Drinking Fountains

The City of Vancouver has a map of all regular and temporary drinking fountains in the City.

LINK: https://vanmapp1.vancouver.ca/gmaps/m_covmap.htm?map=drinking_fountains&cluster=1&zoom=11

Screencap of City of Vancouver drinking fountain map.

Misting Stations

At present, there are eight temporary misting stations in the city:

• Columbia St and Powell St (Northeast corner)
• Robson St and Cardero St (Southwest corner)
• Granville St and West 10th Ave (Northeast corner)
• Commercial Drive and East 10th Ave (Northeast corner)
• Thornton Park (East side across from Pacific Central)
• Andy Livingston Park (Northwest corner)
• Nelson Park (Southeast corner)
• West Blvd and W 45th Ave (Southeast corner)

Air Condition Places / Cooling Centres (Community Centres & Libraries)

The City has a map of community centres, libraries, and pools (PDF), which you can access here.

The following City facilities are air-conditioned:

Community Centres

• Britannia – 1661 Napier Street (at Commercial Drive)
• Carnegie – 401 Main Street (at Hastings) – open until 11:00pm
• Evelyn Saller Centre – 320 Alexander St (at Gore)
• Gathering Place – 609 Helmcken St (at Seymour) – open 8:30am to midnight
• Hillcrest – 4575 Clancy Loranger Way (Ontario St & E 29th)
• Kerrisdale – 5851 West Boulevard
• Mt. Pleasant – 1 Kingsway (at E 7th Ave)
• Ray-Cam – 920 E Hastings Ave (at Campbell)
• Roundhouse – 181 Roundhouse Mews (Pacific Blvd & Davie St)
• West End – 870 Denman St (at Haro)

Another 17 Community Centres are open, but not air-conditioned

Libraries

All Vancouver Public Libraries are air-conditioned.

• Britannia – 1661 Napier St (at Commercial Dr)
• Carnegie – 401 Main St (at Hastings)
• Central Library – 350 W Georgia St (at Homer)
• Champlain Heights – 7110 Kerr St (at E 55th Ave)
• Collingwood – 2985 Kingsway (at Rupert St)
• Dunbar – 4515 Dunbar St (at W 29th Ave)
• Firehall – 1455 W. 10th Ave (at Granville St)
• Fraserview – 1950 Argyle Dr (Victoria Dr & E 54th)
• Hastings – 2674 E Hastings St (at Slocan St)
• Joe Fortes – 870 Denman St (at Haro St)
• Kensington – 1428 Cedar Cottage Mews (Knight St & E 24th)
• Kerrisdale – 2112 W 42nd Ave (at West Blvd)
• Kitsilano – 2425 MacDonald St (at W 8th Ave)
• Marpole – 8386 Granville St (at W 68th)
• Mount Pleasant – 1 Kingsway (at E 7th Ave)
• Oakridge – 191-650 W 41st Ave (at Cambie St)
• Refrew – 2969 – E 22nd Ave (between Renfrew & Nootka)
• South Hill – 6076 Fraser St (at E 45th Ave)
• nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona – 592 E Pender St (at Princess)
• Terry Salman – 4575 Clancy Loranger Way (Ontario St & E 29th)
• West Point Grey – 4480 W 10th Ave (at Sasamat)

Beaches and Pools

Beaches

Vancouver beaches are all open; however two beaches currently (Jun 28) have e-coli advisories in place. Swimming is not advised in either Sunset Beach (West End), and Oasis Beach (UBC).

For an update list on the status of Metro Vancouver beaches, please use this Vancouver Coastal Health water quality map.

Swimming Pools

Vancouver has several popular indoor and outdoor pools. Note: During COVID Drop-ins not allowed/Registration is required.

• A list of swimming pools can be found here. (Direct Link: https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/swimming-pools.aspx)

Spray Parks and Wading Pools

• A list of wading pools and spray parks can be found here. (Direct Link: https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/wading-pools-and-water-parks.aspx)
• Wading pools are now open at Grays Park and Woodland Park.

Additions / Errors

If you have any additions or corrections to the above list, please let us know – info@vancouverpublicspace.ca.

If there are issues with any of these features, please let the City of Vancouver know by calling 3-1-1

This just in – a City press release identifying ways that residents can keep cool and hydrated as the temperatures outside hits some high notes. As part of this, a series of new portable water fountains that have been put in place in Grandview-Woodlands, Marpole, Downtown and Kitsilano.

We’ve often lamented the shortage of water fountains in the City (not to mention the absense of public bathrooms to contain the other end of the hydration cycle!). This latest installation is a welcome addition for residents and strikes a chord on both the health and sustainability fronts as well. We would also encourage the City to consider additional permanent fountains in place as well – as well as some maintenance and cleaning for other public fountains that exist (some of which can’t be turned on!). They’re not cheap (each fountain costs somewhere around $15,000) but they’re worth it.

Drink up! Forget the iced-cap or sugar-laced sodas: on a hot day the very best thing you can put in your body is a glass of cool water. And it’s free too!

Here’s the official release:

City highlights location of new water fountains, ways to keep cool in summer

With summer in full swing, the City of Vancouver is putting in additional water fountains and rolling out an education campaign on ways to beat the heat and help seniors and vulnerable citizens.

The campaign includes a map with locations for Vancouver’s 24 community centres, 22 library branches, parks, washrooms and water fountains.

The City’s community centres and library branches provide free and convenient spots to get out of the sun. Many City parks have washrooms and/or drinking fountains.

Five new portable water fountains can be found at:

• Northeast corner of 70th and Granville
• Vanier Park
• Northeast corner of Commercial and Broadway
• Northeast corner of Burrard and Davie
• Southwest corner of Napier and Commercial

During periods of warm and hot weather, people are reminded of basic tips to help keep cool:

• Try to keep out of the heat and cool off
• Wear a hat and loose fitting clothing
• Drink plenty of water before feeling thirsty
• Take cool showers or baths

The web information and new water services were put in place as part of Vancouver’s multi-phase Extreme Hot Weather Preparedness and Response Plan adopted by Council earlier in July.

The City is working closely with Vancouver Coastal Health to provide information on how to stay safe in hot weather.”

:: More information – vancouver.ca/hotweather