Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan
The Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan was adopted by the Regional Parks and Trails Committee in November 2024. As outlined in the plan, next steps will involve the development of a Land Acquisition Strategy. The CVRD will work together with K’ómoks First Nation and regional partners through the next steps as the plan gets implemented.
The Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan will guide how the CVRD plans and manages regional parks and trails over the next 20 years.
The Strategic Plan and Appendices are available at the links below:
Land Acquisition Strategy
Following the adoption of the Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan, staff began work on the Land Acquisition Strategy. The Land Acquisition Strategy was identified as the principal immediate action item within the Regional Parks and Trails Strategic Plan.
The development of the Land Acquisition Strategy will involve a three-phase process:
- Phase 1 – Develop a Candidate Sites List
- Phase 2 – Evaluate Key Candidate Sites
- Phase 3 – Develop the Land Acquisition Strategy Document and provide acquisition recommendations
The Strategy is anticipated to take a year to develop (with an anticipated conclusion in the summer of 2026), with candidate site selection guided by the areas-of-interest mapping exercise and feedback heard through the strategic planning process. The refinement of candidate sites and the development of acquisition recommendations will be based on further input from K’ómoks First Nation, the Regional Parks and Trails working group, regional partners and the Regional Parks and Trails Committee.
