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Join our Community Science Program
Help us measure and report on the benefits of rain gardens across Vancouver by volunteering with our:
- Rainspection Community Science Team
- Biodiversity Community Science Monitoring Team
Share your thoughts on Vancouver Villages
Share your thoughts on emerging ideas for 17 future villages.
Review draft directions for how village could grow and view maps showing where apartments and businesses might be built.
Adopt a catch basin
Volunteer to adopt a catch basin. Help keep your neighbourhood a vibrant, safe, and healthy space.
Keeping a catch basin clear protects property from flooding and protects our water quality.
Adopt a shelter pet
Looking to extend your family with a furry member? We currently have a number of animals in our shelter looking for their FURever homes.
Canadians of South Asian Heritages Museum
Make Vancouver the future home of the Province of BC’s Canadians of South Asian Heritages Museum.
Tell the Province why Vancouver is the best location for their new museum.
Parks, recreation, and culture
Stanley Park is a magnificent green oasis in the midst of Vancouver’s urban landscape.
Visit Stanley ParkAbout Vancouver
Housing
We're creating a city of communities that cares about its people, environment, and opportunities to live, work, and prosper.
Walk, bike, roll, transit
More people than ever choose to walk, bike, roll, and take transit to get around. Find out how we support these active ways of getting around.
Home, property, and development
Building and renovating
Get building permits and guidelines to keep your building and renovation projects up to code and on track.
Urban planning, zoning, and development
We considers the implications of a wide range of social, economic, physical, and environment issues on the liveability of Vancouver.
Your government
Vancouver City Council
Vancouver City Council is made up of the Mayor and 10 councillors who are elected at large for a four-year term.
Public consultation
Find out all the ways that you can join the conversation about the issues that matter the most to you.
