Park Board

Capital Plan

Selection process and jurisdictional issues complicate $400 million community centre investment

Apr 29, 2026

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5 min read

Selection process and jurisdictional issues complicate $400 million community centre investment

ABC selected five community centres for renewal based on deficient criteria, a park board commissioner argues. There's also a question of whether the city has the jurisdiction to unilaterally direct which facilities to fund.

Nate Lewis

Arts

After 15 years, Vancouver’s fieldhouse residencies are building a legacy

Apr 15, 2026

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6 min read

After 15 years, Vancouver’s fieldhouse residencies are building a legacy

The program is a creative solution to activate underused spaces and respond to the lack of affordable studio space.

Nate Lewis

City Hall

Park board, city council eye big investments for Vancouver community facilities

Apr 10, 2026

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10 min read

Park board, city council eye big investments for Vancouver community facilities

Commissioners and the Mayor have put forward ambitious promises to invest in aging public buildings, but there are many important details we don't know yet

Nate Lewis

Park Board

A temporary reprieve and an uncertain future for the wading pool at Burrard View Park

Feb 11, 2026

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7 min read

A temporary reprieve and an uncertain future for the wading pool at Burrard View Park

The East Vancouver park was set to lose its wading pool as part of a playground upgrade before neighbours organized to save it for the time being.

Nate Lewis

Ken Sim

Park board fees set to increase due to zero per cent property tax increase

Nov 23, 2025

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7 min read

Park board fees set to increase due to zero per cent property tax increase

The fee increases could impact many services, including skate rentals, swimming lessons, admission to parks and public golf courses

Julie Chadwick

Park Board

City Hall hides the ball on service, staffing cuts in 2026 budget

Nov 14, 2025

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11 min read

City Hall hides the ball on service, staffing cuts in 2026 budget

City staff presented next year's budget without the usual level of detail, while an unprecedented number of public speakers spoke out about the undefined service and staffing cuts

Nate Lewis

City Hall

Inside the stalled renewal of Britannia Centre

Oct 31, 2025

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10 min read

Inside the stalled renewal of Britannia Centre

A master plan for the unique site was ambitious, but seven years later little tangible progress has been made and a key partner has distanced itself.

Nate Lewis

Park Board

Oct 9, 2025

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8 min read

A park board bombshell

The province made the huge announcement that it will let the city hold a vote on the future of the park board, plus updates on protections for a neighbourhood forest, an arts organization in financial trouble, and a housing co-op's difficult decision

Nate Lewis

Ken Sim

Dysfunction and the search for accountability in Vancouver politics

Sep 10, 2025

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6 min read

Dysfunction and the search for accountability in Vancouver politics

A long-shot attempt to remove a park board commissioner says a lot about the climate of polarization and the lack of accountability for elected officials in Vancouver

Nate Lewis

West End

New court case filed against controversial Vancouver Aquatic Centre renewal

Aug 22, 2025

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7 min read

New court case filed against controversial Vancouver Aquatic Centre renewal

A newly-formed non-profit society is challenging the city and park board's process in deciding to build a half-sized pool to replace the existing facility.

Nate Lewis

Riley Park

The latest infestation threatening Vancouver’s trees

Aug 20, 2025

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8 min read

The latest infestation threatening Vancouver’s trees

This month, the park board has moved to treat about 200 large and healthy ash trees in the city that are at risk from the newly discovered emerald ash borer.

Nate Lewis

Ken Sim

Kitsilano pool reservation system staying put for now

Jul 23, 2025

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5 min read

Kitsilano pool reservation system staying put for now

And Lookout readers share their opinion on the Kitsilano booking system

Nate Lewis

Park Board

Final phase of Stanley Park logging approved, and a legal challenge kicks back into gear

Jul 23, 2025

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7 min read

Final phase of Stanley Park logging approved, and a legal challenge kicks back into gear

The court case will likely be decided before more trees are cut down in the fall

Nate Lewis

Park Board

Jul 18, 2025

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9 min read

Park board commissioner attempts mid-summer removal of Kits Pool reservation system, but will likely be thwarted by procedure rules

ABC's Marie-Claire Howard is responding to a recent upwelling of discontent, but it seems that the proposal to remove the system is coming too late to be implemented this summer.

Nate Lewis

City Hall

Concern grows as 200+ year-old cedars cut down in Stanley Park

Apr 9, 2025

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12 min read

Concern grows as 200+ year-old cedars cut down in Stanley Park

A line has been crossed, old tree advocate, educator, and Stanley Park tour guide Colin Spratt says

Nate Lewis

Environment

Another legal challenge to Stanley Park tree removals won’t stop logging in the short term

Feb 28, 2025

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14 min read

Another legal challenge to Stanley Park tree removals won’t stop logging in the short term

The latest legal effort won't stop logging work in Stanley Park in the short-term

Nate Lewis

City Hall

A year of broken trust has left the embattled park board shorthanded

Jan 24, 2025

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5 min read

A year of broken trust has left the embattled park board shorthanded

A niche aspect of governance at the park board highlights the practical impacts of broken trust, resulting from Mayor Ken Sim's proposal to eliminate the board.

Nate Lewis

Environment

Urgent tree removals in Stanley Park continue

Jan 15, 2025

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5 min read

Urgent tree removals in Stanley Park continue

The timeline to get rid of hazardous trees in Stanley Park is accelerating

Nate Lewis

Park Board

Dec 11, 2024

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8 min read

Park board commissioners legally bound to allow FIFA training sites, despite reservations

Commissioners privately approved a binding agreement with FIFA for use of Memorial South Park in October 2023

Nate Lewis

Park Board

A closer look at plans for Olympic Village’s newest park

Nov 8, 2024

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17 min read

A closer look at plans for Olympic Village’s newest park

It's a big change for the area and much-needed addition for local residents

Geoff Sharpe

Park Board

Selection process and jurisdictional issues complicate $400 million community centre investment

After 15 years, Vancouver’s fieldhouse residencies are building a legacy

Park board, city council eye big investments for Vancouver community facilities

A temporary reprieve and an uncertain future for the wading pool at Burrard View Park

Park board fees set to increase due to zero per cent property tax increase

City Hall hides the ball on service, staffing cuts in 2026 budget

Inside the stalled renewal of Britannia Centre

A park board bombshell

Dysfunction and the search for accountability in Vancouver politics

New court case filed against controversial Vancouver Aquatic Centre renewal

The latest infestation threatening Vancouver’s trees

Kitsilano pool reservation system staying put for now

Final phase of Stanley Park logging approved, and a legal challenge kicks back into gear

Park board commissioner attempts mid-summer removal of Kits Pool reservation system, but will likely be thwarted by procedure rules

Concern grows as 200+ year-old cedars cut down in Stanley Park

Another legal challenge to Stanley Park tree removals won’t stop logging in the short term

A year of broken trust has left the embattled park board shorthanded

Urgent tree removals in Stanley Park continue

Park board commissioners legally bound to allow FIFA training sites, despite reservations

A closer look at plans for Olympic Village’s newest park

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