Galiano Parks & Recreation Commission Master Plan

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The Galiano Island Parks & Recreation Commission (GIPRC) is revising its Master Plan. The Commission’s Master Plan provides a direction and focus for the planning, development, operation and maintenance of CRD community parks, shore accesses and hiking and multi-use trails, and the funding of community recreational opportunities for Galiano.

This site is to share information about GIPRC and gather public feedback that will inform the Master Plan for 2026. The Commission will use the feedback gathered via public engagement to make decisions about how to allocate resources and prioritize projects.

Coast Salish Peoples have lived on and cared for the land now known as Galiano Island and its surrounding waters for millennia. GIPRC is currently engaging with First Nations as part of the Master Plan process. So far, we have met with and are working closely with Penelakut Tribe. We are committed to developing our land acknowledgment, to building relationships, and to honouring Indigenous rights, title, and values in our work.

With the support of an operating budget of about $120,000 and 1 maintenance worker, GIPRC operates:

  • 5 community park sites (Sticks Park, Sticks West Park, Silú Park, Lord Road Park and Betty Kennedy House and Park)
  • 10km of trails including the Sturdies Bay Trail
  • 32 shore accesses
  • 1 skate park

And funds around 15 community recreation programs with around $45,000 disbursed annually.

Over the past 5 years, the Commission has worked closely with our many shore stewards and volunteers to achieve important goals set out in our last plan, including:

  • Developing Silú Park at the north end, including trail construction, benches, picnic tables, and a vault toilet;
  • Improving the Zuker (Georgeson) shore access including significant restoration and invasives removal;
  • Improving the Matthews/Whipple shore access;
  • Working with the CRD on the Betty Kennedy property to manage the house and lands;
  • Installing vault toilets at Silú Park and at the Community School / Activity Centre field;
  • Managing and maintaining 10km of trails, 32 shore accesses, 5 community park sites and 10 public toilets;
  • Improving trail conditions on the Sturdies Bay Trail.

For more information about GIPRC please view the map, and visit www.crd.ca/parks-recreation/galiano-island-parks-recreation.

Have your say, fill out the Survey NOW!

The Galiano Island Parks & Recreation Commission (GIPRC) is revising its Master Plan. The Commission’s Master Plan provides a direction and focus for the planning, development, operation and maintenance of CRD community parks, shore accesses and hiking and multi-use trails, and the funding of community recreational opportunities for Galiano.

This site is to share information about GIPRC and gather public feedback that will inform the Master Plan for 2026. The Commission will use the feedback gathered via public engagement to make decisions about how to allocate resources and prioritize projects.

Coast Salish Peoples have lived on and cared for the land now known as Galiano Island and its surrounding waters for millennia. GIPRC is currently engaging with First Nations as part of the Master Plan process. So far, we have met with and are working closely with Penelakut Tribe. We are committed to developing our land acknowledgment, to building relationships, and to honouring Indigenous rights, title, and values in our work.

With the support of an operating budget of about $120,000 and 1 maintenance worker, GIPRC operates:

  • 5 community park sites (Sticks Park, Sticks West Park, Silú Park, Lord Road Park and Betty Kennedy House and Park)
  • 10km of trails including the Sturdies Bay Trail
  • 32 shore accesses
  • 1 skate park

And funds around 15 community recreation programs with around $45,000 disbursed annually.

Over the past 5 years, the Commission has worked closely with our many shore stewards and volunteers to achieve important goals set out in our last plan, including:

  • Developing Silú Park at the north end, including trail construction, benches, picnic tables, and a vault toilet;
  • Improving the Zuker (Georgeson) shore access including significant restoration and invasives removal;
  • Improving the Matthews/Whipple shore access;
  • Working with the CRD on the Betty Kennedy property to manage the house and lands;
  • Installing vault toilets at Silú Park and at the Community School / Activity Centre field;
  • Managing and maintaining 10km of trails, 32 shore accesses, 5 community park sites and 10 public toilets;
  • Improving trail conditions on the Sturdies Bay Trail.

For more information about GIPRC please view the map, and visit www.crd.ca/parks-recreation/galiano-island-parks-recreation.

  • Purpose of survey:

    The priorities of the Galiano Island Parks and Recreation Commission (GIPRC) are guided by its Master Plan, which is updated at regular intervals. As we work to develop the plan for 2026, we are asking the community how we’re doing and what we should focus on moving forward. This survey has 49 questions so it might take about half an hour to complete. The survey closes on September 15, 2025.

    If you have any questions, please contact Justine Starke, Manager, Service Delivery, Southern Gulf Islands Electoral Area jstarke@crd.bc.ca.

    Reminder to review the map before you complete the survey.

    Please note, GIPRC does not manage the following parks:

    CRD Regional Parks 

    • Matthews Point Regional Park

    Provincial Parks 

    • Bodega Ridge Provincial Park
    • Bellhouse Provincial Park
    • Dionisio Point Provincial Park
    • Montague Harbour Marine Provincial Park
    • Collinson Point Provincial Park
    • Shaw's Bog Ecological Reserve

    Galiano Trails Society 

    • Tapovan Peace Park

    Galiano Club

    • The Bluffs
    • Mount Galiano
    • The Community Forest

    The Galiano Conservancy Association 

    • Pebble Beach Reserve
    • Laughlin Lake
    • The Great Beaver Swamp
    • Millard Learning Centre

    Islands Trust Conservancy

    • Vanilla Leaf Land

    Your opinion is your personal information. Please do not include any information which identifies you or others in your responses. No comments will be attributed to any individuals and no personal information will be used to make any administrative decisions that impact any individuals as a result of this survey. For security purposes any personal information which identifies you or others will be immediately deleted, once your response is received and processed.

    Any personal information is collected by the Capital Regional District (CRD) under Section 26 (c) and (e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used to inform and update the Galiano Island Parks & Recreation Commission Master Plan, reflecting the priorities of residents.

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