Recreation and Parks Plan

The Township of West Lincoln is developing a Recreation and Parks Plan. This Plan will provide a roadmap to enhance and grow the Township’s parks and recreation facilities and services for residents, user groups, and visitors now and into the future. This Plan will guide decision making across all aspects of parks and recreation, from playgrounds to facilities and everything in between.

The Township retained the consulting firms of McQueen Galloway Associates (MGA) and GSP group to facilitate all phases of this project. MGA and GSP understand communities like West Lincoln and the complexity of balancing community needs and financial sustainability for the Township’s population growth. Key components of the planning process include:

• Evaluating existing parks, open spaces, amenities and recreational facilities for condition, accessibility, design and capacity.
• Identifying future needs for all types of recreational spaces based on growth and trends profiles.
• Identifying gaps and duplication and making recommendations for efficiencies.
• Establishing a bold vision based on the values and aspirations of the community.

Latest update: The draft Plan was presented to Council members at the Community and Protective Services Committee meeting on Monday, September 15, 2025. Another round of public consultation was held in person (Oct 1) and over Zoom (Oct 6), to gather feedback on the draft plan. A final draft will be presented at the March 2, 2026, Committee meeting. The final plan may be ratified at the March Council meeting.

Draft Plan

Supporting document: West Lincoln Situational Analysis Report

Public engagement

Engagement with the community was an essential part of the project, to helps build a common understanding of the issues and empower residents to have their say in the future of the Township. MGA and the team developed an extensive community engagement program to ensure we heard from everyone in the community. This included interviews, focus group sessions, workshops, community meetings, youth engagement and a online community wide survey. The consultants worked with the community to ensure your concerns and ideas were incorporated in the development of the Plan where possible.