False Creek

• Tiki-themed party boat sinks in Vancouver’s False Creek

  Crews were on scene Thursday dealing with the Island Oasis, which could be seen beached and on its side in the urban waterway.

  Crime

  Oct 17, 2024
  
• Drone video shows 40-foot pleasure craft sinking off False Creek dock

  Coast Guard’s Marine Environmental Hazard Response officers were also called and are working with the owner and a contractor to relfoat the vessel, the Coast Guard confirmed.

  Environment

  Sep 11, 2024
  
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• E. coli surged in False Creek after Vancouver sewage spill, data shows

  Vancouver Coastal Health water quality testing found E. coli levels in parts of False Creek surged to 55 times the level that would normally trigger an investigation.

  Environment

  Jun 24, 2024
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• Nooks or knoll? Vancouver wants your thoughts on new False Creek park

  Currently dubbed "East Park," the site occupies a narrow tranche of land from East First Avenue and Ontario Street to the south side of Science World.

  Politics

  Mar 28, 2024
• Man arrested along seawall after ‘violent robbery’ near Granville Island

  "The armed suspect threatened to jump from the seawall into False Creek," reads a news release from the Vancouver Police Department.

  Crime

  Jan 16, 2024
• Cleanup winding down on False Creek mystery spill, but source remains unknown

  Efforts to clean up an oily material from Vancouver's False Creek are winding down, but officials say they still don't know where it came from.

  Environment

  Dec 13, 2023
• Cleanup vessel deployed to False Creek, source of mystery sheen remains unclear

  The Canadian Coast Guard said it was "aggressively" working with the province and the City of Vancouver to find the source of the spill.

  Environment

  Dec 7, 2023
• Coast Guard investigating oily sheen in Vancouver’s False Creek

  Michelle Imbeau, a spokeswoman with the Coast Guard, says crew members from their Kitsilano base were using "remotely piloted aircraft" to determine the source.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2023
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• Multi-boat fire in False Creek renews questions about derelict vessel enforcement

  A multi-boat fire in Vancouver's False Creek on Thursday left one person with serious burns and destroyed two vessels, renewing concerns about how the waterway is being regulated.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2023
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• One injured, three boats damaged in fire in Vancouver’s False Creek

  Fireboats were deployed to Vancouver's False Creek where three boats were damaged and one person was injured by fire Thursday evening.

  Fire

  Sep 7, 2023