#Vancouver Board Of Parks And Recreation

• Bylaw blocks volunteers from building tiny home in Vancouver’s CRAB Park

  "It's ridiculous, forcing people to live in tents in the cold that we suffer in these northern climates," said Bradley Gustafson of End Homelessness Canada.

  Politics

  Jan 19
  
• ‘Tents all day’: Ex-Vancouver park ranger separates fact from ‘fantasy’ of the job

  Amanda Gray, who works in the film industry, joined the park rangers in June as a temporary hire during the Hollywood strikes. She said she was burned out within two months.

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2023
  
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• Vancouver Park Board votes to repair, not demolish wrecked Jericho Pier

  The pier has been closed to the public since last January, when a storm did significant damage to the pier, the Stanley Park seawall and the Kitsilano Pool. 

  Politics

  Sep 12, 2023
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• With hotter summers ahead, Vancouver’s Stanley Park to get new fire risk mitigation plan

  The Stanley Park Forest Management Plan has not been updated since 2009 and it's time for a new plan, according to Commissioner Tom Digby.

  Fire

  Jul 11, 2023
• Vancouver looks to frozen eggs to help control Canada goose population

  Staff want to replace real eggs with frozen eggs in Canada goose nests to help control the population in parks, where frequent defecation is posing a challenge.

  Environment

  Mar 27, 2023
• Vancouver park board to vote on removing separated Stanley Park bike lane

  While commissioners aim to offer an alternative for next summer, the possibility of removing the temporary bike lane, even temporarily, has upset a number of recreationalists.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2022
• As summer heats up, taps turned off at two Vancouver splash pads

  In an interview, park board commissioner John Coupar said the board has received "lots of calls" from families disappointed by the closures.

  Politics

  Jul 11, 2022
• Final section of Stanley Park seawall reopens after storm damage repair

  Members of the public are now free to roam between Vancouver's Third Beach and Lions Gate Bridge, which was heavily damaged by extreme winds and a king tide on Jan. 7.

  Weather

  Apr 27, 2022
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• ‘When are you going to do something?’ Businesses near Oppenheimer Park call for city action

  "We needed to ask our elected officials what's going to happen next, and when are you going to do something?" asked the head of the Strathcona BIA.

  Jan 7, 2020