Neighbour Relations | York House School | Vancouver

Neighbour Relations

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Neighbour Relations

York House works with its neighbours to pursue common goals and to resolve differences in the best interests of the school and neighbourhood.


The school uses a framework, known as the Operations Management Plan (OMP), to guide how it relates to the surrounding community, communicates with its neighbours, and resolves issues. This also includes the school’s transportation management and facilities use plans. The OMP is regularly reviewed and updated as needed by the YHS Board of Governor’s Neighbour Committee.
 

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YHS Board's Neighbour Committee

The YHS Board’s Neighbour Committee works with a Neighbour Relations Committee to communicate school initiatives and activities, as well as hear feedback, questions and concerns from residents. 


Proactive Traffic Management

  • Parents, guardians, faculty and staff volunteer to support pedestrian safety and monitor traffic management at drop-off and pick-up times every school day. 
  • Parent and guardian communications started in 2019 to improve awareness in the YHS community of safety and traffic measures, including written and verbal reminders.
  • A series of videos is shared with parents and guardians to highlight desirable traffic practices, including best ways to be cautious when exiting cars on Granville Street and staying out of laneways and driveways. 
  • Other initiatives include working with the Vancouver Police Department to offer teaching workshops for parents and guardians.
  • YHS aims to reduce the number of individual vehicle trips by offering our popular shuttle bus service and promoting alternate modes of travel with subsidized transit passes and monetary incentives to encourage biking. 
     

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Neighbour Concerns

Neighbours are encouraged to contact the YHS Neighbour Liaison on an individual basis with any questions or concerns regarding the school’s operations. Kelly Walker Schobel, Director of Communications and Marketing, can be reached  by email. 

All neighbours are asked to provide their name, home address, email and/or daytime telephone number to the Neighbour Liaison for follow up. 

If the concern is regarding an illegally parked car, neighbours are encouraged to report the vehicle directly to the City of Vancouver’s parking enforcement office line for prompt action. 

If the concern involves a moving vehicle, such as one doing an illegal u-turn or speeding, neighbours are encouraged to contact the Vancouver Police Department’s non-emergency line.