Cannabis in Vancouver parks
I am asked frequently why the Park Board doesn’t just issue the 420 organizers a permit. Printed below is the Province of British Columbia’s regulation controls on cannabis. As you…
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Vancouver park commissioner Dave Demers wants staff to examine optimal uses of land now set aside for golf courses
by Charlie Smith on April 9th, 2019 Straight.com Some folks are incredibly passionate about using a golf club to whack a small ball around huge swaths of publicly owned land…
Statement on the completion of the False Creek Flats Panel process
April 6 2019 We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate members of the False Creek Flats Panel on arriving at a recommended option for an arterial route. Late…
Assessment of Pest Control Policies
Tonight I submitted my first Notice of Motion for this term: WHERE AS: 1. Each year millions of animals suffer from inhumane pest control methods; 2. Rodenticides cause secondary poisoning…
Vancouver reconciliation with Indigenous peoples starts with parks: An interview with Conference Keynote Rena Soutar
by Jodi Lastman | Feb 11, 2019 |ParkPeople.careprinted by permission Rena Soutar is one of the keynote speakers at Park People’s upcoming Heart of the City Conference taking place in…
Better Parks for Vancouver
Thank you Vancouver for voting for Better Parks. For kindness. For inclusion. For reconciliation. For A Brighter Future. Dave Demers, Camil Dumont, & I look forward to serving you.
The 2018 VPSN Park Board Candidate Survey
Vancouver is one of only a few cities with an elected Park Board – and this year’s election will give voters a chance to elect a total of seven Commissioners.…
Stuart Mackinnon: For a brighter future, vote for better parks—vote Green
by Stuart Mackinnon on October 2nd, 2018 at 11:09 PMThe Straight.com The need—and the desire—for more public spaces will continue to increase as Vancouver densifies. To ensure a healthy city,…
Park board to test out liquor sales at two Vancouver beaches
Next summer, you can enjoy a cold beer or a glass of wine at English Bay and Kitsilano Beach as part of a two-year seasonal pilot. Cheryl Chan Updated: October…
GREEN PARTY RELEASES PARK BOARD PLATFORM
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Green Party of Vancouver has released their park board platform, ‘A brighter future for our parks’, for the 2018 municipal election. Greens feel it a deep…
GREEN PARTY ANNOUNCES COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC WASHROOM ACCESS
MEDIA RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – SEPT 26, 2018 VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Green Party of Vancouver has announced a commitment to public washroom access across the city. Public…
The rebirth of X̱wáy̓x̱way, X̱epx̱páy̓em and Iy̓ál̓mexw as Vancouver place names
The park board will be looking at adding traditional First Nations names to many civic parks and beaches. John Mackie Updated: September 19, 2018 Vancouver Sun Many local landmarks had…
Vancouver Park Board passes motion to recognize Indigenous place names
‘Names form an integral part of culture and heritage,’ says board chair CBC News · Posted: Sep 18, 2018 8:09 AM PT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago The motion…
Vancouver park board passes motion to learn Indigenous place names
The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, September 18, 2018 8:56AM PDT VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Park Board has passed a motion to learn the traditional Indigenous names for the lands it…
Vancouver Park Board considers motion to identify, recognize First Nation names
The Canadian Press Updated: September 13, 2018 Commissioner Stuart Mackinnon says the motion is not about renaming locations such as Vancouver’s Stanley Park. A motion before the Vancouver Park Board…
Vancouver Park Board approves landmark audit into past actions and colonial roots
Truth telling is the first step towards reconciliation, says park board chair Clare Hennig · CBC News · Posted: Jul 24, 2018 The area that is now called Stanley Park…
Preserving and protecting parkland in an urban landscape is our duty because once we give it up it is gone forever.
This is a letter I wrote to the Regina Leader Post after a resident of Regina contacted me concerning the proposed building of a commercial development in Wascana park. Park…
Plant thieves still at work at Vancouver’s parks
by Monika Gul News 1130.com Posted Jun 10, 2018 5:50 pm PDT VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – It appears some people are doing more than ‘smelling the roses’ while strolling through…
Truth and Reconciliation with the Park Board’s Colonial Roots
I will be presenting the following motion at Monday’s meeting of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation: MOTION ON NOTICE Truth and Reconciliation with the Park Board’s Colonial Roots…
Nest big thing: new bird garden unveiled at VanDusen Botanical Garden
Vancouver Park Board News Release March 1, 2018 There’s a new destination for birds and birders in Vancouver! Officially opened today at VanDusen Botanical Garden, the Backyard Bird Garden offers…