Dec 12, 2023 · Mayor Ken Sim has announced plans to abolish the Vancouver Park Board, even though six out of seven board commissioners come from Sim's own ABC ...

Sep 6, 2022 · Vancouver's one-of-a-kind park board oversees all its recreation resources and occasionally makes contentious decisions that pop up in its ...

Dec 13, 2023 · Vancouver is the only city in Canada with an elected park board, and there's been a continuing discussion about whether it's necessary to have ...

42 minutes ago · On Nov. 6, 1945, the Vancouver Park Board, which oversaw Vancouver's Crystal Pool, passed a motion that “the Crystal Pool be opened to the ...

Jan 27, 2021 · “Shame on the park board.” The two parks are the only accessible outdoor green spaces for many Downtown Eastside residents, including those ...

Dec 20, 2023 · Most recently, Sim and ABC councillors have rushed to permanently dissolve the city's 135-year-old elected park board, a surprise decision ...

Mar 23, 2023 · ... park board signed in 2021. According to that MOU, the park board ... Park Board commissioners passed a new bylaw in 2020. It allows overnight ...

Jul 20, 2020 · On July 14, the Vancouver Park Board approved new bylaws that will allow homeless people to camp overnight in some parts of city parks, so long ...

Mar 13, 2024 · The park board's manager of urban forestry is overseeing the response to the devastating infestations that have now lasted several years, a ...