Renfrew Community

Renfrew is from Nanaimo Street bordering the Grandview community east to Boundary and from Hastings Street South to East 16th Avenue. It is best known for being the home to the PNE (Pacific National Exhibition).

COMMUNITY FACILITIES & BUSINESS

Parks: Falaise Park, Beaconsfield Park, Sunrise Park, Clinton Park, Rupert Park, Charles Park, Adanac Park and the Hastings Community Park.

High Schools: Vancouver Technical and Templeton Secondary Schools.

Elementary Schools: Thunderbird, Maquinna, Begbie, and Lord are Secondary schools in or near the area.

Community Centres: Hastings Community Centre and Thunderbird Community Centre.

Business Centres: Pacific National Exhibition and Vancouver Public Library

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

RENFREW HISTORY

Renfrew’s history is very similar to its neighbouring community of East Hastings. This community was named after a visit to the area from Admiral George Fowler Hastings and as this community grew, it laid claim to not only the first road in Vancouver but also the first, hotel, post office, telephone, subdivision and the first ferry. Due to pressure from local residents who were looking for more interesting activities, the first exhibition was created in 1910, which is today known as the Pacific National Exhibition. In 1944 an agreement was signed by the city and the province to establish the Exhibition and site was owned by the city. 1911 was the year that this township joined the City of Vancouver.

Useful Links

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

Education

Thunderbird Elementary School

http://thunderbird.vsb.bc.ca/ - 2325 Cassiar St. Vancouver, BC, V5M 3X3 Phone: (604) 713 – 4611

Maquinna Elementary School

http://maquinna.vsb.bc.ca/ - 2684 East Second Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5M 1C9 Tel: 604-713-4705

Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary School

http://begbie.vsb.bc.ca/ - 1430 Lillooet Street, Vancouver, BC, V5K 4H6 Telephone: 604-713-4686

Dr. A. R. Lord Elementary School

http://lord.vsb.bc.ca/ - 555 Lillooet Street, Vancouver, BC, V5K 4G4 Telephone: (604) 713-4620

Vancouver Technical Secondary School

http://vantech.bc.ca/ - 2600 E. Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5M 1Y5 Telephone: (604) 713-8215

Templeton Secondary School

http://templeton.vsb.bc.ca/ - 727 Templeton Dr., Vancouver BC, V5L 4N8 Tel: (604) 713-8984

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

Thunderbird Community Centre

http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/thunderbird/website/index.html - offering low and no cost recreational opportunities to the immediate neighbourhood. 2311 Cassiar Street, Vancouver, BC, V5M 3X3, Tel: (604) 713-1818.

Hastings Community Centre

http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/hastings/index.htm - Serves all ages and cultures offering a myriad of recreational programs. 3096 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V5K 2A3 Tel: (604) 718-6222.

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

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.

Vancouver Public Library

http://www.vpl.ca/branches/Hastings/home.html - Hastings Branch for the Vancouver Public Library. 2674 East Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C, V5K 1Z6, Tel: 604-665-3959.

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