John Oliver Master Plan

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The City of Delta is developing a long-term plan to guide the future of John Oliver Park. Currently home to rugby, soccer, and football, the park was identified in the City’s recent Sports Field Needs Assessment as a prime location for a centralized athletic and tournament hub.

Key takeaways from the assessment most relevant to John Oliver Park include:

  • Developing an outdoor athletic facility and sport tournament hub
  • Increasing field capacity for future outdoor sport needs
  • Continuing to serve existing Park uses
  • Improving facilities for growing cricket use
  • Considering a flexible artificial turf surface that can serve competitive field hockey
  • Considering an indoor multi-use sport facility to support artificial turf or sport court uses

Building on input from field sport groups, three example layouts for the site have been developed to support further community discussion.

Get Involved!

Residents are invited to help shape the final site plan, which, with Council's direction, will then be submitted to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) for review and approval, as John Oliver Park is located within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). Here is how you can get involved.

  • Review the fact sheet to become familiar with the opportunities
  • Meet with staff at one of several pop-up events to discuss your thoughts
  • Complete an online form before October 31 to contribute your feedback

The City of Delta is developing a long-term plan to guide the future of John Oliver Park. Currently home to rugby, soccer, and football, the park was identified in the City’s recent Sports Field Needs Assessment as a prime location for a centralized athletic and tournament hub.

Key takeaways from the assessment most relevant to John Oliver Park include:

  • Developing an outdoor athletic facility and sport tournament hub
  • Increasing field capacity for future outdoor sport needs
  • Continuing to serve existing Park uses
  • Improving facilities for growing cricket use
  • Considering a flexible artificial turf surface that can serve competitive field hockey
  • Considering an indoor multi-use sport facility to support artificial turf or sport court uses

Building on input from field sport groups, three example layouts for the site have been developed to support further community discussion.

Get Involved!

Residents are invited to help shape the final site plan, which, with Council's direction, will then be submitted to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) for review and approval, as John Oliver Park is located within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). Here is how you can get involved.

  • Review the fact sheet to become familiar with the opportunities
  • Meet with staff at one of several pop-up events to discuss your thoughts
  • Complete an online form before October 31 to contribute your feedback
  • The City is developing a Master Plan for John Oliver Park to guide future improvements and explore its potential as a key sports hub for the community. We want your feedback on three example layouts that show different ways the park could be organized. These are not final plans — just ideas to help start the conversation about what features matter most to you.

    Because the park is on Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) land, the City needs permission from the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) before making any major changes. The ALC has the authority to approve or deny this application, so future development is not guaranteed. Your feedback will be used to develop a final layout plan that reflects community needs, which will form part of the City’s application to the ALC.

    The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and closes October 31, 2025.

    Take Survey
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Page last updated: 10 Sep 2025, 01:34 PM