Riley-Hillcrest-Nat Bailey Stadium Parks: Master Plan

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A number of significant changes will occur at Riley-Hillcrest-Nat Bailey Stadium Parks, located near Ontario Street and 30th Avenue, between now and 2012. A master plan has been prepared to guide the changes. The major changes are:

• the construction of the Curling Venue for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games (to be completed by 2009);
• the construction of a city-wide aquatic centre to replace Percy Norman Pool;
• the reorganizing of the sport fields, ball diamonds and parking lots at Hillcrest Park and Nat Bailey Stadium Park;
• the renovation of the Curling Venue after the Olympics into the following recreational/leisure facilities (to be completed by 2011):
  • the Riley Park Community Centre;
  • the Riley Park Ice Rink;
  • the Vancouver Curling Club;
  • the Riley Park Library;
  • the Hillcrest Park fieldhouse; and
  • the Park Board's Queen Elizabeth District office.
• the demolition of Percy Norman Pool, the Riley Park Community Centre, the Riley Park Ice Rink and the Vancouver Curling Club (by 2011 or 2012);
• the greening of Riley Park (by 2012).

The following buildings will remain:

• Nat Bailey Stadium;
• the Vancouver Racquets Club; and
• the Millennium Sports Facility (home of the Phoenix Gymnastics Club and the Pacific Indoor Bowls Club).

Contact:
Danica Djurkovic, Manager of Facility Development, 604-257-8455
danica.djurkovic@vancouver.ca