TEAM for a Livable Vancouver on parks: save the Park Board and a 50 metre pool
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver calls its parks plan Better Parks and Recreation for Everyone. It would keep the elected Park Board, invest $739 million over four years, halt Stanley Park logging pending review, aim for 1.1 hectares of park per 1000 people and put a 50 metre pool in the Aquatic Centre replacement.
PARK BOARD
The aim of Park Board, in the party's words
TEAM supports an independent, properly-funded, elected Park Board that will protect, improve, and expand neighbourhood parks, recreational facilities, and community centres.
Parks and Recreation is one of TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's ten positions, and the party runs Park Board candidates to carry it out. TEAM says it supports "an independent, properly-funded, elected Park Board". Its action list is one long list, which we have grouped into chapters on protecting the Park Board, on parks, trees and green space, and on access, safety and community centres.
The headline promises are to withdraw the City's request to the Province to eliminate the elected board, return finance, operations and facilities to it, and invest $739 million over four years in parks and recreation facilities. TEAM would also halt logging in Stanley Park until an independent review, aim for 1.1 hectares of park per 1000 people, make temporary parks permanent, restore pre-COVID access to Stanley Park and Beach Avenue, add off-leash dog areas in every neighbourhood and include a 50 metre pool in the Vancouver Aquatic Centre replacement.
The seven Park Board commissioners control parks, community centres, pools, rinks and beaches, so most of these items are theirs to decide. The board's existence is set by the Vancouver Charter, which only the Province can change, and the capital plan that pays for park buildings is approved by City Council, so several promises also need TEAM councillors.
3 CHAPTERS
Every chapter in Park Board
Protecting the Park Board
TEAM on the Park Board: keep it elected and pledge $739 million over four years
- Withdraw the request to eliminate the Park Board
- Keep Park Board assets publicly owned and operated
- Return finance, operations and facilities to the Park Board
Parks, Trees and Green Space
TEAM on parks: halt Stanley Park logging, more parks in the east and 1.1 ha per 1000
- 1.1 hectares of park per 1000 people
- Make temporary and de facto parks permanent
- Halt logging in Stanley Park pending review
Access, Safety and Community Centres
TEAM on recreation: a 50 metre pool, pre-COVID Stanley Park access and dog parks
- Settle Stanley Park access with the public and user groups
- Restore pre-COVID access to Stanley Park and Beach Avenue
- More park rangers, lifeguards and fencing near busy roads
WHO WOULD HAVE TO ACT
Who holds the power for these 35 commitments
Each chapter page names the body for every commitment and gives the reason in one sentence.
ON THE BALLOT
The TEAM for a Livable Vancouver candidates behind this
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Questions about Park Board
What is TEAM for a Livable Vancouver's Park Board platform?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would keep the elected Park Board, return its finance, operations and facilities, invest $739 million over four years in parks and recreation, protect Stanley Park and expand parks as the city grows (TEAM Parks and Recreation page).
Does TEAM want to keep the Vancouver Park Board?
Yes. TEAM says it would withdraw the City's request to the Province to change the Vancouver Charter to eliminate the elected Park Board, and would restore the board's authority over its operations and facilities (TEAM Parks and Recreation page).
What would TEAM do about the Vancouver Aquatic Centre?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would reconsider the Vancouver Aquatic Centre replacement so it includes a 50 metre pool, as it says voters approved in the capital plan, and would study renovating the existing building if needed (TEAM Parks and Recreation page).
How much would TEAM invest in Vancouver parks?
TEAM pledges $739 million over four years to invest in parks and recreation facilities. It says over 70% of recreational facilities are rated in poor condition or worse (TEAM Parks and Recreation page).
What would TEAM do about Stanley Park?
TEAM for a Livable Vancouver says it would halt the current logging in Stanley Park until a full scientific review is done, restore pre-COVID access to the park and Beach Avenue, and ask the City to acknowledge the Park Board's exclusive authority over the park (TEAM Parks and Recreation page).
What powers does the Vancouver Park Board have?
Vancouver is the only major city in Canada with a separately elected park board. Its seven commissioners control parks, community centres, pools, rinks and beaches, while Council approves the capital plan that pays for park buildings (TEAM Parks and Recreation page).
Sources
Every commitment on this page comes from the party's own material, marked SAYS SO ITSELF. It proves what the party says it would do. Who holds each power is our own addition, from the sources listed after it.
- TEAM parks and recreation, learn more SAYS SO ITSELFTEAM for a Livable Vancouver · checked