Keep Vancouver Lifeguards on 6 Popular Beaches! Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/keep-vancouver-lifeguards-on-6-popular-beaches.html Online petition signatures en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:28 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Ms Jessica Loyva [Signature #948] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/24547087?utm_medium=rss Not only can you not get swimming lessons at public pools, now you won't even staff the beaches! Asinine!! The things I have seen over the years at 3rd beach, thank God there was a life guard! Booze, sun and dumbasses... What a foolish mix!

]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:52:38 UTC 24547087 mr raymond spence [Signature #947] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/15583982?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:45:09 UTC 15583982 Mr, Ralph Kreider [Signature #946] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/14013564?utm_medium=rss Mon, 29 Oct 2012 01:54:07 UTC 14013564 Mr Mick Moman [Signature #945] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13820019?utm_medium=rss Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:31:00 UTC 13820019 Mrs Siobhan Draper Mc Ennis [Signature #944] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13334782?utm_medium=rss This would be a very short sighted action indeed if Lifeguards were to be removed from the above 6 beaches considering the volume of human use especially in summer.

]]> Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:43:39 UTC 13334782 Dorota Mann [Signature #943] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13033357?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Jun 2012 10:07:41 UTC 13033357 Floyd Mann [Signature #942] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/13033336?utm_medium=rss Sun, 10 Jun 2012 10:04:19 UTC 13033336 Magnus Birkner [Signature #941] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12943347?utm_medium=rss There are more people than ever on the beaches, and increasing. The number of life guards should be increased.

]]> Tue, 29 May 2012 10:51:08 UTC 12943347 Ms Maria Marquez [Signature #940] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12919008?utm_medium=rss Lifeguards should be kept in our beaches to protect us all. Everyday they provide services that could not be replaced, from first aid, life saving procedures and assuring that our beaches are taken care of an kept safe. We HAVE THE RIGHT to be safe and that in case of need, we have professionals that are able to manage accordingly any life threatening situation. We NEED our lifeguards and our beaches to REMAIN a safe place to be!!

]]> Sat, 26 May 2012 01:17:52 UTC 12919008 Mr Andrew Burns [Signature #939] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12897869?utm_medium=rss Wed, 23 May 2012 04:49:35 UTC 12897869 Avril Simpson [Signature #938] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12620758?utm_medium=rss Safety first! My son was helped by lifeguards at Jericho Beach when he was a boy.

]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:33:41 UTC 12620758 Barbara Loewi [Signature #937] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12620572?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:03:01 UTC 12620572 Mr Anonymous [Signature #936] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12610682?utm_medium=rss Please continue to keep our beaches safe for families!

]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:52:47 UTC 12610682 Anonymous [Signature #935] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12593392?utm_medium=rss I cannot fathom why our city would not want to protect its citizens, specifically the waves upon waves of children who frequent this beach in the summer months. Having used this beach for summer camp, I can say that having Lifeguards on duty is a wonderful feeling of security when supervising a group of children.

]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:12:13 UTC 12593392 Mr Merle English [Signature #934] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12587668?utm_medium=rss I am appalled that the Vancouver Parks Board is putting the public at risk by cutting lifeguard services at Vancouver public beaches- the possible human cost of such an action outweighs the money saved by such measures. Surely saner heads will prevail on this issue. What is a person's life worth?

]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:52:38 UTC 12587668 Ms. Laura Duke [Signature #933] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12530412?utm_medium=rss Mon, 9 Apr 2012 10:20:32 UTC 12530412 ms Anonymous [Signature #932] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12523352?utm_medium=rss Sun, 8 Apr 2012 08:03:26 UTC 12523352 Mr Ebrahim Akede [Signature #931] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12484862?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Apr 2012 05:11:41 UTC 12484862 Miss Linda Colligan [Signature #930] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12484854?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Apr 2012 05:09:00 UTC 12484854 Harriet Wood [Signature #929] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12483666?utm_medium=rss I visit my daughter in Vancouver and the beaches are great, please keep them safe

]]> Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:55:28 UTC 12483666 Ms Janice Milnerwood [Signature #928] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12483515?utm_medium=rss Mon, 2 Apr 2012 12:25:20 UTC 12483515 Anonymous [Signature #927] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12478290?utm_medium=rss Sun, 1 Apr 2012 02:23:58 UTC 12478290 Ms Kristen Wozniak [Signature #926] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12466618?utm_medium=rss Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:44:16 UTC 12466618 Ms Melissa Leach [Signature #925] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12437184?utm_medium=rss Safety first!!!

