2011 Master Plan Survey Report

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2. Appendix II – 2011 Master Plan Survey
2011 Recreation and Parks
Master Plan Survey
Survey Research Report
Points of View Research & Consulting Ltd.
12/5/2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................... i
INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1
Background ............................................................................................................... 1
Research Objectives ................................................................................................. 1
RESULTS ................................................................................................................ 2
Participation in Outdoor Activities .............................................................................. 2
Participation in Outdoor Activities by Area ................................................................ 5
Use of Parks and Other Outdoor Recreation Facilities .............................................. 10
Use of Parks and Other Outdoor Recreation Facilities by Area ................................ 12
Satisfaction with Outdoor Recreation Facilities ......................................................... 19
Satisfaction with Outdoor Recreation Facilities by Area ............................................ 24
Use of Indoor Recreation Facilities ........................................................................... 40
Use of Indoor Recreation Facilities by Area .............................................................. 42
Participation in Recreation Programs and Activities .................................................. 52
Barriers that Limit or Prevent Participation ................................................................ 57
Satisfaction with Recreation Programs and Indoor Facilities..................................... 59
Satisfaction with Recreation Programs and Indoor Facilities by Area ....................... 64
Priorities for Improvements ....................................................................................... 82
Willingness to Pay for Improvements ........................................................................ 96
Willingness to Pay by Area ........................................................................................ 99
Effectiveness of Communication and Preferred Method ........................................... 100
SURVEY METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................... 107
Survey Design .......................................................................................................... 107
Questionnaire Development ...................................................................................... 107
Data Weighting and Analysis .................................................................................... 107
Questionnaire ............................................................................................................ 108
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Survey Overview
The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has embarked on a process of updating the region’s
Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The renewed Plan will set strategic directions for the next five
years and establish longer term capital or other major goals. A comprehensive public consultation
plan is a key component of this process and included a community-wide telephone survey.
The purpose of the survey was to provide up-to-date information on the recreation behaviours and
priorities of Sunshine Coast residents. The results of the survey will be used to inform the vision
and strategies of the Master Plan, while recognizing that the many competing needs, wishes and
priorities of residents must be evaluated. The needs, wishes and priorities of the public always
must be considered in the context of prudent financial decisions and the overall mandate of the
Regional District, as well as its role in providing parks and recreation services.
The sample size was 432, and the survey was conducted from June 20th to July 7, 2011. The
results were analyzed and reported for the total sample and for each of seven areas: Electoral
Areas A (Egmont & Pender Harbour area), B (Halfmoon Bay area), D (Roberts Creek area), E
(Elphinstone area) and F (West Howe Sound area), the District of Sechelt & Sechelt Indian
Government District (SIGD) combined, and the Town of Gibsons. A sample of 432 yields very
reliable results that can be expected to be accurate at least plus or minus 4.68 percentage points
19 times out of 20. Results for area of residence and demographic sub-groups will be less reliable.
Highlights of Findings
Following are highlights of the survey findings.
Outdoor recreation activities. Residents of the Sunshine Coast enjoy a wide variety of outdoor
recreation activities. The top three are:
 running, jogging, walking or hiking
 visiting a park for walking, picnicking or informal activities or play
 beach use, such as lounging, swimming, snorkelling
The highest levels of frequent activity among participants were found for:
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dog walking
running, jogging, walking or hiking
wildlife viewing such as bird watching
visiting a park for walking, picnicking or informal activities or play
beach use, such as lounging, swimming, snorkelling
Neighbourhood trails that can be accessed without motorized transportation were used by a large
percentage of households in 2010, 67%. Also used by more than three in five households were a
major park in Area D (Roberts Creek area) and neighbourhood parks that can be accessed without
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driving to them. Half or more households visited a major park or trail in Sechelt and Gibsons, a
provincial park, and a major park in Areas B (Halfmoon Bay area), A (Egmont & Pender harbour
area) and E (Elphinstone area).
Satisfaction with outdoor recreation opportunities. All of the mean (average) ratings on a fiveplace scale were in a favourable direction, above 3, the mid-point of the scale. The five types of
outdoor recreation areas or facilities that were given the highest mean (average) ratings on a fiveplace scale were:
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natural parkland and nature trails
destination trails that you drive to
destination parkland with major natural or built features
places for mountain biking
neighbourhood parkland that is close to home
The lowest average ratings were given to:
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outdoor courts for tennis, basketball, roller hockey, volleyball
off-leash areas for dogs
boat launch facilities
outdoor fitness equipment for exercise
roadside bikeways close to home and connecting to destinations
Use of indoor recreation facilities. 82% of surveyed households were SCRD facility users in
2010. 13% used only one facility and 69% used two or more facilities last year. 35% were users of
facilities, programs or events in 2010 offered privately or organized by community groups (not
SCRD facilities and programs), but almost all households who use facilities and programs offered
privately by businesses and not-for-profit groups also use publicly provided facilities and programs,
thus, nearly all non-users of one type of provider are non-users of the other type of provider too.
Households who do not use any public, private or not-for-profit recreation facilities and programs
represented 17% of all surveyed households.
According to the survey findings, a quarter of Sunshine Coast households (24%) used no
programs and participated in no activities in 2010 that were offered by the SCRD or held in a
public recreation facility or park. Those using only one type of program or activity in 2010 were
11% of households, and 65% used two or more programs.
The three facilities visited by the largest percentages of households were:
 Sechelt Aquatic Centre (57% of households)
 any community hall (55% of households)
 Gibsons & Area Community Centre (47% of households)
In general, Coast households are most likely to use the nearest facilities, however, the facility
usage data obtained from the survey also uncovered patterns of use that would be expected if
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recreation facilities are operating and viewed by the public as a system available for use by all
residents, with the Sechelt facilities located mid-point on the Lower Coast.
The largest proportion of SCRD facility user households (64%) and the largest proportion of the
total sample (53%) had attended special events held in community centres and recreation facilities
or in public parks such as musical concerts or theatrical productions. Around half of households
participated in the following:
 public swim or swimming lessons
 childminding, parenting, family or preschool programs
 work out at a fitness centre, gym or weight room in a public facility or take fitness classes
such as pilates,nia, etc.
In terms of physical activities that will improve health and fitness if engaged in with sufficient
frequency, intensity and duration, the highest levels of regular participation of three times a week
or more was found for:
such as pilates, nia, etc.
 swim club
 aqua fitness classes
 stretching, balance and relaxation classes such as toning, yoga, etc.
Barriers that limit or prevent participation in recreation. The most frequently mentioned barrier
was no time, too busy with other things, said to be a barrier to participation by 44% of survey
respondents. Other barriers mentioned by at least one in five survey respondents were:
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inconvenient timing of programs
what I / we want to do costs too much
not interested in what’s available
inconvenient locations / too far
can't commit to a program that runs for several weeks
Transportation difficulties and health, mobility, mental health or special needs make participation
difficult for someone in one in eight households. A lack of information and programs are full (can’t
get in) were mentioned as a barrier by one in ten survey respondents.
Satisfaction with indoor recreation opportunities. All of the mean (average) ratings on a fiveplace scale were in a favourable direction, above 3, the mid-point of the scale. In general, the
facility ratings were better than the program and activity ratings, and respondents without children
had a consistent pattern of better ratings for facilities than those with children. The types of indoor
recreation programs or facilities that were given the highest mean (average) ratings on a five-place
scale were:
 volunteering opportunities
 indoor pools
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public swimming, lessons or programs
public fitness facilities with exercise equipment, a weights room
fitness programs such as pilates, step class, boot camp, low impact aerobics
programs and activities for adults 60 and older
local recreation spaces such as community centres and halls
health and wellness programs such as nutrition, injury prevention, stress reduction
use of schools for community programs
 recreation programs and activities for youth 13 to 18
 spaces for youth activities
 programs and activities for children 6 and under
Priorities for improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation. Survey respondents were read
eight options for improving recreation and then were asked which was their first, second and third
choice. One-third (34%), did not choose a priority for improvement. Nearly a quarter (23%) said
more or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and walkways is their first choice priority for
improving indoor and outdoor recreation. The remaining seven options were fairly tightly clustered
in their endorsement, and ranged from 10% favouring better maintenance of recreation facilities,
parks, trails and sports fields to 3% favouring more or better indoor recreation facilities and more
or better outdoor sports fields.
When first, second and third choices are considered, the largest percentage of survey respondents
continued to support improving indoor and outdoor recreation through more or better paths, trails
and roadside bikeways and walkways. 40% chose this option as their first, second or third choice
priority. The next three ranked priorities all had about the same level of endorsement when first,
second and third choices are considered. These are:
 better maintenance of recreation facilities, parks, trails and sports fields (23%)
 more or better beach access points (22%) and
 more or better recreation programs including fitness, arts, crafts, health and wellness for
different age groups (21%).
Willingness to pay for improvements. The survey sample split evenly when it came to
willingness to pay additional taxes to support improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation: 48%
were willing to have their taxes increased for recreation improvements, usually a modest amount,
and 5% said they needed more information before deciding if they were in favour or opposed to a
tax increase.
Effectiveness of communication. Only one in ten survey respondents (10%) said they had heard
of the Leisure Access Scholarship program which assists lower-income Sunshine Coast residents
to participate in recreation programs and services.
Two-thirds (67%) had seen the Sunshine Coast Recreation Guide in 2010, and four in five (82%)
said they feel informed about indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities available on the
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Sunshine Coast. These included 27% that said they feel very well informed and 55% that said they
feel adequately informed.
One-half to two-thirds of survey respondents said both Sunshine Coast newspapers and the
Recreation Guide were the most effective ways of providing them with information. The Sunshine
Coast Regional District website was effective for two in five, followed by newsletters and email,
effective for three in ten.
Differences among area residents. Many differences were found among residents of the various
areas in indoor and outdoor recreation behaviours, satisfactions and dissatisfactions, and priorities
for improvements. These differences are reported in detail in the survey report.
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INTRODUCTION
Background
The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has embarked on a process of updating the region’s
Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The renewed Plan will set strategic directions for the next five
years and establish longer term capital or other major goals. A comprehensive public consultation
plan is a key component of this process and included a community-wide telephone survey.
The purpose of the survey was to provide up-to-date information on the recreation behaviours and
priorities of Sunshine Coast residents. The results of the survey will be used to inform the vision
and strategies of the Master Plan, while recognizing that the many competing needs, wishes and
priorities of residents must be evaluated. The needs, wishes and priorities of the public always
must be considered in the context of prudent financial decisions and the overall mandate of the
Regional District, as well as its role in providing parks and recreation services.
Research Objectives
The main objectives of the survey were to:
 measure the household levels of participating in outdoor recreation activities in the past
year
 measure the levels of household use of parks and other outdoor recreation facilities in the
past year
 determine satisfaction with outdoor recreation facilities
 measure the levels of household use of indoor recreation facilities in the past year
 measure the household levels of participating in recreation programs in the past year
 determine satisfaction with recreation programs available for residents in various age
groups and with various types of programs
 identify barriers that limit or prevent participation
 describe community priorities for improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation
 determine willingness to pay for improvements with tax increases
 measure the effectiveness of communication about recreation opportunities and residents’
preferred method of receiving information
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RESULTS
Survey respondents were read the following introduction to the survey, which describes the
purpose of the survey and its place in the process of developing a Plan for parks and recreation on
the Sunshine Coast.
A process has been initiated to prepare a Parks and Recreation Plan for the Sunshine Coast
Regional District, which includes Sechelt, Gibsons, SIGD and Electoral Areas A, B, D, E and F.
An important part of this planning is to understand the needs and preferences of residents, and
this survey provides an important opportunity for you to give your input.
PARTICIPATION IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
3a. First I am going to read you a list of outdoor activities. Please tell me if you or anyone else in
your household participated in this activity somewhere on the Sunshine Coast during the past
year, January 2010 through December 2010.
Survey respondents were asked if they or anyone in their households participated in each of
twenty outdoor activities. The information obtained from this question provides a snapshot of how
Sunshine Coast residents are recreating outdoors and the relative popularity of various outdoor
activities. The Regional District does not provide facilities or other kinds of support for many of
these activities and wouldn’t be expected to, but a comprehensive picture provides a context for
those the Regional District does support with facilities, programs, etc. and allows the tracking of
changing trends in recreation.
As shown on the next chart, the top three outdoor activities on the Sunshine Coast are:
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Top 3 Outdoor Activities
88%
Running, jogging, walking or hiking
Visiting a park for walking or
informal activities
Beach use-lounging, swimming,
snorkelling
77%
72%
Other activities of at least a third of Sunshine Coast households are shown on the next chart.
About half of households have someone who enjoys:
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non-motorized boating such as kayaking or canoeing, paddle board, windsurfing, dinghy
sailing
dog walking
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Very Popular Outdoor Activities
52%
Birding and wildlife viewing
47%
Non-motor boating-kayak, canoe, windsurf
46%
Dog walking
40%
Visiting a playground or water spray park
37%
Other types of biking (not mountain)
Motor boating, sailboat with motor
Field sports-soccer, slopitch, baseball, rugby
34%
33%
Outdoor winter sports
31%
Mountain biking
31%
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Other outdoor activities of up to a quarter of households are shown in the third chart below. Golf,
fishing and camping were the most frequently mentioned activities shown on the chart as “other
outdoor activities”.
Other Outdoor Activities
25%
Visiting a mountain bike skills park
21%
Tennis
Skateboarding or inline skating
16%
Outdoor court sports-basketball, roller hockey,
volleyball
16%
13%
Motorized trail use-ATV, quad, snowmobile
10%
Horse riding
Scuba diving
Other outdoor activities
8%
17%
Participation in Outdoor Activities by Area
The next table shows the results for each area. The number in parentheses after each percent in
the table is the rank of that activity for the area. In other words, (1) signifies the activity engaged in
by the largest percentage of households in the particular area.
All areas had visiting a park for walking, picnicking or informal activities or play and running,
jogging, walking or hiking as the first or second most frequently mentioned activity. After the first
and second ranked activities, the areas differed in the rank order of activities and in the
percentages of households that had at least one participant in the activity. For example in Area B
(Halfmoon Bay area), similar percentages of households reported participating in the 7th ranked
type of outdoor activity, motor boating, sailboat with motor (56%) to the Town of Gibsons 3rd
ranked type of activity, beach use, such as lounging, swimming, snorkelling (58%).
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Outdoor Activities in Each Area
Base: Households with at least one person who engages in activity
Area A
Area B
Sechelt
& SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
90% (1)
100% (1)
85% (1)
94% (1)
94% (1)
77% (1)
89% (1)
86% (2)
70% (4)
89% (3)
94% (2)
69% (2)
64% (3)
