The Vancouver Seawall

Today, the Vancouver Seawall is visited daily by many people. This seawall, constructed around Vancouver’s Stanley Park, is a perfect place to bike, walk a dog, or jog. Stanley Park and the Vancouver Seawall are considered to be the most popular recreational point in Vancouver. Vancouver’s Seawall is not only for recreational purposes, it also stops the water from the Vancouver Harbour from eroding Stanley Park’s shores. Without the seawall, erosion could cause damage to the perimeter of Stanley Park. People argued that the waves from passing ships eroded areas in the park, so a proposal was sent to the federal government to ask for funding to build the seawall. The federal government helped fund the project until the area’s most vulnerable