Public Invited to Dedication of George Wainborn Park

December 6, 2004 (No. 84) - George Wainborn Park will be officially dedicated in an early evening ceremony on Wednesday, December 8th at 5:30 pm. The public is invited to the dedication which will feature remarks by the Mayor, the Park Board Chair, a representative of the Concord Pacific Group and a Wainborn family friend. Wainborn Park is located at the south end of Richards Street at Pacific Boulevard.

The 30-minute dedication will feature a fire twirling procession with drummer from the Concord Pacific Presentation Centre, at 1550 Homer Mews, to the main plaza near the park's entrance. The festive lighting of two large concrete pillars, iconic architectural features on the park, along with a newly planted 6 metre Sequoiadendron tree, will follow the speeches.

5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Wednesday, December 8, 2004
George Wainborn Park
Corner of Richards Street & Pacific Boulevard

The park is named for Vancouver's longest serving Park Commissioner, George Wainborn, who contributed to the city's parks and recreation system for 33 years between 1956 and 1990. Among his many accomplishments, Wainborn was a leader in the creation of Stanley Park's Miniature Railway, played a key role in starting the Carol Ships program and initiated lighting of the magnificent grove of elm trees on Beach Avenue at Bidwell each Christmas season. A recipient of the Freedom of the City in 1991 and Order of Canada in 1999, he died in September 2003.

Cost to build the 2.5 hectare park was $5.1 million. The park construction is part of the overall development plan of Concord Pacific Group. It was designed by PWL Partnership Landscape Architects and the general contractor was Holland Landscapers.

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Contact: Joyce Courtney, Manager of Communications at 604-257-8699.

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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