Improving Access to Parks & Recreation Space

As part of the Recreation Facility Feasibility Study the City is planning to relocate the two baseball fields that are currently at Hammond Community Park to a new stadium-style ballpark at the Maple Ridge Golf Course. The golf course is a City-owned property that is currently leased to an operator.

Hammond Community Park does not have sufficient space to accommodate the two existing baseball fields and the proposed new facility and amenities. The Maple Ridge Golf Course site is designated as park space in the Official Community Plan. Given Maple Ridge's current population of more than 106,000 residents and plans for increased housing development in west Maple Ridge, increased multi-use recreation park space has become a priority. The transformation of the golf course into a community park will take place over multiple phases:

  • The first phase will include establishing two replacement baseball diamonds and associated amenities. The City would aim to complete this first phase before constructing the new Hammond aquatic and recreation facility.

  • For future phases, the City will engage with the public on an overall park vision for what will become the City's largest community park space.

    • Site Concept Design - Baseball Fields Relocation

    Site Concept Design - Baseball Fields Relocation

    Baseball Field Relocation conceptual plan

    How To Participate

    Share your feedback on the aquatics and recreation facility concept and site plan and the site plan for the relocated baseball fields.

    Take Our Survey (deadline May 25, 2025):

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    Join us at an Open House:
    • Open House for Golfers and Golf Course Neighbours
      • Saturday, May 3, 2025, 10:00am - 12:00pm, Maple Ridge Elementary School, 20820 River Road
    • Open House
      • Tuesday, May 6, 2025, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Maple Ridge Secondary School, 21911 122 Avenue
      • Saturday, May 10, 2025, 11:00am - 1:00pm, Westview Secondary School, 20905 Wicklund Avenue
    • Virtual/Online Open House
      • Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, Access link will be added here on event day

    Related Projects

    Background

    The 40-acre Maple Ridge Golf Course site has been intended for public park and recreation space since the City purchased it in 1971.

    The transition of this City-owned site into publicly accessible, multi-use recreation park space has become critical, given recent provincially-led zoning changes and plans for the Lougheed Transit Corridor Area, that will lead to more homes in west Maple Ridge and increased demand for recreational and other City services.

    The preliminary design concept and site plan for the new Hammond recreation facility demonstrates that the Hammond Community Park has limited space to accommodate the two existing baseball fields, an aquatics facility, and parking. A new smaller baseball field will be developed as part of the redevelopment of Hammond Community Park to ensure continued community and user group access to baseball facilities for younger ages.

    Level of Engagement - Inform

    The engagement for this project is at the "inform" level of the International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) Spectrum of Public Participation. This means that we will 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 our public engagement here!

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