[Gronk!]

Edmonton Chinatown Dining Week 2023 Menu

Participating businesses will be offering $20 or $10 specials from January 26 – February 5, 2023. Depending on the business, offers are valid for dine-in only during certain hours, pick-up on…

edmontonchinatown.ca

 

[456YEGGuy]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-chinatown-lunar-new-year-recovery-1.6719288

 

[456YEGGuy]

Van Loc Vietnamese subs has a new owner. The previous owner retired and the place was purchased by a young man barely out of University to keep the place going and to try to revitalize Chinatown. Good luck to him.

 

[Avenuer]

Van Loc Vietnamese subs has a new owner. The previous owner retired and the place was purchased by a young man barely out of University to keep the place going and to try to revitalize Chinatown. Good luck to him.

Honestly the best case scenario for any business succession plan, let alone a business in Chinatown. Awesome!

 

[IanO]

CofE release

Chinatown Recovery:

• Introduced a $1-million Chinatown Recovery Fund which has been directed via the Chinatown Recovery Committee to support safety and security, cultural events, and small business support.
• Provided $600,000 in funding for enhanced security to the Chinatown and Area Business Association and its members.
• Increased services to include daily street cleaning, including encampment and needle pick-up.
• Initiated the Window Repair Program to enhance safety and help businesses recover from damage due to vandalism and graffiti.
• Allocated $4.9 million over 2023 and 2024 to activate the Healthy Streets Operations Centre with multi-disciplinary community safety teams. An additional $10.3 million in funding was provided through the Edmonton Police Service.

 

[Gronk!]

New owners of Van Loc hope to breathe new life into Chinatown

The new owners of Van Loc are hoping to reinvigorate not only the long-standing banh mi restaurant but also the area where it has been in business for years.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[Kaizen]

Boyle Street Community Services is hopeful a new-found ally will help convince an appeal board to let it build a social support centre

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/boyle-street-defends-plan-to-relocate-central-edmonton-agency-1.6861269

 

[Gronk!]

Some locals seeing early success in Chinatown revitalization efforts

It's been three months since the Edmonton Chinatown and Area Business Improvement Association started its long-term "Chinatown Solution" project, and the organization said things are going well.

edmonton.ctvnews.ca

 

[IanO]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1688567362432520192

 

[Gronk!]

Chinatown event succeeds with simplicity, organizers say

Organizers of Chinatown After Dark say its success demonstrates how low-cost community events can be effective in bringing vibrancy to a neighbourhood.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[dkazzed]

I've grabbed a banh mi from Van Loc half a dozen times already and I only just noticed last week that Italian Bakery rebuilt their store. It's huge. A nod that there's still faith in Chinatown.

 

[Avenuer]

I've grabbed a banh mi from Van Loc half a dozen times already and I only just noticed last week that Italian Bakery rebuilt their store. It's huge. A nod that there's still faith in Chinatown.

Oh yeah, the new Italian Bakery is awesome, a large grocery selection and an even larger deli counter and new coffee counter. It's definitely a huge addition to Chinatown and a vote of confidence in the area.

 

[Gronk!]

City awards most of $1M Chinatown fund to security

The City of Edmonton awarded more than $700,000 of the $1 million Chinatown Recovery Fund to proposals focused on security rather than vibrancy, a report on the fund says.

edmonton.taproot.news

 

[occidentalcapital]

City awards most of $1M Chinatown fund to security

The City of Edmonton awarded more than $700,000 of the $1 million Chinatown Recovery Fund to proposals focused on security rather than vibrancy, a report on the fund says.

edmonton.taproot.news

Safety=vibrancy

 

[IanO]

That's fucked.

It's almost as if you put most service providers, injection sites and basically turn your back on a neighbourhood and expect something different to happen.

I feel horrible for those business owners, property owners and community.