| Major Land Expansion at Codd Wetland Ecological Conservancy Area Will Further Protect Environmentally Sensitive Areas | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/700/Major Land Expansion at Codd Wetland Ecological Conservancy Area Will Further Protect Environmentally Sensitive Areas | 700 | Major Land Expansion at Codd Wetland Ecological Conservancy Area Will Further Protect Environmentally Sensitive Areas | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass74CD3F30C8534D3283BA58141BC0DE19"><p><span lang="EN-CA">Metro Vancouver’s <a href="/services/parks/parks-greenways-reserves/codd-wetland-ecological-conservancy-area">Codd Wetland Ecological Conservancy Area</a> has
expanded by 73 hectares, thanks to a pair of recent parkland acquisitions. In
the past three years, the conservancy area has more than doubled in size, and
is now more than 233 hectares.</span><br></p></div> | 2021-10-20T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Belcarra Regional Park to Become təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/697/Belcarra Regional Park to Become təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park | 697 | Belcarra Regional Park to Become təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass1557A35218A048AA873B866BB30DFE0E"><p>Today, Metro Vancouver and Tsleil-Waututh Nation announced that Belcarra Regional Park will become known as təmtəmíxʷtən/Belcarra Regional Park — a new name that reflects the park's history.<br></p></div> | 2021-10-08T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Fire Danger Rating ‘Extreme’ in Metro Vancouver Regional Parks | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/677/Fire Danger Rating ‘Extreme’ in Metro Vancouver Regional Parks | 677 | Fire Danger Rating ‘Extreme’ in Metro Vancouver Regional Parks | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass457514A11D7E44459FCC5EE42949F765"><p>Metro Vancouver has raised the fire danger rating to extreme in all of its regional parks and greenways, and is asking the public to exercise caution when visiting these areas.<br></p></div> | 2021-07-28T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Metro Vancouver Parkland Purchase Expands Kanaka Creek Regional Park to 454 Hectares | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/667/Metro Vancouver Parkland Purchase Expands Kanaka Creek Regional Park to 454 Hectares | 667 | Metro Vancouver Parkland Purchase Expands Kanaka Creek Regional Park to 454 Hectares | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass1E45FBA063FB4A1D8CD3352667681D6D"><p>A recent land purchase in Maple Ridge protects more scenic and ecologically sensitive lands by adding them to Metro Vancouver's popular Kanaka Creek Regional Park. Over the last decade, 12 parcels totaling 42 hectares (104 acres) have been added to the park, which stretches for 13 kilometers along Kanaka Creek from the Fraser River to the base of Blue Mountain.<br></p></div> | 2021-06-23T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| B.C. Film Industry's REEL Earth Day Challenge Raises Funds to Support Metro Vancouver Regional Parks | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/660/B.C. Film Industry's REEL Earth Day Challenge Raises Funds to Support Metro Vancouver Regional Parks | 660 | B.C. Film Industry's REEL Earth Day Challenge Raises Funds to Support Metro Vancouver Regional Parks | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass32D302FE9FDA4B228821E28DEAA5A5D8"><p>B.C.’s film industry united to raise $165,000 in support of ecological conservation and enhancement projects in seven Metro Vancouver regional parks. </p></div> | 2021-05-10T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Regional Parks Continue Record Visitation Streak Despite Winter Weather | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/648/Regional Parks Continue Record Visitation Streak Despite Winter Weather | 648 | Regional Parks Continue Record Visitation Streak Despite Winter Weather | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass29E9F060F5B648F484F2F25088FC6EFA"><div><p><span lang="EN-CA">Even
in the winter, Metro Vancouver’s Regional Parks continue to set new visitor
records. In January 2021, Regional Parks recorded over 1.2 million visits – more
than double the 550,000 visits in January 2020</span>.<br></p></div></div> | 2021-02-17T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2021 |
