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GENERAL MANAGERS OFFICE REPORT Regular Board Meeting September 30, 2019 Halloween Events Stanley Park Ghost Train The Stanley Park Railway and plaza will be transformed into a gothic nightmare world of creatures, crypts and catacombs.


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Regular Board Meeting September 30, 2019

GENERAL MANAGER’S OFFICE REPORT

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Halloween Events – Stanley Park Ghost Train

The Stanley Park Railway and plaza will be transformed into a gothic nightmare world of creatures, crypts and catacombs. The Ghost Train will run in the evenings from October 11 to 31.

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Halloween Events –VanDusen Glow in the Garden

VanDusen Glow in the Garden will showcase a walk through a new light show with unique features and magical moments with Halloween treats along the way. Open from October 17 to 27 from 5:00 to 9:00pm.

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Items of interest to the Park Board at the October 1 Regular Council Meeting: 1. Council will be receiving a report on False Creek Flats Grade-Separated Road Alignment. 2. Council will also be receiving the following Motions on Notice:

  • Emergency Action to Support Vancouver’s Homeless People, Including

those in Oppenheimer Park

  • Back to Basics: Prioritizing Public Realm Maintenance and Cleanliness in

Vancouver

  • Expediting an Elementary School for the Olympic Village Community – the

City’s Role

  • A Collaborative and New Approach to Oppenheimer Park and Other Public

Spaces

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Council Business – October 1 Regular Council Meeting

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Council will be receiving a report on the Broadway Plan – Phase 1 Engagement and Proposed Guiding Principles which will provide a significant opportunity to advance Vancouver’s Parks and Recreation Service Master Plan (VanPlay) Ten Goals to Shape the Next 25 Years. Seven of these ten goals relate to actionable aspects of the Broadway Plan:

  • 1. Growing park space
  • 2. Protecting existing parks
  • 3. Equitably delivering resources
  • 4. Creating a green network
  • 5. Restoring wild space and biodiversity
  • 6. Seeking truth as a foundation for reconciliation
  • 7. Securing adequate and ongoing funding

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Council Business – October 2 Standing Committee on City Finance and Services Meeting

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Board Briefing Memos : September 17 to 30, 2019 Date Topic Sep 25 VanSplash Advisory Group Wrap-up Sep 26 Global Climate Strike September 2019 (Report Back) Sep 30 False Creek Flats Arterial Council Report

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