88% (2)
79% (3)
92% (2)
85% (3)
62% (2)
58% (3)
74% (3)
80% (2)
66% (5)
59% (6)
55% (4)
63% (4)
47% (6)
32% (6)
47% (5)
75% (3)
61% (4)
41% (6)
46% (6)
41% (8)
38% (5)
50% (4)
51% (7)
61% (4)
41% (6)
63% (4)
40% (9)
38% (5)
40% (6)
32% (10)
60% (5)
31% (8)
45% (7)
47% (6)
43% (4)
39% (7)
36% (8)
48% (8)
25% (11)
52% (5)
61% (4)
28% (7)
34% (8)
64% (6)
56% (7)
32% (7)
25% (13)
23% (13)
22% (10)
34% (8)
34% (9)
42% (10)
27% (10)
35% (10)
54% (5)
27% (8)
20% (10)
36% (8)
29% (13)
25% (11)
44% (8)
34% (11)
18% (11)
33% (9)
23% (12)
47% (9)
21% (12)
39% (9)
45% (7)
26% (9)
39% (7)
17% (16)
40% (11)
19% (14)
34% (11)
38% (10)
18% (11)
15% (12)
22% (13)
27% (14)
20% (13)
31% (12)
21% (14)
15% (13)
15% (12)
19% (15)
13% (17)
15% (15)
14% (15)
19% (15)
17% (12)
11% (14)
17% (16)
17% (16)
14% (16)
23% (14)
24% (12)
7% (16)
16% (11)
29% (11)
10% (18)
10% (17)
14% (15)
18% (16)
8% (15)
5% (17)
8% (17)
8% (17)
20% (14)
17% (16)
20% (15)
31% (12)
8% (18)
9% (19)
30% (9)
8% (17)
4% (18)
12% (16)
19% (15)
0% (18)
12% (17)
11% (14)
8% (15)
6% (17)
6% (16)
7% (15)
14% (13)
Activity
Running, jogging, walking
or hiking
Park use
Beach use
Wildlife viewing such as
bird watching
Non-motorized boating –
kayaking, canoeing,
paddle board, etc.
Dog walking
Visiting a playground or
water spray park
Other types of biking (not
mountain biking)
Motor boating, sailboat
with motor
Field sports such as
soccer, slopitch, baseball,
rugby
such as cross-country
skiing
Mountain biking
Visiting a mountain bike
skills park such as
Sprockids or Conner
Tennis
Skateboarding or inline
skating
Other outdoor court sports
such as basketball, roller
hockey, volleyball
Motorized trail use - ATV,
quad, snowmobile
Horse riding
Scuba diving
In Area A (Egmont & Pender Harbour area), half or more households have a household member
who participates in these seven outdoor activities:
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 non-motorized boating such as kayaking or canoeing, paddle board, windsurfing, dinghy
sailing
 wildlife viewing such as bird watching
 motor boating or sailboat with motor
 dog walking
In Area B (Halfmoon Bay area), half or more households have a household member who
participates in these eight outdoor activities:
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sailing
dog walking
visiting a playground or water spray park
motor boating or sailboat with motor
Nearly half in Area B (Halfmoon Bay area) participate in biking and mountain biking.
Half or more households in District of Sechelt & SIGD have a household member who participates
in these four outdoor activities:
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viewing such as bird watching
Half or more households in Area D (Roberts Creek area) have a household member who
participates in these six outdoor activities:
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viewing such as bird watching
dog walking
biking (not mountain biking)
Half or more households in Area E (Elphinstone area) have a household member who participates
in these five outdoor activities:
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 biking (not mountain biking)
 field sports such as soccer, slopitch, baseball, rugby
Nearly half in Area E (Elphinstone area) also participate in wildlife viewing such as bird watching
and dog walking.
Half or more households in the Town of Gibsons have a household member who participates in
these three outdoor activities:
Half or more households in Area F (West Howe Sound area) have a household member who
participates in these four outdoor activities:
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sailing
Nearly half in Area F (West Howe Sound area) also participate in wildlife viewing such as bird
watching.
3b. FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES PARTICIPATED IN Q3a, Do you or anyone in your household
participate in this particular activity three times a week or more on average?
The next chart gives the percentages of frequent participants for each activity. The percentage of
frequent participants is reported based on the total sample and the group of participants in the
particular activity. For example, the survey results indicate that in 74% of households owning a
dog, someone walks the dog three times a week or more. When the denominator of the total
sample (432) is used to calculate the percentage of frequent dog walkers, the result provides an
estimate of 34% of Sunshine Coast households have at least one member who walks a dog
frequently enough to derive health benefits.
The highest levels of frequent activity among participants in the activity were found for:
 dog walking (in 74% of households with dogs, someone walks the dog three times a week
or more )
 running, jogging, walking or hiking (70%)
 wildlife viewing such as bird watching (58%)
 visiting a park for walking, picnicking or informal activities or play (53%)
 beach use, such as lounging, swimming, snorkelling (51%)
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Frequent participation in these activities represented the following percentages of respondent
households in the survey sample:
 dog walking (in 34% of all households represented in the survey, someone walks the dog
three times a week or more )
 running, jogging, walking or hiking (62%)
 wildlife viewing such as bird watching (31%)
 visiting a park for walking, picnicking or informal activities or play (41%)
 beach use, such as lounging, swimming, snorkelling (37%)
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Frequency of 3 Times a Week or More
Total Sample
Participants
62%
Running/jogging/walking/hiking
41%
Park use
37%
Beach use
11%
Non-motor boating-kayak/canoe etc.
15%
29%
14%
Field sports-soccer, baseball etc.
4%
44%
13%
10%
Mountain biking
6%
Mountain bike skills park
2%
32%
24%
11%
4%
Outdoor court sports
3%
Motorized trail use
3%
Horse riding
1%
Scuba diving
1%
46%
10%
Motor boating/sailboat with motor
74%
37%
17%
Other types of biking (not mountain)
Skateboarding/inline skating
58%
34%
Playground or water spray park
Tennis
51%
23%
Dog walking
53%
31%
Birding and wildlife viewing
70%
28%
22%
24%
13%
10%
6%
36%
USE OF PARKS AND OTHER OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITES
4. In the past year, did you or anyone in your household visit these parks, trails or beaches?
Neighbourhood trails that can be accessed without motorized transportation were used by the
largest percentage of households in 2010, 67%. Also used by more than three in five households
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were a major park in Area D and neighbourhood parks that can be accessed without driving to
them.
Half or more households visited a major park or trail in Sechelt and Gibsons, a provincial park, and
a major park in Areas B, A and E.
Household Use in 2010
67%
Neighborhood trails
63%
A major park in Area D
60%
Neighborhood parks
57%
A Sechelt park or trail
A provincial park
54%
A Gibsons park or trail
54%
A major park in Area B
54%
A major park in Area A
54%
50%
A major park in Area E
40%
A major park in Area F
37%
Dakota Ridge
35%
Roadside bikeways
Suncoaster Trail
18%
 A consistent pattern of higher levels of use by households with children and by users of
SCRD facilities was found. An exception was that households with children were no more
likely to use Suncoaster Trail.
 A general pattern of higher levels of use in households with an adult aged 25 to 54 years
was found. Exceptions to this pattern was the high level of use by 55 to 64 year olds of
Suncoaster Trail (20%) and neighbourhood trails that residents don’t have to drive to (70%).
All age groups had high levels of use of provincial parks except the oldest, 75 years or
more.
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Use of Parks and Other Outdoor Recreation Facilities by Area
The next series of charts show household use of parks and trails in each area by area of
residence.
The chart below reports results for using a major park in Electoral Area A - Egmont & Pender
Harbour area such as Klein Lake or Katherine Lake or Dan Bosch Park at Ruby Lake or Lion’s
Park, or the sports field in Pender Harbour. Household use in 2010 is highest for residents of Area
A (86% of households used one or more Area A parks). Next highest level of use was found for
residents of Area B - Halfmoon Bay area (77% of households used an Area A park).
Use of a Major Park in Area A
by Area of Residence
86%
77%
60%
61%
44%
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
40%
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
44%
Area F
The next chart shows that nearly all of the households surveyed in Area B - Halfmoon Bay area
(98%) had had at least one household member who had used a major park or trail in the past year
in Electoral Area B - Halfmoon Bay such as Cooper’s Green Park or Conner Park or Redrooffs
Circle Trail. The next highest level of use of Area B parks was by District of Sechelt & SIGD
residents (59% of households had at least one user).
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Use of a Major Park in Area B
98%
59%
52%
49%
45%
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
39%
Area E
Gibsons
31%
Area F
Major parks in Electoral Area D - Roberts Creek area such as Cliff Gilker Park or Robert’s Creek
Pier Park are attracting high use by residents of both Areas D (86% of households) and E (87% of
households).
Use of a Major Park in Area D
86%
87%
67%
61%
56%
59%
31%
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
Major parks in Electoral Area E - Elphinstone area such as Ocean Beach Esplanade/Chaster Park
have a high level of household use by the area’s own residents (91% of households), followed by
Area D households - Roberts Creek area (72%).
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Use of a Major Park in Area E
91%
72%
60%
36%
58%
34%
14%
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
Major parks in Electoral Area F - West Howe Sound area such as Shirley Macey Park, Sprockids
Park or Soames Hill are used by 74% of area F households. Residents of Area E (Elphinstone
area) also had a high level of use of Area F parks (71%).
Use of a Major Park in Area F
74%
71%
56%
44%
38%
21%
12%
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
Area B households - Halfmoon Bay area appear to have a higher level of use (84%) of a major
park or trail in Sechelt than residents of District of Sechelt & SIGD (71%).
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Use of a Major Park or Trail in Sechelt by
Area of Residence
84%
71%
58%
54%
40%
36%
Area A
29%
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
Households in Areas D (74%) and E (80%) appear to have higher levels of use of major parks or
trail in Gibsons than residents of Town of Gibsons (67% of households). Use by area F residents West Howe Sound area (70% of households) is about the same as use by Gibsons residents.
Use of a Major Park or Trail in Gibsons
74%
80%
67%
70%
47%
38%
24%
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
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The highest levels of household use of Dakota Ridge were found for residents of Area B Halfmoon Bay area (48%) and Area D - Roberts Creek area (45%).
Visited Dakota Ridge
48%
41%
45%
39%
37%
28%
22%
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
The highest levels of household use of the Suncoaster Trail was found for Area A - Egmont &
Pender Harbour area residents (44%), followed by Area B - Halfmoon Bay area (31% of
households).
Used Suncoaster Trail
44%
31%
16%
14%
16%
12%
7%
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
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With the exception of town dwellers, each area has a high level of household use of use of
neighbourhood trails that can be accessed without driving.
Used Trails That You Don't Drive To
92%
80%
76%
74%
57%
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
73%
51%
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
The highest level of household use of neighbourhood parks that can be accessed without driving
was found for residents of Area B - Halfmoon Bay area (92% of households).
Used Parks That You Don't Drive To
92%
74%
57%
Area A
51%
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
68%
57%
48%
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
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Use of neighbourhood roadside bikeways was highest for households in Area B - Halfmoon Bay
area (61% of households) and Area D - Roberts Creek area (57% of households). Use was low
among District of Sechelt & SIGD residents (22% of households) and Area A – Egmont & Pender
Harbour area households (21%), which can be expected because these areas do not participate in
this function of the Regional District.
Used a Bikeway That You Don't Drive To
61%
57%
48%
22%
21%
Area A
31%
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
32%
Area F
Household use of a Provincial Park, such as Sargeant Bay, Skookumchuk Narrows Provincial Park
or Sechelt Inlet Marine Provincial Park was highest among residents of Area B - Halfmoon Bay
area (98% of households had at least one user of a provincial park).
Used a Provincial Park
98%
65%
56%
46%
53%
39%
34%
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
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SATISFACTION WITH OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES
Survey respondents were asked to rate 20 types of outdoor recreation areas, facilities or specific
examples of facilities, e.g., Suncoaster Trail, on a five-place scale where 1 is very dissatisfied and
5 is very satisfied. The next series of charts shows the percentages of very satisfied ratings and
combined very satisfied and somewhat satisfied ratings (labelled “generally satisfied”) on the
charts
5a. What is your level of satisfaction with each of the following in the Sunshine Coast area? When
answering please consider (READ SLOWLY) quality, location and if there are enough
opportunities. Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with:
Eight types of outdoor areas or faculties were given very satisfied or somewhat satisfied ratings by
at least three-quarters of survey respondents. The top-rated list comprised neighbourhood parks
and destination parks, trails and pathways, beach access points, and outdoor areas for social and
cultural gatherings such as picnics or festivals.
The next chart shows the top-rated and is ordered by size of the percentage of generally satisfied
survey respondents. First is natural parkland and nature trails, which received very satisfied ratings
by half of respondents (51%).
Top Rated: Satisfaction with Outdoor Recreation
Very Satisfied
89%
Generally Satisfied
90%
84%
83%
81%
81%
79%
76%
51%
42%
41%
40%
42%
39%
39%
33%
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Dissatisfaction
Two types of outdoor facilities on the top-rated list received fairly high levels of dissatisfied ratings:
 walkways close to home and connecting to destinations (14% were very or somewhat
dissatisfied)
 paths and trails for walking close to home (11% were very or somewhat dissatisfied)
Respondents with children in the home were more likely to express dissatisfaction with several of
the top-rated facilities.
 Respondents living in households with children were more likely to be dissatisfied with
outdoor areas for social and cultural gatherings such as picnics or festivals: 10% of those
with young children under seven years were very or somewhat dissatisfied, as were 14% of
those with children 7 to 12 years, and 26% of those with children 13 to 18 years.
 23% of respondents with young children in the home, 6 years or under, were very or
somewhat dissatisfied with paths and trails for walking close to home.
 Respondents living in households with children living in the home were more likely to be
dissatisfied with roadside bikeways close to home and connecting to destinations: 32% of
those with children 6 and under were very or somewhat
dissatisfied, as were 33% of those with children 7 to 12 years and 32% of those with
children 13 to 18 years.
 Respondents living in households with children 13 to 18 years of age were more likely to be
dissatisfied with walkways close to home and connecting to destinations: 33% were very or
somewhat dissatisfied.
 33% of respondents with young children in the home, 6 years or under, were very or
somewhat dissatisfied with beach access points, as were 28% of those with children 7 to 12
years and 22% of those with children 13 to 18 years.
The next chart shows the 12 other outdoor recreation facilities that were rated for satisfaction and
the percentages of very satisfied and generally satisfied ratings.
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Moderate and Lower Levels of Satisfaction
with Outdoor Recreation
Very Satisfied
Generally Satisfied
66%
61%
60%
57%
53%
52%
50%
50%
49%
39%
29%
31%
25%
39%
38%
28%
19%
17%
20%
17%
21%
14%
15%
15%
Dissatisfaction
 Respondents with children under seven years of age were more likely to give very satisfied
ratings to playgrounds or spray parks (40% gave very satisfied rating and 67% said very or
somewhat satisfied). 69% of those with children 7 to 12 years were very or somewhat
satisfied and 12% were very or somewhat dissatisfied.
 The results for sports fields/ track and field - soccer, slopitch, and all other field sports for
respondents with children in the household were: 84% of those with young children under
seven were very or somewhat satisfied, 74% of those with children 7 to 12 years were very
or somewhat satisfied, and 78% of those with children 13 to 18 were very or somewhat
satisfied.
The dissatisfaction levels were 6% of those with young children under seven were very or
somewhat dissatisfied, as were 9% of those with children 7 to 12 years and 10% of those
with children 13 to 18.
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 21% of respondents with children 7 to 12 years of age and 32% of those with children 13 to
18 years were very or somewhat dissatisfied with outdoor courts for tennis, basketball, roller
hockey, volleyball.
 Respondents living in households with children between 7 and 18 were more likely to be
dissatisfied with youth outdoor spaces such as skateboard park, bike skills parks: 19% of
those with children 7 to 12 years were very or somewhat dissatisfied, and 23% of those with
children 13 to 18 years.
10% or more survey respondents gave dissatisfied ratings to:
 roadside bikeways close to home and connecting to destinations (22% were very or
somewhat dissatisfied)
 off-leash areas for dogs (15% were very or somewhat dissatisfied)
 boat launch facilities (14% were very or somewhat dissatisfied)
 beach access points (13% were very or somewhat dissatisfied)
 outdoor courts for tennis, basketball, roller hockey, volleyball (11% were very or somewhat
dissatisfied)
 outdoor fitness equipment for exercise (10% were very or somewhat dissatisfied)
The percentages of satisfied and dissatisfied ratings using a base of the total sample can be
somewhat misleading if the number of respondents said “don’t know or felt they didn’t have
enough experience to provide a rating varied a great deal from item to item. This is the reason why
analyses that “net out” non-rating respondents must be examined too. Mean or average ratings
using a base of raters instead of the total sample. are reported and summarized in the next
section.
The satisfaction levels reported on the charts were somewhat lowered for these activities by large
“don’t know /no experience” responses:
 places to ride horses (49% did not provide a rating)
 places for motorized use of trails (45% did not provide a rating)
 youth outdoor spaces such as skateboard park, bike skills parks (34% did not provide a
rating)
 Dakota Ridge Winter Recreation Area (33% did not provide a rating)
 places for mountain biking (32% did not provide a rating)
 off-leash areas for dogs (32% did not provide a rating)
 boat launch facilities (26% did not provide a rating)
The next table shows the mean or average rating on the 5-place satisfaction scale. Means are
reported for the total sample and two groups - respondents with children living in their home and
respondents without children. When interpreting the information presented in the next table,
remember that if every rater had said “I am very satisfied”, the mean rating would be 5.00 and if
every rater had said “I am somewhat satisfied”, the mean rating would be 4.00. So if the
community is generally satisfied, the ratings should be between 4 and 5. All of the mean (average)
ratings on a five-place scale were in a favourable direction, above 3, the mid-point of the scale.
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Most of the outdoor recreation facilities were given average ratings of about 4.0 or higher.