]]> Sun, 25 Mar 2012 03:40:06 UTC 12437184 Petra Talvio [Signature #924] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12434643?utm_medium=rss Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:59:27 UTC 12434643 Ms Catherine Stevens [Signature #923] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12431998?utm_medium=rss I grew up at Kitsilano and Jericho Beach. The lifeguards are an essential service for our beaches. In my early 20's I was flashed by an individual while on the beach. If it weren't for the life Guards they would not have caught this individual who served a year in jail for his crime. They are mentors for the youth and an extra protection on the beaches on land and water

]]> Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:05:25 UTC 12431998 ms Leona Rothney [Signature #922] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12416920?utm_medium=rss I swim at Jericho all summer long almost every day and I would hate to think what would happen if I or any other swimmer got into trouble while swimming far from shore with no lifeguards on duty.

]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 04:00:59 UTC 12416920 Vanda Spence [Signature #921] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12416013?utm_medium=rss Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:06:43 UTC 12416013 Mrs Tierney Diggens [Signature #920] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12410125?utm_medium=rss Tue, 20 Mar 2012 03:55:32 UTC 12410125 juan lotero [Signature #919] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12398055?utm_medium=rss really important

]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:39:22 UTC 12398055 Talles Santos [Signature #918] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12394664?utm_medium=rss The city of Vancouver like to advertise how it cares for its residents and visitors. Well, it's a chance for the municipality to prove that it really mean it! To have a good number of safeguards on Community Centers and Beaches is a obvious way to protect the people who goes there!
It is not ok to save money on safety!

]]> Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:42:32 UTC 12394664 Ms Anonymous [Signature #917] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12377582?utm_medium=rss Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:30:41 UTC 12377582 Lisa Thompson [Signature #916] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12370911?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:38:54 UTC 12370911 Ms Diane Desjardins [Signature #915] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12369828?utm_medium=rss Depriving Vancouver's 6 popular beaches of lifeguards would be a recipe for disaster; it's logically essential to have such services made readily available. Why not tax the local millions and billionaires in order to pay for the lifeguards' salaries; a tax break would be offered in return?

]]> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:19:36 UTC 12369828 Ms. Beth Southwell [Signature #914] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12363999?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:43:46 UTC 12363999 Michael Sandor [Signature #913] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12363849?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:57:36 UTC 12363849 Ms Carlin Sandor [Signature #912] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12363574?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:47:28 UTC 12363574 Miss Morgen Daciuk [Signature #911] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12352071?utm_medium=rss Lifeguards keep our beautiful beaches safe for everyone to enjoy. Joe Fortes worked hard to teach people of all ages and abilities to swim and was Vancouver's first lifeguard. It would be a real shame to lose such an important city service due to budget cuts. Safety first. Lifeguards are about prevention, lets prevent any incidences that could have been avoided if only there had been a lifeguard on duty.

]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:50:19 UTC 12352071 Ms Ewa Gersin [Signature #910] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12345101?utm_medium=rss It is irresponsible to expose beach users to danger due to some minuscule budgetary savings! Guards earn relatively small salaries anyway, so what's the point?

]]> Fri, 9 Mar 2012 04:04:03 UTC 12345101 Anonymous [Signature #909] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12343222?utm_medium=rss Fri, 9 Mar 2012 09:47:26 UTC 12343222 Esther Berube [Signature #908] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12340567?utm_medium=rss As a former lifeguard in Montreal, I've had to rescue someone who thought they could swim in deep water, but couldn't. In beaches and lakes, where the swimming conditions can change quickly, swimmers can be caught off guard and be at greater risk of drowning. Please consider returning lifeguards to these beaches and lakes.

