Gibby’s Field natural park

A new park is being created in Kensington-Cedar Cottage. Commonly known as Gibby’s Field, this site will help to capture and clean rainwater while also enhancing biodiversity. 

 Information icon  These projects are partly funded by the Government of Canada’s Natural Infrastructure Fund for rainwater integration projects throughout the city.

Background

This site was once the meeting place of two tributaries of China Creek. As Vancouver developed, creeks were piped into sewers and buried.

Following a geotechnical study and a proposed residential development, a group of citizens came together to form the Gibby’s Field Group to protect the area from further development. In 2001, a development moratorium was placed on the sites of 1454, 1458, and 1462 E 18^th Ave and the properties have since been transferred to the Park Board.

In February 2023, the Park Board approved a concept plan for the park. Building on the community vision developed by neighbours and advocates, the design features a rain garden, an improved accessible PDF file (238 KB) pathway, and natural vegetation.

Learn more about Gibby's field in the report PDF file (2 MB)