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September 2024 issue of RCC News is here

Events around the community this fall will keep you feeling warm and fuzzy and connected to your neighbours. Read about the recreation, arts, history and festivals happening here in latest issue of the Renfrew-Collingwood Community News.

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In this issue:

  • Join in the 2024 Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival: Water Reflections
  • Fond farewell from the online editor of RCC News, Julie Cheng
  • Collingwood Corner: John Connon’s home on Kingsway
  • Overcoming insomnia: Reclaim the night with sleep hygiene and acupuncture
  • Bruce field soccer festival
  • Vintage car shows: Show and Shine at the 2400 Motel and Johnny’s 23rd Annual Car Show at the Italian Cultural Centre
  • Read On! news for English learners: Provincial elections in B.C.
  • Plus, Collingwood Neighbourhood House fall 2024 recreation guide

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 October 2024 issue is September10.

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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August 2024 issue of RCC News is here

There’s so much to celebrate this summer with events and announcements from around the neighbourhood. Read about the recreation, arts, history and festivals happening here in latest issue of the Renfrew-Collingwood Community News.

Renfrew-Collingwood Community News August 2024

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In this issue:

  • Renfrew Park Community Centre turns 60 – Join in the celebrations
  • Happy retirement to Jennifer Gray-Grant and CNH welcomes new executive director
  • Current Threats 2025 – New textile art exhibit at Il Museo at the Italian Cultural Centre
  • Collingwood Corner: The little house on Euclid Avenue
  • Understanding stress: Physiological changes and management through acupuncture
  • Bruce field soccer festival
  • Photos from Collingwood Days 2024 – See you next year
  • Read On! news for English learners: Summer fun in the sun
  • Volunteers needed for the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival

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 September 2024 issue is August 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: Kingsway at Stamford long ago

BY LORETTA HOUBEN

Joyce Road 1910 from Facebook
1910 postcard from Warren Taylor’s grandfather’s collection as posted on Facebook. Edited by Loretta Houben

Five years ago, I discovered an old postcard from 1910 labelled Joyce Road on the Nostalgic/Sentimental Vancouver (Pictures) Facebook group. Warren Taylor, who posted the image, said the postcard belonged to his grandfather.

Everyone in the Facebook group was mystified as to where this was on Joyce Road. I believe I have solved the mystery!

Joyce Road is in the distance, as you can see a faint outline of the mountains in the north, and you can see buildings and houses in the trees. I believe the horse and cart are at the corner of Kingsway and Stamford, and the old house is the Collingwood Inn, also known as the Pig and Whistle.

1960 photo of the Pig and Whistle from the Vancouver Archives.
1960 photo of the Pig and Whistle from the Vancouver Archives.

I came to this conclusion because of the location of the buildings to the right and the white house in front of the horse. The building circled in the distance can also be seen on another old photo from the Vancouver Archives.

The Collingwood Inn once faced Kingsway, when it was Westminster Road, and at some point was turned around so it faced Stamford.

1913 photo of Joyce Road area looking north from Kingsway from Mrs. Walter S. Baird, with edits by Loretta Houben
1913 photo of Joyce Road area looking north from Kingsway from Mrs. Walter S. Baird. Edited by Loretta Houben

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