]]> Thu, 8 Mar 2012 11:46:29 UTC 12340567 Loryn Bohne [Signature #907] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12334198?utm_medium=rss Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:09:53 UTC 12334198 Mr. kenyon Nisbett [Signature #906] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12331090?utm_medium=rss Wed, 7 Mar 2012 10:47:21 UTC 12331090 ms Kim Hallam [Signature #905] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12327363?utm_medium=rss Grew up down at the beach and my parents were pleased that I would be safe due to the great life savers.

]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2012 05:54:35 UTC 12327363 Ms. Gail Owen [Signature #904] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12326234?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Mar 2012 02:33:25 UTC 12326234 Daniel Zayonc [Signature #903] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12322232?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 11:48:33 UTC 12322232 MR Max Inverarity [Signature #902] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12321986?utm_medium=rss I have worked for 6 years as a beach lifeguard for the City of Vancouver at all locations, including those listed in the budget cuts. I cannot count the times I have prevented or helped to save someone from a water related accident. By removing lifeguards from these locations, the Parks Board will be putting patrons of these locations at risk of injury, drowning, and death.

]]> Mon, 5 Mar 2012 10:27:03 UTC 12321986 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #901] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12321723?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 09:18:43 UTC 12321723 Mr Patrick Gray [Signature #900] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12320486?utm_medium=rss I like to swim in the ocean. I feel far more secure swimming where there is a life guard and would not swim at a beach without one. Vancouver's population is growing so why reduce lifeguards?

]]> Mon, 5 Mar 2012 05:16:12 UTC 12320486 eddy dutchman [Signature #899] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12318112?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 09:34:56 UTC 12318112 Miss Diana Lupieri [Signature #898] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12316106?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 02:51:37 UTC 12316106 Miss Mary-Clare Turner [Signature #897] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12315399?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:36:51 UTC 12315399 Michael Lien [Signature #896] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12312522?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 11:08:57 UTC 12312522 Mr Ethan Miller [Signature #895] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12312189?utm_medium=rss This is a much needed service and should not be threatened by cutbacks. Maybe you should look at how many people you employ to dig a hole instead of how many are needed to save lives.

]]> Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:10:45 UTC 12312189 Mr Max Bibby [Signature #894] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12310224?utm_medium=rss Lets win this! being a person involved with some lifesaving i believe this is not the thing to do !!! lets sign the petition and stop drownings and injuries in the water !!

]]> Sun, 4 Mar 2012 01:05:46 UTC 12310224 Ms Julie Kaufman [Signature #893] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12309683?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:26:42 UTC 12309683 miss natasha files [Signature #892] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12309616?utm_medium=rss Keep lifeguards on the beaches!

]]> Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:02:00 UTC 12309616 Mr Ryan Lee [Signature #891] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12309045?utm_medium=rss i am a regular user of spanish banks. my three young sons love going to the beach and we feel much better that the lifeguards are looking out for our safety.

]]> Sat, 3 Mar 2012 05:05:49 UTC 12309045 Anonymous [Signature #890] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12308938?utm_medium=rss Public safety should a number 1 prioirty. You cannot put a price on someone's life

]]> Sat, 3 Mar 2012 04:41:51 UTC 12308938 Stacy Friedman [Signature #889] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12308252?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 02:17:00 UTC 12308252 Ms Noreen Wensley [Signature #888] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12308080?utm_medium=rss The city spends money foolishly on a lot of things, but lifeguards aren't one of them. Lifeguards for public safety. As for the beaches, they belong to the people, and ought to be left alone. Don't even think about closing them.

]]> Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:29:35 UTC 12308080 Mr Derek Toye [Signature #887] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12307677?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 12:15:28 UTC 12307677 Anonymous [Signature #886] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12305475?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:08:16 UTC 12305475 Anonymous [Signature #885] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12305462?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:02:13 UTC 12305462 brian mckeown [Signature #884] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12304642?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 07:41:00 UTC 12304642 Mr Andrew Marles [Signature #883] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12304347?utm_medium=rss This corner cutting budget solution seems like a good idea until someone drowns , perhaps it will be one of the politicians children . This future tragedy can be avoided now..

]]> Fri, 2 Mar 2012 06:12:34 UTC 12304347 sacha moiseiwitsch [Signature #882] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12304238?utm_medium=rss Lifeguards save lives.

