It’s vital that our recreation infrastructure is renewed on an ongoing basis. British Columbians need this valuable resource for future generations. Our parks, pools, arenas and community centres form the hearts of our communities. These places are where people gather for neighbourhood celebrations, where they cheer local sports heroes, and where they go to learn new skills and take part in physical activity.

BCRPA's new report, “A Time for Renewal: Assessing the State of Recreation Facilities in British Columbia’ has found that 68% of our infrastructure is at least 25 years old.

Funding must be made available to renew our recreation infrastructure so that it can meet changing community needs, become more energy efficient and ultimately remain important and sustainable in our communities.

At the request of its members, BCRPA has set recreation infrastructure renewal as a top priority and is implementing an advocacy campaign with government officials to bring awareness to the issue and gain the support and commitment needed to initiate action on this pressing problem.

To assist us with this initiative we are inviting local governments, stakeholders, and organizations to forward letters of support that communicate the urgency and importance of this issue and how it impacts individuals, our communities, environments, and economy.

We have been receiving letters of support from around the province. To assist those wanting to lend their voice to this cause, we have produced a template letter for reference.

We appreciate your support as we continue our work to make recreation infrastructure renewal a top public policy priority.”