The 234 Apartment

Mark Thompson Jr. Great staff and management. Very clean and classy place with nice neighbors. Very excited about the things that are close and the size of the place. … more » Great staff and management. Very clean and classy place with nice neighbors. Very excited about the things that are close and the size of the place. Linda Brakebill Bilderback Norris I am very sad to leave The Lakes at Turtle Creek! Everyone was always smiling, helpful and eager to answer my questions! Great attention was always given to the grounds...such beautiful landscaping! T … here was never a moment I did not feel safe. That is extremely important when you are living alone! Although The Lakes are in a busy area, these apartments seemed very private to me. My apartment was well maintained and quiet! I felt like I was in my own home! I will not soon forget the wonderful experience I had living at The Lakes!....THANK YOU! more » I am very sad to leave The Lakes at Turtle Creek! Everyone was always smilin...

“It’s kind of in my bloodline,” said Jack Barr. Contests, events & more from Tyee and select partners His great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all Freemasons. Barr followed in their footsteps, and is the president of the Vancouver Masonic Centre Association today . As political scientist Robert Putnam noted in his famous work Bowling Alone , community groups like the Freemasons have been declining for the last few decades. Religious groups like the Roman Catholic Knights of Columbus, military groups like Legions, service clubs like Rotary and Kiwanis, even youth scouting groups and bowling leagues have seen participation plummet. Some longtime churches have also seen congregations shrink dramatically . Barr says freemasonry’s most recent heyday was the late-1960s and early-1970s. But the organizations are still around, and many own property. A number of groups are facing the question of what to do with their land and buildings as needs change, along with their abili...