Barge

• Coast Guard intercepts runaway barge near Vancouver’s Sunset Beach

  The origin of the barge and how it got loose remains unclear, but a Coast Guard spokesperson said crews from the nearby Kitsilano Base were on scene.

  Environment

  May 7, 2024
  
• Vancouver’s English Bay Barge nearly gone 1 year after washing ashore

  The barge ran aground on Nov. 15, 2021 during powerful winds that accompanied the atmospheric rivers which devastated southwestern B.C. One year later it's nearly gone.

  Environment

  Nov 15, 2022
  
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• WATCH: Crews begin cutting up English Bay barge for removal

  On Wednesday, demolition crews began the work of cutting the barge's walls and hull into sections and physically removing them.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2022
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• Work underway to remove Vancouver’s stuck barge

  Work is finally underway in Vancouver's English Bay to remove a huge barge that has been washed up on the beach for eight months.

  Environment

  Jul 26, 2022
• Barge wedged in Fraser River channel near Knight Street bridge

  A spokesperson for the port authority said until the incident was resolved, vessels could transit the area by going south of Mitchell Island. 

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2022
• Year-round floating spa barge proposed for Victoria’s inner harbour

  The proposal includes a 44-metre Nordic spa housed on a barge that would float just steps away from the inner harbour causeway and within view of the B.C. legislature. 

  Economy

  Mar 16, 2022
• English Bay barge to be broken down and removed in pieces

  The barge broke loose from its mooring amid intense winds on Nov. 15, part of the same storm that devastated B.C. highways, and has been lodged at Sunset Beach ever since.

  Environment

  Feb 6, 2022
• Vancouver’s comedic and controversial ‘Barge Chilling Beach’ sign is no more

  The Vancouver Park Board says it has removed the "Barge Chilling Beach," while its namesake barge remains washed up on shore following November's powerful storms. 

  Weather

  Jan 21, 2022
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• Vancouver’s ‘Barge Chilling Beach’ sign vandalized

  On Instagram, New Westminster-based multimedia artist Ronnie Dean Harris, also known as Ostwelve, said the graffiti is the Squamish word "Í7iy̓el̓shn."

  Crime

  Jan 4, 2022
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• Vancouver Park Board renames beach after celebrity barge that drifted loose during floods

  The runaway barge that was grounded in November's record-breaking floods has achieved celebrity status in Vancouver and is now being recognized with its own sign.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2021