City Holds Series of Workshops
in Victoria-Fraserview/Killarney and Sunset

The City of Vancouver will hold public workshops in April, May and June for residents of Victoria-Fraserview/Killarney and Sunset. These free workshops are the second step in the Community Visions Program, which enables residents to help plan the future of their neighbourhoods.

Residents must pre-register, and may attend any number of the workshops listed below. Unless otherwise noted, workshops are held on weekend afternoons, in the community. When registering, please indicate any child care needs and/or language preferences.

In the following workshops, introductions, presentations and most discussion will be in English, but discussion in small groups will be available in Cantonese, Mandarin and -- in Sunset -- Punjabi.

Victoria-Fraserview/Killarney (contact: Cathy Buckham 873-7265)
April 16, 30 Transportation
May 7, 13 Housing
May 28, June 4 Character and Public Places
June 7 (evening) Environment and Cleanliness
June 11, 21 (evening) Services and Safety
June 25 Neighbourhood Centres

Sunset (contact: Wesley Joe 873-7736)
April 15, 29 Housing
May 6, 13 Transportation
May 27, June 1 (evening) Environment and Cleanliness
June 3, 10 Character and Public Places
June 17 Services and Safety
June 24 Neighbourhood Centres

The following workshops will cover multiple topics and be conducted entirely in the languages indicated:

Victoria-Fraserview/Killarney (contact: Angela Ko 871-6598)
May 17, 31 evenings   Cantonese, Mandarin

Sunset (contact: Jag Senghera 873-7271)
May 30, June 13 evenings   Punjabi, Cantonese, Mandarin

Ideas from these workshops will be incorporated into a Visions Choices Survey, and delivered to neighbourhood residents next fall. Survey results will form the Community Vision, which will be City Council’s guide to decision-making over the next 20 years.

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