For many Vancouverites, the Stanley Park Seawall is synonymous with the arrival of warm weather.
A cold, bitter winter storm forced the Vancouver Park Board to close the Seawall between Siwash Rock and Lions Gate Bridge for the past month. Officials were concerned about a risk of falling ice.
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However, recent warm temperatures have allowed one of Vancouver’s most iconic places to reopen to the public.
On Saturday, March 16th, the Park Board announced that the Seawall is fully open once again.
Good news, #Vancouver: The Stanley Park Seawall is now fully OPEN as of early this morning. pic.twitter.com/qUPSzvx1BH
— Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation (@ParkBoard) March 16, 2019
Stanley Park Seawall
The seawall’s construction originally began in 1917, which was mostly overseen by the Vancouver Park Board’s stone mason James Cunningham. There’s even a plaque commemorating Cunningham above the seawall at Siwash Rock.
They announced the loop around the park as complete on September 21, 1980. Since then, the seawall has expanded outside of Stanley Park. Two areas near Second Beach and Sunset Beach were updated to address concerns of erosion in 2010. The seawall was built with deep foundations and with the renewed surfacing, it is meant to stand the test of time.
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