Redevelopment of Meadow Park is necessary to achieve resilience in response to increasing use levels and climate change outcomes. Additionally, park infrastructure is in need of replacement.
The spray park and playground will remain open through Summer 2024. Upgrades and replacements to these elements is targeted to begin in September 2024.
Overview
Meadow Park was constructed almost 40 years ago and has become one of Whistler’s most popular public outdoor spaces. With increasing pressures from visitation and environmental changes, it is essential to reinvest in the park’s aging infrastructure to meet current programming requirements as well as to seize opportunities to conserve water and provide greater resilience to rising temperatures.
The project is being delivered in phases with the initial focus on the replacement of the popular spray park and playground. The current spray park is at the end of its useful lifespan and does not meet current Vancouver Coastal Health requirements or Whistler’s water conservation bylaw. Additionally, the playground and swings do not include accessible play elements.
The current funded phase of work also includes enhancing picnic areas and pedestrian/cyclist circulation within the area, as well as enclosing the ball diamond closest to the sports centre to create a shared use off-leash area for dogs. The project also includes reconstructed irrigation and drainage systems, and both electrical and civil infrastructure improvements.
Other potential future park improvements are unfunded at this time but could include elements arising from the Meadow Park Master Plan process as outlined below.
Scope of work
Phase 1 – Meadow Park Master Plan:
- Overall park master plan
- Public engagement
- Council update
Phase 2 – Splash park, playground and ball field #1:
- Detailed design
- Park playground and splash parkAdjacent landscape, irrigation, dog off-leash area, Valley Trail and pathways
- Electrical and civil upgrades
- Construction
- Removal and/or recycling/storage of existing infrastructure
- Installation of electrical and civil infrastructure
- Installation of dog off-leash area fencing
- Installation of splash park and playground
- Installation of Valley Trail and pathways, picnic areas, landscape and irrigation
Status:
Phase 1 Meadow Park Master Plan:
- Schematic Master Plan Development – Completed
- Public engagements – Completed
- Council presentation – Completed
Phase 2 Playground, Splash Park and Ball Field #1:
- Design – Completed
- Permits – Submitted
- Procurement – Spring/Summer 2024
- Construction – Fall 2024 through Summer 2025
Potential Future Phase Riverfront and Ball Field #2:
- Design – Conceptual.
- Engagement – Not yet determined
- Procurement – Not yet determined
- Construction – Not yet determined
Engagement
- First Nations and public engagement are part of this project
- Relevant Committees of the Council will be engaged
- Initial public engagement feedback and data were collected through the 2019 Outside Voice Parks Master Plan and project specific engagement occurring in 2022 and 2023
- Potential future phases will include additional public engagement
- Engagement opportunities will be announced in the Pique Newsmagazine and the weekly Whistler Today municipal e-newsletter
Funding
The Meadow Park Redevelopment project is 100% funded by the Resort Municipality Initiative (RMI). Resort Municipality Initiative | Resort Municipality of Whistler
