Parkland Strategy
Thank you to everyone who attended our Parkland Strategy Open House on April 19, 2023. We appreciate you taking the time to view our information boards, ask questions, and share your thoughts with staff and consultants who will be developing the draft strategy for Council’s consideration.
And thank you to everyone who completed our community survey in April/May 2023 and/or left a comment on this page. We value your input.
What we heard
On July 11, 2023, staff and the project consultant presented a public engagement summary to Council for their information. View item 11.2 on the July 11, 2023 Regular Council Agenda to watch a video of the presentation and/or read the public engagement summary.
On May 31, 2024, the City hosted a Youth Open House, an engagement opportunity for youth to provide input on three parks/trails planning projects: Rocky Point Park and Old Orchard Park Master Plans, Parkland Strategy, and Trail Network Plan. City staff will present a summary of engagement results at the Regular Council Meeting on July 23, 2024. See item 7.6 in the July 23 agenda package to view staff’s report and the attached youth engagement summary.
Next steps
In the fall of 2023, staff will engage with identified stakeholder groups before finalizing the draft parkland strategy, which will then be presented to Council in 2024 for their consideration.
We’re developing a parkland strategy to guide long-term planning for parkland throughout Port Moody. Over the next 30 years, the strategy will provide a framework for decision-making and prioritization of investment in existing and new parkland such as parks, greenways, natural areas, and public open spaces. It will include priorities and actions to help us ensure that parkland is distributed across the city, with equal access for all to diverse spaces and amenities.
We want to hear your voice! What types of parks and open spaces do you want to see in Port Moody? How should we allocate municipal funding for parkland? Your input will inform the development of a draft parkland strategy for Council’s consideration.
Learn more about Port Moody's current parks system.
In addition to our community-wide engagement, we’re engaging directly with other governments including Rights Holder First Nations and Metro Vancouver, as well as stakeholders such as School District 43, Port Moody's civic committees, environmental stewardship groups, community associations, accessibility and inclusion organizations, parks and trails user groups, and the development community.
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Rocky Point Park is a wonderful destination all year round, especially in the summer when more visitors come to enjoy the park. To accommodate, can the City please widen and increase the pathways to create space for pedestrians, strollers, dogs, runners etc.? The current path is worn on either side by foot traffic, widening the path would allow for people especially using strollers or wheelchairs to enjoy the route with enough space to pass going either direction. Thanks for considering!
I would like to see a seawall or pier across the inlet from Rocky Point to The Old Mill. The new Waterfront Towers could start the project by a seawall walkway to Rocky Point!
Bert Flyn park needs proper signage inside the park along the forest trails.
The signage outside the park on Heritage Mt blvd should give information that further parking and washroom facilities can be found at the High-school. As well, proper washrooms should be available at the park entrance.
Consideration should be given to people with limited mobility so they can experience some of Bert Flyn park.
No mention of First Nations!!!