Residents Invited to Help Name New Park in Downtown South

June 2, 2003 (No. 33) - It's Your Park! Help Us Name It. That is the theme of the Vancouver Park Board's initiative to enlist the public's assistance in naming the new park it is developing at Davie Street, between Seymour and Richards, that will serve the Downtown South neighbourhood. The park will provide the first green oasis for this emerging community. The first half of the park will be opening soon.

When a new park is created, the Park Board uses the following guidelines when naming it: a "constant" feature nearby or within the park - such as a bordering street or a distinctive natural or man-made landmark; an historical event or a person who has made a significant contribution to the Park Board and/or the City of Vancouver; a call for suggestions from the community for consideration by the Park Board.

Residents can share their naming ideas for this new park in the following ways:

Fill out a form at one of our Park Naming Displays at:
Choices Market (Richards and Davie)
Roundhouse Community Centre (Pacific and Davie)
The Gathering Place (Seymour and Helmcken)

Visit our Web Site at vancouverparks.ca
and download our online form.

Drop off, Mail or Fax ideas to the
Roundhouse Community Centre
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC
V6Z 2W3 (the corner of Pacific and Davie)
Phone: 604-713-1800
Fax: 604-713-1813
Submissions must be received by June 20th, 2003

The Downtown South park site, which will eventually comprise almost the full city block bounded by Davie, Richards, Helmcken and Seymour Streets, cost $16 million to purchase and was primarily funded through an area specific development cost levy. The first half of the park will cover about 40% of the nearly 2 acre space and cost $1.4 million to develop. The Downtown South park site was designed by Stevenson + Associates and is being constructed by UCC Group Inc.

For more information contact: Carol DeFina, Communications Coordinator, at 604-257-8440.

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