Winter 2027 Pitt Meadows Guide

From Donated Land to Year-Round Recreation

A major expansion of community recreation facilities is being delivered through significant outside funding and donated land. The project is supported by a $5.4-million Growing Communities Fund grant, while the eight-acre project site was contributed as an amenity by Onni Group. Together, these contributions will create substantial public recreation value without requiring the City to acquire new land. The eight acres of donated land represents a major investment in the community. Transferred to the City in 2021 as part of Golden Ears Business Park phases 3 and 4, the land was valued at approximately $22.5 million. The park is already one of the community’s most active recreation destinations, attracting an estimated 688,165 annual visits from local and regional users.

It also welcomes 67,619 tournament and event visits each year, including Pitt Meadows Day. The new artificial turf fields and covered Sport Box, both with sports lighting are expected to add approximately 355,000 visits annually. The facilities will make recreation more reliable and accessible throughout the year. Unlike grass fields, which can be limited by weather and daylight, artificial turf, field lighting and a covered Sport Box will support pickleball, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, ball hockey and community programs across more seasons and for more hours each day. The project also restores an important part of local sporting history. Lacrosse has been part of Pitt Meadows since 1938, when the Athletic Association built a box and the local team went on to win the 1940 B.C. intermediate title. The original box was removed in 1947; the new covered Sport Box will bring that tradition back beside the Arena.

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