Powerhouse Road Park Draft Concept Plan: Public Feedback
About the Project
In June 2022, a 10-year Parks and Recreation Master Plan (PRMP) was adopted by Council. The PRMP provides strategic guidance for decisions related to municipal parks and recreation facilities and services to 2031. Strategies outlined in the PRMP aim to help the City achieve the vision set out in the Official Community Plan (OCP) of being “a supportive, vibrant community for those that live, work, and visit here today and in the future”.
Why are we doing this project?
Both the OCP and the PRMP engaged the community so that opportunities, strategies and priorities could be identified and actioned. The Powerhouse Road Park Concept Plan Project was identified as a Stage 1 implementation action in the PRMP and the City is now undertaking a concept planning process to design the park based on community engagement outcomes. A park concept plan aims to show the different uses and amenities on a site and where they are located in relation to each other. Once the park concept is finalized, the next step is to work with user groups on detailed construction drawings before construction takes place.
The PRMP identified the Powerhouse Road site as a community park. 
Location and Current Situation
Powerhouse Road Park is an approximately 8ha site located in the South Revelstoke Neighbourhood, across from the Arrow Heights Neighbourhood on Illecillewaet Road on the north side adjacent to a bend of the Illecillewaet River. Some informal uses have been occurring on the site and the City uses a portion of the site for snow removal storage and operations. The land is City owned. The City has engaged with user groups that were identified in the PRMP to understand if they had interest in the site and what their needs are. The results of the PRMP outcomes and user group discussions are reflected in the Concept below.
DRAFT POWERHOUSE ROAD PARK CONCEPT PLAN - FOR PUBLIC FEEDBACK
This is the concept design that the project team is asking for feedback on:
