Residents Are Invited to Help Name the New Park at 8^th Avenue and Fraser Street

July 21, 2004 (No. 53) - 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 recently completed park located between 8th and 7th Avenues at Fraser Street that will serve the Mount Pleasant community.

When a new park is created, the Park Board uses the following guidelines to name 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:
Mount Pleasant Community Centre - (3161 Ontario St.)
The Neighourhood House - (13th Ave. & St George St.)
Kingsgate Mall - (Broadway & Kingsway)
Broadway Youth Resource Centre - (Broadway and Fraser St.)
Raven Song Community Health Centre - (8th Ave. & Ontario St.)

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

Drop off, Mail or Fax ideas to the
Mount Pleasant Community Centre
3161 Ontario St., Vancouver, B.C. V5T 2Z1
Phone: 604-713-1888 Fax: 604-713-1899

Submissions must be received by August 20, 2004   Sept. 15, 2004

Located in one of the city's most park deficient neighbourhoods, the 0.6 hectare (1.48 acres) parksite was amalgamated from private and public properties over the last decade. It includes a picnic area, playground, viewing knoll, lawns, pathways, a thriving community garden and a variety of trees and shrubs. The cost of the parkland over the last ten years totaled about $2 million and construction costs were $165,000. The community has taken an ongoing, active role in the vision and design for the park.

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Contact: Carol DeFina, Communications Coordinator, at 604-257-8440

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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