WRECK BEACH PRESERVATION SOCIETY
WRECK BEACH PRESERVATION SOCIETY
UPCOMING EVENTS: Wreck Beach Day - Sunday July 19, 2026
WBPS Christmas Party - Friday November 27, 2026
Hi Wreck Beach family, it's summertime so why not come down to the beach n take part in our sandcastle tradition!
This Sunday July 19, the tide will be very low all morning n much of the day. Put a team together n get creative with the sand! No judges -- just for fun. All ages welcome.
We'll bring the rope in case enough people want to have a tug of war in the afternoon. The group nude photo will be around 4 pm. Look for the tall ladder around the shoreline in the middle of the beach!
See u in the sandbox!
ISSUE: Fight over height of proposed tower near Wreck Beach
Sign our petition on change.org to maintain the existing 53-metre height limit
URGENT! For the love of the beach, please sign the petition! Link below!
UBC has proposed a 70 metre tower that will loom over Wreck Beach if they build it. For years, 53 metres was agreed on by a lot of people n agencies, to minimize the visual impact on Wreck Beach. Now, if we want to try to stop this thing, TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
UBC will decide very soon if they will allow it. But there are different ways they can provide student housing without sacrificing beds, such as building elsewhere on campus, lowering the tower and raising the height of other nearby buildings. And beach visitors won't have to see a huge tower disturbing the natural treeline and wilderness feeling we get now when we look back at the trees from the beach.
What happens next will set the precedent for future development in the area. Please, for the love of the beach, sign the petition!
