Renfrew-Collingwood Community News

News stories from the Renfrew-Collingwood community in East Vancouver

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February 2018 issue of RCC News is here

Happy Chinese new year! There is much to celebrate: Renfrew-Collingwood Community News will be 20 years old in 2019 and we will commemorate this milestone by revisiting some of the memorable community submissions over the years.

Get your latest issue of the RCC News at your local coffee shop, grocery store, library and community centre.

Or click on the cover image to view the new issue.

In this issue:

  • Get Involved page: Next info session on homeless housing at 4410 Kaslo, Feb. 6
  • INTERactive: A Valentine gift to get every heart pumping
  • Celebrating RCC News 20 Years: Strong Women
  • Collingwood Corner: The changing face of Joyce Street
  • Seniors and income tax
  • How to keep your new year’s resolution
  • Eating Out in RC: Boteco Brasil
  • History: Letter from 1958

Do you have a local story to tell or an event to share? We’d love to hear about it! Email rccnews-editorial@cnh.bc.ca.

The deadline for the March 2018 issue is February 10. We welcome story submissions from 300 to 400 words long. Accompanying photos must be high resolution in a jpg file at least 1 MB large and include a photo caption and the name of the photographer.


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January 2018 issue of RCC News is here

Renfrew-Collingwood Community News January 2018

Happy new year! There is much to celebrate: 2018 also marks the 20th anniversary of the Renfrew-Collingwood Community News.

This issue of the RCC News is full of the many wonderful people, events and programs happening in our neighbourhood!

Get your latest issue of the RCC News at your local coffee shop, grocery store, library and community centre.

Or click on the cover image to view the new issue.

In this issue:

  • Has it been 20 years? Renfrew-Collingwood Community News 20th anniversary
  • Happy Corner Preschool: Where learning is play
  • More action needed to address housing crisis
  • Housing for homeless residents planned for 4410 Kaslo Street
  • Seniors and kids at Three Links Care Centre
  • Family Literacy Day is January 27
  • The neighbours who support Still Moon Arts Society. You can, too!
  • Community kitchen dishes up friendship and food
  • New bike parkade at Joyce-Collingwood SkyTrain station
  • Collingwood Neighbourhood House winter 2018 programs

Do you have a local story to tell or an event to share? We’d love to hear about it! Email rccnews-editorial@cnh.bc.ca.

The deadline for the February 2018 issue is January 10. We welcome story submissions from 300 to 400 words long. Accompanying photos must be high resolution in a jpg file at least 1 MB large and include a photo caption and the name of the photographer.


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December 2017 issue is here

RCC News December 2017

This issue of the Renfrew-Collingwood Community News is full of the many wonderful people, events and programs happening in our neighbourhood!

Get your latest issue of the RCC News at your local coffee shop, grocery store, library and community centre.

Or click on the cover image to view the new issue.

In this issue:

  • Collingwood Artisans’ Village Market 2017, Saturday, Dec. 9, 11 am to 4 pm
  • New vendors on board this season at the Hastings Park Winter Market
  • Got leaves? What you need to know about city leaf collection
  • Support the social enterprises among us
  • Come out and show your support for an off-leash dog park in Collingwood
  • St. Mary’s students remember veterans through No Stone Left Alone ceremony
  • Public hearing for Joyce-Collingwood Station Precinct Plan, Dec. 6, 6 pm
  • CNH staff take on the Welfare Food Challenge
  • Housing solutions at Windermere Secondary’s Housing Justice Conference 2017
  • Eating Out in RC: Pho 99 Broadway Tech Centre

Do you have a local story to tell or an event to share? We’d love to hear about it! Email rccnews-editorial@cnh.bc.ca.

The deadline for the January 2018 issue is earlier than usual on December 5. We welcome story submissions from 300 to 400 words long. Accompanying photos must be high resolution in a jpg file at least 1 MB large and include a photo caption and the name of the photographer.