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1. Vancouver Schools: Sir Guy Carleton & Carleton Hall (1896, 1908 & 1912)

2011

3250 Kingsway Carleton School was in the news last year for all the wrong reasons. It was on the Closure hit lit, and just narrowly dodged that threat. The Vancouver School Board has temporarily kept it open, but there is no guarantee of the future of this iconic...

2. Vancouver Schools: Kitchener Elementary (1914 & 1924) [lost]

2011

King Edward & Blenheim It appears that the decision has already been made to demolish the 1924 brick portion of Kitchener School. While the highly significant 1914 portion will be retained, it will be moved and there is no information on the proposed level of...

3. Vancouver Schools – J.W. Sexsmith Elementary School (1912 & 1913) [lost]

2011

7455 Ontario Street, at West 59th Avenue  Sexsmith School illustrates another threat to historic Vancouver Schools – redundancy. A new school will be being constructed beside the old one, with no guarantee of the future of the original building. This is exactly what...

4. Shannon Estate (1915 to 1925)

2011

7101-7201 Granville Street Shannon Estate is one of Vancouver’s premier heritage sites. The proposal to provide bonus density for additional heritage protection is highly supportable. Current City policies, however, try to wring out a maximum amount of public benefit...

5. Strathcona – North of Hastings

2011

Strathcona north of Hastings Street continues to fall into neglect and no steps have been taken to protect the heritage of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood in the past year. The major threat to the historic context of the neighbourhood may turn out to be the...