Olympic Village (FRK)

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Olympic Village is located south of Science World at the most eastern point of False Creek. It is the last stop of the False Creek Ferry and Aquabus. It is also home to the Creekside Paddling Centre and the Dragon Zone Paddling club. This is not a beach for swimming, but is included on Swim Guide as a recreation site for all sorts of activities including kayaking, paddleboarding, and sailing.

Situated on the bustling Seawall system, the Olympic Village area is a great spot to experience Vancouver’s active waterfront. With a view of Vancouver’s downtown and the north shore mountains, lounge on public benches or by the water and watch paddlers, boaters, kayakers, and dragon boats float by.

There is also a public short-term dock (Science World Dock) available for dinghies at the furthest southeast corner of False Creek.

AMENITIES:
• On the Seawall system
• Mobi bike station close by
• Science world parking
• Water fountains
• Public washrooms at Creekside Community Center
• False Creek Ferry & Aquabus access (The Olympic Village dock)

Photo: Richard Jack - Flickr

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is still essential. Only go to the beach if you are able to keep 6 feet or 2 meters away from others. Follow the instructions provided by your local health authorities. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter our efforts to curb the virus’s spread.

Water Quality

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on September 27th, 2022. Fraser Riverkeeper updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on September 29th, 2022 at 3:56 PM.

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

Fraser Riverkeeper samples water quality weekly during the summer months from May-October and every other week during the winter months from November-April.

Fraser Riverkeeper follows the Guidelines for Canadian Recreational Water Quality. The recommended threshold for bathing is a geometric mean of 200 E coli/100mL and a single sample of 400 E coli/100 mL.

A beach is marked Green when geometric mean results are under 200 E.coli / 100 mL water and single sample results are below 400 E.coli/100mL.

A beach is marked Red when the geometric mean results are equal to or above 200 E.coli / 100 mL water or single sample results are above 400 E.coli/100 mL.

A beach is marked Grey when there are no current results or there is no available information.

The geometric mean is calculated based on the 5 last samples.

The single simple is the weekly sample result.

Water Quality Graph