Year-long trial produced one complaint regarding topless females.
Vancouver park commissioners will be asked Monday night to adopt a permanent policy that defines what type of swim attire is allowed at the city’s pools.
In 2000, Maple Ridge resident Linda Meyer won a B.C. Supreme Court decision that stood behind the right of women to bare their breasts at a pool. Meyer was charged with violating a clothing bylaw after going topless at a city-run pool in Maple Ridge in July 1997. “The policy speaks to full coverage of the genital area. We do have patrons that do wear string bikinis, thong bottoms and so on with the cheeks of the buttocks exposed. That's not a problem, as long as the genital area is covered.”
'Sexual/intimate purposes' Commissioners heard from staff in April 2023 that the need for an appropriate swimwear policy was driven by concerns from lifeguards and other aquatic facility workers about how to respond to people who show up to swim in inappropriate gear. “Attire for swimming must be clean, must not restrict movement or create a safety hazard, and cannot be clothing worn from the street or workout into the pool.”
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