Hastings Park Conservancy

The Community Legacy Fund was created out of the agreement between the City of Vancouver and Hastings Entertainment Inc. with the installation of slots in Hastings Park, the only large green space in all of east Vancouver. The fund, managed solely by the City of Vancouver with input from community groups, is to mitigate problems arising from slots and to provide some minimal benefits to the Hastings Sunrise neighbourhood. The fund provides $100,000 per year. While that is a lot of money for someone who has to earn it, $100,000 can buy 1 (one) pedestrian-activated crosswalk.
Although the Hastings Park Conservancy continues to support the expansion of green space and to oppose commercial enterprises in Hastings Park, we did submit a total of three grant applications:
~Education Program.
Research, documentation, material, signage, projects &/or events on park history, flora & fauna, and nature walks in the Sanctuary, Italian Gardnes &/or Momiji Gardens for adults and children.
~Wash Rooms.
Real ones, unlike those currently installed, ones with running water and flushing toilets on the west side of the park close to the Italian Gardnes, Playground and Skate Board Bowl.
~ Hastings Creek.
Feasility study for day lighting Hastings Creek from Hastings Community Park (south of Hastings Park) to the salt marsh in New Brighton Park and thus to Burrard Inlet.

The only successful application was the Education Program for a $20,000 grant.

We are looking for Education Program volunteers with ideas and computer, website and/or teaching skills.