CRMSS Pacific 2023 Participant Information

Food

CRMSS is pleased to provide an opening wine & cheese reception for all participants on Friday evening, a morning coffee/tea service on Saturday and Sunday, and an assortment of light snacks available throughout the weekend. Lunches and suppers, however, will be each participant's responsibility.

Local restaurants

St. Helen's is located a short walk from many restaurants offering a wide variety of cuisine. The following (very much non-exhaustive!) list includes restaurants that are all well within ten minutes of the church by foot, to give you a bit of an idea of some of the things on offer:

• Phở Pasteur Restaurant - pho, banh mi, and other Vietnamese casual fare.
• Toyo Sushi Japanese Restaurant - sushi joint with 4.7 rating on Google.
• La Fontana Caffe - casual Italian fare (and gelato!).
• Brokenrice Vietnamese Restaurant - sit-down-with-tablecloth kind of place.
• Peaked Pies - cafe with hipster vibe serving pies both savoury and sweet.
• Admiral Pub - is pub, has beer.

Travel

No matter how you're travelling, St. Helen's should be easy to get to! The address is: St Helen's Parish, 3860 Triumph St, Burnaby BC V5C 2A6.

Transit? St. Helen's is located just north of the R5 rapid bus, which runs along Hastings St; the closest stops are at Kootenay St and at Gilmore Ave. For trip-planning purposes, Google Maps is the easiest and most reliable tool for navigation.

Driving? St. Helen's is located very close to Hwy 1 -- take Exit 26 for Hastings East. Ample parking is available at the church.

Maps

A Google Map with useful information on it

Here is a Google Map we've created with useful information marked on it: St. Helen's Neighbourhood

And an image that you can view here or download