Author: Stuart Mackinnon

 Hamilton was among the first to sound the alarm that a serial killer was preying on Vancouver sex workers  Vancouver Sun· Matt Robinson & Scott Brown December 24, 2019·12:25am Jamie Lee Hamilton had spirit and moxie. She was innovative, generous, funny, fierce and opinionated, and her death represents a great

A Pivot Legal Society letter urges elected officials to “press pause” on using the incident to justify efforts to remove the tent city. Nick Eagland Vancouver Sun Updated: December 13, 2019  The day after police swarmed the Oppenheimer Park tent city following a shooting that put one man in hospital,

The park board will engage a third-party group to assess the park’s current state and continue working with park residents to seek housing. Derrick Penner Updated: December 11, 2019     Vancouver’s park board is prepared to seek an injunction to clear out campers living in Oppenheimer Park, but that won’t

Vancouver Park Board News releaseDecember 10, 2019 As winter temperatures continue to deteriorate conditions for people experiencing homelessness in Oppenheimer Park, the Park Board has directed staff to work with partners to meet a number of conditions to further the voluntary decampment plan, supported by an injunction once conditions are

MEDIA ADVISORY DECEMBER 3, 2019 VANCOUVER BC – On December 6, 2019, Green Party Park Board Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon will attend a ceremony on the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre in memory and protest of violence against women, organized by the Vancouver Women’s Monument Committee.  WHEN: December 6, 2019,

November 29 2019  The enchanting VanDusen Festival of Lights (FOL) is set to sparkle for another holiday season starting tomorrow. And tickets are selling fast. More than a million lights will light up six hectares (15 acres) of VanDusen Botanical Garden until January 5 (closed December 25), 4 to 9:30pm.

November 25 2019  The City of Vancouver has published its Draft 2020 Budget and Five-Year Financial Plan, to be considered by City Council at a special Council meeting on December 3. The draft operating budget is structured in three categories of funding for Council to consider: Fixed costs – funding

Look out for temporary “no stopping” signs November 13 2019  With much of our tree canopy now bare, City crews will begin to sweep and clear leaves from streets starting this week. Residents are asked to do their part by complying with all temporary “no-stopping” signs that will be posted

Last night the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation unanimously passed our aquatics plan for the next 25 years. The plan will guide the vision of public aquatics assests in Vancouver for the next 25 years. You can view my final remarks before the vote here: http://bit.ly/34bmqDV    Here is

Motion calls for new city outreach team to help homeless population find housing and other support CBC News · Posted: Oct 24, 2019 Vancouver city council has approved a plan to address the needs of tent city residents in Oppenheimer Park. A motion brought forward by councillors Michael Wiebe and Lisa Dominato

With the evenings getting darker and the air crisp and cool, the lights and displays offer an exciting and fun way to experience the beauty of VanDusen, under the spell of Halloween. Vancouver Park Board Chair Stuart Mackinnon October 16 2019   Embrace the Halloween spirit at VanDusen Glow in

October 15, 2019 Jake Tobin GarrettPark People Following a multi-year effort, last week the Vancouver Park Board approved its citywide parks and recreation master plan. Dubbed VanPlay, it will guide investment in parks and recreation for the next 25 years. Vancouver is the only Canadian city—and one of the only in

City-wide extra leaf collection turns your fallen leaves into nutrient rich compost October 4 2019 – Vancouver trees are now shedding their leaves in preparation for winter.  We be-leaf it’s time to remind residents about the City’s fall leaf collection program and the steps we can all take to prevent

Since first being elected in 2008, I have had the honour and pleasure to be in involved with what I consider to be the three greatest achievements of the Board of Parks and Recreation in its recent history: the renewal of the Joint Operating Agreements with its Community Centre partners;

October 10 2019 – The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation has endorsed the final two reports of VanPlay, the city’s parks and recreation services master plan. The plan, developed over the past three years with input from thousands of residents, stakeholders, partners and consultants, outlines the bold moves that

October 8 2019 –  Neighbourhood Park South—part of 10 hectares (25 acres) of new parks and green space planned for the East Fraser Lands—is open and already becoming an important part of the new and growing community. Located just north of the Fraser River and framed by two low-rise towers

October 1 2019  The Vancouver Park Board has approved the Track and Field Strategy, a document that will guide short-and long-term investment, management, and programming at Vancouver’s track and field facilities. The approval of the strategy allows several projects to proceed to next steps, including the development of Vancouver’s first regulation

The following are remarks I made last night at a Special Meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation called to discuss Oppenheimer Park.  No one has a monopoly on compassion. No one has a monopoly on caring about safety and security. I believe that every elected representative in

Elisia Seeber / Vancouver Is Awesome September 19, 2019  If you’ve been thinking about fermenting foods, learning how to reduce your kitchen waste or exploring a new cuisine, then you might want to check out the long list of events at the Sustenance Festival. There’s plenty to learn, eat and