Vancouver Green Party to nominate candidates on June 27
The Vancouver Greens will nominate their slate of candidates on Wednesday June 27 at the Heritage Hall (information here). At that meeting the membership will also vote on whether to…
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Candidate names to be listed in random order on 2018 election ballot
City of Vancouver Information bulletin June 6, 2018 Vancouver City Council has voted today to list mayoral, councillor, and Park Board commissioner candidates in random order instead of alphabetical order…
Vancouver files claim over 2015 fuel spill in English Bay
Denise Ryan Vancouver Sun Published on: May 27, 2018 Vancouver is still fighting to recover $550,000 in costs incurred by the city to clean up after the MV Marathassa spilled…
Access for All: Park Board improves beach experience with second Mobi-Mat and new water wheelchairs for those with mobility challenges
Vancouver Park Board News Release May 25, 2018 The beach is calling …. and this year two of Vancouver’s most popular beaches will be fully accessible to people with mobility…
Park Board statement on closure of Sunset Beach Park and field
Vancouver Park Board Information Bulletin April 23, 2018 The Park Board will attempt to have Sunset Beach park and field open to the public in six weeks, by early June.…
Park board takes next step in reconciliation
Commissioners take on mission to ‘decolonize the Vancouver Park Board’ Jessica Kerr / Vancouver Courier April 19, 2018 10:26 AM The park board’s reconciliation planner, Rena Soutar, will work with…
Reconciliation and truth-telling—acknowledging our colonial past
by Stuart Mackinnon on April 17th, 2018 at 6:20 PMStraight.com Last night, the Vancouver park board unanimously approved chair and commissioner Stuart Mackinnon’s motion directing staff to analyze the organization’s…
Reconciliation and Truth-Telling: Acknowledging our Colonial Past
Here is my statement on presenting my motion at Park Board last night. The motion passed unanimously. Post-impressionist artist Paul Gauguin famously asked in his 1897 painting: Where do we…
Vancouver Park Board announces major Seawall upgrades
Areas affected include near English Bay, Sunset and Second beaches, Brockton Point Courier staff / Vancouver Courier April 12, 2018 One of Vancouver’s crown jewels is getting some love. The…
Park Board will create city-wide advisory committee to revisit VanSplash Aquatics Strategy
Vancouver Park Board News Release April 5, 2018 The Park Board will invite an external advisory committee to assist in developing a revised version of VanSplash, the Board’s long-term aquatics…
Park Board will not implement seasonal pay parking at Spanish Banks beaches in 2018
After a thorough staff review the Park Board has decided it will not introduce seasonal pay parking at Spanish Banks this summer. Staff have advised that for this year, the…
New Campaign Website
If you are interested in getting involved in my campaign for re-election to the Park Board, please visit the stuart4parks website. The first step is securing an endorsement from the…
99 reasons why balloons suck
Last fall when I introduced my motion to ban balloons from public parks, some people thought I was full of hot air. Well, here are 99 reasons why balloons are…
Another run for Park Board
At the Green Party of Vancouver AGM on Sunday 11 March 2018 I stated my intention to seek another endorsement for Park Board Commissioner from the party. It has been…
Proposed Ray-Cam community centre renewal gets council approval
Jessica Kerr / Vancouver Courier March 14, 2018 11:34 AM They were celebrating at Ray-Cam Co-operative Community Centre Wednesday morning as the push to upgrade the centre got a boost…
Park Board Appeals BC Supreme Court Decision on By-Law Amendment regarding Cetaceans in Parks
Vancouver Park Board News release March 2, 2018 The Vancouver Park Board has filed an appeal of a B.C. Supreme Court (BCSC) ruling of February 9, 2018,in which the Court…
Park board approves Vancouver’s World Cup bid
Jessica Kerr / Vancouver Courier February 22, 2018 02:33 PM The park board is on board with Vancouver’s bid to be a host city if the World Cup comes to…
Meters Fees & Charges: Nobody likes them!
Last November, in the 2018 Park Board budget deliberations, seasonal parking fees were introduced at Spanish Banks beach. This is the last beach in Vancouver to have parking fees, and…
Park Board responds to Vancouver Aquarium decision on cetaceans in captivity
Vancouver Park Board News Release January 18, 2018 The Vancouver Park Board applauds the announcement today by the Vancouver Aquarium that it will end the importation and display of live…
Where to recycle your Christmas tree in Vancouver
Adam Nanji / Vancouver Is Awesome December 29, 2017 Chipping Stations The City of Vancouver, along with the Lions Club, is organizing four tree recycling stations across the city. They…