outdoor courts for tennis, basketball, roller hockey, volleyball (3.75)
boat launch facilities (3.73)
outdoor fitness equipment for exercise (3.70)
roadside bikeways close to home and connecting to destinations (3.51)
Mean Satisfaction Ratings
Base: Respondents who provided a rating
Natural parkland and nature trails
Destination trails that you drive to
Destination parkland with major
natural or built features
Places for mountain biking
Neighbourhood parkland that is close
to home
Dakota Ridge Winter Recreation Area
Outdoor areas for social and cultural
gatherings such as picnics or festivals
Sports fields / track and field - soccer,
slopitch, and all other field sports
Paths and trails for walking close to
home
Beach access points
Playgrounds or spray parks
Places to ride horses
Walkways close to home and
connecting to destinations
Youth outdoor spaces such as
skateboard park, bike skills parks
Places for motorized use of trails
Outdoor courts for tennis, basketball,
roller hockey, volleyball
Off-leash areas for dogs
Boat launch facilities
Outdoor fitness equipment for
exercise
Roadside bikeways close to home and
Total Sample
Children
No Children
4.42
4.36
4.51
4.39
4.38
4.34
4.35
4.37
4.34
4.31
4.37
4.28
4.26
4.33
4.22
4.18
4.26
4.14
4.16
3.97
4.25
4.14
4.16
4.13
4.14
4.07
4.18
4.04
3.98
3.97
3.83
3.87
3.97
4.14
4.03
3.97
3.96
3.75
4.06
3.91
3.71
4.03
3.86
3.76
3.91
3.75
3.57
3.85
3.73
3.73
3.59
3.31
3.80
3.89
3.70
3.26
3.92
3.51
3.20
3.69
Respondents living in households with children gave lower ratings on average to:
 outdoor areas for social and cultural gatherings such as picnics or festivals
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









playgrounds or spray parks
beach access points
walkways close to home and connecting to destinations
places for motorized use of trails
off-leash areas for dogs
boat launch facilities
outdoor fitness equipment for exercise
roadside bikeways close to home and connecting to destinations
youth outdoor spaces such as skateboard park, bike skills parks
places for motorized use of trails
Satisfaction with Outdoor Recreation Facilities by Area
The next two tables give the mean satisfaction ratings for each area. The first column lists the
means in descending order for the total sample. The numbers in parentheses after each area
mean is the rank of the mean for that area. The highest rated facilities and natural areas are
shaded in blue and the lowest are shaded in light yellow.
Following are the six best ratings given by residents of Area A (Egmont & Pender Harbour area).
Residents are highly satisfied with these opportunities for outdoor recreation, which were all given
ratings that averaged 4.3 or higher.
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




Destination parkland with major natural or built features
Neighbourhood parkland that is close to home
Paths and trails for walking close to home
Following are the eight lowest ratings given by residents of Area A (Egmont & Pender Harbour
area). Residents are least satisfied with these opportunities for outdoor recreation, which were all
given ratings that averaged 3.5 or lower.








Outdoor courts for tennis, basketball, roller hockey, volleyball
Roadside bikeways close to home and connecting to destinations
Outdoor fitness equipment for exercise
Youth outdoor spaces such as skateboard park, bike skills parks
Beach access points
Walkways close to home and connecting to destinations
Following are the six best ratings given by residents of Area B (Halfmoon Bay area). Residents
are highly satisfied with these opportunities for outdoor recreation, which were all given ratings that
averaged 4.3 or higher.
 Natural parkland and nature trails
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




Paths and trails for walking close to home
Following are the two lowest ratings given by residents of Area B (Halfmoon Bay area).
Residents are least satisfied with these opportunities for outdoor recreation, which were all given
ratings that averaged 3.5 or lower.
 Outdoor courts for tennis, basketball, roller hockey, volleyball
 Outdoor fitness equipment for exercise
Following are the three best ratings given by residents of District of Sechelt & SIGD. Residents
 Natural parkland and nature trails
 Destination trails that you drive to
 Destination parkland with major natural or built features
None of the opportunities for outdoor recreation were rated 3.5 or lower on average by residents of
District of Sechelt & SIGD. Residents are least satisfied with:
 Roadside bikeways close to home and connecting to destinations
Mean Satisfaction Ratings: Area A, Area B and Sechelt & SIGD
Base: Respondents who provided a rating and reside in the area
to home
home
Beach access points
Total Sample
Area A
Area B
Sechelt &
SIGD
4.42
4.36
4.36 (4)
4.00 (8)
4.52 (1)
4.38 (4)
4.54 (1)
4.38 (2)
4.35
4.40 (2)
4.43 (2)
4.35 (3)
4.31
4.37 (3)
4.33 (5)
4.26 (4)
4.26
4.33 (5)
4.52 (1)
4.16 (7)
4.18
4.53 (1)
4.24 (6)
4.21 (5)
4.16
4.08 (7)
4.20 (8)
4.12 (8)
4.14
3.79 (10)
4.21 (7)
4.06 (10)
4.14
4.31 (6)
4.40 (3)
4.19 (6)
4.04
3.22 (16)
3.72 (10)
4.19 (6)
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exercise
Total Sample
Area A
Area B
3.98
3.97
3.29 (14)
3.53 (12)
3.57 (15)
3.58 (14)
Sechelt &
SIGD
3.95 (13)
4.01 (11)
3.96
3.32 (13)
4.04 (9)
4.11 (9)
3.91
3.01 (17)
3.72 (10)
3.94 (14)
3.86
3.88 (9)
3.67 (12)
3.98 (12)
3.75
2.65 (20)
3.23 (18)
3.95 (13)
3.73
3.73
3.23 (15)
3.70 (11)
3.59 (13)
3.70 (11)
3.81 (16)
3.91 (15)
3.70
2.91 (18)
3.48 (17)
3.89 (17)
3.51
2.78 (19)
3.53 (16)
3.69 (18)
Following are the six best ratings given by residents of Area D (Roberts Creek area). Residents






Beach access points
Following are the four lowest ratings given by residents of Area D (Roberts Creek area).
Residents are least satisfied with these opportunities for outdoor recreation, which were all given
ratings that averaged 3.5 or lower.




