Under the program, people of legal drinking age can bring and consume their own alcohol on seven beaches starting Saturday.
Starting June 1st, adult beachgoers will once again be allowed to legally consume alcohol at some Vancouver beaches. Amit Gandha, Director of Parks at the Vancouver Park Board, discusses why they're relaunching the 'Alcohol on Beaches' pilot program, and how they'll be dealing with concerns around disorderly behaviour, and increased garbage.
“Most Vancouerites appreciated the chance to drink on the beaches safely and responsibly,” he said. “However, there were some small challenges we faced in English Bay and Sunset Beach.”English Bay and Sunset Beach were not included in the 2023 pilot as legal drinking areas. During the summer, however, Gandha said calls to 311 from the two beaches quadrupled, with about half of calls related to drinking complaints.
“Its ok to consume alcohol in an environment like this in a safe manner, and that’s what we want people to do,” said BC Emergency Health Services spokesperson Brian Twaites. “Be responsible, be mindful of others, and also mindful of their consumption levels knowing there is a risk being in the water.”Twaites said paramedics responded to more than 50 drowning-related calls across the province last summer, and that mixing alcohol or drugs and swimming, tubing or boating only increases the risk.
“The use of either can impair judgment by distorting people’s perception of risk, it can also increase risk-taking behaviour by lowering people’s inhibitions,” he said.
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