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Sep 9, 2026

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6 min read

"East Vancouver always gets bypassed": Town hall calls for Renfrew Community Centre renewal

Over 150 residents and municipal candidates gathered to demand funding to replace the already overburdened community facility.

Maddi Dellplain, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Vancity Lookout

East Vancouver

Meet me in the alley: An interest in East Van’s backroads goes viral

Aug 28, 2026

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3 min read

Meet me in the alley: An interest in East Van’s backroads goes viral

Dominic's childcare routine-turned-passion project is all about exploring and creating community in unexpected places.

Nate Lewis

East Vancouver

Huge graffiti event honours memory of DTES community pillar

Aug 10, 2026

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3 min read

Huge graffiti event honours memory of DTES community pillar

Artists from around the world flocked to Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside last week for the fourth annual Never Grow Up Graffiti Jam

Maddi Dellplain, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Vancity Lookout

East Vancouver

Jul 26, 2026

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5 min read

‘A memory of our combined belonging’: New bridge mural brings neighbours together in East Vancouver

A brand new mural on the Grandview-Woodland Bridge invites neighbours to reflect and connect

Maddi Dellplain, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Vancity Lookout

East Vancouver

‘What is that?!’: The long, bizarre history of the 2400 Court Motel

Jul 20, 2026

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6 min read

‘What is that?!’: The long, bizarre history of the 2400 Court Motel

With the demolition of Kingsway’s 2400 Court Motel on the horizon, Vancity Lookout dug into the vibrant and varied history of the iconic site.

Maddi Dellplain, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Vancity Lookout

East Vancouver

The end of an era: Saying goodbye to Chinatown's Imperial Theatre

Jul 12, 2026

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6 min read

The end of an era: Saying goodbye to Chinatown's Imperial Theatre

As demolition on the Imperial Theatre at 319 Main Street officially begins and a new project prepares to take its place, Vancity Lookout takes a look back on the rich neighbourhood history the theatre embodied.

Maddi Dellplain, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Vancity Lookout

Neighbourhood news in Commercial Drive, Hastings-Sunrise, Strathcona and East Van

"East Vancouver always gets bypassed": Town hall calls for Renfrew Community Centre renewal

Meet me in the alley: An interest in East Van’s backroads goes viral

Huge graffiti event honours memory of DTES community pillar

‘A memory of our combined belonging’: New bridge mural brings neighbours together in East Vancouver

‘What is that?!’: The long, bizarre history of the 2400 Court Motel

The end of an era: Saying goodbye to Chinatown's Imperial Theatre

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