No Whales in Captivity

The Park Board

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE May 29, 2006 MEETING ACCORDING TO THE PARK BOARD....
Motions
Commissioner Zlotnik put forward a Motion that the following two resolutions (relating to the Vancouver Aqaurium) passed by previous Boards be rescinded: "That any request by the Vancouver Aquarium for an expansion of the area currently operated by the Vancouver Aquarium under its lease with the Park Board be referred to a public referendum to be held during the next general election. Further, that the Park Board defer consideration of any such request for expansion until such time as the public of Vancouver have voted in favour of such expansion in a public referendum." and, "That the Park Board recommend to Council that a city wide plebiscite be held during the 2008 civic election on the question of whales and dolphins being kept in captivity in Stanley Park, with a goal of testing public opinion in the interests of long-term planning for the next lease renewal of the Vancouver Aquarium, in 2015. Further, that the plebiscite ask the following yes or no question, "Are you in favour of phasing out the containment of whales and dolphins in Stanley Park?". The Motion carried.

Commissioner De Genova put forward a Motion that the Park Board amend its June 21, 2004 Motion (relating to the Nanook Childcare Centre in South China Creek Park) by deleting the following paragraph under item B which said: "a two-storey, 550 sqaure metre permanent facility for the purposes of license childcare and for a shared community room, and 520 square metres of fenced outdoor licensed childcare play yard;" and, replace it with the following paragraph: "a one-storey, 465 square metre permanent facility for the purposes of licensed childcare and for a shared community room, and 390 square metres of fenced outdoor licensed childcare play yard;". The Motion carried.

Commissioner Houghton put forward a Motion that the Board change section 2 of the Park Board Procedure By-Law as follows:

2 If this By-law does not address a procedure, then

a) the Procedure By-law of the city, except for Section 7, is to apply to proceedings of the Board in respect of the procedure; or,
b) if the Procedure By-law of the city does not address a procedure, the most recent edition of Robert's Rules of Order is to apply to proceedings of the Board in respect of that procedure. The Motion carried.

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Will you help the whales today?
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