12 h. ago Vancouver mayor ‘frustrated’ with slow pace to abolish city’s park board

Ken Sim asked the provincial government to amend the Vancouver Charter in December 2023, a critical step in his plan to dissolve the Vancouver Park Board.

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23 h. ago 'We just want this done': Vancouver mayor vents frustration over province not abolishing park board fast enough

Dan Fumano: When the B.C. government made dozens of changes last week to the Vancouver charter, there was no mention of the city's park board, 18 months after the mayor and his ABC-majority council sought its abolition

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1 week ago After nine years of 'steady' neglect, Vancouver tenants win legal battle with landlord at West End building

The problems at the Cardero Street Regency Park building helped inspire a motion unanimously approved this month at Vancouver city council, aiming to beef up the city's building maintenance bylaw.

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1 week ago Prospect Park Announces Full Revocation of Cease Trade Order

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Prospect Park Capital Corp. (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that the failure-to-file cease trade order (the “FFCTO”) issued by the Ontario Securities Commission (the “OSC”) has been revoked. The FFCTO was issued by the OSC on February 3, 2023 as a result of the Company’s […]

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1 week ago Popular Joffre Lakes park temporarily closed for Indigenous use, land management

The park in the Pemberton area, also known as Pipi7íyekw, will be closed for three weeks, then day-use passes will be needed to visit

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2 w. ago Park board is 'broken,' says commissioner after south Vancouver pool vote

Vancouver park board commissioner Jas Virdi says he is being discriminated against after storming out of meeting

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2 w. ago Vancouver park board is 'broken,' says commissioner after pool vote

Vancouver park board commissioner Jas Virdi says he is being discriminated against after storming out of meeting

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2 w. ago Vancouver Park Board preparing for ’unpermitted’ cannabis events on 4/20

Dana Larsen, who was involved in organizing past 4/20 gatherings, says he's not aware of any large-scale events planned for Sunset Beach this year.

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4 w. ago New Vancouver park bordering Kitsilano and Fairview coming in 2027

The Vancouver park board is asking for feedback on the new park's draft concept plan

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4 w. ago Whitecaps stadium scheme raises questions of taxpayer subsidy and privatizing park lands

Whitecaps say they are in talks with the City of Vancouver to build new soccer stadium on PNE grounds

Economics

4 w. ago Letters to the Sun: We need local pools we can walk or cycle to

Re. Loss of 50-metre pool part of Vancouver park board’s trend of reducing aquatic facilities Professor Scott Lear made some valuable points about people (especially children) needing swimming pools to keep fit and healthy. However I was disappointed that he didn’t mention the enormous needs for outdoor pools that people can walk or cycle to. […]

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