Vancouver Park Board will meet once again on Monday to debate whether to allow the consumption of alcohol in select public parks.The idea has received renewed scrutiny since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as public health officials recommended that people socialize outdoors to limit transmission of the virus.Park board commissioners were on the verge of approving a plan to allow alcohol, with restrictions, at 10 parks on July 6, but deferred it to study the idea of adding parks in every neighbourhood.
Vancouver Park Board delays vote on drinking in select parks for possible expansion The motion was supposed to be revisited on July 21, but that meeting was rescheduled to July 27.The latest proposal would allow public drinking in.