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Phone: 604.873.7011
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(GMT-07:00
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Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Phone: 604.871.6336
Phone: 604.873.7011
This weekend, City crews will install protective barriers to separate the bike lanes from vehicles; modify traffic signals; and develop measures to provide priority access for buses. Motorists may experience delays. Please use alternate routes.
Please note on Saturday, July 11 from 5:45 pm to 8 pm two northbound lanes on the bridge will be closed for the annual BC Cancer Underwear Affair Charity run.
On the morning of Monday, July 13, the bridge upgrades are expected to be completed and the trial will begin.
Mountain View Cemetery welcomes the public to its Open House on Saturday, July 11 from 11 am to 3 pm. Experience the award-winning architecture, new public spaces and find out more about future plans and events at the cemetery. The Open House will feature musical entertainment, demonstrations and guided tours.
Streets around Vancouver are opening up on Sundays this summer and becoming temporary public spaces. Come out and experience what these local communities have to offer. Enjoy everything from local food and crafts to culture and entertainment.
New postings added to "Have your say":
Public Hearing
July 21
Proposed Changes for City Development Levy
Feedback deadline: July 31
New postings added to "Get involved":
Keep Vancouver Spectacular - Thank you!
Accessibility Awards
2009 Heritage Awards
The Stanley Park Shuttle is back again as a fun and convenient alternative to car travel throughout the park. From July to September, visitors can board the shuttle for a nominal fee at 15 convenient stops.
Vancouver Fire & Rescue Services will be hosting a number of Firehall Open Houses throughout the summer. Meet your local firefighters and learn what they do to keep our communities safe.
Take a guided or self-guided walking tour with 44 gardens to see. On the second Sunday of every month from now until September, take a guided walking tour of the city's community gardens at select sites, between 11 am and 1 pm. Each tour is less than three km one-way, and lets you visit three to six gardens, all with their own unique characters.
Up to 150 videos from the 1920s to 2006 are now available to download and view online from City Archives. The varied selection of movies, documentaries and newsreels includes footage during World War I, Bing Crosby’s visit to Vancouver in 1948, the building of the Granville Street Bridge in 1954, and more.
To help create more accommodation options for visitors and workers during the 2010 Winter Games, the City is temporarily making it legal to rent out a single bedroom or an entire home for less than 30 days between January 1 and March 31, 2010. To help protect tenants from eviction to make way for Games visitors, the City has also launched an online Tenant Registry. Applications for the Tenant Registry and for temporary accommodation licences are being accepted now.
The in-camera Council reports regarding the Olympic Village have now been released to the public in response to the February 3, 2009, City Council resolution authorizing “…the release of all in-camera reports and minutes relating to the Southeast False Creek community/Athletes’ Village site,...”
Remember that water restrictions are now in effect from now until September 30. During this time, you may only water your lawn from 4 am to 9 am and 7 pm to 10 pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays for even-numbered addresses, and Thursdays and Sundays for odd-numbered addresses.
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