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March 3, 2012 from 10:30am to 11:30am – Kits, RSVP for address Kits Car Free Days will be on June 16 and 17 this year. Each block organizes and plans their own block party. We expect that there will be over 20 block parties this time around. Help with the genera… Organized by Kits Car Free Days Committee | Type: kits, block parties, car free day, fun, community
April 4, 2012 from 5:30pm to 8pm – 5th and Vine Sort of an Italian Japanese blend! Fold origami cranes for the earth day parade. Bring your teens. Easy instruction greased by laughter. RSVP to receive the address. Organized by Janet | Type: kitsilano, spaghetti, origami, fun
April 22, 2012 from 11am to 3pm – Commercial Drive at Grandview Hwy. Come celebrate our beautiful planet! Bring your family, friends, dogs, cats, decorate your bike, create banners or dress up in costumes honoring the winged, whiskered and finned. Village Vancouver wi… Organized by Janet | Type: celebration, parade, fun, family
May 13, 2012 from 1pm to 4pm – West End Community Centre, Stanley Room Meet Village Vancouver members, hear what’s happening in Village in our Neighbourhood Food Networks & other projects & initiatives, share a potluck lunch. POTLUCK from 1-2 pm. Bring something… Organized by Ross Moster and VV | Type: west end, meetup, potluck, food, fun, transition, community resilience
June 10, 2012 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Kits, RSVP for address (to be sent out a couple days before) 2nd Sundays. Bring something yummy to share and find out about all the great stuff that's going on in Kits Village!. Collaborative gardening, potlucks, plastic recycling depot, drop-in "spaghetti" ni… Organized by Ross Moster and Kits Village | Type: kits, potluck, food, fun, connecting, community resilience
July 13, 2012 at 4pm to July 15, 2012 at 11pm – Jericho Beach Join us at the Folk Festival! Stop by and say hi, or hang out on our tarp! (Room for a 12-15 people.) Location details posted each day. Update - Friday evening...VV tarp is about 5 tarps from centre… Organized by Ross Moster and Village Vancouver | Type: jericho beach, music, fun, sun
October 27, 2012 from 10am to 2pm – Tynehead Regional Park (Serpentine Fields entrance) Come plant some trees with us! As Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society continues to grow as an organization, so to do we want the natural environments that surround us to. So, in honour of our 25t… Organized by Kristine | Type: surrey, tynehead, festival, environment, free, stewardship, volunteer, family, dog, community, networking, education, sustainability, kids, fun, conservation, green
October 27, 2012 from 10am to 4pm – Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House 12th Annual. Free admission. Face painting, Scary Story telling, Halloween Crafts, Entertainment. Community Info. Small charge for Haunted House, Bouncy Castle, Carnival Games. Cake-walk, Hotdog, C… Organized by Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House | Type: frog hollow, hastings-sunrise, harvest festival, family, food, fun
January 2, 2013 at 6pm to February 1, 2013 at 8pm – Different neighbourhoods in Kits, one in Fairview, and one in Marpole Share a meal w/neighbours, prepared by a neighbour. A series of neighbourhood Drop-in "Spaghetti" Nights (DISN's) hosted by Kits Villagers around Kits, followed by a large community-wide DISN celebra… Organized by Elaine Hsiao, Janet Coates, Ross Moster, various hosts, and Kits Village | Type: kits, kits village, drop-in spaghetti night, food, fun, meet your neighbours
April 7, 2013 from 2pm to 3pm – Juliet's Cafe Hi all,Would love to see everyone next Sunday April 7th for an informal get together/organizational meeting that everyone is welcome to come to. It'll be a great opportunity to share block party stor… Organized by Kits Car Free Days Organizing Committee | Type: kits, car free days, block parties, fun, community
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Local, organic, rural, and/or urban, food production is a mainstay of life, and doing it well leads to wellness. From farm to kitchen, discussions relating to food--and the community arising around it--belong here.
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If you have to leave your village, how will you get where you want to go? By car? Preferably not, both for your wallet and the earth’s sake. This category is for all discussions relating to how we all get around.
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A human right? After food, most feel shelter is the most important necessity. A place of shelter is also the start of a community. This category is for all things relating to shelter, housing, affordable housing, homes, renewable heating systems, green buildings, heritage, and our built environment in general.
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