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WELCOME TO THE
True or False Creek
Walking Game 3.7 KM
The Game promotes understanding of sustainability & experiencing community in this place!
Follow 6 signs between Science World & Fishermen’s Wharf.
The trail takes you to 2 community centres, an artisan’s studio & a cooperative marina also.
BE A DETECTIVE AND FIND ALL 6 QUESTIONS:…
CONCEPT: Alexa Bailey. Thanks to participating groups who provided questions & answers.
Thanks also to those who act as stations for this Walk, posting our signage. You all make it possible!
Usage of the False Creek area has been regulated by all 3 levels of government.
Photo Credit: Madeleine Butschler (David Lam Park and Charleson Park across the Creek. Children in field, ferry, stop & boats.)
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BUT, that is not the end of the story! Do you see coast guard, police or fire boats? Commercial fishing boats? Sailing boats? Kayaks? (Bonus: Find the Walking Game Station with a question on civic marinas.)
Yes, governments play roles around safety, health, & environmental aspects of commercial & recreational activities on the water – and in parks. Yet what about those who live on the water or on shore? What of community organizations providing activities & services, all around False Creek?
Hints:
Examples that may not come quickly to mind: Community Centres’ Boards, Committees; Home Owners’ & Business Owners’ Associations; a Dragonboat zone; museums around False Creek like Science World, H.R. MacMillian Space Centre, Museum of Vancouver, & Vancouver Maritime Museum.
AND Most Importantly: This is the ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations!
Did You Know – There’s More to come with planning…
A new park – East Park – will become part of False Creek, “where City and water meet by Olympic/Athletes Village”
Photo Credit: Madeleine Butschler (2024 called “pollinator meadow”, to become East Park)
Image from Vancouver City’s webpage.
Image Credit: City webpage, see below. (Map showing where the new park is in relation to Creekside Community Centre, nearby streets and Science World)
Want to know more & participate?
See the City’s page: www.shapeyourcity.ca/east-park
Interested in additional walks around False Creek and other place? Check out Walk Vancouver: www.vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/walk-vancouver.aspx
Bonus:
Find a “Bioswale” sign. Discover why it’s important as a kind of “green or natural infrastructure” initiative.
Hint:
Located near the new park area!
THANK YOU
Thank you to the Station Host, Science World & access to the Vancouver City webpage requesting engagement.
We gratefully acknowledge that False Creek is located on the traditional and unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səlí ̓ lwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
HOST: False Creek Community Centre
Clue for Next Question
GOING WEST
Find the Creekside Community Centre, scan the QR code then walk to the closest rail to look out at False Creek.