MEDIA RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7 April 2021 VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Green Party of Vancouver welcomes the announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Park Board,…
January 28 2021 Eleven new projects that creatively enhance parks and build community connections have received funding from the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation. The funding comes from the…
January 22 2021 The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is launching a public education campaign to educate the public about co-existing with coyotes as coyotes continue to chase and…
January 19 2021 Pirate ships, tree houses, trampolines, hill slides, play kitchens, and spider web nets are keeping children entertained at six new playgrounds that recently opened across the city.…
Wishing everyone a happy holiday and a healthy new year.
December 14 2020 The Vancouver Park Board, City of Vancouver, and partners are committed to ending the encampment in Strathcona Park as soon as possible. All partners continue to work…
Published Oct 17, 2020 10:26 AM VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Green Party of Vancouver stands in strong opposition to the dangerous and deceptive two-day ‘freedom rally’ scheduled for this weekend…
September 18 2020 Stanley Park will reopen to full vehicle access and cyclists will return to the seawall on Saturday, September 26, after more than 5 months of modified access…
August 31 2020 The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and City of Vancouver will welcome an experienced municipal leader to the role of General Manager, Parks and Recreation, when…
August 10 2020 Vancouverites eager to return to indoor fitness and ice rink activities will find new COVID-19 safety measures in place as select locations are set to reopen in…
August 5 2020 The preliminary results from the 2020 Metro Vancouver Homeless Count released today found that 2,095 Vancouver residents are without a home. While this number has dropped by…
MEDIA RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – AUGUST 3, 2020 VANCOUVER, B.C. – Paul George, co-founder of North America’s first Green Party, the Green Party of B.C., and co-founder of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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:…
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…
