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Year 1, Week 36
Sat Aug 29 – Fri Sep 4, 2026
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The Crow
Three ways a smart person goes broke: liquor, ladies, and leverage. — Charlie Munger (via Warren Buffett).
Involvement Who is doing something you can join, when, and why it is worth showing up.
Run for mayor or council — book by Friday 11 Sept, 4 pm
Call 604-829-2010. Mayor, 10 councillors, 7 Park Board, 9 school trustees.
Tell the city what to do with Granville — survey closes Monday
Shape Your City, Davie to Georgia, through Monday 7 September. The pedestrian zone ends the same day.
Car-Free Day on Commercial Drive — Saturday noon–7
Saturday 5 September, Grandview Highway to 1st Avenue. Car Free Vancouver Society.
Live music on Granville this afternoon
Thursday 3 September, 1100 block: Kate Yahn 2–3:50 pm, Vogue DJ 4–9, Antonio Larosa 5–7, Afrobeats 6–9.
Free Yale line dancing on Granville — Friday 6–8 pm
Friday 4 September, 900-block Granville. Again Saturday and Sunday 6–8 pm.
Classifieds Hire, offer, sell, buy.
Trades Supervisor — apply by Thursday
Apply by Thursday 3 September. $59.13 an hour. Starts October 2026.
Two Parks safety-and-training jobs — close Friday
Apply by Friday 4 September. $89,635–$112,039. Start October 2026.
Parks arborist — apply by Sunday
Apply by Sunday 6 September. Arborist Ia, $43.96 an hour. Starts September 2026.
Four Housing Review coordinator jobs — apply by Sunday
Apply by Sunday 6 September. Four Project Coordinator I posts, $39.66–$46.67 an hour.
Parks archaeologist — apply by Sunday
Apply by Sunday 6 September. Policy Analyst (Archaeologist), $55.12–$65.17 an hour.
Workplace Mental Health Specialist — apply by Monday
Apply by Monday 7 September. 0.8 FTE, $89,635–$112,039 prorated.
Electrical superintendent — apply by Friday 11 September
Superintendent, Electrical. Posted 28 August.
Safety Specialist — apply by Sunday 13 September
Starts October 2026.
Deadlines Pay, apply, or register before the clock runs out.
Nominations still open — book by Friday 11 Sept, 4 pm
Call 604-829-2010. Candidate list goes up after that hour.
Vancouver vote-by-mail opens Tuesday
City applications open Tuesday 8 September. Burnaby mail ballots already open through 5 October.
Boundary, Langara, Strathcona, Sunset parking expires 30 September
Renew from the first of the month on vancouver.ca. Expires last day of September.
Buy September’s Compass pass before the 15th
Adult $117.20 / $156.70 / $211.65. Load now; first tap by 15 September.
Shows In Vancouver this week. Not on TV :)
Compass 2-for-1 at the PNE Fair Friday — first 5,000
Friday 4 September. First 5,000 with a Compass card, ticket, or same-day tap. Fair open 11 am–11 pm through 7 September.
BC Lions watch party Friday at Dublin Calling
Friday 4 September 4:30 pm, 900 Granville. Lions vs Alouettes on 15-plus TVs, sound on.
Last outdoor salsa of summer — Friday at Robson Square
Friday 4 September. Viva La Danza at Robson Square / VAG South Plaza. Series ends 4 September. No partner needed.
Last Robson Square summer dance — samba Friday
Friday 4 September. 7 pm lesson, social to 10:30. Murray / UBC Dance Club. Free. Rain or shine.
TaiwanFest on Granville — Saturday through Monday
5–7 September. 600 and 700 blocks 12–6 pm; Art Gallery North Plaza later hours Saturday and Sunday.
PNE Fair through Labour Day
Hastings Park 11 am–11 pm through Monday 7 September. Tatus Festival Friday and Saturday, included with Fair admission.
Orientation What you need to do next: register, reroute, water once a week.
Vancouver and Burnaby schools open Tuesday 8 September
Labour Day is Monday 7 September. Confirm gradual-entry times.
Stage 1 watering — lawns once a week until 15 October
Even addresses Saturday, odd Sunday. Automatic 5–7 am, manual 6–9 am.
Labour Day transit runs a Sunday schedule
Monday 7 September: 1-zone holiday fares. West Coast Express does not run. Regular weekday Tuesday.
Transportation Buses, SkyTrain, and streets that are closed or slow.
222 dies Friday. R2 to Metrotown starts Sunday
Last 222: Friday 4 September. R2 Park Royal–Metrotown: all day, seven days, from Sunday 7 September.
Oakridge–41st closes at 11 pm Sunday–Thursday
Through 22 September. Open past 11 on Fridays, Saturdays, and Labour Day.
Fall bus changes start Sunday — more 2, 9, 20, 33, 84
Sunday 7 September: more rush trips on the 2; 9 Broadway to UBC returns; more 20 and 33. 130 and R3 also change.
Extra 16 to the PNE every 15 minutes through 7 September
Leaves 29th Avenue 9:34 am; Renfrew 9:41 am. Last Coliseum bus about 12:10 am weekdays.
Granville buses stay on Howe and Seymour through 12 September
Davie to Georgia still closed to motors. Trolleys keep northbound Granville as far as Davie.
Markets Free or cheap this week.
False Creek Farmers Market Thursday at Olympic Village
Thursday 3 September, 3–7 pm. Olympic Village Square. Through 29 October.
Trout Lake, West End, Riley Park markets Saturday
Trout Lake 9 am–2 pm; West End 9 am–2 pm; Riley Park 10 am–2 pm.
Kitsilano and Mount Pleasant markets Sunday
Sunday 10 am–2 pm. Through 1 November.
Next Downtown Farmers Market — Wednesday 9 September
Wednesday 2–6 pm, Hornby and Georgia. Through 23 December. This week’s Wednesday is over.
Accountability Power, money, and votes.
VPD wants dashcam from the Marpole robbery
1:30 am Thursday 27 August, west lane 8600-block Granville near SW Marine. Posted Tuesday 1 September. Call 604-717-3321.
Hospital transfer drivers still refusing overtime
ATU 1724. Uniforms off since 23 August; overtime refusal from 30 August. Union says a fuller stop is next without a wage offer.
