No Vehicle Access to Stanley Park Until Further Notice

There is no public vehicle access to Stanley Park in the Westend as of April 8, 2020 until further notice. Vancouver Park Board limited access to reduce the number of people gathering at the park due to the pandemic. Aquarium workers, yacht club and rowing club staff, HMSC Discovery, and emergency vehicles are the exception. The bus into Stanley Park is still running. Cyclists are asked to use the road now and leave the seawall for pedestrians. Park rangers and police are on hand to inform drivers of the change. Parking lots have already been closed and the City of Vancouver is enforcing parking bylaws in the Westend again.

Vancouver Park Rangers near a newly installed gate at the an entrance to Stanley Park. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Park rangers are on hand to inform the public of the changes. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Park rangers set up an ID checkpoint. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Vancouver Gas Prices 2019 vs. 2020

Last year on April 15, 2019 I  took a photo at a downtown Vancouver gas station as the prices were rising dramatically and I wanted to document it for history.  This year as the prices were falling I went back out on the same day around the same time (after 3pm) on April 15, 2020 to document the price fall.  What a difference a year makes - 74 cents/L!  Fun fact: This is the only gas station in Vancouver's downtown penninsula.  All other gas stations have been sold for development.

Price of gas was 95.9 cents/L at a downtown Vancouver gas station on April 15, 2020. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Price of gas was $1.69/L at a downtown Vancouver gas station on April 15, 2019. Vancouver, BC, Canada.