Outdoor fitness equipment for exercise
Roadside bikeways close to home and connecting to destinations
None of the ratings given by residents of Area E (Elphinstone area) averaged at least 4.3.
Residents are most satisfied with:
 Destination trails that you drive to
 Playgrounds or spray parks
 Outdoor areas for social and cultural gatherings such as picnics or festivals
Residents of Area E (Elphinstone area) were least satisfied with the following opportunity for
outdoor recreation, which was given an average rating 3.5 or lower.
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Following are the seven best ratings given by residents of Town of Gibsons. Residents are highly
satisfied with these opportunities for outdoor recreation for which ratings that averaged 4.3 or
higher.
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





Sports fields / track and field - soccer, slopitch, and all other field sports
Walkways close to home and connecting to destinations
Town of Gibsons. Residents are least satisfied with:
Following are the six best ratings given by residents of Area F (West Howe Sound area).
Residents are highly satisfied with these opportunities for outdoor recreation for which ratings






Outdoor areas for social and cultural gatherings such as picnics or festivals
Area F (West Howe Sound area). Residents are least satisfied with:
Mean Satisfaction Ratings: Area D, Area E, Gibsons and Area F
to home
Total Sample
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
4.42
4.36
4.43 (2)
4.45 (1)
4.20 (4)
4.29 (1)
4.36 (5)
4.30 (6)
4.30 (6)
4.40 (2)
4.35
4.40 (4)
4.13 (9)
4.39 (2)
4.41 (1)
4.31
4.43 (2)
4.16 (7)
4.41 (1)
4.34 (3)
4.26
4.35 (5)
4.17 (6)
4.30 (6)
4.18 (9)
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home
Beach access points
exercise
Total Sample
Area D
Area E
4.18
4.16 (7)
4.10 (10)
Gibsons
4.17 (7)
Area F
3.94 (11)
4.16
4.19 (6)
4.22 (3)
4.09 (10)
4.33 (4)
4.14
4.16 (7)
4.19 (5)
4.38 (3)
4.22 (8)
4.14
4.15 (8)
3.91 (11)
4.08 (11)
3.94 (11)
4.04
3.98
3.97
4.42 (3)
4.08 (9)
3.91 (11)
3.99 (12)
4.25 (2)
4.14 (8)
4.15 (8)
4.15 (8)
4.19 (9)
3.97 (10)
4.31 (5)
3.84 (14)
3.96
3.71 (13)
3.82 (13)
4.33 (4)
3.88 (12)
3.91
3.85 (12)
4.12 (10)
4.00 (13)
4.24 (7)
3.86
3.68 (14)
3.82 (13)
3.95 (14)
3.77 (15)
3.75
3.96 (10)
3.76 (14)
4.09 (10)
3.66 (17)
3.73
3.73
3.44 (15)
3.02 (19)
3.66 (16)
3.60 (17)
4.04 (12)
3.89 (16)
3.86 (13)
3.88 (12)
3.70
3.30 (17)
3.71 (15)
3.93 (15)
3.70 (16)
3.51
3.40 (16)
3.38 (18)
3.75 (17)
3.53 (18)
5b. IF CODE 1 OR 2 - DISSATISFIED, What is the main reason you are dissatisfied with
__________?
For each outdoor facility, the areas where the most dissatisfaction was expressed have been
identified. There is a brief summary of the main issues or reasons for feeling dissatisfied, followed
by a sampling of respondent comments.
Neighbourhood parkland that is close to home. Somewhat higher levels of dissatisfaction were
found among residents of Areas E (9% were very or somewhat dissatisfied) and F (10% were very
or somewhat dissatisfied).
The main issue is that dissatisfied residents feel there needs to be more neighbourhood parkland.
There are not any.
The parks are too small and there's not enough park land in developments.
I don't think there's enough and what we have is not very well maintained.
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The Eric Cardinal Soames Hill Park was supposed to be very nicely completed, but they never
finished it.
Destination parkland with major natural or built features. A somewhat higher level of
dissatisfaction was found among residents of Area E - Elphinstone area (8% were very or
somewhat dissatisfied).
The main issue is that more destination parks are wanted.
More of these parklands are needed.
More of them.
There should be more. They are getting crowded. I am dissatisfied with the number of parks.
Parkland is not very accessible and there is no real bike parking.
Natural parkland and nature trails. Somewhat higher levels of dissatisfaction were found among
residents of Areas E (9% were very or somewhat dissatisfied) and F (10% were very or somewhat
dissatisfied).
The main issues are that more natural parkland and trails are wanted and a perceived lack of trail
maintenance.
More trails out towards Langdale
I think there should be more and better quality parkland and trails.
They need to increase the number of them. I am very satisfied with what we have but we need
more.
I'd love to see more.
There are not enough areas in Elphinstone. Around our watershed, there's blocking. There are
areas in places like Katherine Lake and Tetrahedron Park that should be preserved.
Not enough of them other than at Ruby Lake.
We need to preserve as much as we can; we need more for the wildlife.
Trails at Homesite Creek Cave are not maintained. It is an advertised trail that is blocked. Also
Cecil Hill Trail is not maintained. Robert's Creek Lower and Upper Tube bike path was not
maintained last winter.
Trail maintenance on Chapman's Creek.
Beach access points. High or somewhat high levels of dissatisfaction were found among
residents of nearly all areas: Area A - Egmont & Pender Harbour area (38% were very or
somewhat dissatisfied), Area B - Halfmoon Bay area (28% were very or somewhat dissatisfied),
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District of Sechelt & SIGD (10% were very or somewhat dissatisfied), Area E - Elphinstone area
(11% were very or somewhat dissatisfied) and F (19% were very or somewhat dissatisfied).
Relatively low dissatisfaction levels were found for two areas only – Area D - Roberts Creek area
(5% were very or somewhat dissatisfied) and Town of Gibsons (8% were very or somewhat
dissatisfied).
The main issues are too few access points, poor signage, and access points are difficult to use.
Lack of parking is said to be a problem at some of them.
There are not enough beach access points in Area A.
There are not any.
The beach access points aren't accessible. This applies to all along Halfmoon Bay.
Identity them; no one can find them.
Just too few access points.
A lot of the beach access points aren't cleared and you can't really get to the beach.
Not enough access for disabled people.
They are not clearly marked. Need more signs.
There should be more. There are too many private areas. And they should be marked.
Sometimes you can't see them.
There's a beach access point on Franklin Road really close to Gower Point Road, and it really needs
to be developed.
The access points are too steep to walk down.
Lots of the small alleyway beach accesses are not labelled and they are allowed to overgrow.
There is very little public access. The places with public access are limited to the access of water
and hard to get their boats. The access points are not marked expect the major ones.
There needs to be more beach trails and access to waterfront - trails or walkways along the water.
There is only one beach in Pender Harbour and that is not enough.
Access for seniors is very difficult.
Lack of beach access point at Welcome Beach.
No parking. Need more parking spaces.
No places to park.
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Paths and trails for walking close to home. All areas had fairly high dissatisfaction levels. Area
A – Egmont & Pender Harbour area (9% were very or somewhat dissatisfied), Area B - Halfmoon
Bay area (9%), District of Sechelt & SIGD (9%), Area D - Roberts Creek area (10%), Area E Elphinstone area (15%), Town of Gibsons (13%), and F (19%).
The main issues are too few paths and trails, a lack of safe places to walk, and a lack of
maintenance (rough surfaces).
The beach path should extend all the way around Gibsons.
No sidewalks in Madeira Park - very dangerous along the highway.
Lack of information about paths, trails.
Need to maintain them more often.
More trails to connect the whole coast.
There are no sidewalks on our highways.
There are very few trails close to home.
Need to do more maintenance, trim bush and fill in potholes.
They are not close enough to home, can't walk to them.
No paths or trails in the Robert's Creek area.
I am satisfied with what we have but we need to increase them.
I drive to Gibsons and to Sargeant Bay because our local paths are in dangerous disrepair,
especially for children.
The trails in Halfmoon Bay need to be developed – the quality is rough and access is not easy.
There's nothing close by for me in the village.
People claim them as their private property.
No trails in Gibson's, so we have to drive to walk or hike.
Walkways close to home and connecting to destinations. All areas except Town of Gibsons
had fairly high dissatisfaction levels. Area A – Egmont & Pender Harbour area (31% were very or
somewhat dissatisfied), Area B - Halfmoon Bay area (16%), District of Sechelt & SIGD (11%),
Area D - Roberts Creek area (25%), Area E - Elphinstone area (22%), and Area F - West Howe
Sound area (17% were very or somewhat dissatisfied).
The main issue is safety because of a lack of wide, smooth walkways to destinations. Many
respondents commented at various points in the survey about the danger of walking and biking
along the Coast Highway.
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There really aren't any in my area (Ocean Beach Esplanade).
The lack of them.
There are none available in our neighbourhood.
There are no walkways along the highway.
It is dangerous.
The trail from East Porpoise Bay to Sechelt is too narrow and rough to bike or walk safely-- also the
trail doesn't go all the way and one has to use the highway.
Nothing like that here.
They took out the historical walkway from Halfmoon dock to Redrooffs.
There are no safe places to walk from one place to another -- have to walk on the highway, which is
very unsafe and unlit.
They need to work on it because there are a lot of trails that go nowhere. They should be connected
somewhere. That would be a lot of fun.
Need more walkways and a way to walk from the ferry in Pender Harbour. Should have a bike trail
close to the beach.
No sidewalk at all.
They are not very wide. It’s not safe.
I would like to see more marked trails going into the community.
In Secret Cove we have to drive or ride a bike everywhere.
We need more walkways in the community connecting Elphinstone to Gibsons for instance.
Destination trails that you drive to. Dissatisfaction levels were low for all areas.
The main issue for dissatisfied residents was a desire for more destination trails.
There is no comprehensive, well-designed trail system so it hard to find the trails and it’s sometimes
hard to follow the trails once you find them, especially in the Elphinstone area.
Could be more.
More with dog access.
The ones that are there are nice, but I’ve lived here for 30+ and I’ve been to the same ones over
and over again. It would be nice to have a new trail.
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Roadside bikeways close to home and connecting to destinations. Dissatisfaction levels were
high in all areas. Area A – Egmont & Pender Harbour area (51% were very or somewhat
dissatisfied), Area B - Halfmoon Bay area (25%), District of Sechelt &SIGD (20%), Area D Roberts Creek area (32%), Town of Gibsons (22%), Area E - Elphinstone area (35%), and Area F
- West Howe Sound area (32%).
The main issue is safety because of a lack of wide, smooth bikeways to destinations. Many
respondents commented at various points in the survey about the danger of walking and biking
along the Coast Highway.
Lighting, traffic, and not enough road space for the people that dive or that are riding bikes.
Because we don't have any and you have to ride on the highway.
There are no safe pathways from Halfmoon Bay to Sechelt. Put in an off-highway trail like Robert's
Creek has.
No roadside bikeways until you get to Sechelt.
Widen the shoulder paving.
Only a little strip and the kids are not safe to ride on the side of the road.
They don't connect and there is gravel on the path and it becomes unsafe.
We need more bike lanes, especially along the highway. Right now this is a very scary ride.
What they put in for roadside bikeways are not safe. They are quite dangerous because of the
traffic.
Unsafe – a family cannot bicycle in the Sunshine Coast. There are no separate bike trails.
There are not enough roadside bikeways connecting destinations. I would like to see off-highway
paths all along the coast from Egmont to Langdale (follow the hydro lines).
In the park they have campsites for bikers but no trails for bikers to use, so they have to use the
highway which is not safe.
I live on Marine Drive and there are no bike lanes or anything.
There doesn't seem to be any safe bikeways in Area A.
We need more. They should go all the way from Langdale to Powell River.
Youth outdoor spaces such as skateboard park, bike skills parks. Very low dissatisfaction
levels were found for Town of Gibsons and Area F (West Howe Sound area). The highest level of
dissatisfaction was found for Area A – Egmont & Pender Harbour area (36% were very or
somewhat dissatisfied). Other results were: Area E - Elphinstone area (14% dissatisfied), District
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of Sechelt & SIGD (13%), Area D - Roberts Creek area (11%) and Area B - Halfmoon Bay area
(9%).
The main issue is the distance to those available and the need for transportation to use them.
There are no skateboard parks in Madeira Park even though there is a national long board
competition here. The kids have nowhere to skate. They are skateboarding in front of my house
and sooner or later someone is going to get hit by a car.
Need more spaces for youth to skateboard.
There is none.
They don't really have many bike skills parks. I'd like to see more of them.
I think there should be more activities provided for kids.
There is none for the kids in the Pender Harbour. There is no skateboard park.
There's not a lot for teens to do here and we need more of these.
Not that much for them.
We need more accessible spaces spread out in different areas so that kids can bike or walk to them.
Need more parks for the kids and mountain biking and skate boarding.
They haven't connected to the trails and they have to walk a long way to get to the place and there's
no bus service.
Places for mountain biking. Only Area E (Elphinstone area) had a sizeable dissatisfied
percentage – 11%.
The main issue for those dissatisfied was too few places for mountain biking.
Too much erosion on the trails because of logging on the trails.
We should have mountain biking trails all over the Sunshine Coast so that you don't even need to
use the highways. We could bring a lot of people here for tourism if there were more places to
mountain bike.
Need trails for experienced riders.
There are not enough trails supported by the SCRD.
Places for motorized use of trails. Four areas had fairly large percentages of dissatisfied
residents – Area A – Egmont & Pender Harbour area (12%), Area D - Roberts Creek area (17%),
Area E - Elphinstone area (20%), and Area F - West Howe Sound area (13%).
The main issue is that many residents are against motorized trail use.
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We don't have any and I don't want any.
They leave big trailers for unloading their machines and it takes up a lot of room when the mountain
bikers are also trying to unload. Also, it makes a lot of noise around the golf courses and the
equestrian trails.
I don't think the motorized vehicles should be in the parks.
I don't think that there should be motorized use of trails.
I want quiet outside and don't want to hear the noise.
I think there's too many.
I think we need a little bit more so all kinds of people can use them. Maybe little bit wider so people
who want to walk and motorbike at the same time can and people won’t get hurt.
Here, there are hardly any places for motorized wheelchair use.
Outdoor areas for social and cultural gatherings such as picnics or festivals. Three areas
had fairly large percentages of dissatisfied residents – Area A, Egmont & Pender Harbour area
(10%), District of Sechelt & SIGD (13%), Town of Gibsons (11%).
The main issues are more spaces are needed for gatherings and some of the existing outdoor
spaces need amenities to enhance their use.
I think we could use some more around Sechelt and Pender Harbour.
I would like to have a covered space so that you don't have to rent tents.
A lot of those don't have picnic tables, so it would be nice if they have picnic tables there.
More parking.
I think we need one big place for gatherings and festivals so that there is more room for people to
tent and stay.
We need a band shell/stage at Hyack Park in Sechelt.
There's aren't enough spaces.
There aren’t really any public places for that.
The spaces can be larger.
Not enough waterfront picnic sites for tourists to make tourists stay in our communities.
Off-leash areas for dogs. All areas had large percentages of dissatisfied ratings. Area A –
Egmont & Pender Harbour area (37% were very or somewhat dissatisfied), Area B - Halfmoon Bay
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area (27%), District of Sechelt & SIGD (18%), Area D - Roberts Creek area (33%), Area E Elphinstone area (26%), Town of Gibsons (11%), and F (15%).
The main issue is a lack of off-leash areas.
There are not enough of them.
There is no dog park here in Madeira Park. Dogs chase wildlife.
We don't have any fenced safe dog play areas.
There are not enough of the off-leash areas in all areas.
We play soccer and the dog owners don’t clean up after their dogs.
There is a concern about people not picking up after their dogs on the beach. I think they need to
set up more dog bag stands.
We need more of those everywhere. It’s so hard for me to take my dog anywhere where I can take
him off the leash.
Where are the off-leash areas for dogs???
I only know of one off-leash area for dogs and there should be way more.
Playgrounds or spray parks. Areas A (28%) and B (22%) had the largest percentages of
dissatisfied residents. 10% of District of Sechelt & SIGD residents, 9% of Town of Gibsons
residents, and 8% of Area D residents (Roberts Creek area) were dissatisfied.
The main issue is a lack of playgrounds or spray parks.
We need a park in Sechelt and Gibsons.
There aren't enough of them, there's only one.
I don't think there's an adequate number of them that are outside of the school grounds.
There's no playground in the Garden Bay area. You have to go to Madeira Park.
There aren't enough of them, they aren't maintained, and they aren't wheelchair accessible.
There not lots of places for the kids. You have to go so far for the parks and there no buses for the
parents to take their kids there.
Personally, I think they should be everywhere.
There are not enough spray parks, and I don't think there are adequate playgrounds in area A.
We need a water park or outdoor pool for kids in Gibsons.
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Sports fields / track and field - soccer, slopitch, and all other field sports. Three areas had
fairly large percentages of dissatisfied residents. 15% of Area A –Egmont & Pender Harbour area
residents, 9% of District of Sechelt & SIGD residents, and 9% of Area E residents (Elphinstone
area) were dissatisfied.
The main issues are a lack of field sport facilities and perceived poor quality.
There is a lack of maintenance, e.g., gravel on sports fields is very inappropriate - Hachett Park in
Sechelt.
Only one soccer field in Madeira Park. We need more for kids to keep busy and fit.
There are not any that are usable.
I don't think there are enough all weather fields. I don't believe there is enough field access in
general to build a greater participation.
The fields are always soaking wet. They need better drainage.
They are not well maintained - waffle boards and mud pits and the grass is not kept.
There aren't enough, and they aren't drained well enough.
They are not full-size.
Need more times for fields for baseball.
The soccer field needs the holes to be repaired. It gets very muddy in the Gibsons School field.
Need more all around the Sunshine Coast.
There are no tracks in the area. It would be nice to have a rubber surface with night lighting.
Outdoor fitness equipment for exercise. All areas had large percentages of dissatisfied ratings.
Area A – Egmont & Pender Harbour area (29% were very or somewhat dissatisfied), Area B Halfmoon Bay area (18%), District of Sechelt & SIGD (11%), Area D - Roberts Creek area (24%),
Area E - Elphinstone area (16%), Town of Gibsons (14%), and F (17%).
The main issue is a lack of outdoor fitness equipment. Some commented that they were not aware
of any on the Sunshine Coast.
I've never seen any.
Not sure where they are.
Doesn't seem to be as much outdoor fitness as there could be.
This is not necessary.
There are none. It is a good idea.
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It would be nice if they had one of those fitness trails.
I would like to see equipment at Whispering Firs.
There is no outdoor fitness equipment in the whole Sechelt area.
I don't think we have any outdoor fitness equipment in Robert's Creek.
It would be nice to have some outdoor fitness equipment available in Gibsons.
I would definitely use equipment if it were available.
Outdoor courts for tennis, basketball, roller hockey, volleyball. All areas except District of
Sechelt &SIGD and Town of Gibsons had fairly large percentages of dissatisfied ratings. Area A –
area (35%), Area D - Roberts Creek area (14%), Area E - Elphinstone area (24%), and F (12%).
The main issue is a lack of outdoor courts.
Need more tennis courts in Robert's Creek.
There is only one in Area A.
We were disappointed when they took away the tennis court at Brothers Park.
We only have a couple of tennis courts in Sechelt and they are poorly maintained.
I would like to see more tennis courts since Dougall Park gets overused.
It would be nice if we had a volleyball setup somewhere on the coast. I think it would do really well.
The only courts are at the high school and are completely trashed.
We need more tennis courts since the one at the elementary school was taken out. The volleyball
court is also no longer at Davis Bay beach.
I'd like to see more areas for hockey.
They are just not maintained very well.
We need a new volleyball court in Halfmoon Bay.
There are too few of them (outdoor courts). Not enough tennis or floor hockey courts in Gibsons.
There is none in Pender Harbour.
There are very few public tennis court and not in Halfmoon Bay.
We need more basketball or volleyball and tennis courts.
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Places to ride horses. Two areas had fairly large percentages of dissatisfied residents. 18% of
Area A – Egmont & Pender Harbour area residents, and 14% of Area B residents (Halfmoon Bay
area) were dissatisfied.
The main issue is a lack of trails for horses.
We need more horse trails, and they are quite rocky and lot of trees.
There is no arena for riding horses.
There's very few areas to ride horses.
The horses are damaging the trails that are not designated horse trails.
I would like to see more trails so that the horses are not on the road.
I would like to walk around with horses rather than motor vehicles.
Dakota Ridge Winter Recreation Area. Two areas had fairly large percentages of dissatisfied
