Salt Spring Parks and Recreation
Request for Proposals
Salt Spring Island Parks and Recreation Department (PARC) manages an indoor pool facility on property located at 262 Rainbow Road in Ganges Village on Salt Spring Island.
The CRD is seeking submissions for proposals to operate the Rainbow Road Indoor Pool on Salt Spring Island.
The objectives of the project are:
To select an operator for the Rainbow Road swimming pool to operate the pool for 5 years from April 2013 until March 2018.
A Contract will not necessarily result from this Request For Proposal.
Submissions will be accepted until 4:00 PM January 31, 2012
For more information contact:
Kees Ruurs
Parks and Recreation Department, Capital Regional District
Address: 145 Vesuvius Bay, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia V8K 1K3
Phone number: 250.537.4448
PARC News
The New Year is here, bringing with it a wide variety of new social, recreational and educational opportunities. We at PARC are happy to be working with other community groups on some of these exciting programs.
Financial Workshops for Non-Profits
During the month of February the SSI Foundation, in close cooperation with Community Education, Volunteer Salt Spring and PARC, is organising two workshops for the volunteer Board members of Salt Spring’s many not-for-profit organisations. The first will be on getting money and the second on managing it.
On Tuesday, February 7th, at 7pm at the PARC portable, John Binsted will guide the participants through the maze of possible funding sources (grants). Three weeks later, on Tuesday, February 28th , Terry Bolton will talk about the fiduciary responsibility each Board member has. He will also discuss how to read (and make sense out of) financial statements and budgets. For more information, call our office at 250.537.4448 and/or check the weekly events calendar in the Driftwood.
- Financial Workshops Information (PDF
) - Funding Sources Registration Form (PDF )
- Financial Accountability Registration Form (PDF )
A New Trail System
Over the course of the winter the PARC trail crew assisted the SSI Conservancy with the development of a trail system in the new Alvin Indridson Nature Reserve. All of us should be grateful to the Conservancy for this major addition to the Island’s Parks and Reserves network and we at PARC were happy to become involved. Signage marking the trail went up during the last weeks of December. You will be hearing more about these trails from the Conservancy in the near future.
Developing Rainbow Road Park
The PARC Commission recently adopted a new Parks and Trails Master Plan. Now it’s time to look more seriously at what else might be done behind our community pool in Rainbow Road Park. The new Master Plan calls for the establishment of an allotment garden in part of that park. In addition efforts will be made to satisfy the many requests that have been received for the development of a BMX/Free Ride bike park. And last but not least, a Parkour facility might also be set out in that part of the park. (Parkour involves the art of forward motion in spite of obstacles in case you didn’t know.) Of course, the heron rookery In the back of the park in the tall trees will be protected and no activities will be developed or allowed in its vicinity. If you wish to be involved in the planning of the garden, the Parkour area, or the bike park, call the PARC office (250.537.4448) and let us know.
The 2012 Saturday Market
Its only January but planning for the 2012 Saturday Market has already begun. Market vendors with seasonal permits must renew those permits by the end of February. Potential new vendors should 
email the Market Coordinator or come by the PARC office for information on what’s involved and to register for the Pre-Market Product Review (date to be announced).
Market in the Park
The ever popular Market in the Park, in Centennial Park, opens on April 2 and continues every Saturday until October 29.
Potential New Day Vendors - Please email the Market Coordinator to confirm space and eligibility.
The complete Vendor Guidelines can be found online. For more information call 250.537.4448 or email.
