We’ve opened a brand new park in the downtown core at Smithe and Richards streets.
This is the first park in Vancouver to be gifted a name by the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. sθәqәlxenәm ts'exwts'áxwi7, meaning 'rainbow', was chosen for this place because the land where the park now sits was once forested with large trees and had many sources of water, including a marsh where the sun and mist would form rainbows.
Listen to the pronunciation
sθәqәlxenәm
ts'exwts'áxwi7
Project update
This 0.8 acre site has been transformed into a park of the future, with innovative design, dynamic play areas, art installations, and multi-dimensional walkways that go far beyond the traditional concept of a park.
sθәqәlxenәm ts’exwts’áxwi7
Directions
- Easily walkable from major destinations within the downtown core
- At the intersection of both the Smithe and Richards protected cycle lanes
- Within a five-minute walk of 39 different bus routes
- Seven-minute walk from Vancouver City Centre station (Canada Line). Four-minute walk from Burrard SkyTrain station (Expo Line)
- City and private parking lots within walking distance
