Presentation: 2016 Nov 28 - Vancouver · 4/16/2018 · April 14: Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival...
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Park Board Committee Meeting Monday, April 16, 2018
CHAIR’S REPORT
March 13: SKOOKUM Festival Launch Party
Chambar Restaurant
Rena Soutar, Commissioner Wiebe, Jenny Jung, Shauna Wilton, BrandLive Founder Jordan
Melville, Octavio Silva, Howard Normann, and Commissioner Kirby-Yung.
March 22: State of the Waterfront Report
The Post
Commissioners Evans and Wiebe joined staff at the Georgia Straight Alliance release
of its State of the Waterfront report.
March 23: Voices of Vancouver
City Hall
Chair Mackinnon, Commissioner Shum, and Vice Chair Evans joined Councillor Tim Stevenson
and presenters of a workshop for International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
March 28: Killarney Seniors Centre Tour
Commissioners Shum, Crawford, Wiebe, Kirby-Yung, Coupar, and Chair Mackinnon joined local
seniors, including advocate Lorna Gibbs, and project staff for a tour of the new centre.
April 4: SeeSawSeat Public Art
Sunset Community Centre
Chair Mackinnon spoke at the unveiling of SeeSawSeat at Sunset Park
and was joined by Commissioners Wiebe, Kirby-Yung, Shum, Evans,
Councillor Deal and artist Germaine Koh.
April 5: Cherry Jam
Burrard SkyTrain Station
Vice Chair Evans and Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Director Linda Poole
welcomed guests at the Cherry Jam, the festival’s kick off event.
April 10: Honda Celebration of Light
Concord Pacific
Vice Chair Evans spoke at a news conference
where the competing countries were announced for this year’s firework spectacle.
She was joined by Commissioners Shum and Wiebe.
April 11: Kits Pool Tour
Commissioners Kirby-Yung, Shum, Evans, and Wiebe joined Aquatic Supervisor Sean Healy
and other staff for a tour of Kits Pool, which is currently being upgraded.
April 12: Humboldt Broncos Support
2099 Beach Avenue
Commissioners Evans, Coupar, Kirby-Yung, Crawford, Wiebe, Shum, Chair Mackinnon and staff
donned jerseys in support of the Humboldt Broncos.
April 14: Britannia Renewal
Britannia Community Centre
Chair Mackinnon joined Park Board and City staff
at an open house for the Britannia Master Plan.
April 14: Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Queen Elizabeth Park
Commissioners Kirby-Yung and Coupar attended the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s
The Big Picnic and were joined by Stephen Crowley,
grandson of Everett Crowley, a former Park Board Commissioner.
April 14: Vaisakhi Parade
South Vancouver
Commissioners Evans and Kirby-Yung, who is joined by Bhalwinder Waraich,
President of Sunset Community Association, attended the Vaisakhi Parade.