Regional Parks Plan

In 2005, the Board approved the former Regional Parks and Greenways Plan (RPGP) to guide the delivery of its regional parks function. The RPGP was the first of a series of corporate management plans created to address delivery of services according to the principles of sustainability under the framework of the Sustainable Region Initiative.

The RPGP is being updated in 2011 because:

many actions in the 2005 plan are well underway or complete,
some actions have changed in scope or detail and need to be reconfirmed, and
a new format and actions are needed to ensure consistency and integration with Metro Vancouver’s overall suite of sustainability plans.

The Regional Parks Plan was updated in 2011. The 2011 update proposes reorganizing the plan under four new goals:

Goal 1: Promote Ecological Health
Goal 2: Promote Outdoor Recreation for Human Health and Wellness
Goal 3: Support Community Stewardship, Education and Partnerships
Goal 4: Promote Philanthropy and Economic Opportunities

Under these 4 goals reside strategies and supporting actions to further advance the regional parks program over the next 5 years. The supporting actions reinforce each other to create a context for delivery of park services at the regional level.

Regional Parks Plan

Thank you to all of our Open House and Webinar participants. The transcript and replay of the webinar are now posted.

Regional Parks Plan QA Transcript