Only a few days remain to provide feedback online for the first phase of public engagement for the proposed Active Living Centre. Greater Vernon Recreation Services (GVRS) is hoping to collect more public input for its Feasibility Study prior to an open house later this month.
An online survey will be open until Sunday, November 17th, which allows participants to provide feedback on potential recreation spaces, amenities, features and locations.
Through the engagement process of the 2018 Recreation Master Plan, the Greater Vernon community identified a need for new indoor recreation opportunities, including a new aquatic facility, gymnasiums, a fitness centre, an indoor walking/running track and dedicated program multipurpose spaces. This current Feasibility Study has been commissioned to better understand the costs and benefits associated with public investment in new indoor recreation facilities.
“Our Feasibility Study team has been working hard to connect with people across the Greater Vernon region in person and online to gather as much feedback as possible,” said Shayne Wright, manager of Recreation Programs. “Once we have the results of the survey, we will compile the data and share the information at an open house on Sunday, November 24th. This will be part of the next phase of public engagement.”
The survey is available at www.engagevernon.ca/active-living-centre.
Public engagement sessions:
In addition to the survey, recreation ambassadors are still hosting interactive pop up opportunities to share information about the Feasibility Study and for the public to provide input.
Pop Up Sessions:
November 14, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at BX Elementary School
November 15, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at the Craft Show (Kal Tire Place)
November 19, 11:30 a.m. -1:30 p.m. at Okanagan College – Cafeteria
November 22, 5:45-9:00 p.m. at the Vernon Vipers game (Kal Tire Place)
Open House:
The public are invited to come out and see the draft facility design options based on public input received to date. Recreation ambassadors and the consultants from FaulknerBrowns will be on hand to share information and will be gathering feedback from the public on the proposed designs.
November 24, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Vernon Recreation Centre – Auditorium
Greater Vernon Recreation Services is operated by the City of Vernon with financial support from Community Partners the District of Coldstream and Electoral Areas B & C of the Regional District of North Okanagan.
