Below is a summary of comments from the SRA meeting held via Zoom on May 2, 2023. The meeting was a chance for residents to give their answers to four questions concerning the Future of Strathcona. Guests: City of Vancouver Director of Community Planning Neil Hrushowy and Senior Planner Tom Wanklin. 2. What could be…

Read More

Local Traffic Calming Measures A few of the promised traffic calming measures for local streets are scheduled to be implemented this month, including the one-way southbound-only restriction on the 400 block of Campbell St. (between Hastings & Pender) and a neighbourhood-wide 30 km/h speed limit. We’re also told that closing Hawks to truck traffic (between…

Read More

700 Keefer Fire In the early morning hours on Jan. 25th, a devastating house fire occurred on the 700 block of Keefer Street. It was terrifying to watch. Several families lost their homes. Word spread quickly about the immediate needs of each of the families. Many residents pulled together to help out in any way…

Read More

Happy New Year everyone. Below are a few updates on what’s happening in the neighbourhood. We’ll be holding our January membership meeting via Zoom on Weds, Jan. 18 at 7 PM. On the agenda will be a discussion of the 7 proposed developments along Hastings mentioned below. City Planner Tom Wanklin will be joining to…

Read More

November Meeting & AGMThe next SRA meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 7-9 PM. This will also be our 2022 AGM. We’d like to get your opinion about whether you prefer to meet in-person or virtually for SRA meetings (or, alternating online and in-person).  Let us know by answering this poll We will send out…

Read More

November Meeting & AGMThe next SRA meeting will be Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 7-9 PM. This will also be our 2022 AGM. We’d like to get your opinion about whether you prefer to meet in-person or virtually for SRA meetings (or, alternating online and in-person).  Let us know by answering this poll We will send out…

Read More

May Meeting  Our first in-person membership meeting in over two years will be held on Wednesday, May 4, from 7-8:30 PM at the Strathcona Community Centre. The meeting will be in the upstairs Community Room. Follow the signs. An agenda will be sent to all members the Monday before. If you’re not a member – or aren’t sure – you can…

Read More

Celebrate Strathcona is set for Saturday, June 11 in Strathcona Park. We have a permit to use the entire park that afternoon. The event will include a mass picnic with food trucks, many fun workshops and activities sponsored by local groups, followed up with live music and dancing. We figured that, after the last two…

Read More

As we hunker down for another CoVid winter, the SRA is doing what we can to keep the spirit of community alive. If you need help, please let us know either by emailing sra@strathcona-residents.org or phoning Dan at 604-347-9003. We’ll be holding our January Meeting on Weds. Jan 5 from 7-9 PM via Zoom. Joining us…

Read More