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Fraser Street is home to many cultures, all of which are reflected in its multi-ethnic shopping districts. Host to many community pride and cultural events, Fraser Street and its community is an exciting place to live. Considering a Fraser Street house is a fantastic opportunity to involve yourself in this thriving community.
Made up of only a few blocks from Prince Edward east to Windsor and stretching from 49th Avenue North to West 16th, this community has much to offer. With its never-ending shops and restaurants on Fraser Street, you can find almost anything your heart desires. Home to many different nationalities and cultures, this charismatic neighbourhood is an inviting place to live.
COMMUNITY FACILITIES & BUSINESS
Parks: Sunset Park, MacDonald Park, Memorial South Park, Mountain View Cemetery, Glen Park, Prince Edward Park, and Robson Park.
High Schools: John Oliver, and Tupper Secondary Schools.
Elementary Schools: Mackenzie, Brock, McBride, Dickens, and Livingstone Elementary schools.
Community Centres: Riley Park, Douglas Park, and Mount Pleasant are all community centres in or near the Fraser area.
Business Centres: Vancouver Public Library and Pacific National Exhibition
Recycling / Garbage: There is a community dump and recycling centre just South of the intersection of Cambie and Marine drive.
FRASER HISTORY
Because of its close location to Main and Knight, these three communities were almost like a family growing up together. Pioneers had made trails around the bottom of Little Mountain for easier access and then went on to log the mountain. Soon enough, in the early 1900’s people were moving to the area and a small community had begun to grow up as upper Fraser Street.
In 1940, the mountain with a view that everybody enjoyed was renamed as Queen Elizabeth Park. It has now become a beautiful community centre and park for all residents to enjoy. The area had developed into a close neighbourhood with houses crowded onto small lots.
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Education
Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School
http://mackenzie.vsb.bc.ca/ - 960 East 39th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5W 1K8, Tel: (604) 713-4799
Brock Elementary School
http://brock.vsb.bc.ca/ - 4860 Main Street, Vancouver, B.C., V5V 3R8, Tel: (604) 713-5245
Sir Richard McBride Elementary School
http://mcbride.vsb.bc.ca/ - 1300 East 29th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C., V5V 2T3, Telephone: (604) 713-4971
Charles Dickens Elementary School
http://dickens.vsb.bc.ca/ - 3351 Glen Drive, Vancouver, B.C., V5V 4S4, Tel: (604) 713 4978
David Livingstone Elementary School
http://livingstone.vsb.bc.ca/ - 315 East 23rd Ave. Vancouver, BC, V5V 1X6, Tel: 604 713 4985
John Oliver High School
http://jo-online.vsb.bc.ca - 530 E. 41st Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5W 1P3, Tel: (604) 713-8938
Sir Charles Tupper High School
http://tupper.vsb.bc.ca/ - 419 E. 24th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5V 2A2, Tel: (604) 713-8233
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.
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Parks and Community Centres
Riley Park Community Centre
http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/
Douglas Park Community Centre
http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/
Mount Pleasant Community Centre
http://vancouver.ca/parks/cc/
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation
http://www.city.vancouver.bc.
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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/
City dump and Recycling Depot
http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/
East Vancouver. (2007, September 16). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:52, October 5, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Vancouver#Fraser_Street