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Temporary fencing has been installed to protect an area so where the City is conducting an archaeological survey (former House of Refuge) on the site the club house is expected to move to. The fencing is for public safety and to protect the integrity of the work site. The fenced area will shrink in size in the days ahead, and the final location of the club house will be about 10 per cent of the area currently fenced off. The area of the park land used for soccer and tai chi near the Sun Yet-sen monument is still available for community use – it is not fenced off.
The club house (in its final location) will be tucked into the corner of land at the north-west corner of the park service road and Broadview Avenue. The final placement of the club house will leave plenty of land available for long term use for tai chi, soccer and other recreational activities. The City is not adding bowling greens because the lawn bowling club is no longer in operation.
The users of Riverdale Park will benefit from the club house move. Eleven trees are being removed as part of this project - nine of which are dying. They will be replaced with at least 65 new trees and a replanting plan for Riverdale Park which will be presented to the community in the months ahead. The park is fortunate to have a mature tree canopy, but it is aging, so this replanting will invigorate the park and create shade in new locations for the benefit of park users.
The location of park features, from buildings to tree placement is a team endeavour planned with the expertise of arbourists, landscape architects, heritage preservationists, archaeology specialists, and of course park staff who know the patterns of use and are familiar with community needs.
Bridgepoint Health and the City are working together to preserve this piece of Riverdale history and keep it in the community. The need to move the club house was identified in the plans for the redevelopment of the health facility. Bridgepoint Health is responsible for the move of the club house as part of those plans.
Riverdale Park is 17.86 hectares or 44 acres in size. The club house, once completed, will be 345 sq. metres or 3,714 sq. ft.
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