Author: Stuart Mackinnon

July 23 2020 Licensed childcare and preschool services will be able to reopen at 20 community centres across Vancouver starting September 1. The majority of childcare services that operate out of Park Board community centres were closed in March in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, with the exception of

The remarks I made during the debate at last nights special meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation can be found HERE

The following comes from the staff report to the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation. The full report Parks Control By-law Updates – Temporary Shelter in Parks can be found HERE Canada is in the midst of a homelessness crisis, with urban centres being the epicentres of this crisis. With

July 6 2020   The Vancouver Park Board is reopening Bloedel Conservatory on Monday, July 13 with new physical distancing and operational procedures to ensure the safety of visitors, Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association members, and staff. To limit contact onsite, visitors and members will be required to book a 45-minute time

ADRIENNE TANNERVANCOUVERSPECIAL TO THE GLOBE AND MAILPUBLISHED JULY 4, 2020Adrienne Tanner is a Vancouver journalist who writes about civic affairsThe last time I biked the seawall around Stanley Park, I left with a skinned knee. I’d persuaded my husband to duck out of work early for a summer afternoon ride.

“I also want to remind Vancouverites that particularly while we are in the midst of a pandemic, we need to remain calm, respectful, and to support each other through this difficult time.” Camil Dumont, Chair of the Vancouver Park Board June 19 2020  The Vancouver Park Board passed a motion

I believe the staff plan for returning motor vehicles to Stanley Park is prudent and one which allows access to everyone. My comments from last night’s Park Board Special e-Meeting: Stanley Park Transportation Plan can be found here .

These are my comments from the debate on the motion presented Monday night. Much of it comes from my earlier postion ‘Accessible Spaces for Everyone’ below. You can watch/listen to my comments here. Thank you, Chair Dumont, Change is difficult. I understand that. When one-way streets were introduced some thought

Kenneth Chan Daily Hive Jun 9 2020 The closure of Stanley Park’s local roads to private vehicles will end in late June or early July. The Vancouver Park Board closed the park’s internal roadways — not including the Stanley Park Causeway — to vehicles in early April as a temporary

Vancouver Park BoardNews ReleaseMay 28, 2020 The Vancouver Park Board will begin reopening more than 320 outdoor recreation amenities across the city on Friday, May 29 including skate parks, synthetic sports fields, basketball and volleyball courts, disc golf, roller hockey, multisport courts, and 166 playgrounds. The Park Board is taking

Vancouver Park Board Information Bulletin May 22, 2020 Starting this morning, Vancouver Park Board staff will begin reopening the majority of parking lots at parks and beaches, with the aim of having lots open by Sunday, May 24. Parking lots were closed in mid-March as part of the Park Board’s

May 13 2020 The Vancouver Park Board will delay the annual opening of its five outdoor pools and will not immediately provide lifeguards at its nine bathing beaches while conducting a thorough review of how to protect swimmers and staff from the risk of COVID-19. For decades, the Park Board

Vancouver Park Board Information Bulletin May 11, 2020  The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation will not be reopening parking lots at beaches and parks in the coming days as a result of a decrease in public compliance with physical distancing. Vancouver Park Board lots were closed on March 23

Anti-Asian violence, vandalism not acceptable in our city  May 1 2020  As we prepare to celebrate Asian Heritage Month in Vancouver during the month of May, we need to acknowledge there have been increased incidents of hateful comments, vandalism, and violence in our own city targeted at people of Asian descent.

The B.C. government says it will temporarily move people sleeping in Oppenheimer and Topaz parks and on Pandora Avenue into hotels and shelters.   by Nick Eagland,  April 25, 2020 Vancouver Sun/The Province The B.C. government is temporarily moving hundreds of people sleeping in Vancouver and Victoria tent encampments into

Park Board Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon calls for real change for the greater good    Vancouver Is Awesome, 13 April 2020 The COVID-19 virus crisis is unparalleled in recent times. Arguably, not since the 1919 Spanish Influenza outbreak, have we seen a global epidemic of this magnitude. Governments and NGOs around

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Making real change for the greater good from a global crisis   The COVID-19 virus crisis is unparalleled in recent times. Arguably, not since the 1919 Spanish Influenza outbreak, have we seen a global epidemic of this magnitude. Governments and NGOs around the world, whether local, national, or international, have

Starting Thursday, April 9, we are temporarily closing the eastbound lanes of Beach Avenue to vehicles. View a map of the closures Closure to help local residents We heard concerns about the inability for residents to practice physical distancing while exercising or getting fresh air, particularly in denser parts of the city