| Record Visitation Validates Regional Parks Land Acquisition Strategy | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/641/Record Visitation Validates Regional Parks Land Acquisition Strategy | 641 | Record Visitation Validates Regional Parks Land Acquisition Strategy | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassF9E39285B9614EE5B84583514D5F764A"><p>Record visitation to Regional Parks in 2020 underscores the importance of Metro Vancouver's efforts to significantly expand the regional park system to protect sensitive ecosystems and meet unprecedented demand for people to connect with nature close to home.<br></p></div> | 2020-11-09T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Help Keep Parks Open – Maintain Physical Distance and Reduce Crowding | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/614/Help Keep Parks Open – Maintain Physical Distance and Reduce Crowding | 614 | Help Keep Parks Open – Maintain Physical Distance and Reduce Crowding | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass28C7BA7C8F3C469AB32CE335755CCDA1"><p>With another sunny weekend in the forecast, Metro Vancouver is reminding the public to enjoy the outdoors responsibly during the COVID-19 pandemic.<br></p></div> | 2020-07-24T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver Expands Kanaka Creek Regional Park | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/609/Metro Vancouver Expands Kanaka Creek Regional Park | 609 | Metro Vancouver Expands Kanaka Creek Regional Park | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass2345E71624A841CBBABD65D1910EE05B"><p>Metro Vancouver continues to protect more natural areas in the region with the purchase of two separate parcels totaling 3.82 hectares (9.4 acres) of creek side and forest habitat at Kanaka Creek Regional Park in the City of Maple Ridge.<br></p></div> | 2020-05-28T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Help Keep Parks Open – Enjoy the Outdoors Responsibly | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/607/Help Keep Parks Open – Enjoy the Outdoors Responsibly | 607 | Help Keep Parks Open – Enjoy the Outdoors Responsibly | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass3004666D423C4022A8EAFF561EF77E3A"><p>With sunny weather ahead this weekend, Metro Vancouver reminds people to enjoy the outdoors responsibly to help keep parks open.<br></p></div> | 2020-05-08T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Update | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/603/Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Update | 603 | Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Update | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass886B8D948E3B406DBE59056C232035BD">
People looking to enjoy the outdoors are reminded to stay closer to home and to follow the directives from the Provincial Health Officer. Do not travel across the region to visit a park. Instead, park users are encouraged to visit parks in their own neighbourhood, keep a physical distance of at least two metres from others and use transit, walk or ride their bikes so as not to impede traffic in the local area
</div> | 2020-04-15T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver Closes Additional Parks and Asks Visitors to Stay Closer to Home | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/601/Metro Vancouver Closes Additional Parks and Asks Visitors to Stay Closer to Home | 601 | Metro Vancouver Closes Additional Parks and Asks Visitors to Stay Closer to Home | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass066F51DCF53941BEAEF2EE174D1CFBF0"><p>Metro Vancouver has closed two more regional parks and is advising people who want to walk, bike or run over the long weekend to stay closer to home and follow the directives from the Provincial Health Officer. If you want to visit a regional park, stay local and do not travel across the region to visit a park. </p></div> | 2020-04-09T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver Closes Brae Island Regional Park, Additional Restrictions Under Consideration To Manage COVID-19 | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/599/Metro Vancouver Closes Brae Island Regional Park, Additional Restrictions Under Consideration To Manage COVID-19 | 599 | Metro Vancouver Closes Brae Island Regional Park, Additional Restrictions Under Consideration To Manage COVID-19 | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassF0B75EBDF2224E9D8F56824E31A5C1DB"><p>Metro Vancouver is reminding the public to respect the directives from the Provincial Health Officer and to practice physical distancing at all times, even when they are enjoying the outdoors. </p></div> | 2020-03-25T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Metro Vancouver Sign Co-Operation Agreement for Belcarra Regional Park | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/598/Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Metro Vancouver Sign Co-Operation Agreement for Belcarra Regional Park | 598 | Tsleil-Waututh Nation and Metro Vancouver Sign Co-Operation Agreement for Belcarra Regional Park | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass0B95534F6C1B44E59D49B6E1836EBCFE"><p>Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) and Metro Vancouver Regional District (Metro Vancouver) today celebrated the signing of an historic co-operation agreement for Belcarra Regional Park, recognizing both Tsleil-Waututh's ancestral ties to the land and the present use by its members as well as a Metro Vancouver regional park.