Fiddle Park Plan

1. Design park for community level usage.

• Provide park elements that draw people from the whole community and beyond 
• Maintain adequate space for community level events
• Re-establish the park area with new amenities that are primarily for community use and may also draw visitors and support local tourism objectives (phase-out camping)
• Primarily free access for day-to-day use available to the public, with some programming and rental use

2. Provide flexibility in the design of the spaces.

• Spaces and elements can be used for more than one activity
• Design for multi-use and avoid facilities that may dominate the use of the park for a specialized/singular or limited range of activities

3. Maintain the natural setting of the park and provide strong connections to surrounding natural environments.

• New park elements to be predominately passive* outdoor facilities and amenities
• Use current topography to enhance new park elements, reduce the amount of on-site grading

*passive recreation generally refers to activities that do not require significant built infrastructure or other major alterations to the landscape, are typically low-impact and unstructured, and may be more informal and spontaneous in nature

4. Design for four seasons of use.

• Provide park elements and programming that draw people to the park all times of the year, especially winter.

5. Provide for universal accessibility.

• All park elements should be barrier free, except where this is not possible to maintain natural settings
• Washrooms/facilities need to be accessible and open
• Design for all age groups

The Town launched two community surveys:

• Feedback and Comment form – Completed September 2023
• Parks and Recreation Master Plan – Survey closed October 2022
• Fiddle Park Plan – Survey closed October 2021