On the agenda for next Monday's #ParkBoard meeting:

▪️ Alcohol on Beaches – 2024 Re-Pilot
▪️ Monstercat Compound - Special Event
▪️ Spanish Banks Parking
▪️ Sport Field Maintenance - Update
▪️ Members' Motions

Find out more: vancouver.ca/your-governmen…

📢 From 8am-3pm, April 30-May 10 (weekdays only), detours will be in place on the seawall & Stanley Park Drive by Brockton Point. Staff are carrying out tree work in this area in response to the hemlock looper moth infestation.

Please follow detours and give staff space to work.

The Vancouver All British Field Meet (ABFM) returns to VanDusen Botanical Garden on May 18 for their annual British car show on the Great Lawn. Presented by Hagerty, expect to see nearly 500 cars in 62 different classes!

Book tickets: ow.ly/OV0b50RnKqK

🌳 Have you seen the new concept design for a renewed Columbia Park? We're working with City of Vancouver on plans to improve the park and surrounding area to support this vibrant, active community 👇

Over 60 hectares of Stanley Park forest impacted by the hemlock looper outbreak have now been treated, and in recent weeks we’ve replanted 25,000 diverse seedlings to support a more resilient and healthy forest for the future.

Learn more here:

Happy Earth Day, Vancouver! 🌍

Did you know that the City of Vancouver has been selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers in 2024?
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📢 Work has been completed on #StanleyPark seawall and the route between Prospect Point and Third Beach has now reopened.

Enjoy your Stanley Park roll or stroll this weekend!

⚠️ To support public safety, the Aquatic Centre will be closed all day April 20 during the unpermitted 420 cannabis protest event taking place at Sunset Beach Park.

Closures of the Sunset Beach Park washrooms and parking lot will also be in effect.

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During our last survey we observed fewer birds, but this can be explained by herons spending more time hunting, or by nests becoming hidden by new tree leaves. If you are around the colony, start watching for heron chicks! vancouver.ca/parks-recreati……
Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation #Heron

⚠️ TRAFFIC ALERT: Multiple road closures – Vancouver Sun Run

🕐 Sunday, April 21, 5 am – 1:30 PM

📍 Closures impacting Cambie & Burrard Bridges, West End, Downtown, Strathcona, Fairview and Mount Pleasant

Detailed road closures ➡️ ow.ly/n9u050Rew4l

🌳 Join Park Board & City of Vancouver staff this Saturday to view the concept design for a renewed Columbia Park! 👇

Find out more: ow.ly/V9aG50RjuRw

📢 #StanleyPark seawall will be closed between Prospect Point & Third Beach from 7.30am-3pm, April 18-19.

Further slope stabilization work is taking place for the ongoing protection of the seawall and its users.

Please respect all signs & follow detours: ow.ly/yhCH50QomcC

🌳 Today's the last day to have your say on proposed designs for East Park, a new waterfront park coming to False Creek!

Review the designs and complete the survey at ow.ly/jyzw50Rhzpr

Agenda for the upcoming #ParkBoard meeting cycle during the week of April 22, 2024 have been posted: ow.ly/WbLY50RgqO0

Happy to share that construction has started on a new seawall path between Cambie Bridge & Hinge Park 🥳

🕙Expected completion early May.
❗New detour in place until new path is finished, watch for signage
🙌Thank you all for your patience.

📅 Interested in learning more about False Creek's newest park?

Join the East Park team at Creekside Community Centre tomorrow (April 13) from 11am-3pm. Staff will be on hand to chat through draft designs and answer questions about the project.

Visit: shapeyourcity.ca/east-park

Late spring hours are now in effect at our pitch and putts. Please note the following hours:

⛳️ Stanley Park: 7 am - 8 pm
⛳️ Queen Elizabeth: 8 am - 8 pm
⛳️ 5 Rupert Park: 8 am - 8 pm

We look forward to seeing you out there this weekend!

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#EidMubarak ! As the crescent moon is sighted and the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close, we extend our warmest wishes for a blessed Eid al-Fitr. May this day bring peace, happiness and prosperity to everyone celebrating.

See the full proclamation ➡️ ow.ly/6asC50RaHxc

#ParkBoard approves motion titled Affirmation of Park Board as a Living Wage Employer unanimously.

#ParkBoard on agenda item 3 – Park Board Reconciliation Strategies - Update. Watch live: ow.ly/yfXG50RbVn6 or on Youtube: ow.ly/tTNg50RbVn5