Thank you to everyone who took part in Community Engagement Phase 2!

We will review the feedback received on the concept plans and share what we learned within the next few weeks.

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Phase 2 Engagement: Park Improvements Concept Design

Our proposed designed for improvements to Volker Park was informed by community feedback received through phase 1 engagement and includes:

  • New playground
  • Neighbourhood spray park
  • 20 stall parking lot with accessible spaces
  • Zipline
  • Picnic shelter and tables
  • Washrooms (2 accessible stalls)
  • New shade trees
  • Paved paths to park amenities
  • Variety of seating

A New Spray Park at Volker Park

Engagement results indicated a strong interest in developing a spray park at Volker Park. The Volker Park site is large enough to accommodate a spray park and a spray park for west Maple Ridge was included in the City’s Capital Plan for 2025/2026.

Proposed Concept Design

Community Engagement

Thank you to everyone who participated in phase 1 engagement!

Phase 1 engagement was open Mar 27 - Apr 15, 2025 and focused on what playground features and park amenities the community would like to see in Volker Park. An online survey (also available in print) was offered.


Learnings

Input was collected from approximately 545 survey submissions, reflecting the top requested playground features, favourite equipment types and top requested amenities, including a spray park. Refer to the Phase 1 Graphic Summary below for more learnings.


Opportunities to Participate

The community was invited to provide input through a survey (available online and in print).

Promotion

We promoted the engagement through the following channels: a postcard mailout to over 3,000 residences located near Volker Park, a printed newspaper ad, social media posts, emails to over 2,300 eConnect newsletter subscribers, signs posted along pedestrian routes/locations, email to nearby daycare facilities.

Engagement Level

The engagement for phase 1 was at the "involve" level of the International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) Spectrum of Public Participation and the City of Maple Ridge Engagement Framework.

Involve: Inviting the public to suggest new alternatives and work closely with them to ensure their concerns and aspirations are understood and considered. We will also provide feedback on how public input influenced the decision.

Learn more about how we use the spectrum as a foundation for community engagement here.

Thank you to everyone who participated in engagement phase 2. We are reviewing the survey results and will share what we learned in the next few weeks.

The community was invited from Oct 29 - Nov 16, 2025 to share their feedback on the concept plans for the park, playground, spray park, and other key features. We appreciate all the community members that took time out of their day to join us at our open house and provide feedback through the survey.

Opportunities to Participate

The community was invited to review the proposed Volker Park concept plans and provide feedback through:

  • Survey: Was open Oct 29 - Nov 16, 2025 online and available in print.
  • Open House: Thursday, November 13, 4:30-7pm, Laity View Elementary School, 21023 123 Avenue

Engagement Level

The engagement for phase 2 was at the "consult" level of the International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) Spectrum of Public Participation and the City of Maple Ridge Engagement Framework.

Consult: Obtain public feedback on analysis, alternatives, or decision.

Learn more about how we use the spectrum as a foundation for community engagement here.

Phase 3 of engagement will be sharing the final park plan for information.

Engagement Level

The engagement for phase 3 will be at the "inform" level of the International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) Spectrum of Public Participation and the City of Maple Ridge Engagement Framework.

Inform: Provide the public with balanced and objective information to assist them in understanding the problem, alternatives, opportunities, or solutions.

Learn more about how we use the spectrum as a foundation for community engagement here.

A New Playground and Spray Park

Engagement results indicated a strong interest in developing a spray park at Volker Park. The Volker Park site is large and can accommodate a spray park.

An overview plan has been created to show the potential locations for the improvements that were most requested in the survey, including a new playground, spray park, picnic shelter, and washroom / changeroom. A new parking area is also proposed to supplement the street parking in the area.

Background

Volker Park is located at 21131 123 Avenue, beside Laity View Elementary school.

Due to significant vandalism to the playground equipment in early 2025, the climbing structure had to replaced.

The City is proposing to replace the playground structure and use the opportunity to consider adding additional amenities to the park so that the park can continue to offer a safe play environment that meets the needs of local families.

Based on Phase 1 community engagement results, a new park overview was created:


Current Map of Volker Park and Playground

Translations

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