Pick a Park
Leave the hustle and bustle of everyday life behind and escape to a Westside Park.
Westside Parks consist of a unique array of Neighborhood, Community, Waterfront,
Athletic, Linear and Open Space Parks. Some of the many recreational opportunities
include swimming, volleyball, walking trails, playgrounds, tennis, soccer, softball
and baseball. Discover the heritage of the Westside at the Gellatly Heritage Park
or the Gellatly Nut Farm Regional Park.
Community Parks
Community Parks support passive functions that serve the entire community. Examples
of these functions include urban plazas, institutional/cultural/historic facilities,
places of community identity/gathering, beautification initiatives, public cemeteries
and public tourism attractions.
Athletic Parks
The primary role of athletic parks is to accommodate outdoor recreation facilities
(eg, athletic sportsfields, running track, tennis complex) that meet the communitys
major needs for active recreation and organized outdoor sport. Large school sites
can function as a community park provided adequate facilities are in place and there
is a joint-use agreement.
Neighborhood Parks
Informal open spaces, playgrounds, passive recreation amenities and sportfields
(though generally only singular and of a lower standard then community park
facilities) to serve a specific neighborhood. In higher density neighborhoods the
level of service and intensity of park development should, pending neighborhood
consultation, be higher than in lower density neighborhoods. Smaller school sites
can function as a neighborhood park provided adequate facilities are in place and
there is a joint-use agreement.
Waterfront Parks
To provide access to and use of Okanagan Lake for residents of the entire Westside
and/or for specific Westside neighborhoods. Waterfront parks support a range of
uses (e.g., swimming, sunbathing, picnicking, walking, boat launching and passive
recreation). Additional facilities may include playgrounds, washrooms, sport courts
and on or off-street parking.
Open Space Parks
Natural open spaces have a variety of functions, including ecological conservation,
environmental stewardship, management of hazardous areas (e.g. steep slopes) and
view protection. Natural open spaces include those areas of public land in a relatively
natural condition that provide the above functions but are not classified as one
of the other types of park spaces.
Linear Parks
To provide off-road transportation linkages for pedestrians, cyclists and/or equestrians.
Linear parks generally include developed and usable trails and pathways on public
land, utility right-of-ways or road right-of-ways closed to vehicle access. Linear
parks generally do not include sidewalks along developed roads or the trails and
paths in other types of parks or open spaces.
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