Vancouver Park Board
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Park Board chair defends ‘gag order’ slowing up bid to scrap elected bodyVancouver Park Board Chair Brennan Bastyovanszky said it makes no sense for staff to aid the dissolution process when the city doesn't have the legal power to abolish the board.PoliticsAug 15
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Staff gag order slowing up Vancouver Park Board transition planningGlobal News has obtained the latest internal communication from Vancouver city staff outlining progress so far in work to eliminate the park board.PoliticsAug 14
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‘Poop Zamboni’: Vancouver rolls out new tool in war on goose droppingsVancouver officials shared images Thursday of the city's new "goose pooper scooper," a tractor-pulled trailer designed to clear goose droppings from grass surfaces in local parks.CanadaJun 14
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Vancouver torpedoes 30-year plan to remake West End waterfrontVancouver councillors said the plan was too expensive and have sent it back to the park board to be refocused specifically on ways to protect the shoreline from climate change.EconomyMay 10
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Park board approves year-round pay parking at Vancouver’s Spanish BanksThe Vancouver Park Board is slated to debate the possibility of adding pay parking to public parking at Spanish Banks at its Monday meeting.PoliticsMay 6
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Fencing prevents 4/20 celebration at Vancouver’s Sunset BeachThe 4/20 event at Vancouver's Sunset Beach never came to fruition as the entire area was fenced off by the Vancouver Park Board.EntertainmentApr 20
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City clears tents pitched outside designated encampment area in Vancouver’s CRAB ParkCity crews removed an estimated 22 tents set up in the park's south side, where daytime sheltering is not permitted.PoliticsApr 16
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City says new Vancouver park sheltering rules necessary, but some call them ‘inhumane’Bylaw changes approved by the Vancouver Park Board Monday night include a ban sheltering in parks using any kind of structure other than collapsible tents.PoliticsApr 9
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Park board greenlights e-scooter use on Vancouver’s SeawallUp until now, using e-scooters and micromobility devices was technically illegal on parts of Vancouver's Seawall and on cycle paths through city parks.PoliticsApr 9
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Vancouver Park Board tightens rules on homeless encampmentsThe modified bylaw bans all built structures in Vancouver's parks, and restricts shelters to camping tents or canopies spaced one metre apart.PoliticsApr 8
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