Open House - Everett Crowley Park Management Plan

June 10, 2004 (No. 41) - Please join us and share your input in the development of a Park Management Plan for Everett Crowley Park. The Vancouver Park Board in cooperation with Champlain Heights Community Association , LEES + Associates Consulting Ltd. , Evergreen Foundation and the community at large will be reviewing issues and working out strategies for the future care and protection of the park.

Our main challenges are:

• Formalize a Vision for the Park
• Formalize a Community Park Stewardship Model
• Define and Understand the Concept of "Rough and Refined" in the Park's Management

OPEN HOUSE
Thursday - June 17, 2004
4:30-9:00 pm
Champlain Heights Community Centre
3350 Maquinna Drive, Vancouver
(A translator will be available for Chinese speakers)

This park, the fourth largest in Vancouver, is located at the corner of Kerr Road and Marine Drive in the southeast corner of the city. It is also the second largest naturally forested park in Vancouver. The site was a city landfill between 1944 and 1964 and by the late 1980s, through community support, became an official park. Since this 39.44 hectare park was established, the surrounding community has taken an active stewardship role that has included removal of invasive plants, tree planting, restoration of some areas to native species and the development of education programs in the park. The Park Board has allocated $50,000 from the 2003-2005 Capital Plan toward the preparation of a Long-term Management Plan  for the park.

See Terms of Reference  for the Management Plan. Please download the Mailing List  form for future updates.

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Contact: Dana Walker, 604-257-8403

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation maintains 200 parks and 40 major facilities throughout the City of Vancouver. The Park Board's mission is to provide, preserve and advocate for parks and recreation services to benefit people, communities and the environment.

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