Main Community

For such a small area, Main has quite a wide vary of attractions. It begins at 16th Avenue, heading down south to 41st Avenue, and from Ontario Street, east to Prince Edward. Although the community of Main is small, it has much to offer to its residents. Housing ranges from miniature estates around Queen Elizabeth Park to the very modest bungalows of Main Street. To the North of King Edward a group of older homes built in Edwardian and craftsman style add character and warmth to the neighbourhood.

COMMUNITY FACILITIES & BUSINESS

Parks: Queen Elizabeth Park, Riley Park, Hillcrest Park, Prince Edward Park and Mount Pleasant Park are all in or near the area of Main.

High Schools: Sir Charles Tupper High School.

Elementary Schools: Brock, Wolfe, Livingstone and Fraser Elementary Schools.

Community Centres: King Edward, Mount Pleasant, and Riley Park are community centre in or near the area of Main.

Business Centres: Nat Bailey Stadium, Mount Saint Joseph Hospital and Pacific National Exhibition.

Recycling / Garbage: There is a community dump and recycling centre just South of the intersection of Cambie and Marine drive.

MAIN HISTORY

Because of their close location to Fraser and Knight, these communities were like family growing together. Pioneers made trails at the bottom of Little Mountain for easy access, and they also logged the mountain for their advantage. Soon enough, in the early 1900’s people were moving to the area and a small community had begun to grow on upper Main Street. By 1991, Main was developing so well that the area built its very first post office, as well as a number of shops that covered Main Street. In 1940, the mountain with a view that everybody enjoyed was renamed as Queen Elizabeth Park. It had now become a beautiful community centre and park for all residents to enjoy. The area developed into a network of neighbourhoods with houses crowded onto small lots.

Useful Links

The following is a list of services in or near the Main area that could be of use.
If you know of any businesses / facilities that should be listed here, please let us know!

Education

Sir Charles Tupper Secondary School

http://tupper.vsb.bc.ca/ - 419 East 24th Avenue, East Vancouver, B.C, V5V 2A2, Tel: (604) 713-8233

Brock Elementary School

http://brock.vsb.bc.ca/ - 4860 Main Street, East Vancouver, B.C., V5V 3R8, Tel: (604) 713-5245

Wolfe Elementary School

http://wolfe.vsb.bc.ca/ - 4251 Ontario Street, East Vancouver, B.C., V5V 3G8, Tel: (604) 713-4912

David Livingstone Elementary School

http://livingstone.vsb.bc.ca/ - 315 East 23rd Ave. East Vancouver, BC, V5V 1X6, Tel: 604-713-4985

Simon Fraser Elementary School

http://fraser.vsb.bc.ca/ - 100 West 15th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5Y 3B7, Tel: 604-713-4946

Vancouver School Board

http://www.vsb.bc.ca - The Vancouver school district is a large, urban and multicultural school district providing programs to 56,000 students in Kindergarten to Grade 12, over 3,000 adults in adult education programs and over 40,000 in continuing education.

Parks and Community Centres

Queen Elizabeth Park

http://vancouver.ca/parks/parks/queenelizabeth/index.htm - Offering a 360-degree view of the city.

Mount Pleasant Community Centre and Park

http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/mtpleasant/index.htm - Is in one of Vancouver's oldest neighbourhoods located at the heart of the city.3161 Ontario Street, East Vancouver, BC V5T 2Z1, Tel: (604) 713-1888

Riley Park Community Centre

http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/riley/index.htm - First developed in 1964. 50 East 30th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5V 2T9, Tel: (604) 257-8545

Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation

http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/index.htm - Offers information on parks and recreation in the Vancouver.

Government

Mount Saint Josephs Hospital

http://www.providencehealthcare.org/about_hr_mtstjoseph_main.html - Community hospital in Vancouver, B.C. that has a multicultural approach to service delivery and clinical programs. 3080 Prince Edward Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 3N4, Tel: 604-874-1141

Nat Bailey Stadium

http://www.canadiansbaseball.com/ - Take in a game of baseball at the Nat Bailey Stadium. 4601 Ontario Street, Vancouver, BC V5V 2H4, Tel: (604) 872-5232

Pacific National Exhibition

http://www.pne.ca/ - Captures the spirit, history of the city, its people and its many achievements. 2901 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V5K 5J1, Tel: 604-252-3583.

City dump and Recycling Depot

http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/solidwaste/transfer/index.htm - Vancouver city recycling depot and garbage dump.377 West Kent Avenue North, Vancouver, BC