1/30/21 1/30/21

Park Rangers in Stanley Park

Park rangers in educating the public after several incidents of coyotes biting joggers and cyclists Stanley Park.

Coyote awareness in StanleyPark

Park ranger in Stanley Park

4/17/20 4/17/20

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.

4/15/20 4/15/20

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.

2/18/20 2/18/20

Stephen Colbert in Vancouver for Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Thowback to when American comedian Stephen Colbert was in Vancouver during 2010 Winter Olympics to film the Colbert Show. He filmed his show on February 17 and 18, 2010 (10 years ago today) at the park down at Science World in False Creek and invited the public to come.He called us bunch of syrup sucking ice-holes and rode a prop moose after the crowd started chanting, "Ride the moose! Ride the moose!"

Stephen Colbert in Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Stephen Colbert waving the Canadian flag. Vancouver, BC Canada. February 2010.

Stephen Colbert getting ready to go on stage to film the Colbert Show. Vancouver, BC Canada. February 2010.

Stephen Colbert with snowboard cross gold medalist Seth Wescott. Vancouver, BC Canada. February 2010.

2/13/20 2/13/20

Vancouver 2010 Olympics 10-Year Anniversary Event at Jack Poole Plaza

The Olympic Cauldron at Jack Poole Plaza in Coal Harbour was relit on Wednesday February 12, 2020 to mark the 10 year anniversary of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Athletes Jenn Heil (freestyle skiing) and Mercedes Nicoll (snowboarding) and Carla Qualtrough (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion) were among the speakers commemorating the anniversary.

Dignitaries including Mercedes Nicoll (snowboarding), Jenn Heil (freestyle skiing) and Carla Qualtrough (Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion). Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Mercedes Nicoll (snowboarding) with a group of athletes. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Jenn Heil (freestyle skiing) speaks about her Vancouver 2010 Olympics experience. Vancouver, BC, Canada.

1/3/20 1/3/20

100th Anniversary Polar Bear Swim - English Bay in Vancouver, Canada

A record-breaking 6500+ swimmers participated in the 100th anniversary Polar Bear Swim on Wednesday January 1, 2020 at English Bay in the Westend in Vancouver, BC Canada. Air temperature was 10 degrees Celsius and the water temperature was 7 degrees Celsius. Happy New year everyone!

Swimmers at 2020 Polar Bear Swim on January 1, 2020 in Vancouver, BC Canada.

Swimmers dress up in costumes for the Polar Bear Swim 2020 on January 1, 2020 in Vancouver, BC Canada.

Deadpool Lego character by the Styrogirls. January 1, 2020. Vancouver, BC Canada.

A group of swimmers support each other. January 1, 2020. Vancouver, BC Canada.

12/9/19 12/9/19

Google Street Trekker in Vancouver, Canada

Spotted a Google Maps Street Trekker in Vancouver on Thursday December 5, 2019. They are used to record street views for Google Maps in places where their cars can't go. They've used it to document places such as Angkor Wat and the Grand Canyon. They also have a Streetview snowmobile which has documented Whistler Blackcomb Mountain and a Streetview Trolley for museums and similar spaces. And the best thing is they loan the Street Trekker out to organizations (government agencies, tourism boards, non-profits) for places they'd like to document. #googletrekker #streetview #vancouver #canada #googlestreettrekker #googlemaps

Google Street Trekker in Vancouver, BC Canada.

10/18/19 10/18/19

NBA Pre-Season Game in Vancouver - LA Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks

Fun fact about the NBA pre-season game in Vancouver: both the assistant coaches for the LA Clippers and Dallas Mavericks are women. The Dallas Mavericks CEO is a woman. The President of Business Operations for the LA Clippers is a woman.

Natalie Anchowa, WNBA player and Jenny Boucek, assistant coach Dallas Mavericks. Vancouver, BC Canada.

Gillian Zucker, President of Business Operations, LA Clippers. Vancouver, BC Canada.

Cynthia Marshall, CEO Dallas Mavericks. Vancouver, BC Canada.

Cynthia Marshall, CEO Dallas Mavericks and Kayla Gray, reporter/anchor TSN Sportcentre. Vancouver, BC Canada.

Cynthia Marshall, CEO Dallas Mavericks, Jenny Boucek, Assistant Coach, Dallas Mavericks, Natalie Anchowa, WNBA player. Vancouver, BC Canada.

3/13/19 3/13/19

Barack Obama in Vancouver

Barack Obama's motorcade arriving at the Vancouver Convention Centre for his talk on March 5th, 2019. I couldn't get a ticket or pass for the event so I waited a couple of hours for this photo instead. I waved at the motorcade hoping he'd roll down the window and wave back and I would have this epic photojournalistic photo, but no luck. That's ok. I'm pretty sure I'm the only photographer who got this photo. There were no other photographers around at this point - the rest of the media took crowd photos and left. The 30 or so bystanders didn't know who it was so no one had their cell phones out.