF’s annual Heritage House Tour. Other research was generously provided by Paula Leyton, John Atkin (www.johnatkin.com), James Johnstone (www.homehistoryresearch.com), and many of the business owners in Strathcona.
This map is intended to provide a snapshot of some of the rich and colourful stories of hundreds of local Strathcona businesses, former and existing, most of which could not fit on this self-guided pocket publication. Nonetheless, following this map can give visitors a taste of the local market’s invaluable contribution to the character of this neighbourhood.
The Mau Dan Gardens Co-operative was established in October 1981, the last of five projects initiated by the Strathcona Area Housing society (SAHS) to provide housing for the residents of the Strathcona area whose homes were expropriated and demolished in the urban renewal clearance scheme of 1965.
In 1972, after protest by the local community, the city abandoned its plan to build a municipal fire hall on the vacant site and reserved the property known as site “C & D” for family housing. The land, owned by the City of Vancouver, is now leased to the Mau Dan Gardens Co-operative Housing Association.
This housing co-operative has 128 units. The project was developed by SAHS, designed by Joe Y. Wai and Spaceworks Architects, and built by the Turnbull and Gale construction company. Financial assistance and mortgage assurance were provided by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), with which the Co-operative has a thirty-five year Operating Agreement. The mortgage is presently held by CMHC.
So many of our old Strathcona houses still have their sash windows. People renovating or restoring their old house often ask themselves should the windows be saved or replaced. This article may answer that question.
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