</p></div> | 2020-02-18T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver Secures New Park and Conservation Lands for Minnekhada and Codd Wetland | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/596/Metro Vancouver Secures New Park and Conservation Lands for Minnekhada and Codd Wetland | 596 | Metro Vancouver Secures New Park and Conservation Lands for Minnekhada and Codd Wetland | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClassBA9C553717634AC9A79A7C7FB6543BA6"><p>Metro Vancouver has acquired two new park land properties near the Pitt River Valley, adding nearly 16 hectares to Minnekhada Regional Park and 56 hectares to the Codd Wetland Ecological Conservancy Area, at a cost of $2.0 million and $7.3 million, respectively. </p></div> | 2020-01-27T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2020 |
| Metro Vancouver Adds More Wetlands To North Alouette Regional Greenway | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/579/Metro Vancouver Adds More Wetlands To North Alouette Regional Greenway | 579 | Metro Vancouver Adds More Wetlands To North Alouette Regional Greenway | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass56BF2FA69B2F45B494E808E3F6F299E1"><p>Metro Vancouver has expanded the popular North Alouette Regional Greenway with the addition of 7.69 hectares (19 acres) of land on its east side. </p></div> | 2019-05-16T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2019 |
| Grouse Grind Trail Opens Tomorrow | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/578/Grouse Grind Trail Opens Tomorrow | 578 | Grouse Grind Trail Opens Tomorrow | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass05FAFD9A925D4EA7818F0EB3187EF701"><p>Metro Vancouver's Grouse Grind Trail officially opens tomorrow, Friday, May 3, at 6:15 a.m. Metro Vancouver has completed seasonal maintenance work on the famous 2.5-kilometre trail in Grouse Mountain Regional Park, including rock scaling, danger tree removal and general repairs.</p></div> | 2019-05-02T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2019 |
| Metro Vancouver Parkland Purchase Expands Campbell Valley Regional Park | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/573/Metro Vancouver Parkland Purchase Expands Campbell Valley Regional Park | 573 | Metro Vancouver Parkland Purchase Expands Campbell Valley Regional Park | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass64F0F5484D0245E080800022C0B800A3"><p>Campbell Valley Regional Park in the Township of Langley has expanded by 3.95 hectares (9.8 acres), following Metro Vancouver's purchase of an ecologically-diverse parcel in the park's northwest corner</p></div> | 2019-02-26T08:00:00Z | | | string;#2019 |
| UBC Alumnus Donation Enables Salmon Creek Restoration in Pacific Spirit Regional Park | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/534/UBC Alumnus Donation Enables Salmon Creek Restoration in Pacific Spirit Regional Park | 534 | UBC Alumnus Donation Enables Salmon Creek Restoration in Pacific Spirit Regional Park | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass4ADCEA57D7B64A1FA09B377B391C2921"><p>One of the last remaining urban creeks on the Burrard Peninsula has been restored to a more fish-friendly habitat, thanks to a donation from a UBC alumnus and a collaborative effort between Metro Vancouver, Musqueam Indian Band, UBC, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and community organizations.</p></div> | 2018-06-19T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2018 |
| Grouse Grind Trail Anticipated to Reopen June 21 | http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/533/Grouse Grind Trail Anticipated to Reopen June 21 | 533 | Grouse Grind Trail Anticipated to Reopen June 21 | GP0|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584|Parks;GTSet|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889 | <div class="ExternalClass1A99ED8DF2134FAAAA97BF14EC4C53B0"><p>The Grouse Grind Trail in Grouse Mountain Regional Park is anticipated to reopen on Thursday, June 21, barring any unforeseen circumstances.</p></div> | 2018-06-14T07:00:00Z | | | string;#2018 |
