Community Visioning Fall River

Passive and Active Recreation / Sport (including trails)

April 3, 2007 - 6:30pm ~ 8:30pm

“ Healthy, Active Living Community for all ages & stages; while preserving country - like settings.”

I want you to think about what your passive and active recreation and sport needs were when you were 5 years old?  What were you doing at that age?  At 15 years?  What did you like to do at that age?  At 25?  Where did you go?  How about at 35?  What was, is or will be important to you then?  What about at 40?  What are you, were you or will likely be doing at 50?  When you’re 80 years old and beyond, what will your passive and active recreation and sport needs be?

All Ages

multi-purpose outdoor fields

swimming areas

skating - arena

soccer fields

ruby

lacrosse

basketball courts

walking trails (paved shoulders / sidewalks)

biking facilities (racks, etc)

accessibility to water frontage (i.e. Windsor Jct. Community Center)

on and off road biking trails

curling rink

tennis courts

walking trails

canoe / kayak boat access

5 years

playgrounds (tot lots)

swimming areas / pool

skating

biking trails

tobogganing

15 years

paint ball park

skateboarding areas

sports fields / indoor

tennis

drop - in area

street hockey

roller blade area

basketball courts (inside and out)

25 years

pub

co-ed fitness center

35 years

pub

co-ed fitness center

40 years

pub 

co-ed fitness center

Family Social Club Areas (to gather in and watch community sports and leisure activities)

50 years

pub

co-ed fitness center

Family Social Club Areas (to gather in and watch community sports and leisure activities)

80 years

lawn bowling

bocce

Family Social Club Areas (to gather in and watch community sports and leisure activities)

Goal Statement Questions

Q5. What is your favorite passive and active recreation and sport area?  What do you like about it?

walking existing trails - country like

playgrounds

sports fields (George P. / Ash Lee) - location

Holland Rd. Trails - bike / walk

no access to fish unless you have a boat

LWF - swim / playground - economical / proximity / safe / variety

MacDonald Sport Club - cross-country ski / walk (not safe?)

Ashburn Golf Course - tobogganing, cross-country ski / walk

Laurie Park

Oakfield Park

Lack of: water access, pool and rink

Q6. If you could choose 3 things that would make it “just perfect”, what 3 things would you choose?

pedestrian underpass - 102 Hwy

implement Shubie OCL Group Plan

access to Windsor Jct Community Center for entire community

multi-purpose sports center

more playgrounds

limit commercial development, must be contracted 

water access for swimming, boating and fishing

Holland Rd. Trails - Keep it natural, not built up and ruined.  Keep informal areas as is or certify as formal. (HRM ownership maintenance)

make Shubie Canal workable for boating, recreation and historical preservation

Q7. What should be included in Fall River’s recreation and sport infrastructure?  Is there something for each stage of life?

arena

swimming pool (indoor)

trails

multi-purpose sports fields and facility (i.e. Sackville Sports Stadium)

indoor and outdoor basketball courts

playgrounds

conservation areas (locks, lakes) wetlands

off-leash dog park

boat launch - access

inter-connecting bike trails

bike lanes along roadways with rest stops and benches

more areas similar to Silversides Beach

social lodge with large deck / meeting room and community hall with kitchen to be used for everyone, have it overlooking Lake Thomas from the Jefferson property - design with wrap-a-round deck for watching out door activities

Q8. Are there opportunities that could be developed or explored further?

joining Waverley Park

develop community greens

neighborhood beautification 

trail development

paint ball park

water access

further development on Shubie Canal

bike lanes on main route (Hwy 2)

community sports field

indoor facilities - basketball, soccer, volleyball, etc.

indoor pool

fitness facilities

outdoor skating area - rinks

sidewalks

everything mentioned previously

Q9. Where can / should future opportunities be located?

end of Blue Hill Rd (potential) 3 - 4 sports fields

Waverley Sports Park

Lockview - access to field

Kinloc - potential sports field (potential development)

Jefferson Property

MacDonald Sport Park

The two previous should be connected by trails

land between Fletcher Dr. And Route 2 - Warren Erskine’s

Tamarac field

outdoor rink - the pit

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