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#VancouverParkBoard - From parkades to eliminating cars, Park Board to explore Stanley Park’s mobility future https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/from-parkades-to-eliminating-cars-park-board-to-explore-stanley-parks-mobility-future/

#VancouverParkBoard - Six-storey parkade among ideas for Stanley Park's future https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/stanley-park-future-mobility-study-six-storey-parkade

#Vancouver #VancouverParkBoard- Backlash grows ahead of Harry Potter event in Vancouver https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/backlash-grows-ahead-of-harry-potter-event-in-vancouver/

#VancouverParkBoard - Vancouver park board commissioner under fire for repeated absences: "Do you really want this job?" https://vancouversun.com/news/vancouver-park-board-commissioner-absences

#VancouverParkBoard - Kits Pool motion on reservation system delayed to September https://globalnews.ca/news/11297038/kits-pool-reservation-system/

City ‘pausing’ work to scrap Vancouver Park Board pending provincial changes
It comes after the provincial legislature ended its spring session without amending the Vancouver Charter, a key legal step necessary to move forward with the plan.
#politics #law #city #Vancouver #VancouverParkBoard
https://globalnews.ca/news/11205707/vancouver-park-board-abolition-paused/

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.
#politics #government #city #Vancouver #VancouverParkBoard
https://globalnews.ca/news/11168946/vancouver-park-board-abolition-delays/

#VancouverParkBoard - New Vancouver park bordering Kitsilano and Fairview coming in 2027 https://vancouversun.com/news/new-vancouver-park-kitsilano-fairview-coming-in-2027

#VancouverParkBoard - Vancouver park board hires ‘attendance management advisor’ to reduce absenteeism https://www.coastreporter.net/economy-law-politics/vancouver-park-board-hires-attendance-management-advisor-to-reduce-absenteeism-10495171

$25 million World Cup training field upgrades head to Vancouver Park Board
In July, the City of Vancouver announced Killarney Park and Memorial Park South would undergo upgrades to serve as official training grounds for the 2026 tournament.
#sports #upgrades #tournament #Vancouver #KillarneyPark #MemorialParkSouth #2026WorldCup #FIFA #VancouverParkBoard
https://globalnews.ca/news/10908936/vancouver-world-cup-training-facility-questions/

$25 million World Cup training field upgrades head to Vancouver Park Board
In July, the City of Vancouver announced Killarney Park and Memorial Park South would undergo upgrades to serve as official training grounds for the 2026 tournament.
#sports #upgrades #Vancouver #KillarneyPark #MemorialParkSouth #2026WorldCup #FIFA #VancouverParkBoard
https://globalnews.ca/news/10908936/vancouver-world-cup-training-facility-questions/

$25 million World Cup training field upgrades head to Vancouver Park Board
In July, the City of Vancouver announced Killarney Park and Memorial Park South would undergo upgrades to serve as official training grounds for the 2026 tournament.
#sports #upgrades #tournament #Vancouver #KillarneyPark #MemorialParkSouth #2026WorldCup #FIFA #VancouverParkBoard
https://globalnews.ca/news/10908936/vancouver-world-cup-training-facility-questions/

👀Last night (Sept 9, 2024), a legal opinion was delivered to Vancouver city councillors with regards to abolishment of the #VancouverParkBoard by current mayor + ABC party majority. ABC party campaigned to keep the park board.

🏞️Independent park board commissioners and Vancouver citizens may have a "strong Canadian Charter case to opposed mid-term abolishment of elected Park Board commissioners".

Thank you @ThomasDigby1

https://parkboardmeetings.vancouver.ca/2024/20240909/IndependentLegalAdviceproposedParkBoardGovernanceTransition-20240909.pdf

Park Board chair defends ‘gag order’ slowing up bid to scrap elected body
Vancouver Park Board Chair Brennan Bastyovanszky said it makes no sense for staff to aid the dissolution process when the city doesn't have the legal power to abolish the board.
#globalnews #Politics #politics #Vancouver #VancouverParkBoard
https://globalnews.ca/news/10700709/park-board-transition-gag-order-justified/

Staff gag order slowing up Vancouver Park Board transition planning
Global News has obtained the latest internal communication from Vancouver city staff outlining progress so far in work to eliminate the park board.
#globalnews #Politics #parkboardtransition #politics #VancouverParkBoard
https://globalnews.ca/news/10698727/vancouver-park-board-transition-gag-order/