The water slide event may have been cancelled, but the City of North Vancouver is inviting residents to the opening of the much-awaited new water park at the CNV waterfront on July 20.
The 8,000-square-foot-water play area will have a combination of splash pools and sprayers, and will be open to the public after the official ceremony at the Lonsdale Quay. Locals can join the Mayor and council for a community procession along the Spirit Trail. The procession will end at the Shipyards Commons, following which there will be a First Nations blessing and a welcome by Mayor Linda Buchannan. The water park will be opened up after this ceremony, between 2:30 to 3:30 pm, for everyone to jump in and splash.
In the winter, CNV will also open a new 12,000-square-feet outdoor skating facility, including a looped skating trail to complete the open rink area. The outdoor public rink will be the largest in the Lower Mainland.
The official opening of the water park is one among the many offerings of the day. There will be roving performers, harbour activities including the Seaspan tug boat ballet and Vancouver Fire Boat. Here are the details:
Games & Entertainment | Lonsdale Quay Patio | 11am-3pm
Games and entertainment for all. There’s a craft station, face painting, balloon twisting, barbeque and more. Plus, a special performance by The Heels from 12-1pm.
Bobs & Lolo Performance | Shipyard Commons Family Zone | 1pm
The popular music duo Bobs & Lolo will delight and entertain in the family zone.
Parkour & Games | Shipyard Commons Family Zone | 1-3pm
Ready for pop-up parkour? Jump, roll and flip with the help of on-site instructors, check out the obstacle course and play some fun games.
Stage Performances | Multiple Locations & Times
Look up! These talented performers will be dancing on the iconic Q and splashing at the Foot of Lonsdale.
Walk Down History Lane | Burrard Dry Dock | 1-4pm
The Pier comes to life with a historical selfie station, artifacts, Shipyards scavenger hunt, and their popular Shipyard Pals performance.
Chalk Art Activity | Burrard Dry Dock | 1:30-3:30pm
Unleash your creativity! Join a local artist and fellow community members as they create a chalk mandala.
In 2016, the City of North Vancouver chose the Quay Property Management to develop The Shipyards-Lot 5, an ambitious project which delivers public amenities such as water splash and an outdoor skating rink as well as 84,000 square feet of commercial areas featuring restaurants, cafes, retail, services and a boutique hotel.
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What an incredible waste of space and money – why not a pleasant park with trees, and a pond with a fountain so people have a place of peace and quiet from the insane increase in density and traffic???
The fact there are no limitations on how many people can live in rental units means that any rental units could be packed to the limit – just another few thousand to cram a water/ice rink thing so at least they may be able to count on that population??
I predict this is NOT going to be a glorious time for Buchanan – if the illegal money is kept out of the Lower Mainland indefinitely (which is doubtful since the RCMP dont seem to deal with things like that) she could be the mayor of a virtual ghost town.
There’s a lot of parks in that area. It’s definitely worth every penny! Family friendly location like never before!
I walked down there the other night under the full moon and was shocked at the density actually and WHERE will PEEPS park or is there a bicycle parking lot for strollers?
So much criticism! Here and on social media. This is a fantastic endeavour! There are plenty of quiet green spaces in the lower mainland, especially in North Vancouver! And those are valuable to the local and far reaching communities and well-used. But more fun places for kids to go and where parents don’t have to shell out a bunch of money to be there is fantastic, plus a shaded space is a lovely evolution of water and splash parks for the kids. Yes, taxpayer money funded it. Just because you don’t use it doesn’t mean it doesn’t have value for other members of the community or that it’s a waste. Roads, hospitals, libraries, schools, transit, parks (green or spray), etc. are all paid for by tax dollars and service different communities. Don’t be such a stick in the mud! Let the kids splash around!
100% agree!
100% agree!
Well said!! It’s obvious sue does not have kids.
bout time they brought back a water park to lower lonsdale. i remember playing in the one (more of a water feature) that was in the park to the west.
I was sitting in front of the Polygon Gallery on a Sunday evening recently & observed all the tots & families having a great time in the water feature.
The new space will be well used all year round & contribute to the vibrancy of Lower Lonsdale.
It will be a great Community Amenity.
I like it. I was always wondering why there are so many waste lands, empty fields, especially in Richmond which would be perfect for big aqua parks, drive-in movies or so. I’m not saying that all these spots has to be built in..but those cute little community swimming pools (like the one at Robert Burnaby park or Moody park or Central park) with only one bigger pool and maybe another tiny one) are definitely not entertaining enough. There should be more open air swimming pools with 5-6 different pools, green areas, concessions for the summer. I woud not be worried about not having enough parks (as someone mentioned in a previous comment) because the Lower Mainland is full of beautiful green areas, parks and untouched forests.