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Year 1, Week 34
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Last week Aug 14–21 · Next week Aug 22–28
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The Crow
The Crow · this week
Weather
High 23° · ·
Transportation
Oakridge 11pm
Deadline
Hydro rebates end Friday night
Involvement Who is doing something you can join, when, and why it is worth showing up.
Last week · Aug 14–21
Gastown Sunday Set, cinema, ravine, Trout Lake, VPD hiring
Gastown Sunday Set Aug 16, 1–6pm, Water St. Cinema Sul Corso, Roman Holiday, Aug 16, Commercial Drive. Mid Ravine work party Aug 19, 6–8:30pm, last of the season. Trout Lake outdoor concert Aug 19, 6:30–8:30pm. VPD hiring session Aug 19, 6–8pm, 3585 Graveley — register first.
Yaletown jazz through Friday; Grandview Playlist Thursday
Yaletown jazz Aug 19–21, Bill Curtis Square. Friday is the last night. Grandview Park Playlist Aug 20, 8pm.
Next week · Aug 22–28
Bird survey Saturday morning; Spaghetti Disco in the afternoon
Still Moon bird survey Sat Aug 22, 9–11am, Renfrew Ravine. Spaghetti Disco Sat Aug 22, 2–8pm, Grandview Park, ticketed.
Sunday: KelpFest, IndoFest, walks, cinema, Gastown in Bloom
KelpFest Sun Aug 23, 10am–5pm, Museum of Vancouver and Maritime Museum, free. IndoFest Sun Aug 23, VAG / Robson Square — hours and plaza still need a call. Aaron Chapman walk Sun Aug 23, 2–3:30pm, meet 702 W Georgia. Cinema Paradiso Sun Aug 23, 5:30–10:30pm, Commercial Drive. Gastown in Bloom Sun Aug 23, 1–6pm.
Heritage walk, kids in the park, ecology walks, markets
Bill Yuen heritage walk Tue Aug 25, 3–4:45pm. Kits House kids in the park Wed Aug 26, 10–11:30am, Delamont Park. Stanley Park Ecology walks Sat 22, Wed 26 twilight, Thu 27. Farmers markets Sat 22 / Sun 23 / Wed 26 / Thu 28.
Match Ken Shinozaki’s $150,000 for Halifax Park forest
Burnaby is matching toward $300,000. Studies this year. Planting in 2027.
Come help out.
Volunteering · this weekend / next week
Count birds Saturday at Renfrew Ravine
Sat Aug 22, 9–11am. 1.3 km. Meet German Canadian Heritage Plaza, 2851 E 29th.
Pull ivy Saturday at Everett Crowley
Sat Aug 22, 10am–1pm. Meet Champlain Heights rec, 3350 Maquinna. Gloves, tools, snacks provided.
Time or spot at the Vancouver Open
Fri Aug 28 and Sat Aug 29, McCleery or Langara. Saturday 5–8pm setup.
Clean Gaston Park Saturday Aug 29
Sat Aug 29, 10:15am–12:15pm, 3470 Crowley. Same program Chinatown Sat Sept 12.
Volunteering · later September
Work a shift at Car-Free Day on the Drive
Sat Sept 5. Shifts 7am–1pm, 11am–5pm, 4–9pm. Festival 12–7pm. Same form for Main Street Sun Sept 13.
Weed and water the Still Moon dye garden
Sat Sept 5, 9:30–11:30am, 3958 Renfrew.
Build or repair lanterns at Make & Mend
Mon Sept 7, 4–7pm, Slocan Community Hall, 2750 E 29th. Drop-ins welcome.
Work the Big Brothers triathlon
Mon Sept 7, 5:30am–2pm, Stanley Park Second Beach.
Sign up for Moon Festival volunteer roles
60+ roles. Form open; they email when shift picking opens. Sept–Oct.
Join the Water Woman crew
Rehearsals Thu Sept 3, 10, 17, 4:30–7:30pm; Sept 24, 6:30–9:30pm. Show Sat Sept 26.
Sell popcorn at Stanley Park Mini Golf
Typical 2–7pm. 16+. About one shift a week, remaining August.
Volunteering · ongoing food
Pack food at CityReach
2650 Slocan. Sort, pack, distribute. Mon 12–4; Tue 9:30–1:30 and 2–6; Thu 8:30–12:30 and 1–5. 19+.
Sort at the Food Stash warehouse
290 E 1st Ave. Sort, box, market.
Work a Quest Outreach market
2020 Dundas and 637 E Hastings.
Stock a shift at Ribbon Grocery
Better Impact lists Mon Aug 24, 9am–12:30pm, among later dates.
Classifieds Hire, offer, sell, buy.
Last week · Aug 14–21
Two City jobs close Friday
Animal Services clerk $31.13–$36.57/hr, close Fri Aug 21. Operations Worker II street cleaning, 10 night jobs, $35.25/hr, close Fri Aug 21.
