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The fees for out-of-towners are going up.

Newport Daily News Editors note: With the unofficial start of summer on the horizon, The Daily News is examining issues related to Aquidneck Islands beaches. This is the third in a four-part series to get you ready for the season. The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority plans to run a beach shuttle from the North End of the city to Easton’s Beach in Newport and Sachuest Beach in Middletown on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays between June 19 to Aug. 22. While the service is being welcomed...

1. Make a splash A lifeguard on duty as a man swims laps at Kitsilano pool in Vancouver (Photo: Arlen Redekop/PNG) Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Just in time for the long weekend, Vancouver is opening three outdoor pools on May 22: the saltwater Kitsilano pool and the kid-friendly New Brighton and Second Beach pools with their sloped beach-style entries. You’ll need to plan ahead as pools are reducing their maximum capacities due to COVID-19. Advance registration is required: public swimmers...

Beginning May 22, the Vancouver Park Board will open four of its outdoor pools and will staff 10 Vancouver beaches with lifeguards.

  VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Park Board has announced the outdoor aquatic season will get underway on Saturday, but with new COVID-19 rules. Spray parks and pools at Kitsilano, New Brighton and Second Beach will welcome swimmers starting Saturday, but users must register in advance and book swim times. Registration opens Wednesday. Public swimmers can book a 90-minute swim block while length swimmers can reserve a 45-minute session. The park board says there will be 30-minute buffers betwe...

NewportFILM Outdoors Returns with Al Fresco Movies this Summer Newport will once again be dotted with big screens at beaches, on lawns and more this summer. May 11, 2021 Jennifer Manville. Mansion lawns, beaches and ball fields across the City by the Sea will be converted into outdoor movie theaters once more this summer every Thursday night, June 17 to September 9 for newportFILM’s outdoor film series. To kick off the summer film festival, head over to the Second Beach parking lot to watch...

For the first phase, by the middle of May, the system of cones and other traffic management equipment will be re-established from Pipeline Road to Second Beach, with parking lot entrances, access to the Stanley Park Causeway, and intersections unaffected — a significant change from the controversial configuration for 2020. There will be signage and traffic management techniques to direct vehicles and cyclists through these areas. The seawall will remain open for cyclists to provide them with ...

Vancouver Park Board Please note: As recommended by BC’s provincial health officials, gatherings of any kind and unessential travel in the province is not recommended at this time. Please adhere to COVID-19 health and safety measures, including proper physical distancing and frequent hand washing, and wearing a mask or face-covering in public indoor and retail spaces. If you are sick, please stay home. Kids get to have all the fun. Within the Vancouver Park Board’s system, there’s around...

Hagen Engler Perhaps we may somehow gain the humility to learn from our forebears, Hagen Engler writes, as he hopes society can adjust its value systems. Picture: iStock I am fortunate enough to be on holiday eGqeberha this week, reacquainting myself and my lovely daughter with my home town. This has meant hanging out with rare a...

Newport Daily News NEWPORT — April is National Donate Life month, and on Thursday members of the organ donation community and Rhode Island lawmakers gathered on the steps of City Hall to tell their stories and encourage Rhode Island residents to register as organ donors.  In the United States, there are currently 108,000 citizens waiting to receive organ transplants, and 6,000 of those individuals reside in New England, and each year there are over 1 million tissue and eye transplants perfo...