Spanish Banks

• Hourly fees take effect at Vancouver’s last beach with free parking

  The new fees of $1 per hour at Spanish Banks took effect Friday, while cheaper rates will kick in in the fall. 

  Traffic

  Jul 12
  
• Park board approves year-round pay parking at Vancouver’s Spanish Banks

  The Vancouver Park Board is slated to debate the possibility of adding pay parking to public parking at Spanish Banks at its Monday meeting.

  Politics

  May 6
  
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• 1 dead after vessel capsizes off Vancouver’s Wreck Beach

  The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) said it received a distress call from the vessel near Wreck Beach around 1:30 p.m.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2023
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• Vancouver Police renew plea for information on drowned woman found at Spanish Banks

  In a new video posted to social media, Sgt. Steve Addison says the woman was founding floating in the water by a tugboat crew around 9 p.m. on Sept. 29.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2022
• Vancouver police investigating after dozens of trees vandalized at Langara Golf Course

  Earlier this month, someone also chopped the tops off of several trees at Spanish Banks.

  Jan 30, 2019
• Pay parking not coming to Spanish Banks, for now

  An online petition against the proposed pay parking has collected almost 13,000 signatures since the announcement.

  Mar 28, 2018
• Spanish Banks pay parking plan modified following ‘extensive public feedback’

  In a release the board says it will be shortening the period by six weeks, beginning on the May long weekend and ending on Labour Day.

  Feb 19, 2018
• Vancouver police say woman’s death at Spanish Banks is not suspicious

  The woman was found in medical distress at 7:30 a.m.

  Crime

  Nov 3, 2017
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• Convicted child abuser sentenced to two years in jail

  A man who was convicted of sex offences against an eight-year-old girl at a Vancouver beach three years ago has been sentenced to two years in jail.

  Crime

  Jul 6, 2017
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• Rescued sea lion suffering from gunshot wounds

  A California sea lion was discovered with gunshot wounds to his face after the Vancouver Aquarium found him on Spanish Banks.

  Environment

  May 12, 2017