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Follow this link to read the article.   https://www.straight.com/news/1042526/douglas-p-welbanks-international-womens-day-and-may-gutteridge

Not even two months of straight rain could keep Vancouver from getting into the holiday spirit, as thousands packed the streets of Gastown on Dec 1st to hear the very best choirs in the Lower Mainland Carol for a Cause! Thanks to these … Continue reading →

As of June 2013, the powers that be at St. James Social Services Society have decided after 52 years of service to change the name to “The Bloom Group“.   There is no reason given on their new website.   Some of … Continue reading →

St. James Community Service Society kindly shared this great drawing of the old St. James Social Services offices and the Gastown Workshop, drawn by Fritz Jacobsen in 1982.  The original Powell Place was on the second storey above the Gastown … Continue reading →

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New mural by Joey Mallett and Rita Buchwitz celebrates the history of the Downtown Eastside The St. James Community Services Society has celebrated its 50th birthday by unveiling a huge mural commemorating the history of the Downtown Eastside. and some … Continue reading →

On May 12, 2011, Jenny Kwan, the MLA for the downtown eastside, read a tribute to May Gutteridge in the BC legislature.  Here is a copy of the excerpt from the Hansard.

Recently Global TV ran a story about May Gutteridge and St. James Social Services.

We’ve just added the write up about the Event “A Day in May for Mrs. G” written by Douglas Welbanks and we’ve posted two sets of photos taken at the event.   Thanks to Tallulah and Douglas for the photos. … Continue reading →

Capturing the life and times of amazing May Doug Welbanks writes about a woman who transformed him with her unwavering dedication to the poor in Downtown Eastside.   Click here to read the article.