Posts Tagged: Kitsilano Beach
Posted by Taraneh | February 26th, 2012 | 3 Comments »
According city records obtained by CBC News, the City of Vancouver is issuing fewer tickets to dog owners who break the rules despite a promise to get tough on enforcement. Tickets issued to dog owners have dropped every year since 2008, while the city says it is receiving more complaints about dogs.
The most common complaint, which is a pertinent Kits Beach issue, is off-leash dogs. According to city records, the animal control office receives about 1100 complaints about off-leash dogs each year, more than any other topic. Park patrons, particularly in this neighbourhood, are frustrated that dog owners unleash pets outside of the designated Hadden Park area and can be hostile when asked to move. See our recent post “Dear Kitsilano Dog Owners” from a concerned parent of a 3-year-old in May 2011.
CBC’s analysis of enforcement also shows that no one has been ticketed for barking, or failing to pick up excrement in two years, even though the records show the city gets an average of 400 complaints a year about barking dogs. Complaints about waste are also rising. read more »
Posted by Taraneh | January 28th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Thursday, January 26 a dog walker by the Maritime Museum stumbled upon a boot with “grisly” contents (bone fragments) that had washed up on the beach. Although the find initially seemed like the stuff of crime television, BC Coroners office consulted with a forensic anthropologist, who classified the bones as belonging to a marine mammal. They concluded that the flotsam accidentally washed up together.
It wasn’t a wild stretch of imagination to start by guessing the remains were human. According to The Province: “Since August 2007, nine human feet have been found along the shoreline in southwestern B.C.; the coroners service has made positive identifications on six of them.”
Read more here.
Posted by Taraneh | September 16th, 2011 | Leave a comment »
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a conservation initiative of the Vancouver Aquarium and WWF, starts this Saturday with coordinated cleanups happening on hundreds of beaches all across Canada. Join the kick-off event at Kitsilano Beach Park on September 17, at 10 a.m. There will be prizes and lunch. Everyone is welcome. Last year, 98,071 kilograms of litter were removed from the shorelines nationwide.
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Posted by Taraneh | July 29th, 2011 | Leave a comment »
We’re one day away from Vancouver’s annual Celebration of Light. Seven tons of fireworks are set to blast across Vancouver skyline over three nights, starting Saturday, July 30. Pyrotechnics of this scale attract a large crowd. It’s essential to plan how you’re going to get there and escape in advance.
My advice: You’ll want to come down early to get a good spot. Start with our list the “Five Best Places to Watch in Kits.” Then leave the car at home.
HOW TO GET THERE
CYCLING W/BICYCLE VALET
The easiest ways to get down to the fireworks are walking and cycling. Bike valet parking will be available near English Bay Beach, Kitsilano Beach, and the north end of the Burrard Bridge.
PUBLIC TRANSIT
Public transit also beats driving. TransLink will offer additional service to deal with the crowds. Here’s what’s going to be different in Kits on fireworks nights:
Starting at 9 p.m., the #22 Macdonald/Knight will stop running on Burrard Bridge and Cornwall Avenue. It will travel on West 4th Avenue between Granville Bridge and Macdonald Street in both directions.
And here’s the city-wide TransLink Celebration of Light schedule.
ROAD CLOSURES
Kits Point will be closed to vehicles, except those of drivers who can prove they reside there through car registration or a permit parking decal. In the West End, the closures—affecting the area bounded by Denman Street, Alberni Street, Burrard Street, and Beach Avenue—will begin at 7:30 p.m. on fireworks nights. The Kits Point closures—north of Cornwall Avenue—will start at 6 p.m.
The closures will end at 11:30 p.m. Of course, this won’t stop silly drivers from trying to maneuver their cars through the crowds right after the fireworks end.
