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The Ray-Cam playground, opening this Thursday, features a custom treehouse around a sequoia tree and a netted tunnel that wraps around half the tree trunk, as well as a First Nations eagle carved by a local resident to “keep children safe.” The already opened Charleson Park playground features a play structure shaped like a pirate ship. Ray-Cam Co-operative Centre playground. (Vancouver Park Board) Charleson Park playground. (Vancouver Park Board) Layout of the new playground at Charleson Park. (Vancouver Park Board) In July 2019, the Park Board approved a contract worth $4.5 million to c...

Fire Hall No. 5, Vancouver, British Columbia Fire Hall No. 5, Vancouver, British Columbia By Share Located in Vancouver’s Killarney neighborhood, Johnston Davidson Architecture (JDA)’s Vancouver Fire Hall No. 5 is the city’s first fire hall collocated with housing, and sets a precedent for future public building projects. Photo credit: Andrew Latreille Photo credit: Andrew Latreille After serving the Champlain Heights and East Fraser Lands communities since 1952, the replacement of the hall provides the community with colocated housing. The combination of programs is the first of its k...

The city has issued a boil water order for almost 700 homes and businesses in Champlain Heights. A watermain break in the area prompted advice from the Department of Health for Saint John Water to impose the order. It impacts some residents on Bayside Drive, Grandview Avenue and Old Black River Road, along with all of Champlain Heights and the McAllister Industrial Park. Residents must boil water from the tap for at least one minute and let it cool before consuming it or use bottled water. Water that has been boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, brushing teeth, making ice, jui...