Metro Vancouver land acquisition adds to Minnekhada Regional Park

Metro Vancouver land acquisition adds to Minnekhada Regional Park

Indo-Canadian Voice Metro Vancouver land acquisition adds to Minnekhada Regional Park posted by: Rattan MallMETRO Vancouver announced on Wednesday that it has added 62.5 hectares of land to Minnekhada Regional Park, increasing the size of the popular Coquitlam park by more than 25 per cent. “Our goal is to create a connected network of resilient parks and greenways that protects the few remaining regionally important sensitive ecosystems and con…

Minnekhada Park to expand by 62 hectares

photo Elizabeth Gray, Tri-City Photography Club Nature is growing. Following the sale of four Quarry Road properties for $14.5 million, Minnekhada Regional Park is set to stretch by 62.5 acres or approximately 25 percent. Located north of the park, Minnekhada’s new territory includes fish-bearing streams, wetlands, and habitat for at-risk species including western painted turtles and Oregon forest snails. The area is a “conservation hot spot,” a…