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Advisory Committee · Regular

February 25, 2026

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURE COMMITTEE

17:02 – 18:10 · 1h 8m
6 present · 2 absent
Daniel Tetrault Councillor — James Wang Councillor — Amit Plaha Member — Gary Cheng Member Electronic Hillary Bergshoeff Member Absent Leaf Alifu Member — Meg Holden Member — Robin Dhir Member Absent
Staff & officers present
Andre Isakov Director PRC Planning — Brad Domaas Director Parks — Carmen Gonzalez Deputy General Manager Parks, Recreation and Culture — Chris Peters Tourism Burnaby — Emmaline Hill Director Culture — Heather Edwards Manager Parks Planning Design and Development — Ian Wasson Senior Current Planner — Judy Hamanishi Director Recreation — Kathryn Matts Administrative Officer 2 — Kristin Schnider School Board Representative — Mary Morrison-Clark General Manager Parks, Recreation and Culture — Rebecca Thandi Director Strategic Initiatives —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: THAT the agenda for the Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee meeting of Wednesday, February 25, 2026 be adopted, as presented.
    • · Motion 2 added: THAT the minutes of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee meeting held on January 28, 2026, be now adopted.
    • · Motion 3 added: THAT the draft Making Life Better: Parks, Recreation and Culture Plan as provided in Attachment 1 of the report, “Draft PRC Plan”, dated February 25, 2026, be approved; and THAT staff be authorized to proceed with the second round of publi…
    • · Motion 4 added: THAT the report titled “Opening New Recreation Facilities: Project Plan-People-Play”, dated February 25, 2026, be received for information.
    • · Motion 5 added: THAT Tourism Burnaby’s pursuit of a bid to host the 2028 Canadian Urban Forest Conference, as discussed at the February 25, 2026, Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee meeting, be supported in principle.
    • · Motion 6 added: THAT the Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee adjourn at 6:10 pm.
    • · Attendance added: Daniel Tetrault (present)
    • · Attendance added: James Wang (present)
    • · Attendance added: Leaf Alifu (present)
    • · Attendance added: Gary Cheng (remote)
    • · Attendance added: Meg Holden (present)
    • · Attendance added: Amit Plaha (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kristin Schnider (present)
    • · Attendance added: Chris Peters (present)
    • · Attendance added: Hillary Bergshoeff (absent)
    • · Attendance added: Robin Dhir (absent)
    • · Attendance added: Mary Morrison-Clark (present)
    • · Attendance added: Carmen Gonzalez (present)
    • · Attendance added: Emmaline Hill (present)
    • · Attendance added: Brad Domaas (present)
    • · Attendance added: Andre Isakov (present)
    • · Attendance added: Judy Hamanishi (present)
    • · Attendance added: Rebecca Thandi (present)
    • · Attendance added: Heather Edwards (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ian Wasson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Kathryn Matts (present)
    • · Participation added: Meg Holden arrive
    • · Participation added: Gary Cheng arrive