Imagine West End Waterfront

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West End Waterfront


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.

Learn more about these three design approaches (PDF, 14MB).

What do you love about the West End Waterfront? Let the world know and share your love 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.

Learn more about these three design approaches (PDF, 14MB).

What do you love about the West End Waterfront? Let the world know and share your love 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.

  • Project Background

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    The West End waterfront (English Bay, Sunset Beach Park, Morton Park, Alexandra Park, and Beach Avenue) is a popular and beloved public space.

    This area is experiencing the impact of climate change and sea level rise, increased demand on the park due to population rise, and facilities that are reaching the end of their life. We need a long-term plan so this place can respond to these pressures and ensure it's enjoyed and ecologically resilient for years to come.

    This shoreline is the unceded, traditional and ancestral lands and waters of the xwməθkwəy’əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, and a place of great cultural, spiritual and ecological significance to them. Consultation with the three Host Nations as rights and titleholders of these unceded lands and waters, and participation of urban Indigenous residents will guide how the future West End waterfront could be a great place for Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh community members and Indigenous Peoples.

    The project planning process will uphold and build on the many Reconciliation commitments made by the Vancouver Park Board and City of Vancouver.


  • Round 1 - Listen and learn engagement

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    The Imagine West End Waterfront team is excited to share what we heard from the first round of community engagement - Listen and Learn. Round 1 of engagement took place over two-and-half month period from late August to late-November 2021.

    People shared what they love, what they would change, and what is important for the future of this special place.

    We heard that you want the future West End waterfront to be a place that is:

    - Visibly acknowledging Host Nations’(Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples) territory and living connection to lands and waters
    - Safer, accessible, and inclusive
    - Environmentally and ecologically healthy
    - Multi-functional and flexible for a variety of uses and experiences
    - Serviced with improved facilities


    Phase 1 What We Heard Report Graphic Summary
    (reading time: 5-10min)
    This short graphic summary is a visual snapshot of what we heard and learned in Round 1: Listen and Learn.

    Phase 1 What We Heard Report Summary
    (reading time: 20-25min)
    This document summarizes community engagement through Round1: Listen and Learn, and includes key findings on public engagements events, emerging vision themes and goal themes.

    Phase 1 What We Heard Report Appendix
    (reading time: as long as you want to get into detail)
    This report is an in-depth look at all engagement activities for Round1: Listen and Learn, such as: Community Conversations, Community Pop-ups, and the TalkVancouver Survey.

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