City of Surrey's 2021 - 2025 Financial Plan

PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE

BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS

• The Parks Division completed construction of Orchard Grove Park, Cloverdale Athletic Park fieldhouse, Bear Creek Park walking track solar lighting, Wickson Pier rehabilitation, Fraser Heights dog off-leash area, Greenaway Park pickleball courts, and Hawthorne Park playground, spray park and washroom building.

HEALTH & WELLNESS

• Parks designed and developed nearly 3.9 km of new trails/paths/ boardwalks, one of the most highly used passive recreational amenities; • Accessibility and Inclusion provided 1:1 support to 16 children in Summer Camps, 23 children in preschool and two children in before and after school care (BASC); • 759 free “Recreation for Youth” passes were redeemed by youth to reduce barriers for youth to access recreation;

• The Nicomekl Riverfront Park Management Plan was adopted by Council in spring 2020. In June 2020, the Planning Institute of British Columbia (“PIBC”) awarded Surrey’s Nicomekl Riverfront Management Park Plan with the 2020 Gold Award for Excellence in Planning Practice for a City & Urban Area; • As a response to the pandemic, Historic Stewart Farm launched partnership with the Seniors Come Share Society. As of December 2020, 400 registrants have taken part (weekly capacity of 16); and • Museum of Surrey participated in Seniors Centre Without Walls through modifying Reminisce Kits, usually designed for in-person engagement in long-term care homes. innovative weekly telephone programming for Seniors in

Surrey Art Gallery Exhibition

INFRASTRUCTURE & BUILT ENVIRONMENTS

(Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn) now have over 92,800 followers, with over 75,000 engagements (likes, reactions, comments) and over 5,000 questions or comments responded to;

• Reduced paid print advertising by 90%

in 2020 by shifting advertising to digital and growing the e-NEWS subscriber base by 27% to over 135,700 subscribers;

• The City’s main social media channels

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