Ravensong Aquatic Centre Expansion Project

At the RDN Oceanside Services Committee meeting held February 11, 2021 elected officials discussed how the project being considered by the City of Parksville will influence the expansion to Ravensong Aquatic Centre that is currently being considered by the RDN.

From these discussions the Committee then made a recommendation to the RDN Board that a review of the Ravensong Aquatic Centre expansion be completed by staff and the project’s architect to consider expansion of Ravensong in staged phases, starting with changerooms, that could occur independently with a view to providing the pool component at a later phase should the proposed pool in Parksville not come to fruition.

This recommendation will be brought forward to the RDN Board on February 23, 2021 for consideration.

The RDN anticipates ongoing discussions between the City of Parksville and the RDN on the municipality’s proposed multi-plex project including funding options and operational models being considered.

Work on the Ravensong Aquatic Centre Expansion feasibility project has paused due to COVID-19 restrictions and the anticipated release of information to the Oceanside community by the City of Parksville on the City's Pool/Multiplex Feasibility Study.

FualknerBrowns Architects presented to the OSC with preferred options for the Ravensong Aquatic Center on June 25, 2020. Recording of the meeting, agenda and minutes can be accessed at https://rdn.bc.ca/agendas-minutes-videos.

The staff report, presentation and other background documents from the June 25th meeting are available here under the Background Documents section.

Work does continue on this project at a reduced pace and all community engagement that would require pubic gatherings have been postponed. Further project updates will be announced when revised project schedules are available.

View the update presentation that was made by the project architect at the Thursday, February 13, 2020 meeting of the Oceanside Services Committee.

Thank you to those that have shared their thoughts with us to date. Four preliminary design options for a proposed expansion were presented at the open houses on January 20th and 23rd for your consideration and discussion. If you missed the presentation or would like to view the panels, download the open house panels here.

We continue to look for community input to help guide the planning and design of proposed expansion to the Ravensong Aquatic Centre. Ravensong Aquatic Centre Expansion Project Survey # 2 is now available online. Your comments will help us to develop final recommended concept designs.

Complete the survey and be entered to win one of two 10X Active Passes.

Survey closes March 27th, 2020

Thank you to Everyone who attended one of the four open houses held on January 20th in Parksville and January 23rd in Qualicum Beach.

The panels that were displayed at the open houses are now available under Background Documents.

We will be gathering more feedback on the information presented at the open houses with a short on online survey that will soon be posted here on the project page.

Due to weather the Jan 15 & 16 sessions were postponed. New dates are confirmed for January 20 & Jan 23. Please join us at one of our upcoming open houses to learn more about the project and to share your ideas. Feedback will be gathered on preferred design options. RDN Leaders will be providing free childminding during these open houses.

Monday, January 20th 10:30am-12:00pm & 5:00-6:30pm

Oceanside Place Arena - 830 W. Island Hwy, Parksville, BC

Thursday, January 23rd 10:30am-12:00pm & 5:00-6:30pm

Qualicum Civic Centre - 747 Jones St, Qualicum Beach, BC

Due to weather, our January 15 & 16 Open Houses have been postponed. New dates will be posted here, shared to all registered for our project updates and on RDN social media.

Thank you for completing the Ravensong Expansion Project Survey. The survey is now closed.

Feedback from user groups, patrons and surveys have been incorporated into the design process. The project team will be presenting these design options at the January open houses in preparation for a final design option to be presented in February 2020.

We encourage you to come to one of the open houses in January to provide additional feedback on the presented options. Another opportunity through an online survey will be available after the January open houses to identify the preferred option.