You may have noticed some changes at our Kay’s Place location if you have stopped by the Denman Place Mall lately. We have flipped around the furniture to open up the space and increase the focus on our information and referral services.

But if you don’t have a pressing question and instead just want to stop by for a cup of coffee or to read the paper, there is still plenty of space to sit and socialize with your peers.

There are some more changes still to come, but for now we encourage you to come see for yourself what we have to offer at Kay’s Place.

With the closure of the Coast Plaza Hotel above our Kay’s Place and Clothes and Collectibles locations in the Denman Place Mall, we have a new location for our annual Holiday Luncheon.

This year, this event will take place on Sunday, December 10, 2017 at the Century Plaza Hotel at 1015 Burrard Street.

There are just a few tickets left, so please stop by Barclay Manor or Kay’s Place to get yours today!

For more information about this event, please visit our Holiday Luncheon page.

“I can no longer afford to live in the West End unless I have a roommate.”

“I am being renovicted and I can’t afford to rent in this neighbourhood any longer unless I have a roommate.”

These are just a few examples of what we have heard from some of our members recently as our community is experiencing both affordability challenges and development pressures.

In response to these comments, WESN recently held a community consultation on the topic of pairing older adults as roommates. With funding from the City of Vancouver Homelessness Action Week, we brought together older adults in our neighbourhood and community partners to explore the advantages and challenges of creating a program that can help connect older adults who would like to live with another local older adult.

We are in the process of compiling all of the feedback we have received, and we will share what we have learned with our membership.  In the meantime, please visit our WESN At Work page to see the media coverage this consultation generated.

All WESN members are invited to attend our 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

DATE: Friday, September 22, 2017.

TIME:

• Registration and doors open at 12:30pm
• Lunch served (by donation) at 12:30pm
• Business portion of meeting begins at 1:15pm

LOCATION: West End Community Centre (870 Denman Street)

Please remember to bring your WESN 2016-2017 Membership Card with you as this will expedite the registration process.

Please click here to download the following documents:

• Meeting agenda
• A copy of the minutes of the 2016 AGM.
• A report from the Board Nominating Committee with attached biographies of Board nominees.

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting. If you plan to attend, please RSVP by emailing info@wesn.ca or calling Barclay Manor at 604-669-5051 by Friday, September 15. This will enable us to estimate attendance so we can plan for lunch.

Please contact our Executive Director, Anthony Kupferschmidt (executivedirector@wesn.ca or 604-669-5051) if you have any questions regarding the AGM.

We have partnered with Chipotle Mexican Grill on a fundraising event for WESN.

On Monday, June 12, 2017 between 10:45am and 9:00pm, please come to the Chipotle Mexican Grill at 818 Howe Street. 50% of the proceeds Chipotle earns that day will go to WESN. Just bring in a copy of this flyer (in paper, on a mobile device, or as it appears on page 3 in our June newsletter) OR verbally tell the cashier that you are supporting WESN.

NOTE: If you order online that day, you must choose the ‘pay in-store’ option and inform the cashier that you are supporting WESN.

Thank you very much in advance for your support!