Parks & Recreation Master Plan

Final Plan Now Available

The Final Parks and Recreation Master Plan is now available for review. 

Project process

In January 2012, the District of Squamish initiated the Parks and Recreation Master Plan project. The project includes:

1. An assessment of the District’s parks and recreation facilities, programs, and infrastructure,
2. Public consultation, and,
3. The creation of a Master Plan to guide the development of services and facilities over the next twenty years.

The Plan will reinforce Squamish’s identity as the ‘Outdoor Recreation Capital of Canada.’ 

What’s New

Feedback has now been incorporated into the Final Plan and Appendices (Appendices A, B, C, D, F and Appendix E Maps).  The Final Draft was presented to Council Committee of the Whole on February 19th 2013. The Final Parks and Recreation Master Plan will be presented at the Regular Council meeting on April 2, 2013, for adoption.

Project Timeline

Additional Information

February 2013

Final Draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan 

December 2012/January 2013

Draft Plan 2 Review Period
Draft Plan 2 

December 2012/January 2013

Draft Plan 2 Review Period
Online survey results and email comments.

October 2012 Public Forum

The third and final public forum took place on October 24, 2012 at the Senior’s Centre. The forum presented draft recommendations to the public for feedback. Recommendations respond to the issues identified affecting parks, recreation facilities, recreation programs, and related arts and culture.

The draft recommendations were presented on information panels which can be viewed electronically here. The community was invited to provide feedback on these panels either online or via a hard copy feedback form. The deadline for feedback was Friday, November 9, 2012. 

June 2012 Public Forum

Breakout Table Questions
Information Panels
PowerPoint Presentation (Summary of Survey Results)

March 2012 Public Forum

Summary of Public Input

Background Information

Preliminary Summary of Telephone Survey Results
Terms of Reference
Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2002
2011 Trails Master Plan
Development Plan for Smoke Bluffs Park
Squamish Estuary Management Plan
PRMP Work Plan

How can you participate?

If you have any questions, please contact the District at enaisby@squamish.ca.

Stakeholder Interviews: Recreation groups in the community had the opportunity to liaise with the planning team, providing their perspective on recreation services and facilities in Squamish, and contributing to the plan. Further stakeholder meetings may be arranged with certain interest groups on a case by case basis.

Public Forums: The project includes three public forums, in March, June and October.

The various telephone and online surveys are now closed. Results compiled from pre-June surveys can be found in the June public forum Power Point presentation.