residents. 11% of Area D residents (Roberts Creek area), and 17% of Area F residents (West
Howe Sound area) were dissatisfied.
The main issue is a lack of accessibility for residents who don’t own 4x4 vehicles.
Needs better parking facilities and more trails.
You have to use a 4x4 to get there.
It’s hard to get to, need a 4x4.
I cannot drive up there.
The roads aren't very good.
Should be more areas for kids.
There could be tobogganing areas and more parking.
Dakota Ridge should have a downhill ski area.
They charge.
Boat launch facilities. All areas had fairly large percentages of dissatisfied ratings. Area A –
area (20%), District of Sechelt and SIGD (16%), Area D - Roberts Creek area (37%), Area E Elphinstone area (23%),Town of Gibsons (11%), and Area F - West Howe Sound area (15%).
The main issue is a lack of public boat launch facilities, especially for non-motorized boats and
kayaks. Launch fees were also a concern.
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Put a boat launch at the end of the road in Sargeant Bay Park for small boats. Looks like there used
to be one there.
Not enough public facilities.
Need places to launch non-motorized boats and places for older people to launch and store nonmotorized boats such as kayaks.
More launches for non-motorized boats.
The boat launch facilities are too few in number and too small.
They said it was to be free, but when the marina was built it has a charge. We need more free boat
launches.
Need more than Gibsons Marina.
There's no free public launch.
A lot of them aren't good anymore. They need better maintenance.
There is no wharf and few good places to launch boats.
I don't think there's an adequate number of them. There are only 2 or 3 of them.
There are very few boat launches available in the area. The ramp at Selma Park is in very poor
repair. Also the one at Gibsons is too narrow and in poor repair, and the wait to launch a canoe is
often 30 minutes.
There are not enough areas to launch.
There is not a decent boat launch in Pender Harbour.
We launch our boat at the government dock and the price has been upped.
Davis Bay opted out of a boat launch facility, and it’s hard to put my kayak on water.
It would be nice to have more safe boat launch facilities.
We just don't have a dock. There's no access for seniors or disabled people
USE OF INDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES
Below is a summary of user and non-user definitions to aid understanding of the next section of
the report.
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Users of SCRD Facilities and Programs
356 of the 432 households represented in the survey had at least one member of the household in
2010 that used an SCRD facility and/or participated in programs or special events in SCRD
facilities or parks.
 82% of 432 surveyed households were SCRD facility users, and 18% did not use an SCRD
facility in 2010. 13% used only one facility and 69% used two or more facilities in 2010.
 76% of 432 surveyed households were users of recreation programs and special events
held in SCRD facilities, parks, community halls or community schools in 2010.
 By definition, 100% of SCRD user households had at least one member of the household in
2010 that used an SCRD indoor recreation facility. 328 of 356 SCRD user households,
92%, participated in recreation programs or attended a special event in a public recreation
facility, park, community hall or community school.
Users of Non-SCRD Facilities and Programs
151 of the 432 households represented in the survey had at least one member of the household in
2010 that used a non-SCRD facility and/or participated in programs and activities that are not
located in Regional District facilities or parks, community halls or community schools. These
activities may be offered by privately owned businesses or community groups.
 151 of 432 surveyed households, 35%, were users of facilities, programs or events in 2010
offered privately or organized by community groups (not SCRD facilities and programs).
 147 of the 151 users of non-SCRD facilities and programs, 97%, were also users of SCRD
facilities and programs. Only 3% of users of non-SCRD programs and facilities were only
users of these programs and facilities.
 73 households of the 432 in the survey sample, 17%, were not customers of any SCRD
recreation facility or Regional District programs in parks, community halls or community
schools and also did not use any facilities, programs, equipment etc. provided by
community groups and private businesses.
Thus, almost all households who use facilities and programs offered privately by businesses and
not-for-profit groups also use publicly provided facilities and programs. Moreover, nearly all nonusers of one type of provider are non-users of the other type of provider too. According to the
survey results, non-customer households represent 17% of total households.
6. Did you or anyone in your household participate in recreation activities or programs or attend
special events at any of the following recreation facilities in the past year, during 2010?
The three facilities visited by the largest percentages of households were Sechelt Aquatic Centre,
community halls (as a group), and Gibsons & Area Community Centre.
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Visits to SCRD Recreation Facilities in 2010
57%
Sechelt Aquatic Centre
55%
A community hall
47%
Gibsons and Area Community Centre
36%
Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt
29%
Gibsons & District Aquatic Centre
14%
Pender Harbour Aquatic & Fitness Centre
Pender Harbour Ranger Station
9%
Use of Indoor Recreation Facilities by Area
Three ways of summarizing facility draw or catchment will be presented. The first way, which is
illustrated in the next series of charts, is to show the percentages of households surveyed in each
area that had at least one member of the household use the facility at least one time in 2010. The
results cannot be used to determine the percentage of users that reside in a particular area that
are using the facility or how many visits a year they are making.
The survey results indicate that a majority of households in four areas have at least one household
member that used Sechelt Aquatic Centre in 2010. These areas are Area B (Halfmoon Bay area),
Area D, District of Sechelt & SIGD, and Area A (Egmont & Pender Harbour area). In the remaining
three areas, close to half of households used Sechelt Aquatic centre in 2010.
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Use of Sechelt Aquatic Centre
75%
Area B
70%
Area D
60%
Sechelt & SIGD
51%
Area A
Gibsons
46%
Area E
46%
Area F
44%
member that used at least one community hall in 2010 (any community hall). These areas are
Area E (Elphinstone area), Area B (Halfmoon Bay area), Area F (West Howe Sound area) and
Area D (Roberts Creek area). Very high levels of household use of community halls were found for
Areas E and B. In the remaining three areas, close to half of households used a community hall in
2010.
Use of a Community Hall
Area E
80%
Area B
80%
67%
Area F
55%
Area D
47%
Gibsons
Sechelt & SIGD
Area A
42%
40%
member that used Gibsons & Area Community Centre in 2010. These areas are Area E
(Elphinstone area), Area D (Roberts Creek area), Area F (West Howe Sound area) and Town of
Gibsons. One of the remaining three areas, Area B (Halfmoon Bay area), had close to half of
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households using Gibsons & Area Community Centre in 2010. Fairly light use was found for Area
A residents (Egmont & Pender Harbour area).
Use of Gibsons & Area Community Centre
81%
Area E
72%
Area D
67%
Area F
63%
Gibsons
40%
Area B
25%
Sechelt & SIGD
Area A
14%
The survey results indicate that a majority of households in Area B (Halfmoon Bay area) have at
least one household member that used Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt in 2010. All of the
remaining areas had usage levels of a quarter to over a third of households.
Use of Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt
63%
Area B
37%
Area D
36%
Gibsons
34%
Area E
33%
Sechelt & SIGD
32%
Area A
Area F
25%
The survey results indicate that no areas had a household usage level over half in 2010 for
Gibsons & District Aquatic Centre, although five areas had substantial use. The highest levels of
use were found for Area F (West Howe Sound area), Area E (Elphinstone area), Town of Gibsons,
Area D (Roberts Creek area) and Area B (Halfmoon Bay area). Light use was found among
households in District of Sechelt & SIGD and Area A (Egmont & Pender Harbour).
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Use of Gibsons & District Aquatic Centre
49%
Area F
Area E
46%
Gibsons
46%
39%
Area D
26%
Area B
13%
Sechelt & SIGD
8%
Area A
The survey results indicate that a majority of households in Area A (Egmont & Pender Harbour
area) have at least one household member that used Pender Harbour Aquatic & Fitness Centre in
2010. Area B residents (Halfmoon Bay area) had a fairly substantial level of use. Light use was
found for the remaining five areas.
Use of Pender Harbour Aquatic & Fitness
Centre by Area of Residence
65%
Area A
27%
Area B
12%
Gibsons
10%
Area F
7%
Sechelt & SIGD
4%
Area E
Area D
0%
The survey results indicate that residents of Area A (Egmont & Pender Harbour area) had the
highest level of household use in 2010 of Pender Harbour Ranger Station in Madeira Park, now
known as the Pender Harbour Cultural Centre. All of the remaining areas had fairly light levels of
household use.
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Use of Pender Harbour Ranger Station in
Madeira Park by Area of Residence
35%
Area A
12%
Gibsons
7%
Sechelt & SIGD
6%
Area E
5%
Area F
Area B
Area D
2%
1%
Distances Willingness to Travel to Facilities
Another way to look at facility draw and how far Sunshine Coast residents will travel to participate
in indoor recreation is to reorganize the information on the previous charts to illustrate more clearly
where residents of each area of the Coast are going for indoor recreation. These results can be
used to infer how far residents are willing to travel outside of their immediate area to use facilities
and estimates of travel time can be determined depending on season and road conditions.
In general, Coast households are most likely to use the nearest facilities, however, the facility
usage data obtained from the survey also uncovered patterns of use that would be expected if
recreation facilities are operating and viewed by the public as a system available for use by all
residents, with the Sechelt facilities located mid-point on the Lower Coast.
The next chart shows that Area A residents (Egmont & Pender Harbour area) are travelling to
Sechelt to go to the aquatic centre and arena, but few are going further south to Gibsons for indoor
recreation.
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Area A
65%
51%
40%
A community hall
35%
32%
14%
Gibsons & Area Community Centre
8%
More so than residents of any other area, the residents of Area B (Halfmoon Bay area) are using
the entire system of facilities and are highly likely to use the Sechelt facilities.
Area B
80%
A community hall
75%
63%
40%
27%
26%
2%
Sechelt and SIGD residents are mostly using their own community facilities, but some are
travelling to Gibsons and a few are going north to use Area A’s facilities (Egmont & Pender
Harbour area).
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Sechelt & SIGD
60%
42%
A community hall
33%
25%
13%
7%
7%
Area D residents (Roberts Creek area) have a high rate of usage of both Sechelt and Gibsons
facilities, but virtually none travel further north to use Area A facilities (Egmont & Pender Harbour
area).
Area D
72%
70%
55%
A community hall
39%
37%
1%
0%
Residents of Area E (Elphinstone area) are very likely to use Gibsons’ facilities, and many travel to
Sechelt to use facilities in that community. Only a few use Area A facilities (Egmont & Pender
Harbour area).
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Area E
81%
A community hall
80%
46%
46%
34%
6%
4%
Similar to residents of Area B (Halfmoon Bay area), Town of Gibsons households are using the
entire system of recreation facilities, although their usage levels tend to be lower than those of
Area B.
Gibsons
63%
A community hall
47%
46%
46%
36%
12%
12%
Located at the southern end of the Coast, residents of Area F (West Howe Sound area) have a
similar pattern of use as their northern counterparts. They are most likely to use the nearby
facilities, and usage levels drop significantly as distance increases.
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Area F
A community hall
67%
67%
49%
44%
25%
10%
5%
Where Facility Users Live
The third way of gleaning information from the facility use data is to see where users of each
facility live. These results cannot be used to infer how many people or how many visits a year
residents are making to particular facilities.
The next chart reports survey data for 39 users of Pender Harbour Ranger Station in Madeira
Park, now known as the Pender Harbour Cultural Centre, and 61 users of Pender Harbour Aquatic
& Fitness Centre.
Close to half of households using Pender Harbour Aquatic & Fitness Centre and just over a third
using Pender Harbour Ranger Station live in Area A (Egmont & Pender Harbour area).
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Users of Pender Harbour Facilities
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Sechelt &
Gibsons
SIGD
Area A
Area B
Aquatic & Fitness Centre
44%
18%
16%
Ranger Station
36%
2%
26%
Area F
Area E
Area D
13%
5%
4%
0%
20%
5%
10%
2%
The next chart reports survey data for 245 users of Sechelt Aquatic Centre and 156 users of
Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt.
Roughly a third of users households of Sechelt facilities live in District of Sechelt & SIGD. Areas D,
B, E, and Town of Gibsons are well represented among users. Usage drops off for households
residing in the northern and southern ends of the Lower Coast.
Users of Sechelt Facilities
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area D
Gibsons
Area B
Area E
Area A
Area F
36%
15%
12%
12%
11%
9%
6%
Sunshine Coast Arena
31%
12%
15%
16%
12%
8%
6%
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The next chart reports survey data for 204 users of Gibsons & Area Community Centre, 125 users
of Gibsons & District Aquatic Centre, and 236 users of a community hall such as Cooper's Green,
Chaster House, Frank West, Eric Cardinal Hall, Grantham's Community Hall.
Gibsons recreation facilities draw users from its own community and Area E (Elphinstone area).
Use is fairly high among households residing in District of Sechelt & SIGD, and Area D (Roberts
Creek area), but then drops off for those living in Areas B (Halfmoon Bay area) and F.
Community halls draw users from all areas but peak use is by District of Sechelt & SIGD
householders.
Users of Gibsons Facilities and Any Community Hall
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Gibsons
Area E
Area D
Sechelt &
SIGD
Area F
Area B
Area A
Community Centre
20%
22%
18%
18%
11%
8%
3%
Aquatic Facility
24%
20%
16%
15%
14%
8%
2%
Community hall
13%
19%
12%
26%
10%
14%
7%
PARTICIPATION IN RECREATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
Survey respondents were asked about their household’s use of both publicly funded indoor
recreation facilities and programs and those offered by businesses or community groups. They
were asked if they or anyone in their households had participated in each activity on a
comprehensive list of indoor activities. The information obtained from this question provides a
snapshot of how Sunshine Coast residents are recreating indoors and the relative popularity of
various indoor activities. The Regional District does not provide facilities or other kinds of support
for some of these activities and wouldn’t be expected to, but a comprehensive picture provides a
context for those the Regional District does support with facilities, programs, etc. and allows the
tracking of changing trends in recreation.
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8a. Now I will read a list of indoor recreation activities. First, think about programs and activities
that are not located in Regional District facilities or parks, community halls or community
schools. These activities may be offered by privately owned businesses but sometimes they
are organized by community groups. They may be for adults, youth, children or families. They
can be fitness, health and wellness, arts and crafts, activities at the stand alone seniors centre
in Sechelt or Gibsons, but do not include the seniors centre that is located in Gibsons & Area
Community Centre etc.
Did you or anyone in your household participate in any of these programs and activities during
the past year, in 2010?
A third of households (35%) have participated in programs or activities that are not located in
Regional District facilities or parks, community halls or community schools.
Participate in Any Non-SCRD Programs
Not sure
4%
Yes
35%
No
61%
8d. THOSE ACTIVITIES PARTICIPATED IN Q8c, Do you or anyone in your household participate
in this recreation program or activity three times a week or more on average?
40% of those who participated in non-SCRD programs said they participated 3 times a week or
more. Projecting from survey results to the population, this active group represents 14% of the
population.
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Frequency of Use of Non-SCRD Programs
58%
40%
2%
3 times a week or
more
Less than 3 times
week
Not sure
8c. Now, I will ask you about programs and activities offered by the Regional District or held in a
public recreation facility in Pender Harbour, Sechelt or Gibsons, or in a community hall. These
may be programs for which registration is required or drop-in activities.
According to the survey findings, a quarter of Sunshine Coast households (24%) used no
programs and participated in no activities in 2010 that were offered by the SCRD or held in a
public recreation facility or park. Those using only one type of program or activity in 2010 were
11% of households, and 65% used two or more programs.
The next chart gives the percentages of households in the total sample that are participating in the
various activities, and the percentages of Regional District patrons (or users of any SCRD
recreation facility) that are participating in the various activities. For any activity, the percentages
shown for the total sample will always be smaller than those shown for SCRD facility users
because there are 356 SCRD facility user households in the survey database of 432 households.
The largest proportion of SCRD facility user households (64%) and the largest proportion of the
total sample (53%) had attended special events held in community centres and recreation facilities
or in public parks such as musical concerts or theatrical productions. Around half of households
participated in the following:
 public swim or swimming lessons
 childminding, parenting, family or preschool programs
such as pilates,nia, etc.
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Use of SCRD Programs and Activities
Total sample
SCRD Facility Users
53%
Special events in facilities or parks
43%
Public swim or lessons
37%
Workout gym, fitness centre or classes
Public skating or lessons
Arts and crafts programs
Any indoor sport
Aqua fitness classes
Stretching, balance, relaxation
Volunteering
Vancouver Coastal Health programs
SCRD Gibsons Seniors Centre
Skate club or hockey league
Swim club
Parenting, family, preshool programs
Day camps
Any other SCRD program or activity
Gibsons Youth Centre or outings
24%
29%
22%
26%
21%
26%
20%
24%
19%
23%
17%
21%
15%
18%
64%
53%
45%
9%
11%
9%
10%
8%
9%
5%
6%
3%
4%
2%
3%
1%
1%
8d. Do you or anyone in your household participate in this particular activity three times a week or
more on average?
In terms of physical activities that will improve health and fitness if engaged in with sufficient
frequency, intensity and duration, the highest level of regular participation of three times a week or
more was found for work out at a fitness centre, gym or weight room in a public facility or take
fitness classes such as pilates, nia, etc. (47%). Next were:
 swim club
 aqua fitness classes
 stretching, balance and relaxation classes such as toning, yoga, etc.
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The selection of physical activities that are shown in the next chart are activities that promote
fitness and good health if engaged in with adequate frequency, intensity and duration. One or
more of these activities is engaged in three times a week or more by at least one person in 34% of
SCRD facility user households. Projecting this result to the population provides the estimate of
28% of households on the Sunshine Coast have at least one member who engages in some type
of frequent physical activity in an indoor facility.
The chart gives the percentages of frequent participants for each activity. The percentage of
frequent participants is reported based on the total sample and the group of participants in the
particular activity. For example, the survey results indicate that 47% of SCRD facility users who
workout at a fitness centre, gym or weight room in a public facility or from taking fitness classes
such as pilates, nia, etc. engage in this activity three times a week or more. When the denominator
of the total sample (432) is used to calculate the percentage of frequent participants, the result
provides an estimate of 17% of Sunshine Coast households have at least one member who is
deriving health benefits from regular workouts at a fitness centre, gym or weight room in a public
facility or from taking fitness classes such as pilates, nia, etc.
 The highest levels of frequent physical activity were found for residents of Area A - Egmont
& Pender Harbour area (41%), Area B - Halfmoon Bay area (39%) and Area D - Roberts
Creek area (37%). Lower levels of frequent indoor physical activity were found for Area E Elphinstone area (26%), Town of Gibsons (25%), District of Sechelt & SIGD (23%), and
Area F - West Howe Sound area (22%).
Frequency of 3 Times a Week or More
Total Sample
Participants
17%
Workout gym, fitness centre or classes
47%
10%
Public swim or lessons
23%
6%
Aqua fitness classes
Stretching, balance, relaxation
Any indoor sport
Public skating or lessons
Skate club or hockey league
Swim club
30%
5%
29%
4%
21%
3%
15%
2%
21%
2%
32%
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BARRIERS THAT LIMIT OR PREVENT PARTICIPATION
9a. Certain barriers may limit or even prevent use of recreation programs and activities offered by
the Regional District or held in a public recreation facility. Do any of the following potential
difficulties affect the participation of yourself or another member of your household?
109 of the 432 survey respondents, 25%, indicated no difficulties for themselves or other members
of their households. 19% mentioned one barrier and 56% said two or more barriers affected their
own or other household members’ participation in recreation programs and activities.
The most frequently mentioned barrier was no time, too busy with other things, said to be a barrier
to participation by 44% of survey respondents. Other barriers mentioned by at least one in five
survey respondents were:




