Park Board

• Controversial separated bike lane returning to Stanley Park by mid-May

  The city is taking a "phased approach" which will see traffic separated by cones later this month, followed by a permanent concrete barrier by mid-July.

  News

  May 5
• Swastikas, racist graffiti spray-painted on trees in Vancouver’s Riverview Park

  "The City of Vancouver and Park Board condemn the abhorrent acts of racism in the strongest possible terms," the park board said in a statement.

  Crime

  Feb 28
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• Vancouver Park Board says bylaw will be enforced to avoid future tent cities

  The former Army & Navy department store in Gastown will soon be home to one of two new temporary shelters as the clock ticks on the province’s deadline to decamp Strathcona Park.

  Politics

  Feb 23
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• Vancouverites upset over disputed bike lane rally to ‘take back’ Stanley Park

  "The closures were meant to be temporary, but now they are being treated like a trial to potentially keep them this way forever," wrote rally organizers.

  Sep 12, 2020
• Painted memorial bench for man who died five years ago removed by Vancouver park board

  The Vancouver woman who lost her partner was told last year the paint job amounts to vandalism.

  Politics

  Sep 2, 2020
• Vancouver could allow alcohol in these 22 parks, but not until mid-August

  The Vancouver Park Board will debate the idea Monday, which could see drinking allowed in select parks for about one month of summer.

  Politics

  Jul 24, 2020
• Bylaw change could legalize homeless camping in Vancouver parks

  The draft bylaw would limit tents from dusk to 8 a.m., and ban them near playgrounds and schools along with sports fields and a variety of other park features.

  Jul 10, 2020
• Vancouver Park Board delays vote on drinking in select parks for possible expansion

  The motion asks staff to consider including at least one park in each of the 23 distinct neighbourhoods in the city.

  Jul 7, 2020
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• Motion to limit car traffic in Stanley Park approved for further study

  Stanley Park Drive, which circumnavigates the 405-hectare park, was closed to cars on April 8, to better accommodate physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  Jun 3, 2020
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• Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park faces long remediation before returning to public use

  "This has happened four times in the past and we really aren't looking for a fifth tent city," said Minister of Social Development Shane Simpson.

  May 31, 2020