Renewal of General Brock Park caps off year of park improvements across Vancouver

Today, the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation welcomes residents and visitors to General Brock Park in Kensington-Cedar Cottage, following extensive improvements to the popular neighbourhood park.

The completion of the renewal work at General Brock Park marks the end of another busy year of park renewal and development across Vancouver’s parks and outdoor spaces.

"Across the city, we’re investing in building and improving accessible and welcoming parks", says Park Board Chair Laura Christensen. “Parks like General Brock Park are at the heart of their communities and through our capital budget, we’ve consistently been delivering on new and renewed playgrounds, off-leash areas and green infrastructure for the benefit of all residents and visitors.”

The upgrades to General Brock Park were shaped by extensive consultation with the local community and include:

• An improved  playground for adventurers of all ages. New accessible features include a climber, spinner, a mixture of swings and birdhouse slide, plus boulders and natural play elements. A new zip line will open at a future date.
• A new dog off-leash area featuring a large main area and a smaller area for small and/or shy dogs.
• A new multi-sport court for basketball, ball hockey, tai chi and other sports, and new seating walls to allow for skateboarding.
• A new picnic and gathering area offering panoramic views of the city. A misting pole invites visitors to cool down during hot weather.
• New walking, jogging and rolling routes around the park.
• More trees and meadow plantings to enhance the urban forest canopy and provide habitat for birds and pollinators.

Fencing will remain in place until spring 2026 to protect the newly planted grassy areas. 

The renewal of General Brock Park supports the area’s growing population. Over the next 15-20 years, residential development along Kingsway is anticipated to bring over 5,500 new residents within five minutes’ walking distance of the park.

Good things in the works for Vancouver’s parks

This year, the Park Board completed a series of new and renewed capital projects, including work to daylight Canyon Creek in Spanish Banks Beach Park, the renewal of three playgrounds across the city, significant upgrades to Collingwood Park in the Renfrew-Collingwood neighbourhood and the opening of three new and improved dog off-leash areas.

2026 is set to be another busy year for the Park Board with the opening of Main and 7th Park in Mount Pleasant and Foreshore Park in East Fraser Lands, and the completion of work to improve and expand the track and field facility at Killarney Park. 

Residents can learn more about projects happening in their local park or greenspace by visiting the Park Board’s interactive major projects storymap: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/8951e906f58c403abbeeb03baccc648e