One of the first things to be built on the Garden City Lands will be a 2.5-kilometre perimeter trail. Later, will come a community hub, farming plots, gardens, fields for passive leisure activities and a bog boardwalk.
That's all according to the Garden City Lands Legacy Landscape Plan, which was officially endorsed by city council on Monday.
It is hoped the plan will act as the framework for many of the changes that are to come over the next few years to the 136-acre park and nature reserve.
Thanking city staff and residents in a news release, Mayor Malcolm Brodie called the process "remarkable," while also noting the lands are an environmental asset that honours the city's agricultural heritage.
Jim Wright, of the grassroots Garden City Lands Coalition, welcomed the plan, overall. "Were pleased that it's moving in the right direction," said Wright.
