VPB

• Vancouver Park Board staff recommending Jericho Pier be demolished

  Jericho Beach Park Pier has been closed since January 2022, when a storm surge caused significant damage to the pier's infrastructure.

  Environment

  Sep 7, 2023
  
• Alcohol consumption in Vancouver parks could become permanent year-round

  Vancouver park staff are recommending the consumption of alcohol be allowed permanently year-round at 32 parks and during summer days only at 16 parks.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2023
  
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• Vancouver police board defers motion on street-check review, citing need for updated statistics

  Multiple members said things would be moving too quickly if they were to begin on a review of the process straight away, as the VPD updated its street check policy in January.

  Crime

  Sep 17, 2020
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• 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
• Following heated debate, Vancouver Park Board votes to open Stanley Park to one lane of traffic

  Vancouver Park Board commissioners voted 5-2 in favour of allowing vehicle traffic in Stanley Park.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2020
• VPD officers discriminated against Indigenous mother, says BC Human Rights Tribunal

  One officer told the tribunal that education about the "darker side of Indigenous history" was a "minor component" of the training they received.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2019
• Stanley Park Seawall reopens after falling ice prompted longest closure in history

  The stretch from Siwash Rock to the Lions Gate Bridge had been closed since Feb. 11 due to a risk of falling ice.

  Mar 16, 2019