Burnside Gorge Neighbourhood Gems

Mark your favourite 'neighbourhood gem' in Burnside Gorge and surrounding area!

Community mapping involves creating a map of a community that is told from the perspective of those who live, work, or play in the area. What places spark a special memory? Where do you feel most welcome? Where do you go to be with community? Where do you go to find peace in nature? These are just some of the prompting questions provided to participants at the community mapping events held in Cecelia Ravine in September and October of 2022. The stories collected at the events are captured here to create a map of 'Burnside Gorge Neighbourhood Gems.'

Community members are invited to continue building this map by identifying neighbourhood assets, looking at opportunities, and helping to create a picture of what it is like to live in the neighbourhood. Consider significant people, places, programs and experiences in the Burnside Gorge (and the surrounding area) and mark them on the map. Help identify the neighbourhood's hot spots, hidden gems, and everything in between! Please include a photo with your entry, if possible.

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Surprisingly enough, there is a motorcycle repair/sales shop that has a good soup/sandwich Café attached. Staff are friendly and they use recycled items for decoration, tables etc.
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Slackline and skatepark
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The three benches at Burnside Rd and Washington St co-op housing. I always sit here and look at the trees. 
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We had a camp, a community. Two families would serve us meal on Saturdays. Different lifestyles brought a lot of people together. In daytime, we were part of the outer community. At nighttime, we were...
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Great for swimming.
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A wistful memory for the Selkirk Trestle.  Canoeing on the Gorge.  Love this world of water. 
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I was houseless for 10 months. The North Park Association provided me with a tent and I lived in Central Park and Royal Athletic Park. Now I am grateful for current housing at Howard Johnson in Burnsi...
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A welcoming place.
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The Galloping Goose Trail is fantastic! As I was growing up, bike riding was a daily activity after school with friends up and down local sidewalks and streets. It became the usual or the norm to play...
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Having a year in need of wood and rocks and such. I've found some in my walks along the boardwalk by the Rower's Club. I went under the boardwalk and found my favourite rock there. I managed to get it...
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Being out on the water with the Dragon Boat team beings back nostalgic and wonderful memories. I think of the event every time I cross the trestle bridge.
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Adjacent to the Galloping Goose is a creek with a trail and bridge. It offers a quick escape from a chaotic city.
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The best place to get your air conditioning replaces or repaired. Very nice and friendly staff.
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I noticed an older couple of a different culture picking blackberries. It inspired me to stop and take a moment of peace from the monotony. 
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Ellis House is haunted. We went there in the dark at Halloween for a ghost tour. All the old creakiness of it make it feel haunted and there was a ghost sighting! During the day you can hardly hear be...
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A perfect spot for a morning warm up sesh.
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The best place to take back your scrap metal.
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I had a good job here for a while. Then, just like that, I couldn't work and became houseless. I was grateful for the job.
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I love the Galloping Goose trail for riding my bicycle. I often meet a friend at the beginning of the Selkirk Bridge. It's a great start for riding.
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Running along the Galloping Goose.
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I have lived in the area for about two years. I walk my dog in the Gorge every day. I find the neighbourhood has changed but keeps the friendliness and generally good nature. The area is pet friendly ...
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Install seating in the Cecelia Ravine Plaza for community gathering.
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Father worked here 1944 (Carmen Pascoe, his son, now living in Fairfield). Bought a house on Balmoral for $300 in the 1930's. (Note: This area has since been redeveloped and Cameron Mill is no longer...
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My allotment garden just off the Galloping Goose in Cecilia Ravine is my favourite place to think, reflect, and chill.
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