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Sport and Recreation

To expand and develop community recreation venues while preserving existing natural settings.

Implementation of the Shubenacadie Canal development plan.

-  Construction of a pedestrian bypass of Highway 102 to connect the local sections of the proposed Shubenacadie Trail.

(Fund raising by SCC, local groups)

-  Complete the proposed section of the Shubenacadie Trail from Fall River to Wellington.

(SCC initiative)

Adopt a “15 minute walk to a facility” strategy.  (This means that some form of recreation facility is within a 15 minute walking distance from anywhere in the community)

- Encourage local groups to fundraise for development of parks, playgrounds and recreation facilities throughout the community.

-  HRM initiate a parks and facilities development plan for the community.

-  Encourage developers to adopt a turnkey parks and facility operation.

(Perhaps reduce percentage of recreational set asides required if a turnkey facility is included in the subdivision)

Preserve, develop and maintain community trails.

-  Identify important local trail systems.

-  Develop the trail systems with standardized signage and key maps.

-  Use current municipal regulations and funding to preserve those identified.

-  Obtain rights to above trails.

Preserve public lands.

- HRM not divest itself of any public lands to private/commercial development.

-  HRM invest in waterfront properties for public access to waterways.

-  Community convene an HRM/Provincial conference to further acheivement of above goals.

Develop multi use open spaces.

-  Identify venues for future development of sports fields.

(Action by:Community groups)

-  Develop 20 year plan for construction of sports fields.

(Action by: HRM)

Establish the efficacy of indoor sports facilities.

-  Undertake a feasibility study to:

Determine the usage rate of current facilities in HRM;

Determine impact of currently planned new facilities; 

Determine capital and maintenance costs of any facility; and

Determine if any new facility would be compliant with the Indoor Recreationfacility Master Plan Primary Filter. (Click here for list of rules)

-  Publish findings.