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Play Spaces (+)Excavator Playground 0 Verified
00:29 Aug 06, 2013
My son really enjoys the playground behind the Spirit Park Apartments. Its a hidden gem in the neighbourhood! It is a very small toddler-sized...
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Green Spaces (+)The Woods! 0 Verified
00:27 Aug 06, 2013
We love the woods!!! The Pacific Spirit Trails are great for walking, biking, picking berries, and my son really enjoys "chopping down...
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We need a new playground on the South end! 0 Verified
00:12 Aug 06, 2013
Now that the courts are in the final stages of decommissioning, there are no playgrounds on the south end of Acadia Park for families to access....
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Social Spaces (-)Thrift Store 0 Verified
23:53 Aug 05, 2013
We need a space (and maybe staff) to organize a simple thrift store. Many families who are moving out trash items that are still useful but...
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Social Spaces (+)Wonderful place for children to live 0 Verified
23:38 Jul 27, 2013
I love that when it was time to choose a tricycle for my daughter, we could wander around the neighbourhood trying different models!
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High Rise + Sandbox 0 Verified
00:35 Jul 27, 2013
I think we could make a better use of the balconies of the High Rise penthouse by expanding the roof, if possible, and then having more desks...
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Places we love in Acadia 1 Verified
00:21 Jul 27, 2013
We love the garden! It's just so great to have a community garden where our children can learn how their food grows and how nutritious...
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Ideas for a new Acadia Park neighbourhood 1 Verified
10:23 Jul 26, 2013
What if the line were re-drawn on the Land Use Plan, so that the new student housing neighbourhood were beside the daycares and what will be...
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Low density for some is OK? 0 Verified
10:20 Jul 26, 2013
I know that Acadia Park could easily support higher density and still be a vibrant, safe community if we all get the chance to really work with...
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Social Spaces (-)more garage sales 0 Verified
00:43 Jul 26, 2013
I wish we could have garage sales more often than once a month
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The patio and grassy space outside of my townhouse. 0 Verified
13:57 Jul 25, 2013
My favourite place to eat in summer is the patio outside our townhouse: we can watch people playing, wave to neighbours/friends walking by,...
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Housing (-)better driers 0 Verified
07:42 Jul 24, 2013
We need better driers in the laundry rooms
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Housing (-)Noise problems 1 Verified
23:32 Jul 23, 2013
Living beside the Frat houses apparently causes some trouble for families - especially when there are late night parties and lots of noise.
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Play Spaces (+)UBC Daycare 0 Verified
22:33 Jul 23, 2013
The UBC daycares are wonderful, and it is wonderful that they are so much a part of the neighborhood.
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Housing (-)Noisy Fraternities 0 Verified
22:30 Jul 23, 2013
Point Grey Apartments is right by the fraternities and there is a lot of noise from parties, especially in the summertime. Even though these...
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Play Spaces (-)Playground 0 Verified
22:14 Jul 23, 2013
It would be great if the playground near the CommonsBlock had more play equipment sized for toddlers and small preschoolers. Now most of it...
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Halloween and fireworks in family housing 0 Verified
21:23 Jul 23, 2013
there's no better place to spend Halloween than in family housing going door to door with fireworks afterwards
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Social Spaces (+)sharing no longer needed stuff with other families 0 Verified
21:21 Jul 23, 2013
...in the weight room in the commons block
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sharing no longer needed stuff with other families 0 Verified
21:15 Jul 23, 2013
the laundry room beside our unit - where families "shared" what they no longer need with other families
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Play Spaces (+)Playground 0 Verified
13:46 Jul 23, 2013
My son loves the playground and I like chatting with other parents there.
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Fun in Safe Surroundings 0 Verified
11:09 Jul 23, 2013
I love that kids have a place to play in safe spaces on shared land. It reminds me of when I was a kid. It is unfortunately not so common these...
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pacific spirit 0 Verified
22:02 Jul 22, 2013
I spend hours daily with my child in pacific spirit. When she was just born, we walked every day in any weather for hours through what is now...
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Community Garden 0 Verified
13:59 Jul 22, 2013
My daughter and I literally spend a few hours in the community garden every day all summer. We start by watering our little plot, and maybe...
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Play Spaces (+)Beaty Biodiversity Museum 0 Verified
12:27 Jul 22, 2013
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is a great place to take the kids on weekend mornings. It's nice a quiet then. We saw the puppet show three...
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Play Spaces (+)My Favourite Playground 0 Verified
12:12 Jul 22, 2013
I love to take my toddler to this playground because it is usually pretty quiet, shady and I like sitting on the bouncy chipmunk.
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Playground between Melfa & Tennis, Fairview & Yalta, Vancouver
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Housing (+)Keremeos CO-OP Laundry Room 1 Verified
13:17 Jul 20, 2013
A very interesting initiative of the Courts residents - a laundry facility run by families. The cost of laundry becomes significantly lower...
