The Vancouver Park Board has unanimously voted to change its bylaws to end the display of live cetaceans at the Vancouver Aquarium. Several park board commissioners said the recent deaths of two beluga whales at the aquarium last fall swayed their votes. Park board staff will report back in mid-May. The special park board meeting was called to debate the future of cetaceans at the aquarium. 'Times have changed'At the meeting, park board commissioners spoke with admiration of the aquarium's conservation work and its history in Stanley Park.

Source: CBC News March 10, 2017 06:33 UTC