Lone Prairie Park Project

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Consultation has concluded for this project. If you have any questions please direct them to community.services@prrd.bc.ca. Thank you for providing your feedback on the Lone Prairie Park project.

In the summer of 2021, the Peace River Regional District was investigating the possibility of developing a community park in Lone Prairie. Due to the lack of strong community support, the Lone Prairie Community Park project was discontinued this September. Thanks to everyone in the community who responded to the survey, your input was invaluable to this decision made.

Why was the project discontinued?

Each person who owned property in the Lone Prairie community was mailed a letter introducing the project, and a survey to find out if residents were interested in a park, if so what features and activities could have been included in the park, and possible locations for a park. When the surveys were evaluated, it turned out that Lone Prairie residents were generally not in support of the project. You can find the full survey responses here.

In the summer of 2021, the Peace River Regional District was investigating the possibility of developing a community park in Lone Prairie. Due to the lack of strong community support, the Lone Prairie Community Park project was discontinued this September. Thanks to everyone in the community who responded to the survey, your input was invaluable to this decision made.

Why was the project discontinued?

Each person who owned property in the Lone Prairie community was mailed a letter introducing the project, and a survey to find out if residents were interested in a park, if so what features and activities could have been included in the park, and possible locations for a park. When the surveys were evaluated, it turned out that Lone Prairie residents were generally not in support of the project. You can find the full survey responses here.

Consultation has concluded for this project. If you have any questions please direct them to community.services@prrd.bc.ca. Thank you for providing your feedback on the Lone Prairie Park project.

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    September 15, 2021

    Are you curious what the results of the survey were? We've summarized your feedback here, or you can click here for a full detailed report!

    Park Use:

    The people who responded to the question would have preferred to use the park for picnicking with friends and family, skating or other ice activities, playing on a playground, playing organized or casual sports (badminton, volleyball, basketball, soccer), and playing lawn games.

    Nearly 58% of respondents stated that they would not have wanted to use the park in winter, with 37% in favour of winter use. The remainder of respondents were unsure.

    The majority of respondents expressed that they would not have expected to use any proposed park at night and that lights would have not been needed in any potential plans going forward.

    Park Location:

    When asked about the best location for a park within the community, the most popular responses were; community pasture corrals, on the banks of the Sukunka River, central to the valley, around where the garbage bins are currently located, anywhere along the first two miles of Cowie Creek Road, and that a park was not wanted anywhere in the community.

    Support to move forward with Project:

    The majority of respondents (11 out of 19) did not support moving forward with the project, with 42% (8 out of 19) in support of further investigation.

    When asked why the project should/should not move forward the following comments (paraphrased) were received;

    • More traffic in the community is unwelcome
    • The roads are in bad shape already
    • More garbage will be left in the community if a park is built
    • That a park would be a fire hazard
    • That park users would be disrespectful to private land and property.
    • Residents are not in favour of tax increases for a park; and
    • If funds are spent in Lone Prairie, a cell tower or upgrading the road would more supported.

    August 4, 2021

    Thank you to everyone that completed the survey and provided input on the proposed project. Staff are working on collecting the results and will share on this page and the PRRD website as soon as its available.

    June 29, 2021

    To provide your feedback, please complete the survey by August 2, 2021.

    Once the surveys have been compiled and if there is sufficient interest to move forward with the project, the PRRD will host a community meeting to discuss the results of the survey, possible costs, funding sources, timelines and possible site locations.

    If you have questions, concerns, or just want to talk to someone about this project, please contact the Community Services Department at the PRRD at 250-784-3200.

    If you know of a possible location for a park, please try the Park Map feature and drop a pin on the location!