Creekside Park Extension

The quantity of neighbourhood park to be provided in False Creek North has essentially remained unchanged since the ODP was approved in 1990: 6 parks, totaling about 17 hectares (42 acres). One park remains to be delivered, the extension of Creekside Park, which is at the east end of the Northeast False Creek study area, making up approximately 4 hectares (10 acres). The park, as illustrated in the current ODP is bounded by the Carrall Street extension to the west, Pacific Boulevard to the north, False Creek to the South and Quebec Street to the east. The phasing of parks in False Creek North has always been linked to the need to deal with the disposal of contaminated soils in the area. The provincial government is responsible for the cost of soil remediation. An agreement between the Province, City and Concord (property owner) regarding contaminated soils in FCN was amended in November 2000 to permit the Province to use the Creekside Park extension land (Area 9) for the long-term storage of contaminated soils to be relocated from Area 6A and 6B. When the rezoning of site 6A was considered in 2004, the ODP was amended to delay delivery of the Creekside Park extension until after the last of Areas 6A and 6C was developed. Therefore the timing of the development of a park on Area 9 (Creekside Park extension) is linked to the development of Area 6C. A concept plan (1.71mb) was developed in 2006 following a series of community workshops.

Creekside Park Facilitated Public Process: Summary and Products - Update

In November 2009, Council approved the Northeast False Creek: Directions for the Future which speak to the future vision, land use, open space and density of the area. When the Directions were considered, Concord put forward a proposal to reconfigure the shape of the park and the adjacent development sites to create a longer waterfront park and allow towers to be located along Pacific Boulevard west of Carrall Street. The NEFC Directions acknowledge the possibility that Creekside Park and the adjacent Concord lands could be reconfigured subject to a full assessment of whether the resulting park and development plan is as good as or better than the current option.

In Spring 2010, the City initiated a public process to explore options for the future development of the park and adjacent lands. Staff from the City and representatives from Concord Pacific and area residents were asked to participate. As relationships between all parties were strained, a facilitator was hired to help the group work together. The essential purpose of the facilitated sessions was to jointly develop an idea or option (“x”) that the group feels is mutually beneficial and worthy of further exploration. View the Summary Report (3.41mb).

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