Park Board commissioners in Vancouver voted Monday in favour of allowing alcohol consumption in 22 parks around the city but the project likely won’t begin until next year
DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian PressVancouver council has approved a pilot project allowing alcohol consumption in four city plazas.Story continues below advertisementA report on the proposal says city staff worked to resolve concerns raised by police and health officials who were opposed to the project.
Mayor Kennedy Stewart released a social media message following the vote approving the outdoor drinking plazas. The delay is due to a board request that the provincial government update the Liquor Control and Licensing Act to recognize the board as a governing body under specific sections of the legislation.It’s expected that the legislature will not have time to immediately deal with the request, delaying the sale of beer, cider or coolers in certain city parks until 2021.
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