A 2006 letter from a key City of Vancouver staff member proves that bleachers were never part of Notre Dame’s original permit. It also confirms that building McCarthy Stadium must involve a completely new permit application. The letter, written by then Project Facilitator, Scott Barker, was recently discovered in a file folder when a local … Continue reading No Bleachers at Notre Dame: City Letter 2006
Author: notredameneighbours
Notre Dame Stadium “FAQ”
Many of the FAQ’s at the Notre Dame Open House were taken directly from questions posed on Notre Dame Neighbours’ flyers & posters. While we appreciate the effort to answer those questions, the information provided was, in almost every case, misleading and/or incorrect. A major problem is the failure to address, at any point, the … Continue reading Notre Dame Stadium “FAQ”
City Admits McCarthy Stadium Was Never a Minor Amendment
A MISTAKE WAS MADE The City of Vancouver now admits that they made a mistake in considering Notre Dame’s plan for McCarthy Stadium as simply a “minor amendment”. The mistake was first acknowledged at the Notre Dame Open House on Wednesday evening by the City’s Project Facilitator, Andrew Wroblewski. It was then confirmed in an … Continue reading City Admits McCarthy Stadium Was Never a Minor Amendment
Big Changes. Not A “Minor Amendment”
Why is the City of Vancouver considering the construction of a massive concrete structure in a residential neighbourhood to be a “Minor Amendment” to a previously approved development application? The original application did not include a large, sunken, concrete structure with the capacity for 700+ people and an artificial turf field. Shouldn’t the construction of … Continue reading Big Changes. Not A “Minor Amendment”
Biased Traffic Study Not Good Enough
Open Letter to the City of Vancouver Thank-you for forwarding the new information regarding the updated traffic study and tree assessment. Some comments on the traffic study: The introductory sentence says it all – “As requested, Bunt & Associates (Bunt) has prepared this letter report to support the construction of a new playfield, spectator seating … Continue reading Biased Traffic Study Not Good Enough
Notre Dame Open House
3 April 2019, 4 - 7 pm Many of you will have received this notice in the mail from the City of Vancouver announcing the long awaited Open House at Notre Dame. The postcard says this is a Notice of Development Application. To be clear, the school is asking for a “minor amendment” to the … Continue reading Notre Dame Open House
Clinton Park Day
The old field house at Clinton Park is getting a new lease on life with the help of Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House. Come to the party! Notre Dame Neighbours will be there, along with the Clinton Neighbourhood Committee. Stop by our tents to say hello. We'll have flyers, petitions and information boards. Activities for Clinton … Continue reading Clinton Park Day
Open House Postponed
New Traffic Study Announced! We just received an “auto-response” email from the City of Vancouver’s Andrew Wroblewski. He’s the project facilitator for the Notre Dame Open House. We wrote to ask him when the Open House might happen. It turns out it’s postponed until sometime in April. One reason for the delay is that the … Continue reading Open House Postponed
Notre Dame Stadium Timeline
Click here to see a larger PDF version of this diagram with links to related documents Click here to see a larger PDF version of this diagram with links to related documents How the Notre Dame sports field went from a grass practice field to the much more extensive McCarthy Stadium is complicated. The diagrams … Continue reading Notre Dame Stadium Timeline
From Field to Stadium
The diagram below is designed to show, at a glance, the changes between the grass practice field for Notre Dame School that was approved by the City in 2008 — and the stadium that is proposed in the "minor amendment." It also outlines the far greater impact the new plan will have on the neighbourhood.
