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The Westside Anglicans Neighbourhood Ministry (WANM) has been serving homeless and vulnerable people on Vancouver’s westside since 2007.


The Westside Anglicans Neighbourhood Ministry acknowledges that it is serving the community located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitul (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Image from the University of Victoria—Coast Salish files.

NEWS

  • In Memoriam

    June 13, 1939 – December 30, 2022 A loving tribute to a dear friend, Jill Hamm, who entered her eternal rest on December 30, 2022, by Shirin Theophilus, St. Anselm’s Parish Liaison, Westside Anglicans Neighbourhood Ministry (WANM) We received the sad news of Jill’s sudden passing in her sleep with deep sadness and a sense of…

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  • Kitsilano Community Centre Showers Program

    Kitsilano Community Centre Showers Program

    After a 2 ½-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, the Kitsilano Community Centre Program Showers Program for anyone in need is up and running again. The program is offered on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. Services offered: Location: Kitsilano Community Centre, 2690 Larch Street, Vancouver, BC V6K 4K9. Entrance “Seniors Garden Entrance” off…

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  • Updated Emergency Shelters Map

    Below are the winter emergency shelters map, list and a graphic explaining the different levels of shelters.

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  • Neighbourhood Ministry Fundraiser: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

    Neighbourhood Ministry Fundraiser: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

    A Christmas Carol, live reading with local CBC Talent, live music, carols, sound effects and fun. Tickets available at  eventbrite or St. Philip’s Dunbar. Proceeds to the Westside Anglicans Neighbourhood Ministry.

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  • Supportive housing project approved for Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood

    Supportive housing project approved for Vancouver’s Kitsilano neighbourhood

    After public hearings and hundreds of speakers, Vancouver city councillors voted 8-3 on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in favour of a supportive housing project slated for Arbutus Street and West 8th Avenue intersection, next to the future Arbutus SkyTrain station. Click the Daily Hive for details on this story.

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