]]> Fri, 2 Mar 2012 05:44:09 UTC 12304238 Chrs DAvy [Signature #881] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12304019?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 04:46:29 UTC 12304019 carolyn daubeny [Signature #880] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12302877?utm_medium=rss keep our beaches safe!

]]> Fri, 2 Mar 2012 01:41:19 UTC 12302877 Jessica Litman [Signature #879] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12302525?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:34:14 UTC 12302525 Ms Erica Szczech [Signature #878] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12301720?utm_medium=rss I visit these beaches all the time and its a shame that the city is thinking about cutting these services.

]]> Fri, 2 Mar 2012 10:04:19 UTC 12301720 Mr Mike Fertuck [Signature #877] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12301575?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 09:32:06 UTC 12301575 Erika Stiegelmar [Signature #876] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12299673?utm_medium=rss I like the beach to be safe, clean and not a health risk or safety issue.

]]> Fri, 2 Mar 2012 02:13:15 UTC 12299673 Ms. Morna McBride [Signature #875] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12299371?utm_medium=rss increasing drownings is NOT a good way to save money!!

]]> Fri, 2 Mar 2012 12:34:19 UTC 12299371 Mr David Sage [Signature #874] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12299224?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 11:35:16 UTC 12299224 Mr Tim Shannon [Signature #873] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12299066?utm_medium=rss Where is the wealth of this city going?

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 10:41:56 UTC 12299066 mr Anonymous [Signature #872] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12298654?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 07:59:53 UTC 12298654 Mr Barry Mcgavin [Signature #871] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12297835?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 04:22:31 UTC 12297835 Anonymous [Signature #870] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12296616?utm_medium=rss Lifeguards are an essential service. More lifeguards not less.

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:23:50 UTC 12296616 Kirk Fyffe [Signature #869] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295944?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:48:04 UTC 12295944 Ms Pat Salmon [Signature #868] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12294474?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 03:48:56 UTC 12294474 Glenn McGee [Signature #867] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12294082?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 01:39:34 UTC 12294082 Ms. Christine Huang [Signature #866] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293443?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:45:59 UTC 12293443 Mr Ryan Hunter [Signature #865] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293417?utm_medium=rss I grew up in southern Ontario around the great lakes and was a lifeguard for years. The potential dangers are numerous, not just drowning. I believe that it is our cities responsibility to have a lifeguard on patrol during specified hours- in specified areas, for the safety of our community.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:38:15 UTC 12293417 Robynne Shannon [Signature #864] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293413?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:35:50 UTC 12293413 Cynthia Brooke [Signature #863] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293388?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:24:27 UTC 12293388 Bruce Kummen [Signature #862] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293370?utm_medium=rss Please keep these wonderful beaches safe!

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:20:12 UTC 12293370 Sharel Akizuki [Signature #861] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292547?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:23:21 UTC 12292547 Ms Margaret Hale [Signature #860] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292401?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:52:49 UTC 12292401 Mr Paul Fournier [Signature #859] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292327?utm_medium=rss Having no lifeguards is very, very poor judgement and will open the city up to significant liabilty if someone drowns,

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:36:05 UTC 12292327 Yota Ball [Signature #858] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292198?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:13:22 UTC 12292198 Mr Julian Pirie [Signature #857] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292197?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:13:21 UTC 12292197 Mr Jonathon Betton [Signature #856] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291418?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:04:55 UTC 12291418 Ms. Anne Fouron [Signature #855] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291236?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:36:44 UTC 12291236 Mrs Susan Macrae [Signature #854] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291074?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:06:13 UTC 12291074 ms marina glass [Signature #853] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12290808?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:01:22 UTC 12290808 Ms Cariad Garratt [Signature #852] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12290644?utm_medium=rss I would like to see the City continue to support healthy outdoor activities through the provision of lifeguard services at public beaches. In addition to demonstrating a priority for public safety, the City should also demonstrate a priority for active, healthy play that is accessible for all families in Vancouver.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:26:02 UTC 12290644 Mrs Brooke Ballantyne Scott [Signature #851] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12290627?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:21:14 UTC 12290627 Isabella Bonato [Signature #850] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12290148?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:20:46 UTC 12290148 Ms Alisha Paxton-Judge [Signature #849] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12289886?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:25:01 UTC 12289886