Next week · Aug 22–28
Street Use Inspector Sunday; two Survey Assistant II postings Friday
Street Use Inspector close Sun Aug 23, $36.57–$43/hr. Survey Assistant II: two postings, both close Fri Aug 28 (req 46712 and 46762), $31.13–$36.57. Apprentice Metal Fabricator close Fri Aug 28. Workplace Mental Health Specialist 0.8 close Sun Aug 30. HVAC until filled. VPL book sale Fri Aug 28–Tue Sep 1, 10am–5pm, Central Library.
Burnaby still hiring election workers
Sixteen and older. You do not have to live in Burnaby. Apply online.
Four City jobs close this week
Recreation Programmer II closes Aug 27. Leaf, sewer, and metal fabricator close Aug 28.
Bids City contracts you can still bid on.
Last week · Aug 14–21
Three bids already closed
Cemetery fencing canceled Aug 20. Resource Management closed Aug 19. Nitrous cylinders closed Aug 17.
Next week · Aug 22–28
Four City bids close next week
Household Hazardous Waste Collection RFP PS20261814 — Tue Aug 25, 12pm PDT. Pender and Dunlevy bulge — Wed Aug 26, 3pm. Employee benefits and tree inventory — Fri Aug 28, 3pm. Portal: City of Vancouver, sciquest.
Deadlines Pay, apply, or register before the clock runs out.
Last week · Aug 14–21
BC Hydro retail rebates end Friday 11:59pm PDT
AC $50, air purifier $30, WaterSense showerhead $10. Two City jobs also close Fri Aug 21. Rec opened at eight centres.
September Compass monthly pass is on sale
Opened Aug 20. Adult $117.20 / $156.70 / $211.65. Buy and tap by the 15th.
Next week · Aug 22–28
Burnaby PAD Saturday; rec and swim Tuesday
Burnaby PAD received by Sat Aug 22 for September. False Creek rec and city swim Tue Aug 25, 7pm. Street Use Inspector Aug 23.
Later · Aug 31 / September
Residential parking expires Aug 31
Guelph, Industrial, Mount Pleasant, and Shaughnessy. Renew on vancouver.ca.
Burnaby mail ballots from Aug 31; nominations Sep 1–11
Apply to vote by mail from Aug 31. Nominations Sep 1–11, close 4pm.
Shows In Vancouver this week. Not on TV :)
Last week · Aug 14–21
Yaletown jazz last nights; Grandview Playlist
Bill Curtis Square through Friday. Grandview Park Playlist Thursday 8pm.
Next week · Aug 22–28
PNE opens Saturday through Labour Day
Sat Aug 22–Mon Sep 7. Concerts 8:30pm: Sat 22 Blue Rodeo, Sun 23 Guess Who, Tue 25 The Beaches, Wed 26 Nelly, Thu 27 Zedd, Fri 28 Mt. Joy. KelpFest free Sunday.
Compass 2-for-1 at the PNE, first 5,000
Friday Aug 28 and Friday Sep 4. Show a Compass Card or same-day fare.
Later · Sun Aug 30
Edmonds Car Free Day, Sun Aug 30, noon–5
Edmonds Street, Kingsway to Mary. Free.
Housing Viewings and applications still open.
Last week · Aug 14–21
July starts: 1,810 in the Vancouver CMA
1,810 in July against 3,108 a year earlier. That is 42 percent fewer.
No close date on the Granville SROs
One tenant remains at Luugat. Inferred cost since July 1 is more than $150,000.
Burnaby asking rents up in all six categories
Asking prices, not the 2.3 percent in-place cap. Furnished 3-bed $3,046 to $3,190.
Next week · Aug 22–28
McHardy Co-op is taking applications in Joyce–Collingwood
Apply now: firststaybc.com/mchardy. Sawmill 2- and 3-bed now. YWCA Sandy So Vista, women and kids.
Orientation What you need to do next: register, reroute, stop watering.
Last week · Aug 14–21
Fall rec opened at eight centres
Hastings, Strathcona, and West Point Grey Sat Aug 15, 9am. Thunderbird and Britannia Tue Aug 18. RayCam and Sunset Wed Aug 19. Hillcrest Thu Aug 20, 7pm.
Stage 2: no lawn watering
Stage 2 since July 16. No lawn watering.
July CPI: Canada +3.0%, B.C. +2.9%
Canada +3.0 percent in July. British Columbia +2.9 percent.
Next week · Aug 22–28
False Creek fall rec Tuesday 7pm
Tue Aug 25, 7pm. Phone Wed Aug 26, 10am. City-wide fall swim lessons the same Tuesday, 7pm.
Oakridge–41st closes at 11pm starting Aug 24
Station closes 11pm Sunday–Thursday, Aug 24–Sep 22. No early close Friday, Saturday, or Labour Day.
Transportation Buses, SkyTrain, and streets that are closed or slow.
