Location
Burquitlam Lougheed
Current Projects
Ball Diamond Upgrades: Fall 2025
The existing grass infield will be replaced with a rock dust mixture for ball diamonds. This will improve the durability and playability of the field, especially during and after inclement weather. Other updates include inground bases, foul poles and an additional park access gate.
Work begins in October 2025. Estimated re-opening will be in late-fall 2025. The ball diamond will be closed during construction.
Background
Cottonwood Park is undergoing a major multi-year expansion that began in 2018, when Phase 1A brought new play equipment, a water play area, a youth activity and social area, a washroom, a picnic shelter and a parking lot. Phase 1B recently finished and expanded the park from 1.1 hectares (2.6 acres) to 2.1 hectares (5.15 acres). New amenities include a softball diamond, soccer field, multi-use sport court, parkour elements, gathering spaces and other amenities.
Phase 1C, anticipated in the next few years, will include three lit racquet sport courts and a permanent trail connection to Cottonwood Avenue. Ultimately, the park is intended to become a 4.65-hectare (11.5-acre) community-level park, almost double what the City had envisioned for the park in 2002.
The park expansion project grew out of an agreement-in-principle between the YMCA, Concert Properties and the City to deliver community recreation and park amenities to the Burquitlam neighbourhood. The overall park concept plan was developed in 2017 with community input.
For additional information, see the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan.
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