The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board will be making public a draft of the parks and recreation master plan for review and feedback at a series of open houses being held on June 17 and 18, in Gibsons, Sechelt and Pender Harbour.
Parks and recreation staff, the parks and recreation master plan steering committee, and consultants will be there to answer questions and review the recommendations.
The SCRD strategic plan identified a parks and recreation master plan as a key strategic direction that the board and staff want to achieve.
"We are very proud of the parks and recreation master plan and believe the values of our community are its foundation," says board chair Garry Nohr.
According to the SCRD, the plan will provide a vision for the future and strategies for the next 10 years to achieve that vision. It will focus on healthy lifestyle opportunities, community development, parks, trail and walkway development, recreation facilities, and volunteer programs.
A comprehensive public consultation process has, to date, included a community wide telephone survey, and citizen and youth focus group sessions.
The Open Houses will be held on Monday, June 17 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the SCRD office on Field Road; Tuesday, June 18 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Pender Harbour pool and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gibsons and Area Community Centre.
"Thanks to the involvement of the community and the specialized expertise of the steering committee, we were able to gather and consider meaningful and informed input from citizens, allowing us to create this draft plan that defines the vision for the future of parks and recreation in our community," added Paul Fenwick, SCRD general manager of community services.
For more information and to provide feedback on the plan, please go to www.scrd.ca/Parks--Rec-Master-Plan.
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