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* Four Standard photographers capture ; a single
a day i in George Little Memorial Park. ©

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Photos by Kat Lee, Margaret Speirs,
Dustin Quezada and sarah A. Zimmerman

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SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO

: PARK TIME: (clockwise from top left) (L to R) Suki

Pandher, Gurdber Prihar; Gurcharan Kalan and.Suchar
Saran play cards at the park several times a week. «
Harry. Guno in a moment of thought. © T.J.’ Smythe

takes a break from riding his bike. © Damian Guno sits ,

on the grass. ¢ As night falls, “Richard,” Brian Morri-

- son, Harry Guno and Florence Fowler share a bottle of’
Sherry. e Onowa Fowler.i is all smiles. ¢ Leonie Duplis-

sis cuts through the park, with the aid of her walker, on
her way downtown. ¢ A business man walks to work
in the morning. ® Jill Springer says she likes to read
and relax in the park. ¢ Skateboarders (L to R) Kevin
McColl, Spencer Bell, Dane Cameron and Jacob Lam-
bert have a seat on the bandshell stage. ¢ Keisha, 6,

Selena, 4, with dad Michael Windsor who says they .
come to the park frequently “because of the: shade.
-and the trees. "

.KAT. LEE PHOTO

Revitalization -

plan to renew —
interest in city.

green space.

By SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN .

" TERRACE’S director of leisure services. is:using George. _

Little Memorial Park as the flagship’ project of a. three-

phase plan he hopes will restore community confidence. i in
‘Terrace’s green space. .
.. Several years of city budget cutbacks have resulted in a
downturn in‘ maintenance at many city parks and Ross Miln-

thorp says that’s going to change starting next spring.
Milnthorp’s revitalization plan includes prioritizing m main-

_tenance at high-use parks and.green space areas, landscap-
ing changes and, eventually, an. introduction of community _

activities and programming at George Little Park...

“This park is the centrepiece for the community . ‘and. as
such we feel there needs fo be more attention Paid to this
site,” Milnthorp says.

The reduction in maintenance resources has come at the

same time that the city has seen an increase in parks, includ-

ing the Grand Trunk Pathway, the park space on Bailey St.

by the still-unopened: Mountainview School and new trails

around Wal-Mart.

“From my perspective, these facilities contribute a great
deal of enjoyment and economic benefits to the community,
he says. “I want to rebuild confidence i in the community in
our park space.”

‘That means prioritizing city parks. based on how much

they are used. Sites such as the Grand Trunk Pathway and:

George Little Park, which are centrally located and see high

"numbers of patrons on a daily basis, will top of the priority
list, while other smaller parks that see little traffic will be at:

the bottom. ~ — - -

The results of the directed maintenance efforts may | take
some time to see, Milnthorp. says, but i in time the benefits
will become clear. |

' Next spring, George Little Park will be aerated, fertilized

- and herbicides will be used to control weeds. At the same

time, Milnthorp will have city staff look at landscaping op-
tions and later introduce some new features at the park. He’s
also charging city staff with the task of making better use of
the community bandshell for arts and cultural programming
in hopes that will draw. more people in to the park.

“We want to provide a green space, basically for the cen-
tre of the city, for people to come and get away from the hus-
tle and bustle of their lives, bring their kids, throw a frisbee
around,” Milnthorp says. “It should be a place where people
can enjoy a pure form of recreation and rejuvenate.”

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