People walking and cycling in John Hendry Park

John Hendry (Trout Lake) Park renewal plan

The Vancouver Park Board is developing a long-range renewal plan for John Hendry Park that will recommend improvements to ensure it continues to be a vibrant and well-loved community gathering space for years to come.

Located in East Vancouver’s Cedar Cottage neighbourhood, John Hendry Park is a premier community park with one of Vancouver’s few freshwater lakes.

We want to hear from residents, park users, and stakeholders as we establish directions and investment priorities for park development.

What's happeningPhase 2 public engagement has ended

Engagement was open from November 23 to December 21, 2021. Park Board staff are now compiling feedback from this phase.

Your feedback will help inform directions and investment priorities for future park development.

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Timeline

2013

John Hendry Park Master Plan project commences
2015

Draft plan paused to complete City-wide dogs in parks strategy
2019

Master plan process restarts
October to November 2019

Phase 1 public consultation
2020 to 2021

Updated draft plan development
We are here
November to December 2021

Phase 2 public consultation
Early 2022

Revise draft plan
Spring 2022

Board decision on the final master plan

Discover previous work

Explore our past consultation events to find more information and reports that were developed as part of that process.

Review the draft master plan (June 2015) (14 MB)

Phase 1 engagement
Feedback from phase 1 engagement

Thank you to everyone who shared their thoughts on the John Hendry Park Master Plan through the various events in phase 1.

View engagement summaries
Open house #1

Thank you to everyone who attended the open house on October 5, 2019.

View the information displays (20 MB)

Workshop

Thank you to everyone who participated in the multi-stakeholder workshop on November 19, 2019.

View workshop materials:
Deep dive sessions

Thank you to everyone who participated in the deep dive sessions on November 26 and 28.

View materials:
Documents
Master plan
- Draft master plan (June 2015) (14 MB)
- John Hendry Park Stormwater Management Plan (11 MB)
Questionnaire results
- Master plan proposed directions questionnaire results (April 2014) (277 KB)
Information panels from open houses

April 2014 open houses
- Open house boards (15 MB)
December 2013 design workshop and presentation
- Summary of feedback from the December 2013 workshop ( 2 MB)
- Potential ideas and what we heard (Workshop and open house boards) (2 MB)
Concepts

The preliminary concepts were developed to explore different ideas for John Hendry Park.
October 2013 open house
John Hendry Park master plan terms of reference
- City's terms of reference for this project (1.2 MB)
Background
The master planning process is an opportunity to capture the ideas and concerns of local residents, park users and stakeholders, and translate these ideas into a coherent path forward for John Hendry (Trout Lake) Park.

John Hendry Park is located in East Vancouver’s Cedar Cottage neighbourhood. It is a premier destination park with the only accessible freshwater lake in Vancouver.

The park was first created in the 1920s and expanded to its current 27.3 hectares (67.5 acres) over the following 40 years.

Park features

Notable park features include:
- Numerous recreational fields
- Multi-use trails
- Trout Lake Community Centre and Ice Rink
- An off-leash dog area
The park is very popular and attracts in the order of 750,000 visitors per year for a variety of recreation and cultural events.

Trout Lake, the park's central feature, is framed by vegetation and walking paths. The lake includes a man-made sandy beach at the south side, and another on the north side in the dog off-leash dog area.

Unfortunately, water quality issues result in frequent beach closures and swimming restrictions in summer months.

Community centre and ice rink

In 2009, the Trout Lake Rink was replaced. The new rink served as a figure skating training facility for 150 athletes representing 35 nations in the 2010 Olympic and Parlympic Winter Games.

After the Games, the Olympic-size ice sheet was converted to a standard NHL-size rink, providing an Olympic legacy facility for the community’s use and enjoyment.

In 2012, the LEED gold-rated Trout Lake Community Centre opened, replacing the old community centre. The state of the art facilities reflect the importance of sustainable practices in their design and function. The centre's architects received an award of Excellence For Green Building from the GLOBE Foundation and World Green Building Council.