Oppenheimer Park officially opens Saturday, July 24

July 21, 2010 (No. 37) - The public is invited to the official opening celebration of the redesigned 0.98 hectare Oppenheimer Park. The event will include welcome speeches, BBQ, cake and entertainment.

From left to right are
Vancouver Park Board Commissioners
Constance Barnes and Sarah Blyth
with Park Board Chair Aaron Jasper
at the Oppenheimer Park opening.

11 am – 2 pm
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Oppenheimer Park
488 Powell Street @Jackson Street

"Oppenheimer Park has a rich history and is the hub of many community events and celebrations, as well as being the backyard for local residents. Now it’s an even more beautiful green space," says Park Board Commissioner Sarah Blyth.

The upgrades to the park, which cost approximately $2.5-million, include a new field house and washrooms, universally accessible walkways, children's playground, sports court with a basketball hoop, horseshoe pitch, patio spaces, picnic tables and seating areas, central lawn area, trees and flowers, sub-surface drainage and a new irrigation system.

Ethel Whitty, Director, Carnegie Centre,
speaking at the Oppenheimer Park opening

Vancouver Park Board Chair Aaron Jasper
and Commissioner Constance Barnes hand out
cupcakes at the Oppenheimer Park opening

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For more information contact Daria Wojnarski, Communications Coordinator,
(t) 604-257-8440 or (c) 604-561-6925.

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation maintains 220 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.