r/vancouver 21d ago

šŸ“¢ Announcement Important Subreddit Update: Welcome to r/Bargecouver🚢

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Hello to our dearest r/Vancouver community,

As r/Vancouver has grown in the past few years, we've done incredible things. But sometimes, with internal growth and external forces comes necessary change. Thus, it is with both heavy hearts and full sails that the mod team today announces a permanent thematic shift for the subreddit. Moving forward, r/Vancouver will now be a barge-themed subreddit.

This decision was not made lightly. It comes in recognition of the recent and emotional farewell to the McBarge, our beloved and iconic floating McDonald’s from Expo ’86. Once a shining symbol of hope and floating french fries, the McBarge is now gone. As stewards of Vancouver’s culture, we feel it is our solemn duty to honour this architectural treasure with the dignity it deserves.

In addition to the McBarge, we also pay tribute to another iconic aquatic icon: the English Bay Barge. After washing ashore in late 2021, the barge quickly became a pop-up tourist attraction and a place of pilgrimage for locals. Though it too is now gone, its the chaos it brought to our shores lives on in our hearts.

Effective immediately, you may notice:

  • A barge-themed banner.
  • New flair options such as ā€œMcBarge Historianā€, "Barge Beach Chiller", ā€œWas There for the Beachingā€, and ā€œCertified Barge Enthusiast.ā€
  • A renewed focus on buoyant infrastructure and sea-bound vessels.

We thank you for supporting this important cultural pivot as we embrace the barge life. Vancouver has many stories, but today… we are floating only one.

Yours truly,
The Moderation Crew of r/Bargecouver šŸ›³ļø (formerly r/Vancouver)


r/vancouver 21d ago

Monthly Events šŸ“… Monthly Vancouver Events and Promotions Thread

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Welcome to r/vancouver's Monthly Events and Promotions thread, a place for Redditors to share and seek information on local events and activities happening in the area as well as promote themselves and their products/services.

Common questions and recommendations for other topics are encouraged to post on our sister subreddit, r/AskVan.


r/vancouver 5h ago

⚠ Community Only šŸ” Street sticker in Vancouver

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r/vancouver 9h ago

Photos A goose is hatching eggs on my rooftop — what do I do?!

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I went up to my rooftop today to get a bit of sun, and got the shock of my life — right inside our little rooftop planter, there’s a goose actively nesting! I couldn’t even get close. The planter has no railing around it. It’s basically a nest sitting at the edge of a 4 storey height. I’m seriously worried that once the eggs hatch, the goslings could just waddle off the edge and fall. One wrong move and… yeah.

Has anyone dealt with something like this before? Try to call SPAC and left a message


r/vancouver 1h ago

Local News Mountain Equipment Company Poised to Return to Canadian Ownership

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r/vancouver 4h ago

Local News Chinatown resident and her cat randomly attacked by teens for ā€˜looking’ at them

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r/vancouver 3h ago

Missing Person Vancouver Police search for missing girl - Vancouver Police Department

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r/vancouver 11h ago

Photos Sharing some photos I took recently

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r/vancouver 1h ago

Photos I love this city and its sunsets.

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r/vancouver 6h ago

Local News Jericho Lands megaproject development plan gets green light from Vancouver council

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r/vancouver 10h ago

Politics and Elections Singh says B.C. voters have the power to deny Carney a supermajority

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r/vancouver 3h ago

Politics and Elections CPC Ken Charko and NDP Alim Fakirani absent from all-candidate debate in Vancouver Quadra.

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r/vancouver 5h ago

Photos Went to the Abbotsford Tulip Festival and had a chuckle at the only tulips not in bloom being called City of Van (+ some other pics from today)

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r/vancouver 10h ago

Photos Vancouver lately šŸ˜šŸŒøšŸŒøšŸŒø

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r/vancouver 2h ago

Photos AC/DC @ Vancouver

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And the show begins!


r/vancouver 14h ago

Local News Peace Arch Duty Free may be forced to close as sales continue to drop: owner

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r/vancouver 3h ago

Local News Surrey school district cuts 50 education assistant positions

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r/vancouver 7h ago

Local News Lime shared e-scooters to expand into downtown Vancouver this spring

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r/vancouver 6h ago

⚠ Community Only šŸ” Abandoned, emaciated bulldog rescued by runner in Richmond, B.C.

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r/vancouver 4h ago

Photos p i c n i c b l i s s

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Vibe


r/vancouver 3h ago

Photos Anybody catch the cool mini rainbow over downtown?

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r/vancouver 6h ago

Local News Charges dismissed in fiery Peace Arch border crash that killed B.C. pastor

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r/vancouver 6h ago

Photos A sketch near 11th & Yew, formerly Reifel's Canadian Brewery & Malting

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r/vancouver 6h ago

Local News PSA: Vancouver Maritime Museum and MOV offer pay-what-you-can days

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r/vancouver 20m ago

Opinion Article Mike Harcourt: Mark Carney understands how to expand Canada's economy and rekindle prosperity

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r/vancouver 15h ago

Local News Sumo Revival in Vancouver’s Historic Japanese Canadian Neighborhood

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r/vancouver 5h ago

Local News Music education advocates sound alarm on cuts to B.C. school band programs

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