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Parks and Open Spaces Classification System
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Current Inventory of Parks Master Plan
This section provides an inventory of the Town’s trails, open spaces, parks and play space assets and offers professional opinion on the existing situation of the facility or asset. Combined, these efforts provide a baseline and help identify the issues that the Master Plan can tackle .
Parks and Open Spaces Classification System
The parks and open spaces classification system in the table below was used to organize the Town’s inventory of parkland assets and trails to focus the priorities for investment and attention around the unique role each type performs within a system, and to guide future planning. Green spaces that have many amenities such as sport fields, playgrounds, pathways, and public washrooms require a different planning and management response compared to a naturalized area that may serve to protect an important ecological function.
Guidance is provided in later chapters of the Master Plan for how this proposed classification system can applied in long-term plans.
Community Parks
Description: Larger or Medium sized parks generally serve the entire community and offer a mix of active and passive amenities that respond to all-age leisure preferences.
Common Amenities found in these parks are:
• Irrigated turf grass • Public art • Landscaped areas • Speciality equipment • Natural heritage and interpretation features • Gathering and picnic areas • Washrooms • Playgrounds • Sports fields (with or with out lights) • Sports courts • Pathways and Trails • Granular or nature trails • Off leash areas
Example:
• Pysanka Park • 47 St. Park • RJV Soccer Park Description: Smaller or Medium sized parks that are more passive in use and primarily serve the immediate neighborhood as walk-to local designations.
Neighbourhood Parks
Common Amenities found in these parks are:
• Irrigated turf grass • Gathering and picnic areas • Washrooms • Playgrounds • Sports courts • Hard surfaced pathways • Granular or nature trails • Natural areas
Example:
• Foxview Park • Alex Horvat Park
Green Space / Open Space
Description: Designated Green Space / Open Space is generally natural or lightly landscaped which few, if any, supporting amenities. These lands can be small parcels that provide an attractive landscape. These lands may also be larger publicly owned properties that provide important ecological benefits or contain important natural systems such as forest cover or wetland.
Example:
• Southwest Natural Area • Northwest Nature Area
Urban Square / Plaza
Description: Urban squares / plazas are often central gathering spaces for the community. Often located in urban areas and adjacent to or near civic buildings, squares and plazas often have hard surfaces and permeant landscape features. Public at or monuments are frequent founds in these spaces.
Example:
• Rendezvous Park
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community parks (39.56 Ha)
6
neighbourhood parks (5.16 Ha)
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open space areas (68.14 Ha)
The map below indicates the locations of Vegreville’s parks and open spaces, classified by local and neighborhood park.
16 Hwy . 16A
Rotary Skate Park (High School)
Town of Vegreville
7 8 5 y . w H 0 0.5 1 2
Kilometres
Foxview Park Utility Row 51st & 59th Ave 47th St. (North)
Manmade Pond
St. Anne's North Circle Drive Football Fields Kinnette's Park
Lion's Club Community Spray Park 47th St. (South)
RJV Soccer Park Agriculture Grounds
Alex Horvat Park
49th St. Park
7 8 5 y . w H Behind Church/Dr. 's
Residence Behind Hospital
Pysanka Park
Existing Campground
Hwy . 16A
Museum Campground
Town of Vegreville Community Park Neighbourhood Park Proposed Park / Park Enhancement
