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Vancouver Park Board Information Bulletin July 7, 2017   The Vancouver Park Board and City of Vancouver have mutual goals of a healthy city, active living and ensuring all residents have access to green space a short walk from home. This is particularly important in dense, urban areas with multi-family

Vancouver Park Board Information Bulletin June 30, 2017   Organizers of the annual July 1 Cannabis Day protest are going ahead with a rally at Thornton Park this Saturday despite objections from the Vancouver Park Board. The Park Board repeatedly urged organizers to seek a more suitable site than a

by Janet FraserPublished on: June 15, 2017 Vancouver Sun With the recent resignation of the Vancouver school board (VSB) superintendent I’ve been asked, “What was really going on at the VSB? I don’t know what to believe.” Looking back at the trustees’ behaviour I witnessed and reading the two investigation

A thoughtful piece I found on Facebook. Let me tell you about a dolphin. Spinnaker (or “Spin” as he was sometimes known) was a dolphin that was kept at Vancouver Aquarium during the 90’s. But the story actually doesn’t start with Spin, it starts with Whitewings. Many decades earlier, Whitewings

May 16 2017  Vancouver.ca “The Park Board voted last night to amend the Park Control Bylaw after extensive public input, many discussions with Aquarium staff, and a thorough review of best practices in aquariums around the world,” said Park Board Chair Michael Wiebe. The Vancouver Park Board has approved and

May 16, 2017  The BC SPCA is applauding the Parks Board decision to ban the display of cetaceans at the Vancouver Aquarium as a significant move forward for animal welfare. “In the past 30 years, new research has emerged on the complexity of cetaceans and their ability to communicate, to create social

Here is a Facebook posting from David Isbister, one of the community leaders on this initiative.  David is a Vancouver born and raised small business owner, activist, musician, and speaker who has worked in Support (Addiction, Autism, Eating Disorders) and makes plant-based specialty foods in East Vancouver. He has kindly

To all my friends in British Columbia. Tomorrow is election day: 1. If you haven’t already, please vote. This is a democratic right denied to many. Not to participate is to be complicit in their oppression. 2. Vote for the candidate of your choice—not someone else’s. A vote cannot be

Dear Commissioners,   My field of expertise is animal behaviour; especially, cetaceans. For 10 years I worked closely with killer whales at an aquarium. For nine of those years I was the head trainer and oversaw the operations of the facility’s marine animal rescue centre. During that time, I was

April 23, 2017 via wildaboutvancouver.comManfred’s Meadow in Everett Crowley Park rests at a height above the north shore of the Fraser River that affords a panoramic view back to towards the river through some maturing trees and a vast number of more recently planted trees (including many new trees being planted as

Earth Day was started 47 years ago. Gaylord Nelson, a Democratic Senator from Wisconsin, was moved to action after witnessing the ravages of an oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969. He partnered with California Republican Senator Pete McCloskey working to promote events across America on April 22, 1970. 

Bill Wong, photo courtesy of Caroline Y.M Ng The following are remarks I made at last night’s meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation: Chair, Commissioners, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to recognize the passing of a Vancouver pioneer and icon. Bill Wong, of Modernize Tailors,

Vancouver Park Board News Release April 11, 2017   At a VancouverPark Board meeting last night, Commissioners approved a new Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) to offer to 20 Community Centre Associations (CCAs).   The decision caps off a one-year consultation between the Park Board and the CCAs and introduces a

What your ‘Vanniversary’ says about Vancouver The City of Vancouver set out to discover more about the people who live here Martha Perkins / Vancouver Courier  April 8, 2017 09:25 AM Vancouverites like gentle rain, and even torrential downpours. We don’t, however, like rain that comes from the side apparently.

At the 10 April 2017 meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, NPA Commissioner Casey Crawford has a motion on notice called ” Recreation Fees for Pre-schoolers and Families“. This motion will direct staff to “investigate the budget implications of adjusting the pre-school age category from the current

  Park board backs Strathcona Community Centre demands for secure funding   Megan Stewart / Vancouver Courier   March 28, 2017 12:19 PM   The community centre in Strathcona is saddled with unique, complex demands that set it apart from most others in the city and should have a distinct contract

 March 10, 2017  The BC SPCA applauds the Vancouver Park Board Commission, whose commissioners voted unanimously in favour of a motion to amend bylaws “to prohibit the importation and display” of live cetaceans — porpoises, whales or dolphins — at the Vancouver Aquarium. “We are thrilled with this unanimous vote,” says BC

On the evening of Thursday, 9 March 2017, the elected Commissioners of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation made a historic  decision to change their by-laws. They voted unanimously for a motion I put forward: “THAT the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation directs staff to bring forward for enactment

On the evening of Thursday, 9 March 2017, the elected Commissioners of Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation made a historic  decision to change their by-laws. They voted unanimously for a motion I put forward: “THAT the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation directs staff to bring forward for enactment

For Immediate Release – Friday, March 10, 2017 Unanimous Support for Green CommissionerMackinnon’s Motion on Cetacean Bylaw Vancouver, BC – Last night, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation unanimously voted to amend the Parks Control By-law to prohibit cetacean captivity in Vancouver Parks. The Park Board considered four options and