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Some Lower Mainland municipalities and the province are considering or instituting fresh preventive measures intended to curb the spread of COVID-19 at popular outdoor areas that have been slammed with people in recent days.
By day, the problem has been packed parks, trails and beaches, and full parking lots, but by night it has been partying, includinglarge beach bashes in Vancouver last weekend.
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West Vancouver, for example, is set to institute traffic-control measures and parking restrictions at and around popular parks in a bid to keep the number of visitors in check. Police, firefighters and bylaw officers will all be on hand to educate and ticket as needed, according to city staff.
COVID-19: Talk but no penalties after consecutive nights of beach parties in Vancouver Police will be rethinking their approach after raucous beach parties in the city went unchecked, says Vancouver s mayor.
Author of the article: Matt Robinson
Publishing date: Apr 18, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 3 minute read • The Vancouver Police Department will be rethinking their approach to the policing of outdoor partying, Mayor Kennedy Stewart said Sunday morning, after back-to-back nights of raucous beach parties in the city went unchecked. On Sunday, Kits Beach in Vancouver was crowded as people enjoyed the spectacular spring weather. Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG
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The Vancouver Police Department will be rethinking their approach to the policing of outdoor partying, Mayor Kennedy Stewart said Sunday morning, after back-to-back nights of raucous beach parties in the city went unchecked.
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