Aerial view of East Fraser Lands, highlighting the eight acres of parks currently being designed and built

East Fraser Lands (EFL) parks

East Fraser Lands (EFL) is being developed by Wesgroup to house up to 12,000 new residents in the coming decades.

To compliment this development, the Vancouver Park Board is committed to designing and constructing 25.2 acres (10.2 hectres) of parks within the community – approximately 20% of the land area.

In 2016 and 2017, the Park Board undertook a community engagement process for 7.8 acres of these parks including Foreshore Park, Kinross Park, and Neighbourhood Park South. The designs were approved by the Park Board in late 2017 and the detailed designs evolved through 2018 and 2019. The design process is also underway for a new park at Sawmill Crescent and Marine Way, with public engagement opportunities in late summer 2020. 

Neighbourhood Park South was opened to the public in September 2019. The northern portion of Kinross Park will begin construction in summer 2020. Foreshore Park and the southern portion of Kinross Park require further coordination with the developer (Wesgroup) and the acquisition of permits from the Province of BC prior to commencing construction. 

What's happeningSouth Kinross Park construction

Construction of South Kinross Park begins in February 2023 and is expected to be completed in early 2024.

We require further coordination with the developer (Wesgroup) and permits from the Province of BC before starting construction on Foreshore Park.

 

Past updates

Project process and design summary

Read the summary document for information regarding the entire design process and preferred design directions for the parks moving forward.

September 2017

We held an open house on September 9, 2017 for you to view revised designs for future park lands and complete a questionnaire.

The latest designs include the areas in the:

  • East Fraser Lands
  • Foreshore Park
  • Kinross Park
  • Neighbourhood Park South

The designs are the result of an earlier open house that the Vancouver Park Board hosted in October 2016. They include strategies related to flood protection and future sea-level-rise.

Thank you to everyone who participated.

October 2016

We held an open house on October 15 for you to learn about:

As well, we asked what you thought about the draft principles and design options for the parks in an online questionnaire from October 14 to 31. Thank you to everyone who participated.

Project timeline

Here is our process and anticipated milestones.

  • 2004-2015

    Develop East Fraser Land design guidelines through design workshops, public events, and work by staff and consultant teams

  • 2010-2012

    Build Neighbourhood Park North

  • October 2016

    First open house

  • September 2017

    Second open house

  • November 2017

    Design approved by Park Board

  • 2018-2019

    Prepare construction drawings and specifications based on the preferred concept

  • Summer 2021

    North and middle Kinross Parks open to public

  • Februrary 2023

    Construction of South Kinross Park begins

  • We are here
  • 2024

    Construct Foreshore park

Contact us

Allan Moors 
Landscape Architect
allan.moors@vancouver.ca