Re-opening Gain Wah: Community Survey

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On September 9, 2022 a fire in the Gain Wah restaurant at 218 Keefer Street forced its closure as well as displacement of 39 residents living in the Keefer Rooms SRO above it (222 Keefer Street).

The Downtown Eastside SRO Collaborative (SRO-C) is working to facilitate a collaborative process to restore the building so that 1) Keefer Room residents can return to their homes, and 2) the Gain Wah can be revitalized as legacy Chinatown business and affordable cultural food asset in the neighbourhood.

Please share your feedback!

The SRO-C is seeking community input to better understand loss caused by the fire, and to imagine possibilities for Gain Wah and Keefer Rooms' restoration. This survey is a first step and all questions are optional. Whether you can spare 5 minutes or 15, please share as much or little information as you’re able and comfortable with.

We will continue to seek community input and involvement in a co-design process as the project moves forward. If you would like to stay informed or be involved you can share your name and contact with us at the end of the survey. Your responses will remain anonymous.

1. What is your relationship to the Gain Wah? Do you have a story or experience you’d like to share? What do you love about it?

3. What was lost when Keefer Rooms & Gain Wah were forced to close due to fire?

4. Would you like to see Gain Wah re-open?

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5. What is important to you about an affordable community food hub?

What is the impact of having affordable food and a community gathering space in the neighbourhood?

6. What kinds of food would you like to eat and share in the new Gain Wah?

7. Do you have ideas for how the new Gain Wah can be a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive community space?

8. What kinds of resources and events would you like to see hosted at in the new Gain Wah?

7. Is there anything else you would like to share with us?

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