Last week · Aug 14–21
Unifor ban from Aug 17; buses and SeaBus ran
Uniform ban in effect. Service running.
Thursday night single-track; Braid elevator out
Thu Aug 20: Expo Royal Oak–Edmonds from 9:30pm; Canada Line Waterfront–Olympic Village from 11pm. Braid elevator out. Main at Broadway stop moved. Denman at Comox closed. Cornwall at Cypress. Oakridge bus loop Bay 5 to Bay 4 Friday. Terminal at Western closed Fri Aug 21–Fri Aug 28.
Burnaby RCMP enforcing e-scooters
Targeted checks: underage riders, prohibited streets, no helmet.
Next week · Aug 22–28
Oakridge–41st 11pm close from Aug 24
Sunday–Thursday nights, Aug 24–Sep 22. No early close Friday, Saturday, or Labour Day. Street elevator out until about Aug 30.
Expo LIM Saturday and Sunday
Saturday: start of service to 10am. Sunday: start to 10am, and 9:30pm to end of service. Skip New Westminster station on routes 101, 105, and 106. Skip Holdom.
Routes 14 and 16 cruise detours
Friday Aug 21, Saturday Aug 22, and Sunday Aug 23, 6am–12pm, and Wednesday Aug 26.
Weather What changes your plans.
Last week · Aug 14–21
PM2.5 lifted Aug 16; Thursday clear
Thu Aug 20: no alerts, high 23 / 28 inland, UV 6.
Next week · Aug 22–28
Friday high 24, UV 7; showers this weekend
Fri high 24, UV 7. Sat 30% showers, high 23. Sun showers, high 19. Mon–Wed 23 / 23 / 22.
Health Beaches, air, water, clinics.
Last week · continuing
Trout Lake is not suitable for swimming
Aug 18 samples: west 3080 / east 2010 E. coli. 30-day mean 201; limits 200 / 400. Sunset Beach off the live advisory. Stage 2 since July 16. No boil-water.
Burnaby fire alerts; 1.5 m clear; smoke is 911
Sign up for Alertable. Keep 1.5 metres clear. If you see smoke, call 911.
Markets Free or cheap this week.
Last week · Aug 14–21
Trout Lake, West End, Riley; Kits and Mount Pleasant; Downtown; False Creek
Sat Aug 16: Trout Lake, West End, Riley. Sun Aug 17: Kits and Mount Pleasant. Wed Aug 19: Downtown. Thu Aug 21: False Creek.
Next week · Aug 22–28
Same series: Sat 22, Sun 23, Wed 26, Thu 28
Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday markets continue on the usual days.
Later · Aug 29–30
Dutch Street Market on Granville, Aug 29–30, 11am–7pm
Granville Pedestrian Zone, 700 to 1100 blocks. Free. All ages.
Foreclosures Tax-sale and court-ordered property.
No list posted this week.
Accountability Power, money, and votes.
Last week · Aug 14–21
The Aug 14 questions are advisory, and they cost money
Minutes and the staff cost memo were not posted. Unifor: two rejected offers, wages unpublished. GVRDEU vs Metro.
VPD officers never ask for money
Scammers are calling as senior VPD officers. Hang up. Call a number listed on vpd.ca.
News What happened in Vancouver that matters.
Last week · Aug 14–21
Council puts two questions on the Oct. 17 ballot
Two non-binding questions: strengthen bylaws against open-air hard-drug use in public spaces; ask the province to convert old St. Paul’s, or a similar site, into a secure medical facility with at least 100 involuntary care beds. Special meeting Aug 14; about 24 hours’ notice, no speakers. Cost $380,000–$560,000. Sim/ABC vs Orr/Maloney; Fry, Orr, and Bligh walked out.
Unifor 111 and 2200 dropped uniforms Monday
Ban began Mon Aug 17 at Coast Mountain Bus Company. Buses and SeaBus ran. Two offers rejected. Wages unpublished. CMBC is TransLink.
GVRDEU pickets continue at Seymour Main No. 2 and BV5
Pickets from 6am Tue Aug 18. Bulletin #39, Thu Aug 20: Seymour Main No. 2 and BV5 continue. Annacis not listed.
Crown approved a second-degree murder charge in a Granville death
VPD Aug 19: James Christopher Holmgren, 35, charged in the Nov 17, 2025, Granville and Helmcken death of Aymen Al-Hafidh, 20. A charge, not a verdict.
Metro lifted the PM2.5 warning Saturday
Warning lifted Sat Aug 16. Thursday Aug 20: no alerts.
East Hastings delayed near Highway 1 that weekend
Delays near Highway 1, Aug 15–16.
City made four plazas permanent
Four new permanent plazas, Aug 14.
Hospital-transfer workers file strike notice
ATU Local 1724, Aug 19. Not Unifor. Uniforms off Aug 23; overtime refusal Aug 30.
