Project Timeline and Purpose
Park management plans establish a long-term vision and identify strategic management goals and actions to protect the a parks' natural, cultural, and recreation values. In 2023, the CVRD initiated a management planning process for Spike Road Park. Work to date has focused on gathering and analyzing information about the the park's unique ecological, cultural, and recreational values.
Note: please do not enter the park until the management planning process is complete. This page will be updated throughout the management planning process.
Phase 1: Information Gathering and Analysis, and Park Clean-up (In Progress)
The CVRD commissioned an Environmental Assessment, Ecological Inventory, Preliminary Field Reconnaissance, Cultural Values Assessment, and Agricultural Assessment of the park in preparation of the management planning process.
Staff continue to work on park clean-up to ensure public safety. To date, several structures have been removed and repurposed. The secondary dwelling, which was a safety concern, was removed as part of a fire training exercise. Plans are in place for the primary residence to be moved to a new location on Sturgess Road for residential use. The Quonset hut will be moved to another location for general park storage in the future.
Phase 2: Management Planning (Planned for 2026)
Park management planning will start by consulting K’omoks First Nation on how they wish to be involved in the management planning process. Next steps will be to engage with the community and interest groups, and prepare a draft plan for CVRD Board review and approval.
Phase 3: Plan Adoption and Implementation
Once the plan is approved by the CVRD Board, implementation of the plan will begin. The CVRD asks that the public not enter the park until the management planning process is complete. This page will be updated throughout the management planning process.
Background
Spike Road Park was established through three acquisitions: a 74 acre parcel purchased in 2022, and two parcels with a combined area of 116 acres purchased in 2024, for a total of 190 acres. It was established to protect a large ecologically sensitive wetland and extend the One Spot Trail through the 1,400 metre unopened road dedication which bisects the property. The property is located within the Agricultural Land Reserve and is subject to provincial agricultural regulations and approvals.
Project Contact:
Mark Hart
Parks Planner
250-334-6058