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2003 News Releases

DECEMBER NEWS RELEASES
Dec 24, 2003	Archival Film of Coal Harbour
Dec 23, 2003	Special Events in Vancouver Parks
Dec 23, 2003	The 84th Polar Bear Swim
Dec 22, 2003	Lifeguard School
Dec 17, 2003	Skate with the Mayor - More Than Skating
Dec 16, 2003	Holiday Schedules - Vancouver Park Board Recreation Facilities
Dec 8, 2003	Next Regular Park Board Meeting Will Be Held at Coal Harbour Community Centre
Dec 5, 2003	Free Skating into the Holiday Season
Dec 5, 2003	Public Open House, Swimming Pool Renewal, Killarney Community Centre
Dec 2, 2003	Park Board Elects New Chair, Vice Chair
NOVEMBER NEWS RELEASES
Nov 28, 2003	Slide Closes Stanley Park Seawall
Nov 27, 2003	Special Events in Vancouver Parks
Nov 10, 2003	Park Board to receive $7 million for new Sunset Community Centre
Nov 6, 2003	Park Board and School Board to Hold Public Forum on Synthetic Turf Playing Fields
Nov 6, 2003	Next Regular Park Board Meeting will be held at Strathcona Community Centre
OCTOBER NEWS RELEASES
Oct 29, 2003	Special Events in Vancouver Parks
Oct 16, 2003	Special Event Guidelines and Policies Review
Oct 10, 2003	VanDusen Botanical Garden Scarecrow Festival
Oct 1, 2003	Special Events in Vancouver Parks
Oct 1, 2003	Public Invited to Park Board Budget Open House
SEPTEMBER NEWS RELEASES
Sept 22, 2003	George Wainborn (1912-2003) Park Board Remembers Longest Serving Commissioner
Sept 22, 2003	Public Invited to Opening of Emery Barnes Park
Sept 19, 2003	Park Board Artist-in-Residence Program Call for Artists
Sept 9, 2003	Downtown South Park Named "Emery Barnes"
Sept 5, 2003	Park Board Implements New Water Conservation Measures
Sept 3, 2003	Small Fire in Stanley Park Extinguished by Staff
AUGUST NEWS RELEASES
Aug 29, 2003	Special Events in Vancouver Parks
Aug 27, 2003	Portside Park Injunction Granted
Aug 19, 2003	Vancouver Park Users Cautioned About Fire Hazards
Aug 15, 2003	Thornton Park Injunction Granted
Aug 13, 2003	City Council Votes to Transfer Management of Portside Park
Aug 12, 2003	City Council Meeting to Consider Portside Park Management
Aug 11, 2003	Park Board Restricts Watering
Aug 8, 2003	Park Board Seeks Injunction to End Thornton Park Camp
JULY NEWS RELEASES
July 30, 2003	Stanley Park Entrance at Georgia Street Closed for Trolley Bus Wiring Thursday - July 31st from 5:00 am-8:30 am
July 30, 2003	Portside Park Children's Day Camp Relocated
July 30, 2003	Special Events in Vancouver Parks
July 24, 2003	Park Board to Seek Injunction to End Victory Square Camp
July 22, 2003	Park Board to Proceed With Victory Square Construction
July 18, 2003	Park Board Authorizes Victory Square Renovation to Begin
July 17, 2003	Park Board Demands Protestors Leave Victory Square
July 4, 2003	Park Board Completes Skateboard Improvements at Coopers Park
JUNE NEWS RELEASES
June 20, 2003	Thornton Park Re-opening Celebration June 22, 2003
June 20, 2003	Public Open House: Proposed Swimming Pool Renewal at Killarney Community Centre
June 20, 2003	Empire Bowl Fields at Hastings Park Officially Open June 21, 2003
June 18, 2003	June 23rd Park Board Meeting will be held at Mount Pleasant Community Centre
June 13, 2003	FREE "Around the Park" Stanley Park Shuttle begins Friday - June 13, 2003
June 9, 2003	Special Events in Vancouver Parks
June 2, 2003	Residents Invited to Help Name New Park in Downtown South
June 2, 2003	Website Launched for 1Kingsway
MAY NEWS RELEASES
May 26, 2003	Park Board Invites Public to Help Design a Major New Park in SouthEast False Creek
May 26, 2003	McCleery Golf Academy and VanCity Womens Golf Fair Present Four Incredible Days of Golf Clinics, Wine Tasting and More
May 26, 2003	Golfer's Weekend Special at Fraserview and McCleery Golf Courses
May 26, 2003	Dance at Dusk at Ceperly Park Free Dance Instruction at Ceperley Picnic Site in Stanley Park
May 26, 2003	Free Music in the Park Summer is Coming and Music at English Bay is Bay!
May 20, 2003	May 26 Park Board Meeting will be held at Trout Lake Community Centre
May 20, 2003	David Lam Park Extension Opens with Pancakes in the Park!
May 16, 2003	Sheep Shearing Time at the Children's Farmyard!
May 16, 2003	Park Board Asks for Public Input on Reducing Pesticide Use on Our Lawns and Gardens
May 13, 2003	Park Board Plans Public Survey and Research on Dogs Off-Leash in Parks
May 13, 2003	Vancouver's Bathing Beaches and Beachside Pools Opening for the Summer
May 13, 2003	"Tropical Kick-off to Summer" at Kitsilano Pool
APRIL NEWS RELEASES
Apr 24, 2003	Spirit of Our Community! Park Board Volunteers Recognized
Apr 22, 2003	April 28th Park Board Meeting Will Be Held at VanDusen Botanical Garden
Apr 9, 2003	Easter Egg Madness at the Children's Farmyard in Stanley Park
Apr 9, 2003	Park Board Launches First Phase of Pool Renewal Plan
Apr 9, 2003	Stanley Park Seawall Reopens
Apr 7, 2003	PNE Transfer to Strengthen Local Involvement
Apr 3, 2003	Bloedel Conservatory Closed to the Public
MARCH NEWS RELEASES
Mar 26, 2003	Park Board Approves Installation of a Squamish Nation Welcome Figure in Hadden Park
Mar 19, 2003	Park Board Commissioners Take Their Meetings To The Communities
Mar 7, 2003	Park Board Appoints Communications Manager
Mar 4, 2003	Park Board to Consider Changes to Senior Fee Discounts
Mar 4, 2003	Bloedel Conservatory Closed to the Public
FEBRUARY NEWS RELEASES
Feb 26, 2003	Announcing the Artists for 2003 Artists-in-Residence Program
Feb 26, 2003	Public Meeting re Proposed Welcome Figure at Hadden Park
Feb 21, 2003	Stanley Park Seawall Closed for Cliff Scaling
Feb 20, 2003	Sponsors Sought for Healthy Choices Youth Camp
Feb 19, 2003	Join the Hastings Park Conservancy For Our Free Spring Walks in the Sanctuary at Hastings Park with Naturalist, Al Grass
Feb 18, 2003	March 10 Public Information Meeting to Discuss the Redevelopment of the Kitsilano Beach Concession
Feb 11, 2003	Park Board Affirms Commitment to Ecological and Social Sustainability in Light of City's 2010 Olympic Bid
Feb 11, 2003	Park Board to Hold Some Regularly Scheduled Meetings at Park Board Facilities Around the City
JANUARY NEWS RELEASES
Jan 27, 2003	Stanley Park's Children's Farmyard and Miniature Train to Open for 2003 Season February 1, 2003
Jan 27, 2003	Long Time Community Volunteer Receives Queen's Award; Tom Holmes Honoured
Jan 23, 2003	Mayor's 2010 Olympics Bid Forum Hosted by Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation

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