What We Do
Westside Parks falls under the umbrella of the Regional
District Parks Services Department
along with Regional and Eastside Parks. Westside Parks administers approximately
nine community parks through the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area.
OUR MISSION STATEMENT: To maintain quality parks and recreation facilities, services
and facilitate leisure opportunities so that all citizens on the westside receive
personal, social, economic and environmental benefits.
Westside Parks News:
Spring Break Camps
at the EECO
Registration is underway
now for the upcoming
Spring Break Camps at
the
EECO in Mission
Creek Regional Park
(Springfield and Durnin
Roads).
Activities for Junior
Naturalists age 5 – 7
run afternoons March 8th
to 10th and
mornings March 15th
to 17th.
Youth age 8 to 11 will
participate in the
afternoon March 15th
to 17th,
while a special Parent
and Tot camp will run
each morning March 8th
to 10th.
During all the camps,
participants will enjoy
a variety of fun indoor
and outdoor activities
that are designed to
encourage an interest in
the natural environment.
Please register in advance
for the camps at the
EECO. The cost for each
three-day camp is $60 or
there’s a single day
rate of $25.
For more information contact the EECO at
250-469-6140, email
eeco@cord.bc.ca
or drop into the centre
at 2363A Springfield
Road in Mission Creek
Regional Park.
Hunters in the Sky
Exhibit
It’s a new year and there’s a new exhibit for you to check
out at the
Environmental
Education Centre for the
Okanagan.
‘Hunters in the Sky’
features displays and
activities focusing on
Raptors: birds that use
their exceptionally keen
senses to hunt primarily
while flying. In the
Okanagan, you’ll find
species such as Falcons,
Hawks and Owls that
along with their highly
tuned vision generally
have large and powerful
talons and beaks that
have been adapted for
dealing with food that
they’ve captured.
The exhibit, which runs through mid-April, helps you
investigate what makes
these Birds of Prey,
different from other
birds.
Teachers and
community group leaders
may also wish to request
the popular ‘Owls in the
Classroom’ program.
It’s available until
April and you can book
your space by contacting
the EECO at
250-469-6140.
The Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan or EECO
is located in Mission
Creek Regional Park at
Springfield and Durnin
Roads. It’s open daily
through March from 10:00
am to 3:00 pm.
For more information
about this and other
EECO programs visit the
Regional District
website or call the EECO at
250-469-6140.
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The
Westside Parks and Recreation Commission (active prior to 2008) was appointed
by the Regional Board and reported on park and recreation issues specifically pertaining
to the Westside. You may view the past meeting agenda for the Parks and Recreation
Commission on the preceding link.
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