White Rock Pier

• White Rock debuts new mat making iconic pier wheelchair-accessible

  The city unveiled a new accessibility mat on Friday, which creates an even surface over wooden planks along the length of one side of the pier. 

  Canada

  Aug 30
  
• White Rock places electronic donation box at pier so public can help pay for upgrades

  In December 2018 winds of up to 91 kilometres per hour sent sailboats crashing into the pier, severing it mid-span and forcing a helicopter rescue of one man.

  Politics

  Jun 4
  
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• White Rock council delays accessibility mat for pier, opts to wait for grants

  Accessibility advocates and White Rock city council are not seeing eye to eye on making the pier more accessible.

  Politics

  May 17
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• White Rock victim identified as police boost patrols after deadly stabbing

  It's unclear exactly how the man died. This is the second violent incident near the White Rock pier in recent days.

  Crime

  Apr 24
• ‘Bad welcome to Canada’: White Rock stabbing victim’s wife angered by apparent random attack

  Manpreet Kaur says she and her husband Jadinder Singh arrived in Canada two months ago from India and had just begun building their new life.

  Crime

  Apr 22
• White Rock promenade stabbing sends one to hospital

  Emergency crews found a person with a stab wound after they were called to White Rock's Promenade just east of the pier around 9 p.m. Sunday.

  Crime

  Apr 22
• ‘He’s a little handyman’: 9-year-old steps up to patch hole in White Rock Pier

  A nine-year-old boy and his dad took it upon themselves to fix a hole in White Rock's pier this weekend. The mayor is asking other would-be handymen to call the city instead.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2022
• White Rock votes to close lane of Marine Drive so restaurants can extend patios

  The north lane of Marine Drive will be closed until September 2021 to expand patio space amid COVID-19 restrictions, in consultation with the Business Improvement Association.

  Economy

  May 11, 2021
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• City of White Rock offers free parking to help attract shoppers and visitors

  In an effort to get more people visiting the area, free parking will soon be available at the waterfront seven days a week for up to four hours.

  Traffic

  Oct 28, 2020
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• Coronavirus: White Rock Pier reopens to the public

  Waterfront parking lots will return to regular operation within a week. 

  Jun 17, 2020