The Steveston Community Park playground will undergo an exciting transformation, beginning in summer 2024.
As the current playground equipment and surfacing is nearing the end of its lifespan, it is time to replace them with updated options that meet Richmond’s ongoing commitment to creating leading-edge parks and play environments. The overarching project goal is to ensure the playground remains a fun, inclusive, and safe environment for everyone. The new design will feature accessible and welcoming equipment and surfacing, offering play opportunities for a wider range of ages and abilities.
New features to anticipate include:
Additionally, there will be multiple spring toys, spinners, and swings that are not only fun, but offer physical literacy through development of balance, agility and strength.
The new playground will be located on the same footprint as the existing one. For everyone's safety, the playground will be closed to the public during construction. Construction is expected to be completed by spring 2025.
The water park and surrounding park areas will remain open while the playground construction takes place.
To stay up-to-date on the project, view background information, explore a list of alternative sites to visit during construction, and find answers to frequently asked questions, please visit the Steveston Community Park Playground Renewal page.
The dedicated Steveston Community Park Playground Renewal webpage will be updated regularly as the project progresses.
Based on Council’s approved direction provided during Council Meeting on June 10, 2024, the No. 3 Road Bark Park will undergo safety upgrades, starting this year. The park will remain open for everyone to enjoy, with only small sections temporarily closed off for construction to keep everyone safe.
Here's what you can look forward to:
We are currently working on designing and planning site enhancements in collaboration with qualified professionals to ensure everything goes smoothly. Due to the watercourse on the north side of the site and the need to add footings for gates and fencing along the dyke trail, we need to consult environmental and engineering experts. Their guidance will help us protect the watercourse, nearby bird nests, and the dyke during construction, while also ensuring we meet all regulations and requirements.
Tentative Schedule Pending the necessary approvals, we plan to start work in September this year and aim to complete everything by the end of 2024.
For more information about the No. 3 Road Bark Park Safety Enhancements project, including committee reports and minutes, please see the links below.
We can’t wait for you and your pups to enjoy the improvements.
Additional Project Background Information:
In spring 2024, new community garden plots were constructed in Hamilton Community Park. Site preparation is currently underway for a new community garden site at Alexandra Neighbourhood Park, with completion anticipated in summer 2024. For more information about the City of Richmond’s Community Gardens Program, which is administered in partnership with Urban Bounty, please visit the following link: www.urbanbounty.ca/programs/welcome-to-the-community-gardens
Visit the Garden City Lands page for more information about the development of the Garden City Lands Legacy Landscape.
Use this interactive map to explore some of the major Parks Capital Projects being worked on to advance the City’s strategies. You can interact with projects that interest you through the map or the links.
Explore the 2024 Parks Capital Projects Highlights
Watch this short overview video to learn how the interactive map works.
