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Help create a 30-year plan for the parks, beaches and connections to and through the West End waterfront!
What's happening?
We are planning for a West End waterfront that’s a welcoming and joyful place for everyone – a place where humans and nature can thrive together for generations to come. This plan will help shape the direction of this area for the next 30 years and beyond. We hope to shape the future of this beloved area with you. This includes formal conversations with the three Host Nations: the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation) and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).
Learn about the design approaches
Three preliminary design approaches were developed to help guide the long-term plan. Each approach emphasizes and celebrates a different quality of the West End waterfront. These approaches are not meant as stand-alone options. Elements from each can be combined, and will be developed and integrated into a preferred design concept, based on input we gather through engagement with the public, stakeholders and rightsholders – the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh.
*note: We are at an early stage in the design process, so certain elements may not be included or might end up in different locations in the final plan.
What do you love about the West End Waterfront? Let the world know and share yourlove letter to the West End waterfront!
Next steps
Your input on the design approaches and ideas will help us develop a preferred design concept for the West End waterfront, which will be shared for your feedback in fall 2023.
Translations
The automatic translation tool* is available for: Traditional Chinese [繁體中文] Simplified Chinese [简体中文] Punjabi [ਪੰਜਾਬੀ], Filipino [Tagalog], Vietnamese [Tiếng Việt], French [Français], Korean [한국어], Japanese [日本語] and Spanish [Español] – please see the tool at the top-right of this page.
*Note: the translation service on our website is hosted by Google Translate. As this is a third-party service, we cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of any translated content.
Help create a 30-year plan for the parks, beaches and connections to and through the West End waterfront!
What's happening?
We are planning for a West End waterfront that’s a welcoming and joyful place for everyone – a place where humans and nature can thrive together for generations to come. This plan will help shape the direction of this area for the next 30 years and beyond. We hope to shape the future of this beloved area with you. This includes formal conversations with the three Host Nations: the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish Nation) and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation).
Learn about the design approaches
Three preliminary design approaches were developed to help guide the long-term plan. Each approach emphasizes and celebrates a different quality of the West End waterfront. These approaches are not meant as stand-alone options. Elements from each can be combined, and will be developed and integrated into a preferred design concept, based on input we gather through engagement with the public, stakeholders and rightsholders – the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh.
*note: We are at an early stage in the design process, so certain elements may not be included or might end up in different locations in the final plan.
What do you love about the West End Waterfront? Let the world know and share yourlove letter to the West End waterfront!
Next steps
Your input on the design approaches and ideas will help us develop a preferred design concept for the West End waterfront, which will be shared for your feedback in fall 2023.
Translations
The automatic translation tool* is available for: Traditional Chinese [繁體中文] Simplified Chinese [简体中文] Punjabi [ਪੰਜਾਬੀ], Filipino [Tagalog], Vietnamese [Tiếng Việt], French [Français], Korean [한국어], Japanese [日本語] and Spanish [Español] – please see the tool at the top-right of this page.
*Note: the translation service on our website is hosted by Google Translate. As this is a third-party service, we cannot guarantee the quality or accuracy of any translated content.
Thank you to everyone who participated and shared your feedback. Your input will help us develop one preferred conceptual design, which will be shared for your feedback in fall 2023.
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Photos
Colourful sticky notes of comments and ideas posted on a hand drawn map
Conversations with a group of people in front of a large map at English Bay
Close Up of comment cards at the Sunset Beach Pop-Up that ask how do you imagine the future of the West End Waterfront
Conversations with People at the English Bay Pop-Up