A portion of the Stanley Park Seawall was damaged in today's wind storm. Residents are being asked to stay away from the Jericho pier and Seawall from second beach all the way to Lions Gate Bridge. There was also some flooding in West Vancouver. Flooding was minimal in South Delta and the emergency operations centre has now been … [Read more...]
Construction crane gets wet falling from seawall
November 28, 2012 by
Work to connect the seawall around the Vancouver Convention Centre has been stopped after an excavator slid into Coal Harbour. Craig Lehto with the Convention Centre says there was a worker inside when the excavator ended up in the harbour Wednesday afternoon. Lehto says no one was hurt in the incident and Worksafe BC is now … [Read more...]
Opponents of seawall expansion host walking tour
August 4, 2012 by
The fight to stop the proposed expansion of Vancouver's seawall is picking up momentum. Community activist Mel Lehan is organizing a walking tour of the area between Kitsilano and Jericho beaches. He calls it one of the last remaining natural foreshores in the city of Vancouver. "This area, this foreshore, is a repository for life... and … [Read more...]
Who will pay for the seawall expansion?
July 10, 2012 by
While City of Vancouver staff investigate adding a new link to the seawall between Kitsilano beach and Spanish Banks, concerns have been raised about who's going to help pay for it.An anonymous donor has offered up millions of dollars, but NPA Councillor George Affleck says he has concerns."Bare minimum...what I'm asking for is that in-camera we're … [Read more...]
Councillor expects slight backlash over Seawall plans
July 7, 2012 by
A Vancouver City Councillor says he expects a fair share of opposition to a proposal to expand the city's 'sea wall' out to Point Grey.Appearing on CKNW's "World Today Weekend, the NPA's George Affleck was asked about privacy concerns. "Yeah, well I can only imagine they'll be some angry people. I don't see why not... but I'm hoping that the same … [Read more...]
Vancouver councillor wants seawall extended
July 4, 2012 by
Vancouver councillor George Affleck wants the seawall extended from Kitsilano to Jericho. He's bringing forward a motion to council next week. Affleck says the seawall is the most heavily used and internationally renowned part of Vancouver. He says the portion between Kits and Jericho is the "...great missing link to 22 kilometres of pure … [Read more...]
Man charged after allegedly waving fake gun along seawall
June 29, 2012 by
A 36-year-old Vancouver man has been charged after a man waved a fake gun at people walking along the seawall. Police say they received calls Wednesday night from people near the 1800 block of Spyglass, saying a man was walking along the seawall pointing a gun. Robert Michael Bellini now faces charges of assault, possession of a weapon for … [Read more...]
Could changes be on the way to the Vancouver Seawall?
May 29, 2012 by
The Vancouver Park Board has passed a motion, asking staff to consider changes to improve both pedestrian and cyclist safety. The motion was tabled by Vision Vancouver's Aaron Jasper, "The underlying goal of the motion was to come up with strategies that can ensure that everybody, able-bodied or not, cyclist of pedestrian, young and old, can … [Read more...]
