The City is adding a new sports court to George Ben Park and will engage the community to determine its purpose and design.

  • Winter 2025: Hire a design team
  • Winter 2025: Pre-Engagement and Community Engagement Phase 1
  • Spring 2025: Community Engagement Phase 2 and design development
  • Summer 2025: Community Engagement Phase 3, design development and detailed design
  • Spring 2026: Construction starts
  • Fall 2026: Construction complete

The timeline is subject to change.

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Level of Engagement

This project has been classified as a high-level Consult project based on the International Association for Public Participation Spectrum. This means we obtain public feedback on existing analysis, alternatives and/or proposals.

In February 2025, the project team conducted stakeholder interviews with the City’s Park Operations team, Pope Francis Catholic School and permit holders to understand current park usage and identify opportunities for improvement.

In this phase, the project team will work with the community and stakeholders to develop a vision statement for the new sports court and collect feedback on potential amenities. The community will also be asked their preference for a tennis and/or pickleball court. Feedback collected will inform design options that will be presented in Community Engagement Phase 2.

The community engagement activities anticipated for this phase include:

  • an online thought exchange activity
  • stakeholder interviews

The anticipated outcome of this phase is a vision statement for the new sports court.

Vision Statement

The vision is co-created with the community to describe the ideal future park. It is a big-picture statement that should inspire everyone toward a common understanding of the project’s overall goals and objectives.

In this phase, the project team will build on the outcomes of Community Engagement Phase 1 to develop two design options for the new sports court. These options will be presented to the community for feedback, which will inform the development of a preferred design for the sports court.

The community engagement activities anticipated in this phase include:

  • an online survey
  • stakeholder interviews

The anticipated outcome of this phase is the selection of a preferred design option.

In this phase, the project team will share the preferred design with the community on this page and through the project mailing list. The project will then move into the detailed design phase where the design team will work through the technical details and plans for the construction contractor.