False Creek

• Missing owners, missing permits: VPD grapples with problem boats in False Creek

  Const. Darin McDougall told Global News Friday that under an agreement with Transport Canada, police have helped remove a dozen boats so far this year and are pursuing 11 more.

  Crime

  Nov 18, 2022
  
• Vancouver wants your opinions on planned new False Creek park

  The park will include the waterfront between Science World and the Creekside Community Centre and a strip of land extending from the foot of Ontario Street to the seawall.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
  
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• Feds move to clear a dozen derelict vessels from Vancouver’s False Creek

  Transport Canada has been working with the Vancouver Police Department's marine unit to identify the sail and motorized vessels, and notify the owners they risk removal.

  Crime

  Nov 9, 2022
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• Vancouver’s dragon boat festival fully returns after two-year hiatus

  Located at False Creek, hundreds of attendees gathered at the festival, celebrating one of the biggest dragon boat festivals in North America.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2022
• ‘It’s a free-for-fall’: Derelict sailboat latest to raise ire of False Creek residents

  The boat washed up near Hinge Park earlier this week, but one resident says it's just the latest symptom of lax enforcement of bylaws for boaters in False Creek.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2022
• 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
• Concerns raised about derelict and scofflaw vessels in Vancouver’s False Creek

  The large barge washed up in a Vancouver beach may get the headlines, but has highlighted the problem of dozens of derelict boats in the city's waterways facing less scrutiny.

  News

  Dec 10, 2021
• City of Vancouver plan looks to triple the number of homes in False Creek South

  The report is set to be presented to city council on Oct. 21.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2021
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• Man charged with sexual assault after 12-year-old groped on Granville Island: police

  The girl came forward after police issued a public warning about a series of gropings around False Creek on Aug. 17.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2021
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• Warning issued after trio of girls groped near Vancouver’s False Creek

  Police are appealing for tips and warning people to be aware of their surroundings after three girls were groped near False Creek on Tuesday afternoon.

  Crime

  Aug 18, 2021