ARCA MANDATE
Arbutus Ridge Community Association was formally registered as a society with the Province of British Columbia on October 13, 2011.
The purpose of registering ourselves as a society is to offer the residents, businesses and associations within Arbutus Ridge a responsible and democratic avenue to represent the needs and wishes of the community to the Council, Boards and Commission of the City of Vancouver.
ARCA is one part of ARKS – the City Plan for Arbutus Ridge/Kerrisdale/Shaughnessy. We have a role to play in contributing to that mandate which includes:
- traffic and transportation
- community safety and services
- existing residential areas
- new housing
- neighbourhood centres
- parks, streets, lanes and public places
- the environment
- community involvement and decision making
- rezoning policy
To adequately fulfill our mandate, we need the involvement of residents, businesses and associations. There will be many community issues to understand and act upon in the coming years.
The first step to helping build a strong association is building membership. The fees are purposely low to attract as many members as possible. While we need the money for organization and communication, we are more interested in a long membership list and people of all ages and talents so we are truly representative of our community.
Fees are $10 per adult member
$20 per family
$ 5 per student
$30 per business
Of course, donations are always welcome!
Our post box is not yet open, so fees can be sent to ARCA Treasurer, Marie Clarke at 402-3905 Springtree Drive, Vancouver, V6L 3E2. If you have already paid for the 2011-2012 year, please disregard this request. If you are not sure about your membership status, contact Marie at 604-263-5086.
We will be doing a phone campaign for members in the New Year!
Our new web address is www.arbutusridgecommunity.org.
Please get involved!
Doreen Braverman, Chair
604-263-6051
Link to 2011 AGM
ARCCA’s News Letters
JUNE 2011 NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE! Click Here
MARCH 2011 NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE! Click Here
Expressing the wishes of our people in the shaping of our neighbourhood
Hot! Single-family home to become 8 strata-titled units!
A REZONING IS HAPPENING IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
WHERE: 3212 East Boulevard – the corner of 16 Avenue and East Boulevard
The city has received an application from Allan Diamond Architect to rezone this single family property (RS 1) to a comprehensive development (CD -1) to allow development of a Housing Demonstration Project. Currently a single family home is located on this 54’ by 130’ lot.
This proposal is for 8 strata-titled dwelling units on this single-family lot.
Now – Better Shopping Centre Development Ideas – Something for Everyone
Take a look at ARCCA’s Compromise solution
ARCCA's model viewed from South
and read all about it and see more pictures on this page . . .
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Compare this to Larco’s admittedly beautiful but oppressive model . . .
Model of Larco's Arbutus Rezoning Application Development 1/27/10
ARCCA’s objections to Larco’s proposal
• The excessive density and massive built form
• Excessive height of the buildings
• Lack of sufficient shops and offices for the expanded community
• Absence of a public plaza and/or covered public meeting space
• The delivery, timing and “maybe” status of a public/private recreation centre
• Insufficiency of short term surface parking
• Traffic and safety hazards at Nanton/Arbutus intersection
• Damage from changes to underground water flow
Conclusion: The whole Larco proposed development is
out-of-balance and out-of-scale!
Please support our quest for an improved Shopping Centre!
Sign ARCCA’s petition to oppose massive residential development on the Arbutus Shopping Centre property. Just download the petition form HERE, sign and return. You may also sign the petition at Sheffield’s in the Arbutus Mall.
Please write a letter to the Mayor & Council!
with your objections!
To down load a handy list of these concerns in more detail, and pictures of Larco’s display Boards, go to our “Issues” page – see links at the top of the page.
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We welcome your comments and concerns.
Last update 8/28/10
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