Vancouver Aquarium whale and dolphin breeding causes controversy

From protest lines to picket lines to hockey lines, it has been another fascinating year in the news in B.C.

We want to know: which story mattered most to you?

Click on the link below to see our complete list, then vote.

Vote now for B.C.'s Top Story of 2014

The Vancouver Aquarium's practice of keeping and breeding cetaceans in captivity came under fire from animal rights activists and municipal politicians in 2014, prompting the Vancouver Park Board to pass a motion to review the aquarium's programs in June.

• Cetacean breeding ban for Vancouver Aquarium fails to pass at park board
• Jane Goodall on Vancouver Aquarium belugas: 'That's not right'
• Whales in captivity: What scientists say

The issue received a push when Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson weighed in, saying he was personally against the practice.

It then garnered international attention when conservationist Jane Goodall added her voice to the opposition.

The Vision Vancouver-dominated Vancouver Park Board took on the issue, voting to draw up a bylaw that would allow the aquarium to keep cetaceans, but ban the breeding of most whales and dolphins.

The aquarium launched a lawsuit against the park board, arguing the issue fell outside of the board's purview.

Then in the municipal election, Vision Vancouver lost control of the park board, and incoming NPA commissioners promised to end the ban.

After the election, the outgoing park board failed to pass the proposed bylaw at their final meeting, but didpass a resolution to review the aquarium's policies in 2015.

Vote now: What do you think was the most important story in British Columbia this past year?