Annual Report 2000 - Halifax Regional Municipality

Conceptual Designs
In partnership with the
Halifax Regional Library,
the conceptual design for
the Keshen Goodman
Library and Mainland
Common Recreation
Centre was completed.
Community Development
Projects
Several projects were
undertaken including the
analysis of a potential
youth centre in Bedford
and a review of the
recreation program service
delivery model within the
community of Sackville.
Current Initiatives
Feedback
Develop and
implement Park and
Facility User Report
Card System to obtain
feedback on services
provided.
Pesticide
Alternatives
Continue to
implement
environmentally
sustainable
natural resource
management
practices.
Capacity Analysis
Develop and
undertake a community
recreation capacity analysis
to determine the
community’s skills,
knowledge and resources.
Fall River Recreation
Centre
Review the possible
relocation of the Centre to
the High School or
another appropriate site.
Partnerships
Explore partnerships to
provide new sport fields
and diamonds; advance
the Regional Trails
Program in conjunction
with the Regional
Development Agency.
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At a glance...
• 7 municipally owned and
operated cemeteries
• 250,000 bedding plants
grown and used throughout
the park system each year
• 634 park properties - largest
park 4200 acres; smallest park
2800 sq.ft
• 30,000 organized outdoor
sport participants use municipal
fields
• 11 municipal arenas that
recover 98% of direct costs
• 206 ballfields
• 120 sportfields
• 476 playgrounds
• 1.3 million visits to Point
Pleasant Park in 1999
• 3 million+ visitors used the
municipality’s five major
indoor facilities
• 83% of municipal residents
use the parks - 70% on a
regular basis
• 6000+ metric tonnes of yard
waste processed and used
in-house each year
• 1500+ metric tonnes of
wood chips processed and used
in-house each year
• Halifax Common is the
oldest municipal park in
Canada - dating back to 1763
• Community Recreation
serves over 55,000 citizens
each year in direct programs
• Operates and manages one
major facility, nine community
centres and several smaller
facilities of which three have
pools including a wave pool
• The Wave Pool is the only
indoor wave pool in Atlantic
Canada. It has zero depth
entry and is fully accessible
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