W.C. Shelly Park expansion

Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey and pop-up event last summer and provided feedback on early designs for an expanded W.C. Shelly Park.

Park Board staff have finalized the concept design. The concept includes a new dog off-leash area with natural agility elements such as logs and boulders, a renewed and expanded accessible playground, a food and culture garden, a rain garden and an expanded tree canopy.

The future park design, with the expansion to the east, will include spaces that are fun and welcoming to all.

Flexible space

We would keep the existing lawn and add more seating and picnic tables. We would move the centre gathering area benches to the west end to create clear and open paths through the park.

Playground expansion

In addition to expanding the playground, proposed upgrades focus on accessibility improvements, including adding rubber surfacing and introducing accessible play equipment.

Rain garden

A rain garden would separate the playground and new off-leash dog area. The rain garden will filter stormwater and enhance local habitat, while offering a learning opportunity for kids as they watch stormwater in action.

Off-leash dog area

A new dedicated space for off-leash dogs will help us meet the needs of dog owners in the Grandview-Woodland and Mount Pleasant neighbourhoods.

Food and culture garden

The remaining expansion area would be dedicated to a new communal food and culture garden. We would work with community groups to promote communal stewardship of the space.

Click here to see a larger version of the draft concept plan (PDF, 7.2MB)

W.C. Shelly Park is a small (0.3ha) neighbourhood park located one block north and one block west of Commercial and Broadway in the Grandview-Woodland area.

The existing park contains an open lawn area, playground, mature trees, and a number of benches. In 2022, the project site was expanded after the Park Board acquired neighbouring land. This expansion area will be the focus for new park programs and activities. This expansion area is currently planted as a pollinator meadow while we finalize the park design.

The proposed design (PDF, 7.2MB) for W.C. Shelly Park expansion has been developed based on what we have heard in past engagement, along with technical requirements and relevant Park Board policies:

VanPlay identified this as an area with a small urban canopy and high demand for accessible recreation. This expansion will protect the existing mature trees and add new trees to meet the neighbourhood need for a greater urban canopy. To address the need for accessible recreation, we will be expanding the playground and improving it with accessible play surfacing and inclusive play equipment.

The People, Parks, and Dogs Strategy has identified this neighbourhood as an underserved area for off-leash dog parks. We have also heard from many in the community that want to see an off-leash dog area at W.C. Shelly Park. To address this, we have expanded the east side of the park and will be dedicating much of that space to an off-leash dog area.

The Local Food Action Plan identified this as a medium priority area for new local food assets. We plan to provide space for a new communal food and culture garden, which will help address this need, and bring a sense ownership and stewardship of the space to the community.

謝利公園（W.C. Shelly Park）是一個位於加蘭圍-活蘭社區（Grandview-Woodland）佔地 0.3 公頃的小型社區公園，具體位置在 Commercial 和 Broadway 街交匯處附近。

我們正在擴建該公園，以滿足日益增長的綠地需求。此次擴建將為公園引入新項目並更新現有設施。我們希望聽取您對公園未來願景的反饋與建議。

參與其中！

• 查看諮詢板和概念規劃圖（PDF 連結, 7.2MB）
• 參與我們的線上問卷調查，開放時間為 6 月 3 日至 6 月 22 日
• 參加我們於 6 月 14 日（星期六）在 W.C. Shelly 公園舉行的公眾諮詢活動。歡迎在上午 11 點至下午 2 點之間前往公園與我們交流
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