BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool
BC COVID-19 Self-Assessment Tool This self-assessment tool, developed with the BC Ministry of Health, will help determine whether you may need further assessment or testing for COVID-19. You can complete…
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City closes all VPL, Civic Theatre, and Park Board facilities to the public
March 16 2020 Effective immediately, the City is closing or limiting public access to a number of its facilities to curb the potential spread of COVID-19 and ensure that resources…
Park Board Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak
March 13, 2020 Dear valued patron The health and well-being of our patrons, partners and employees is always the top priority of the Park Board and as such, we are…
Cherry Blossom events cancelled
UPDATED as of March 13, 2020: Following the recent provincial and federal health updates, Cherry Jam (Apr 2-3) and The Big Picnic (Apr 11) events will be cancelled. We’ll still…
Stanley Park Easter Train and VanDusen Garden Easter Eggspedition events have been cancelled
The Stanley Park Easter Train and VanDusen Garden Easter Eggspedition events have been cancelled as they exceed the province’s new criteria of 250 attendees. TicketZone will be sending out an…
City responds to Provincial order to cancel gatherings of 250 people or more due to COVID-19
March 12 2020 – The City of Vancouver is currently reviewing all events and programs. All gatherings with 250 people or more will be cancelled or postponed, as per today’s…
Vancouver park board general manager Malcolm Bromley plans to retire after leaving lasting mark on city
by Charlie Smith on February 27th, 2020 After nearly a decade as the de facto CEO of Vancouver parks and recreational facilities, Malcolm Bromley will soon have a lot more…
Vancouver parks to offer free ‘basic necessity’ menstrual products in all washrooms
The board could join other municipal agencies, including in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Burnaby, New Westminster and Port Moody, in offering the products for free. All schools in B.C. were also…
‘How is that better?’ Clearing Oppenheimer Park will leave homeless in alleys: commissioner
By Simon Little Global News Posted January 21, 2020 12:39 pm The Vancouver Park Board held its first meeting since the winter break Monday night, but how to deal with…
Residents sleeping outside urged to visit Powell Street Getaway or extreme weather response shelters
January 9 2020 As temperatures drop this week, Powell Street Getaway – next to Oppenheimer Park – continues to open as a warming centre to ensure people have an option…
Recycling your Christmas tree
Bring your tree for chipping, donate to charity Every year, City staff and Lions Club volunteers provide Christmas tree chipping events. After the trees are chipped, they are taken to…
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‘Fierce and undaunted’: Vancouver sex workers advocate Jamie Lee Hamilton dies at 64
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…
City urged not to use shooting to justify Oppenheimer ‘decampment’
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,…
Park board finally taking steps, carefully, to clear campers from Oppenheimer Park
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 approves additional measures to support decampment plan for Oppenheimer Park, including a conditional injunction
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…
COMMISSIONER MACKINNON TO ATTEND NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ON DECEMBER 6, 2019
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…
VanDusen Festival of Lights set to sparkle for 35th year
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…
City releases draft 2020 budget ahead of December 3 special Council meeting
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…