inconvenient timing of programs
what I / we want to do costs too much
not interested in what’s available
inconvenient locations / too far (shown on the next chart as a separate barrier and
combined with transportation difficulties
 can't commit to a program that runs for several weeks (i.e., 8 sessions per program)
Transportation difficulties and health, mobility, mental health or special needs make participation
difficult for one in eight. A lack of information and programs are full (can’t get in) were mentioned
by one in ten.
 60% of households with a total income $27,000 or less annually and 33% of those with
household incomes between $27,000 and $45,000 said what I / we want to do costs too
much.
 Residents of Area A (Egmont & Pender Harbour area) were more likely than residents of
other areas to mention inconvenient locations too far and/or transportation difficulties is a
barrier (55%) or most important barrier (23%). Inconvenient locations too far and/or
transportation difficulties was also a barrier mentioned by a large percentage of Area B
(Halfmoon Bay area) survey respondents - a barrier for 35%, and the most important barrier
for 11%.
9b. IF MORE THAN ONE DIFFICULTY, Which difficulty would you say is most important to you or
your household?
Those who mentioned more than one difficulty were asked which was most important. The two
most important barriers or only barrier affecting the largest percentages of households are no time,
too busy with other things, affecting 27% and what I / we want to do costs too much affecting 13%
of surveyed households.
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 36% of households with a total income $27,000 or less annually and 22% of those with
household incomes between $27,000 and $45,000 said what I / we want to do costs too
much.
The percentages shown on the next chart were calculated using the total sample, 432, as the base
or denominator. Those reported for “a barrier” are the results of question 9a, and the percentages
reported for “most important barrier” are the results of question 9b. The percentages for “a barrier”
sum to more than 100% because some survey respondents said that more than one barrier
applied to themselves or other members of their household. The percentages for “most important
barrier” (question 9b) sum to less than 100%, because the 25% of survey households that have no
barriers are not included in the chart.
Barriers to Participation
Most Important Barrier
A Barrier
27%
No time, too busy
5%
Inconvenient timing of programs
3%
Transportation difficulties
Active lifestyle not a priority
10%
1%
7%
2%
2%
6%
5%
1%
5%
2%
4%
0%
Registration too difficult
0%
Not comfortable with diversity
11%
1%
Lack proper clothes, equipment
Don't feel safe
12%
12%
2%
Poor quality / condition of facilities
Don't feel welcome
19%
5%
Health, mobility, other difficulties
Other barriers
20%
2%
Can't commit to length of programs
Poor quality of programs
20%
4%
Locations too far / inconvenient
Lack childcare
25%
5%
Not interested in offerings
Programs are full
25%
7%
Combined: too far/transportation difficulties
Lack of information
27%
13%
Costs too much
44%
4%
4%
1%
2%
0%
1%
0%
1%
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SATISFACTION WITH RECREATION PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES
10a. Thinking now of the recreation programs and facilities available to Sunshine Coast residents,
what is your level of satisfaction with each of the following? When answering please
consider quality, location and if there are enough opportunities.
Survey respondents were asked to rate 25 indoor recreation programs or particular age groups,
types of programs, types of recreation facilities, etc. on a five-place scale where 1 is very
dissatisfied and 5 is very satisfied. The next series of charts shows the percentages of very
satisfied ratings and combined very satisfied and somewhat satisfied ratings labelled “generally
satisfied” on the charts.
Three types of facilities and three types of programs or activities made the top list. Four in five
(79%) were generally satisfied with indoor pools, which includes nearly half of respondents (47%)
who said they were very satisfied. Indoor pools were given the largest percentages of generally
satisfied and very satisfied ratings. Other facilities that were given large satisfaction ratings were
local recreation spaces such as community centres and public fitness facilities. Activities that
residents are highly satisfied with were community special events, public swimming, lessons or
programs, and volunteering opportunities. The next chart shows the top rated ordered by size of
the percentage for general satisfaction.
Top Rated Satisfaction with Indoor Recreation
Very Satisfied
79%
77%
76%
47%
37%
35%
Generally Satisfied
70%
41%
70%
35%
69%
40%
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The next chart shows a middle cluster ranging from half to two-thirds of respondents giving a very
or somewhat satisfied rating. Four types of facilities and spaces were in the middle range: indoor
gyms, indoor ice rinks or arenas, use of schools for programs, and spaces for seniors’ activities.
Recreation activities in the middle range of satisfaction were: indoor recreation programs for adults
35 to 59 years of age and for older adults 60 and older, fitness programs such as pilates, step
class, boot camp, low impact aerobics, health and wellness programs such as nutrition, injury
prevention, stress reduction, general recreation programs such as social, bus trips, photography,
crafts, table tennis, public skating or learn to skate programs, and indoor sports programs such as
curling, basketball, badminton, floor hockey, volleyball, squash.
Middle Rated Satisfaction with Indoor Recreation
Very Satisfied
65%
65%
64%
64%
58%
31%
34%
27%
Generally Satisfied
32%
28%
57%
33%
57%
31%
54%
30%
53%
28%
53%
24%
53%
28%
The next chart shows the lowest rated on satisfaction and includes recreation programs and
activities for children and adults up to 34 years, family recreation programming, spaces for youth
activities and spaces for child minding, family-centred programming and preschool programs.
Because the satisfaction levels on the charts are the percentages of the total sample who said
very satisfied or very / somewhat satisfied, it is important to examine the mean or average ratings,
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which does not include survey respondents who chose not to provide a satisfaction rating because
they were unsure or unfamiliar with the particular aspect of indoor recreation under consideration.
The percentages of “don’t know” / not sure / no experience” responses ranged from lows of 11%
for indoor pools, and 13% for community special events and local recreation spaces such as
community centres to highs of half or more survey respondents for the following:
 recreation programs and activities for youth 13 to 18 - 60% did not provide a satisfaction
rating
 recreation programs and activities for young children 6 and under - 57% did not provide a
satisfaction rating
 recreation programs and activities for children 7 to 12 - 56% did not provide a satisfaction
rating
 day camps - 54% did not provide a satisfaction rating
 recreation programs and activities for young adults 19 to 34 - 51% did not provide a
satisfaction rating
 spaces for child minding, family programs and preschool programs - 50% did not provide a
satisfaction rating
 family centred opportunities, child minding, parenting, family or preschool programs - 48%
did not provide a satisfaction rating
Another way to assess consumer satisfaction is to take into account the percentages of
respondents who gave dissatisfied ratings (combined very dissatisfied and somewhat dissatisfied
ratings). A dissatisfied percentage of around 10% or greater is cause for concern, and some
organizations flag even lower percents for follow-up quality of service investigation. Using the 10%
threshold, only two pertaining to youth received relatively large dissatisfied ratings:
 recreation programs and activities for youth 13 to 18 - 12% of survey respondents said they
were dissatisfied
 spaces for youth activities – 10% were dissatisfied
High dissatisfaction levels for spaces for youth activities were found for Area A - Egmont & Pender
Harbour area (18% were very or somewhat dissatisfied) and Area D - Roberts Creek area (19%).
No residents of the Town of Gibsons gave dissatisfied ratings, the area where the Youth Centre in
Gibsons & Area Community Centre is located.
The satisfaction levels on the next chart are significantly reduced by large non-rater percentages.
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Lowest Rated Satisfaction with Indoor Recreation
Very Satisfied
Generally Satisfied
46%
42%
41%
39%
38%
36%
32%
21%
22%
22%
18%
24%
21%
15%
15%
9%
In order to more closely determine if the public is more dissatisfied with recreation for children,
youth and young adults 19 to 34 in comparison with other age groups, the large number of nonraters were netted out of the calculations for mean or average ratings. The following table shows
the mean or average ratings given by the total sample and two groups - respondents with children
living in their home and respondents with no children in their home. Not included in the table are
items relating to adults only. These are:







