Summer events 1n the Lower Mainland : Westminster Savings Free Swim: Various : Coquitlam pools will be offering free swims this : summer. The Coquitlam Aquatic Centre will be : hosting events sponsored Westminster Savings : on July 17 and August 12, while Poirier will be : hosting one on August 2. Lauren Kelly News Editor © news@theotherpress.ca Wee the hot, beautiful weather we’ve experienced this summer, we need to remember to take a break from school work and take in some events around the area. Most of these are free or very cheap, so you don’t have to worry about breaking the bank to have fun! Queen's Park: There are many fun events at Queen’s Park this summer for adults and kids alike! Every Friday night at 9 p.m. there is a free movie screening, with films suchas Big: Hero 6, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Guardians : of the Galaxy, and a Grease sing-along. The : park also has a water park and petting zoo running all summer. Photo via thinkstock : Vancouver Water Fight: The largest : water fight in Vancouver will be taking place at : Lumberman’s Arch in Stanley Park on August 8 : at 1 p.m. Dress accordingly and bring your water : guns—this will bea great way to cool off! _ Photo viasabmagazine.c Royal City Farmer’s Market: The Farmer’s Market runs every Thursday from 3-7 p.m. at Tipperary Park, just four blocks east of Douglas College at Fourth Street and Royal Avenue. There is plenty of farm fresh food, as well as crafts and live music to enjoy! Photo via thinkstock Photo credit Craig Barker via Vancity Buzz Khatsalano Music and Art Festival: : On July u, the largest free music festival in : Vancouver will be taking place on West 4th : Avenue. It will feature bands such as Yukon : Blonde, the Belle Game, and the top 12 : performers from the Peak Performance Project. : There will also be fashion shows, a beer garden, : and the Etsy marketplace, as well as many other : attractions. @ 9 9 a G — a wo 5 4 @ a > ° 2 ° GS a New housing opens for at-risk adults and youth » Designed to foster a sense of community and provide residents with tools for future Lauren Kelly News Editor © news@theotherpress.ca A long the Broadway corridor t 2465 Fraser Street, a new nine-storey supportive housing building for at-risk youth and adults has opened its doors. With 95 studio and four two-bedroom apartments, the new building is the projects opening as part of a partnership between the Vancouver Native Housing Society (VHNS), Pacific Community Resource Society (PCRS), Streetohome, the City of Vancouver, and the BC Government. The building was named Kwayatsut (K-why-ah-sote)— seeking one’s power or spirit quest—by Squamish Nation Chief Jan Campbell. VNHS will provide support for the tenants, integrate aboriginal culture in its operation and design, and work to create a sense of community within the building. Kwayatsut is part of a program by VNHS, which was founded in 1984 with the a goal to “provide safe, secure, affordable housing for aboriginal individuals and families living in the urban setting.” They have more recently : expanded this mandate and, while : focussing on aboriginal people : in need, now “include housing : solutions for seniors, youth, women E at risk, persons living with mental : illness, as well as those who are : homeless or at-risk of becoming : homeless.” The 17 buildings run E by the VHNS contain 706 units, : housing eight per cent of the urban : BC aboriginal population. ninth in a series of 14 social housing : Kwayatsut is also the new : home of the Broadway Youth : Resource Centre, which was : opened in 1999 by PCRS and : serves youth ages 12-24. It will offer : counselling, information services, : addiction services, and mental : and physical healthcare, as well as : teach money management, food : preparation, house maintenance, : and community living skills. Thirty : of the beds are specifically for youth : with the highest risk of homeless, : with specific units for aboriginal : and LGBTQ32S youth as well as : youth leaving foster care. Mayor Gregor Robertson said : in astatement: “Together with the : new Broadway Youth Resource : Centre, this project will provide the : stability and life-changing services ; that many young residents are : counting on to lead healthier and : more hopeful lives in our city.”