The Ocean Wise Conservation Association, which runs the facility, said in a statement all public programming will be "paused" until further notice as of Sept. 7. Today we shared the news that the Vancouver Aquarium will be temporarily pausing public programming after September 7, 2020. Terry Beech, Burnaby North-Seymour MP, visits the Vancouver Aquarium with his wife and daughter after announcing a $2-million grant to the aquarium on June 26. "Under these difficult circumstances, transforming the aquarium is the most responsible thing we can do," said Lasse Gustavsson, president and CEO of Ocean Wise. The aquarium, which was the first public aquarium in the country, opened in 1956.

Source: CBC News August 31, 2020 17:05 UTC