recreation programs and activities for adults 35 to 59
recreation programs and activities for adults 60 and older
spaces for seniors activities
volunteering opportunities
public fitness facilities with exercise equipment, a weights room
fitness programs such as pilates, step class, boot camp, low impact aerobics
health and wellness programs such as nutrition, injury prevention, stress reduction
Recreation programs and activities for young adults 19 to 34 also received lower satisfaction
ratings – 39% were generally satisfied. Netting out the non-raters, the mean rating for the total
sample was 4.01, 4.00 for 19 to 24 year olds and 4.16 for 25 to 34 year olds. The analysis based
on mean ratings indicate that the public is generally satisfied with recreation programs and
activities for young adults 19 to 34.
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When interpreting the information presented in the next table, remember that if every rater had
said “I am very satisfied”, the mean rating would be 5.00 and if every rater had said, “I am
somewhat satisfied”, the mean rating would be 4.00. So if the community is generally satisfied, the
ratings should be between 4 and 5. All of the mean (average) ratings on a five-place scale were in
a favourable direction, above 3, the mid-point of the scale.
Programs. A consistent pattern of better ratings was found for those without children. Again,
indoor pools and public swimming, lessons and programs top the list when it comes to satisfied
customers. Day camps were also highly rated, as were community special events.
Slightly below the satisfied threshold of 4.00 were the mean ratings given by respondents with
children at home to general recreation programs such as social, bus trips, photography, crafts,
table tennis (3.87) and recreation programs and activities for children 6 and under (3.83).
Respondents with children at home were even more critical of recreation programs and activities
for youth 13 to 18 (3.17).
Facilities. In general, the facility ratings were better than the program and activity ratings, and
respondents without children had a consistent pattern of better ratings for facilities than those with
children. The mean ratings given to all facilities are between 4 and 5 with the exception of spaces
for youth activities, which was given a comparatively lower rating of 3.58 by survey respondents
who had children living at home. On the other hand, it should be noted that high satisfaction
means were found in three areas for spaces for youth activities: residents of the Town of Gibsons
average rating was 4.25, Area F - West Howe Sound area was 4.21, and Area E - Elphinstone
area was 4.13. These are the three areas closest to the Youth Centre in Gibsons & Area
Community Centre. The lowest mean rating for spaces for youth activities was given by residents
of Area A - Egmont & Pender Harbour area, 3.19.
Mean Satisfaction Ratings
Base: Respondents who provided a rating
Facilities
Indoor pools
Public fitness facilities with exercise
equipment, a weights room
Local recreation spaces such as
community centres and halls
Use of schools for community
programs
Indoor ice rinks or arenas
Spaces for childminding, family
programs and preschool programs
Indoor gyms
Spaces for youth activities
Total Sample
Children
No Children
4.34
4.20
4.41
4.28
--
--
4.25
4.16
4.29
4.24
4.17
4.29
4.19
4.06
4.28
4.19
4.08
4.26
4.18
3.88
4.06
3.58
4.25
4.06
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Programs and Activities
Volunteering opportunities
Public swimming, lessons or
programs
Fitness programs such as pilates,
step class, boot camp, low impact
aerobics
Programs and activities for adults 60
and older
Health and wellness programs such
as nutrition, injury prevention, stress
reduction
Day camps
to 59
Community special events
Public skating or learn to skate
programs
General recreation programs such as
social, bus trips, photography, crafts,
table tennis
Family centred opportunities, child
minding, parenting, family or
preschool programs
Indoor sports programs such as
curling, basketball, badminton, floor
hockey, volleyball, squash
Programs and activities for children 7
to 12
Programs and activities for young
adults 19 to 34
and under
Recreation programs and activities
for youth 13 to 18
Total Sample
Children
No Children
4.42
--
--
4.31
4.24
4.36
4.28
--
--
4.28
--
--
4.24
--
--
4.22
4.05
4.32
4.20
--
--
4.21
4.04
4.30
4.17
4.08
4.23
4.14
3.87
4.27
4.14
4.08
4.19
4.11
4.02
4.15
4.08
4.04
4.13
4.01
--
--
3.95
3.83
4.07
3.44
3.17
3.68
Satisfaction with Recreation Programs and Indoor Facilities by Area
The next two tables give the mean satisfaction ratings for each area. The first column lists the
means in descending order for the total sample. The numbers in parentheses after each area
mean is the rank of the mean for that area. The highest ratings, indicating higher satisfaction, are
shaded in blue and the lowest ratings are shaded in yellow on the next table.
Following are the two best ratings given by residents of Area A (Egmont & Pender Harbour
area). Residents are highly satisfied with these opportunities for indoor recreation for which
average ratings were 4.3 or higher.
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 Volunteering opportunities
 Use of schools for community programs
Following are the seven lowest rated opportunities given by residents of Area A (Egmont &
Pender Harbour area). Residents are least satisfied with these opportunities for indoor recreation
for which ratings averaged 3.5 or lower.







