2010 Features

Listed below is an archive of featured stories spotlighted on the Park Board's home page in the 'feature boxes' section. These four boxes accentuate timely activities, events and other information of interest to the public.

The Park Board website maintains its "freshness" by changing the home page feature boxes on a weekly basis to reflect the events and highlights of the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.

Enjoy The Last Days Of Summer At Park Board Concessions

August 30 – There may be a bit of a chill in the air in the evenings, but it's still great weather for dining alfresco at our parks and beaches...

There's still lots of summertime left in the summer!

Aug 26 - Back to school shopping, leaves beginning to fall and cooler, crisper nights signal the end of the lazy, summer days. But wait! There's still lots of summer things to do before fall arrives ...

Park menus just for mom

May 4 - Mother's Day is Sunday, May 9 and what better way to mark mom's special day than with a wonderful meal at a park or golf course-located restaurant ...

Family fun for the Easter long weekend

Mar 29 - Spring has sprung and the Easter long weekend is upon us!. Here are some activities to take in ...

Today is World Day for Water

Mar 22 - March 22, 2010 is designated as U.N. World Day for Water around the world ...

The Park Board's Top Five things to do over spring break:

Mar 8 - Visit Queen Elizabeth Park and the Bloedel Conservatory. Vancouver's highest point offers trails, a viewpoint and beautiful gardens ...

Spring Break day camps!

Mar 1 - Spring break in Vancouver begins Monday, March 8. A week off school is a perfect opportunity to sign up for a day camp ...

You'll Love our park restaurants

Feb 2 - What better way to celebrate St. Valentine's Day than in one of the Vancouver Park Board's perfectly located establishments operated by some of the city's finest restaurateurs?...

Take a warm winter walk

Jan 25 - Enjoy an unseasonable winter walk through Stanley Park and catch a glimpse of springtime ...

Helping Haiti Earthquake Victims

Jan 15 - We have been touched and saddened, as a community and on a personal level, by the major earth quake in Haiti. For most of us, a tragedy on this scale is unimaginable ...