Renfrew-Collingwood Community News

News stories from the Renfrew-Collingwood community in East Vancouver


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December 2023 issue of RCC News is here

The December 2023 issue of the RCC News has been posted. It’s time to celebrate the holiday season with family, friends and community. Read uplifting stories of neighbourhood connections in this latest issue of the Renfrew-Collingwood Community News.

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In this issue:

  • Lions Gate Chorus named world champions
  • Remembering Collingwood’s favourite paper boy: Dennis Alexander Reid
  • Youth Connect Program by Still Moon Arts Society
  • Collingwood resident featured in new Coastal City Ballet works
  • Out on a Lim: Photos from Penny Lim to help chase away the winter blahs
  • Christmas: One of our favourite times of the year
  • Collingwood Corner: A happy Christmas in 1963
  • Plus: Renfrew Park Community Complex winter 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 January 2024 issue is a few days early due to the holidays on December 8.

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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May 2017 issue of RCC News is here

RCC News May 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:

  • Let’s get outside and celebrate spring!
  • Collingwood Days special insert – New location, same great family fun
  • Bruce Spring Carnival – Now in its 5th year
  • Adult education time machine: History of the Collingwood bookmobile
  • Eating Out in RC: The Captain’s Boil
  • Coastal City Ballet brings Giselle to Vancouver audiences
  • Collingwood Corner: Home delivery in the 1960s
  • Indigenous art project at Windermere: Reconciliation from the ground up

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 June 2017 issue is May 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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April 2016 issue of RCC News is here

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

RCC News April 2016Get 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:

  • Students lead annual Earth Day Parade, Sunday, April 24
  • Youth invite bees to pollinate the ravine
  • Eating Out in RC: Kamome Japanese Bistro
  • Your feedback wanted on the Joyce Skytrain area development
  • The Gaston/Senft/McHugh historical collection
  • Coastal City Ballet’s Swan Lake

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 May 2016 issue is April 10. You are welcome to submit a story from 300 to 400 words. 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.