Vancouver to permanently allow booze on some beaches

Vancouver to permanently allow booze on some beaches

February 5, 2025 6:32 pm PST.

Vancouver Park Board commissioners have voted to permanently allow drinking on seven of 12 public beaches in the city from the first week in June to the last week in September. Lauren Stallone reports.

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