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June 2024 issue of RCC News is here

At last we can look forward to the sun and the long days of summer. The latest issue of the Renfrew-Collingwood Community News gets you out and about to connect with your neighbours and community.

Renfrew-Collingwood Community News June 2024

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In this issue:

  • The art of Mark Prosser
  • Celebrating Italian Heritage Month – a full line-up at the Italian Cultural Centre
  • Collingwood Corner: Stumping a property in 1893
  • Does you finger lock up? How acupuncture treats trigger finger
  • Call for artists and performers: Be part of the 2024 Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival
  • Introducing Collingwood Recreation Society – http://www.collingwoodrecsociety.com
  • Read On! Vancouver celebrity animals

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 July 2024 issue is June 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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Collingwood Corner: Connaught School (now Sir Wilfred Grenfell)

BY LORETTA HOUBEN

Connaught School, now Sir Wilfred Grenfell, Renfrew-Collingwood
Connaught School, December 20, 1913. Source: Greater Vancouver Chinook newspaper, UBC Library

While browsing the Greater Vancouver Chinook newspapers online at the UBC library website, I discovered a photo in the 1913 edition showing Connaught School, which confirmed my previous research. The school was renamed John Norquay Annex (1933–1955) before changing to Sir Wilfred Grenfell School (opened in 1958). Grenfell school is still in operation as of 2024 at 3323 Wellington Avenue.

I wrote about this in detail in the November 2019 issue of the Renfrew-Collingwood Community News.

Rupert Street School on Bayley's Claim, incorrectly named. Source: Vancouver Archives, 1910s.
Rupert Street School on Bayley’s Claim, incorrectly named. Source: Vancouver Archives, 1910s.

In the Vancouver archive photos, the school is incorrectly named Rupert School. The description should read Connaught School, as confirmed in the BC Directories and other sources.

I had no real proof that these photos were of Connaught School until now. The UBC library website is free to use and has a wealth of information about the past. Please use this free resource to explore Collingwood history for yourself. 

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May 2024 issue of RCC News is here

Time to get out and about in the spring sun. Take in the latest issue of the Renfrew-Collingwood Community News to find out all the great things happening in the neighbourhood.

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In this issue:

  • Beaver and Dodge Lodge art installation by Still Moon Arts
  • They, They, & It: Reflections on Trans Identity – new exhibit at the Italian Cultural Centre until July 5
  • Collingwood Corner: Connaught School, now Sir Wilfred Grenfell
  • Consider acupuncture for seasonal allergies
  • Crow’s Nest – free little art gallery on the edge of Renfrew Ravine
  • Read On! Victoria and Victoria Day
  • Grandview-Collingwood Branch 179 legion updates

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 2024 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.