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Study Spaces (+)View from the tower 0 Verified
01:16 Jul 20, 2013
Beautiful sunset and water view from the top of the tower.
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Sisters' Walk 0 Verified
22:58 Jul 19, 2013
At 9pm every Thursday, women from the neighbourhood meet at the Commons Block to "take back the night": We walk for an hour or so...
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Green Spaces (-)more trees 0 Verified
22:43 Jul 19, 2013
This is my least favorite part of Acadia Park only because this section of Melfa Lane doesn't have many trees. I have to avoid it every...
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Play Spaces (-)Outdated Play Equipment 0 Verified
13:53 Jul 19, 2013
I'm a little concerned about the condition of some of the play areas on Presidents Row. There is substantial rot and rust on all of the...
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Social Spaces (-)Noisy row houses 0 Verified
13:50 Jul 19, 2013
We consistently have noise issues from some of the row houses on Toronto Road (certainly not all). Several requests to limit noise on the weekends...
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We Need Safe Bike Racks 1 Verified
22:54 Jul 17, 2013
I don't have the numbers but judging by the number of bikes I've seen, almost every household has a least one. However we don't...
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Commonsblock, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1S1, Canada
Volunteer Community Programs 0 Verified
22:52 Jul 17, 2013
Appreciate having volunteer programs that provide many services, including free bred and car rides when needed.
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Commonsblock, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1S1, Canada
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Social Spaces (+)Free small gyms 0 Verified
22:50 Jul 17, 2013
Love having spaces where I'm able to work out when is raining or too cold outside
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Commonsblock, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1S1, Canada
Lots of huggable trees 0 Verified
22:36 Jul 17, 2013
I love having so many green spaces full of beautiful trees. They offer us not only fresh air but also peaceful places to walk, study and enjoy...
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Fairview Avenue, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T, Canada
Playground brings diverse cultures together 0 Verified
14:58 Jul 17, 2013
The playground is a great place for different cultures and ethnicities to get to know one another because of their children playing together.
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Hazards (-)Broken ceramic 0 Verified
14:55 Jul 17, 2013
Broken ceramic was found on the Yalta Place sidewalk near Tennis Crescent. We picked it up and disposed it.
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Broken ceramic, Yalta Place & Tennis Crescent, Acadia Park, Vancouver
UHILL Secondary 0 Verified
22:06 Jul 16, 2013
Great school in a forest location, minutes away from the housing, what an enchanting environment for children
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Acadia Garden 1 Verified
22:02 Jul 16, 2013
I love relaxing in the garden, while growing a few greens in my lot, chatting with nice people. Great for kids to learn about gardening and...
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Study Spaces (+)Study room at Acadia Highrise 0 Verified
13:59 Jul 16, 2013
The whole last floor of the highrise is a great study space, especially for parents that need some quiet and focused time away from the chaos...
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Social Spaces (-)Noise 0 Verified
13:57 Jul 16, 2013
Can people please not shout after 1pm? I know a lot of the festivities go on till late but noise is an issue to the people who live here.
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Field and Pathways behind common's block, Acadia Park, Vancouver
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Social Spaces (+)Commons Block Tae Kwan Do 0 Verified
13:51 Jul 16, 2013
I love doing Tae Kwan Do here. The adult class is dynamic and fun. I just got my green belt and would encourage anyone to try it out. It runs...
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Social Spaces (+)Diversity of activities 0 Verified
13:49 Jul 16, 2013
We have really been enjoying family activities at very affordable prices. For example, both my children have been taken taekwondo lessons for...
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Play Spaces (-)Water Park 0 Verified
13:48 Jul 16, 2013
I think we should have a water park here. THis space is not being used.
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Social Spaces (+)Free Bread 0 Verified
13:32 Jul 16, 2013
Wednesday and Sunday at 7:30 Free cobs bread is dispensed. Bring your own bags and enjoy a free treat aswell.
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Play Spaces (+)Sandbox and playground 0 Verified
01:51 Jul 16, 2013
The little sandbox and playground in Montgomery Place provides a quieter and smaller alternative to the big playground in front of the commons...
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Hazards (-)compost and recycling 0 Verified
10:22 Jul 15, 2013
It seems to me that the compost & recycling systems here aren't working. Compost buckets are frequently contaminated with plastic,...
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Hazards (-)Unsafe Swing 0 Verified
13:46 Jul 14, 2013
Swing is held up by small twig to replace chain link. Swing should be removed or fixed.
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Hazards (-)Dangerous intersection 0 Verified
01:15 Jul 12, 2013
Does anyone else find this a dangerous intersection when you're biking off campus to Point Grey?
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Let's have wireless included in our package 0 Verified
01:06 Jul 12, 2013
I wish all student family housing had wireless included in our package.
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