Unfortunately it’s back! Paid parking is now in affect through out Granville Island Market. Paid parking was temporarily suspended due to Co Vid 19 pandemic last year. Granville Island manager and program director Lisa Ono announced that a lot of people were coming to the island, parking then leaving. No one was patronizing the small businesses.

” what we were observing was that people were coming to Granville Island, parking and leaving either on their bike or going downtown on the ferry”.

Ono announces that when parking is at 85% capacity. It becomes a disincentive for people to come to the island. Paid parking is relatively inexpensive through out Granville island market. The hours of parking start from 11 am till 6 pm. Free parking after 6pm is to encourage the public to eat at  local restaurants through out the island that will remain open after the market closes.