Work has started on further improvements to Ron Brent Park.
Several new features should be in place by the end of August, according to the city: accessible paved trails with lighting; horseshoe pits, seniors fitness equipment, and a storage building; paved parking at the Connaught Youth Centre; landscaping with irrigated lawn, trees, and site furnishings; a large garden featuring plants native to the region.
The city has budgeted $1.675 million for the work.
The city has backed away from putting in pickleball courts and a toboggan launch, which were part of the proposal that went through the alternate approval process a year ago, due to a concern it would lead to cost overruns, city spokesman Mike Kellett said.
However, four pickleball courts at Fairburn Park, near the intersection of Foothills Boulevard and North Nechako Road, have been in place since September 2018.
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