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by John Merzetti With the COVID19 pandemic wreaking havoc with our work, social, and home lives, a lot of people are spending a great deal of time in front of the T.V. (or on their devices, as it were) soaking…
Vancouver’s West End has always been a great destination for food. From the 100-mile menu at Forage, to hand-pulled noodles at Legendary Noodle, greasy poutine at La Belle Patate, Drag Bingo at Mary’s, small plates at Kingyso Izakaya, a slice…
Every year Gordon Neighbourhood House help hundreds of West End neighbours file their income tax returns through our Income Tax Clinic. The program is by donation, and available to any low-income neighbour with a ‘simple’ tax return. In light of…
One of Vancouver’s liveliest and most historic downtown neighbourhoods, the West End is well-loved for its diversity, tree-lined streets, and proximity to nearby parks and beaches. As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, the virus has created unique challenges for our community. Across…
Gordon Neighbourhood House has made a commitment to learning about what it means to operate on unceded territory, to recognizing injustices towards Indigenous peoples, and to taking material and meaningful action on these issues. That’s why on Feb. 21st, we will be donating all proceeds from both Attic Thrift Store locations to the Uni’stot’en Healing Center.
Linda moved to the West End years ago and she really enjoys Vancouver because there is not much snow during the winter. She adores the neighbourhood because she can walk anywhere. In fact, for 35 years she would walk to…
Abdol has lived in the West End for 15 years, owns a moving company, and likes to relax at home and spend time at English Bay. He drives up often to North Vancouver and he likes very much seeing the…
Stephanie’s dad moved to the West End during WWII, he worked for years at the harbour which is one of the reasons why she likes living near the bay. Since she moved to her current apartment, a seagull visits her…
Bonnie used to have a business collecting pottery and she had whole shelves covered with it. To this day her collection continues to grow as she participates in the West End Pottery Club and assists to all the shows. However,…
Last month, we transformed our front mini-plaza into a festive community BBQ full of amazing sights, sounds, and hickory sweet aromas for all to enjoy. Over 150 neighbours, members, volunteers, donors and partners were invited to fill their stomachs with…
The days and weeks leading up to Vancouver’s annual Pride Parade are always packed with events full of fabulous fun! To join in the celebration and festivities, we hosted the Absolutely Fabulous Neighbourhood Pride Plaza Party on July 22nd. West…
Summer’s just around the corner, which means we are fully immersed in the growing season! Our Farmer Joey and her garden volunteers have been busy planting at our 3 urban farm sites and 10 public herb boxes. Urban Farm…
With the support of some West End Elves, Gordon Neighbourhood House will be hosting our first annual Holiday HoHoHoDown. Join us on Thursday, December 20th from 6:30 – 9:30pm for an evening of food, drink and holiday cheer. Take an Insta worthy…
On November 1st we held our annual volunteer appreciation event to thank all the community members who dedicate their time and their skill set’s to ensuring Gordon Neighbourhood House is an asset to the West End. Volunteers came out from across all…
Cozy Corners is a new morning program on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am-11.30am upstairs in the Atrium of Gordon House. This program aims to provide a space where people from the community can come to warm up with a hot…
On August 12th the West End Food Series hosted the Food Fiesta, a one day food festival at Gordon House. 31 attendees, 6 volunteers, 4 facilitators, and 3 staff members came together for a day of learning, dialogue, social connection…
Check out the picture of this huge 4.2 pound siu choy (yes, that’s one individual plant) that we harvested from the garden last week! Siu choy is an Asian vegetable that is in the same family as bok choy. It’s…
On August 2, Young Ideas and Black Lives Matter Vancouver hosted the 4th annual and always amazing queer neighbourhood party to kick off Pride weekend! The night was MC’d by none other than Joy Gyamfi and DJ’d by the amazing DJ…
Recently the Urban Farm Team harvested and sold 16 pounds of beautiful Asian greens including bok choy and siu choy at our Community Food Hub produce market, and made mixed salad bags for the Gordon Greens Mobile Market. Our members…
Tuesday, August 14th, 7:00pm at Shenanigans on Robson Are you interested in meeting neighbours and planning community events? Join us at our Young Ideas monthly meeting! Young Ideas is a group of neighbours and volunteers who coordinate events, activities, workshops,…