Indoor sports programs such as curling, basketball, badminton, floor hockey, vball, squash
Public skating or learn to skate programs
Recreation programs and activities for youth 13 to 18
General recreation programs such as social, bus trips, photography, crafts, table tennis
Day camps
One facility was given a mean rating of 4.3 or higher by residents of Area B (Halfmoon Bay area).
The best average rating was given to:
 Indoor pools
Only one type of opportunity for indoor recreation was rated 3.5 or lower on average by residents
of Area B (Halfmoon Bay area):
 Spaces for youth activities
Twelve types of indoor facilities and recreation opportunities were given very high satisfaction
mean ratings of 4.3 or higher by residents of District of Sechelt & SIGD, indicating a generally
satisfied. Following are the four best ratings:




Indoor pools
Public swimming, lessons or programs
Day camps
Only one indoor recreation opportunity was given an average rating of 3.5 or lower by residents of
District of Sechelt & SIGD:
 Recreation programs and activities for youth 13 to 18
Satisfaction Ratings: Area A, Area B and Sechelt & SIGD
Facilities
Indoor pools
Total Sample
Area A
Area B
Sechelt & SIGD
4.34
4.28 (3)
4.39 (1)
4.65 (1)
4.28
3.90 (9)
4.20 (3)
4.37 (10)
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programs
Indoor gyms
Fitness programs such as pilates, step
class, boot camp, low impact aerobics
and older
reduction
Day camps
to 59
programs
table tennis
preschool programs
adults 19 to 34
to 12
and under
Recreation programs and activities for
youth 13 to 18
Total Sample
Area A
Area B
4.25
3.83 (12)
4.14 (5)
4.27 (14)
4.24
4.46 (2)
3.93 (13)
4.21 (16)
4.19
3.28 (18)
4.08 (7)
4.43 (5)
4.19
3.90 (9)
3.78 (16)
4.30 (12)
4.18
3.88
3.79 (13)
3.19 (19)
3.94 (12)
3.50 (22)
4.21 (16)
3.94 (19)
4.42
4.31
4.58 (1)
4.26 (5)
4.23 (2)
4.18 (4)
4.50 (3)
4.57 (2)
4.28
4.17 (6)
4.04 (8)
4.42 (6)
4.28
4.01 (7)
3.93 (13)
4.43 (5)
4.24
3.84 (11)
4.00 (11)
4.40 (8)
4.22
4.21
3.40 (17)
4.27 (4)
3.62 (21)
4.02 (10)
4.49 (4)
4.22 (15)
4.20
3.85 (10)
4.11 (6)
4.28 (13)
4.17
3.12 (21)
4.05 (9)
4.41 (7)
4.14
3.15 (20)
3.87 (14)
4.38 (9)
4.14
3.54 (16)
3.63 (20)
4.14 (17)
4.11
2.64 (15)
3.72 (17)
4.32 (11)
4.01
3.82 (12)
3.69 (18)
4.11 (18)
4.08
3.67 (14)
4.00 (11)
4.30 (12)
3.95
3.96 (8)
3.82 (15)
4.14 (17)
3.44
3.12 (21)
3.64 (19)
3.25 (20)
Sechelt & SIGD
Following are the five best ratings given by residents of Area D (Roberts Creek area). Residents
are highly satisfied with these opportunities for indoor recreation for which average ratings were
4.3 or higher.
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




Use of schools for community programs
Indoor pools
Public fitness facilities with exercise equipment, a weights room
Local recreation spaces such as community centres and halls
Programs and activities for adults 60 and older
Only one type of opportunity for indoor recreation was rated 3.5 or lower on average by residents
of Area D (Roberts Creek area):
 Spaces for youth activities
Following are the seven best ratings given by residents of Area E (Elphinstone area). Residents
are highly satisfied with these opportunities for indoor recreation for which average ratings were
4.3 or higher.





Indoor sports programs such as curling, basketball, badminton, floor hockey, volleyball,
squash
 Family centred opportunities, child minding, parenting, family or preschool programs
 Programs and activities for children 7 to 12
None of the mean ratings of residents of Area E (Elphinstone area) were 3.5 or lower. The lowest
average rating was given to:

Fourteen indoor recreation facilities and opportunities were given average ratings of 4.3 or higher
by residents of the Town of Gibsons. Following are the six best ratings:




Health and wellness programs such as nutrition, injury prevention, stress reduction
Spaces for childminding, family programs and preschool programs
squash
 Family centred opportunities, child minding, parenting, family or preschool programs
 Indoor pools
None of the mean ratings of residents of the Town of Gibsons were 3.5 or lower. The lowest
average rating was given to:
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Following are the four best ratings given by residents of Area F (West Howe Sound area).
Residents are highly satisfied with these opportunities for indoor recreation for which average
ratings were 4.3 or higher.




Indoor gyms
None of the mean ratings of residents of Area F (West Howe Sound area) were 3.5 or lower. The
lowest average rating was given to:
Satisfaction Ratings: Area D, Area E, Gibsons and Area F
Facilities
Indoor pools
programs
Indoor gyms
Fitness programs such as pilates, step
and older
reduction
Day camps
to 59
programs
Total Sample
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
4.34
4.35 (2)
3.75 (17)
4.38 (5)
4.00 (14)
4.28
4.32 (3)
4.37 (3)
4.26 (13)
4.34 (3)
4.25
4.31(4)
4.39 (2)
4.30 (11)
4.35 (2)
4.24
4.40 (1)
4.39 (2)
4.09 (18)
4.31 (4)
4.19
4.09 (15)
4.18 (11)
4.29 (12)
4.16 (9)
4.19
4.14 (12)
4.12 (13)
4.43 (2)
4.18 (7)
4.18
3.88
4.18 (11)
3.48 (21)
4.26 (7)
4.13 (12)
4.31 (10)
4.25 (14)
4.44 (1)
4.21 (6)
4.42
4.31
4.23 (8)
4.21 (10)
4.57 (1)
3.84 (16)
4.36 (6)
4.48 (1)
4.18 (7)
4.14 (11)
4.28
4.26 (5)
4.20 (10)
4.33 (8)
4.22 (5)
4.28
4.31 (4)
4.21 (9)
4.35 (7)
4.22 (5)
4.24
4.17 (12)
4.20 (10)
4.43 (2)
4.03 (13)
4.22
4.21
4.00 (17)
4.22 (9)
4.28 (6)
4.18 (11)
4.32 (9)
4.31 (10)
4.15 (10)
4.21 (6)
4.20
4.24 (7)
4.27 (7)
4.20 (16)
4.17 (8)
4.17
4.23 (8)
4.03 (14)
4.37 (6)
4.21 (6)
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table tennis
preschool programs
adults 19 to 34
to 12
and under
Recreation programs and activities for
youth 13 to 18
Total Sample
Area D
Area E
4.14
4.07 (16)
4.14
Gibsons
Area F
4.24 (8)
4.24 (15)
4.22 (5)
4.25 (6)
4.33 (5)
4.39 (4)
3.89 (16)
4.11
4.10 (14)
4.36 (4)
4.41 (3)
4.12 (12)
4.01
3.89 (18)
4.21 (9)
4.03 (19)
4.17 (8)
4.08
3.63 (19)
4.33 (5)
4.19 (17)
3.99 (15)
3.95
4.11 (13)
4.00 (15)
3.78 (20)
3.37 (18)
3.44
3.61 (20)
3.55 (18)
3.57 (21)
3.65 (17)
10b. IF CODE 1 OR 2 - DISSATISFIED, What is the main reason you are dissatisfied with
_________?
The main issues related to dissatisfaction are summarized below, followed by respondent
comments.
Programs
Recreation programs and activities for young children 6 and under
The main issues were too few programs, needing more variety, the high cost of programs and
inconvenient scheduling of programs for working parents.
Cost is too much and the information comes too late.
There isn't too much available for toddlers.
The aqua fit for mom and baby in Sechelt was cancelled because of lack of response, but it was not
well advertised at all.
I would like to see more sports programs for younger children, such as T-ball and soccer starting at
4 or 5.
There are not enough opportunities for young children in creative programs.
The schedule is too difficult for the working parents.
Not a lot of programs for children 6 and under.
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Recreation programs and activities for children 7 to 12
The main issue is cost, followed by too few programs, lack of variety and inconvenient scheduling
of programs.
There are not enough programs for this age group. There is a misperception and those who have
kids can't afford to attend the programs and pay registration fees. The travel cost is one of the
problems.
I think there needs to be more of a variety of programming, better marketing, and subsidizing on a
sliding according to income and family size. Say, $200/per child instead of per family.
The cost. I am a single parent.
Programs tend to run during working hours so parents can't get the kids there. Also programs tend
to cost too much.
Not enough variety.
Some parents may have difficulties outfitting their kids with equipment.
Very little to do for kids under 12.
Good quality activities for youth are felt to be a problem on the Sunshine Coast. The problem is
compounded by a lack of public transportation to help them get to programs, he youth facility, pool,
etc.
Not enough programs for this age group, just swimming.
There needs to be more.
Needs improving, but the teens a mind of their own so have their input for any programs.
They are not very good. I would like to see dances for teens, fitness boot camp and yoga for teens
and workout clubs with a trainer.
I think there should be more types of programs for this age group. There should be more skating
and bowling.
The reason why is that I don’t feel there are enough places for recreation activities.
There are not enough affordable opportunities for teens. We need a youth centre in Sechelt.
My daughter is not that interested in a lot of the activities that are available.
Not enough variety to keep teenagers busy. A bike group would be great.
There needs to be many more low cost programs.
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Transportation - there is no bus for kids to get out of town.
The programs are too far away. We don't have a bus.
We need more programs in this group such as outdoors activities and need public transit.
I don't think there is a broad range. Kids have different interests and skill levels, unless and you are
really skilled in soccer you don't have a place to go.
Recreation programs and activities for young adults 19 to 34
Cost and a lack of programs and activities for young adults were the main concerns. Wanting team
sports for adults was mentioned several times.
There are not very many programs for young adults.
Could use more programs instead of the nearby pub.
There's not a lot available. Also there needs to be teachers brought in from other areas like
Vancouver.
I think that guys in that age group need more activities like boxing, etc.
Try to get a proper men's hockey league.
Not enough.
There aren't enough facilities or something to hold the activities in.
Swim drop-in and gym drop-in cost too much.
I don't think there are not enough people to participate in the program. The age groups are not
there.
There's no soccer league.
I think there should be more sports programs.
Recreation programs and activities for adults 35 to 59
The availability of programs and activities for this age group and inconvenient scheduling were the
main issues.
Times are inconvenient. Early mornings would be good or later at night.
The programs are not good for this age group.
There's just not enough variety.
There just aren't a lot of options up here so we would have to travel an hour to attend.
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I think there's nothing accessible in the evenings for them.
Availability and timing are issues.
Not enough variety.
Recreation programs and activities for adults 60 and older
Providing programs and activities in local communities so transportation isn’t needed is the main
issue for older residents.
I would like bridge lessons and fly fishing lessons.
They're offered when I'm working.
Most of the activities are for young people. We need more activities for retired people in the Pender
Harbour area.
We have temporarily lost our lawn bowling, although we will be getting it back.
There is a lack of facilities close by.
Things are too far away. The bus is a problem.
Often they are either full or cancelled.
There doesn't seem to be anything for seniors in the summer.
It costs too much.
Fitness programs such as pilates, step class, boot camp, low impact aerobics
Affordability and the need for more classes appear to be the main issues.
Not enough fitness programs offered.
Too expensive, needs to be more affordable.
The community centre gym is not well enough utilized. I would like to see more classes at more
advanced levels.
More accessible for lower income families.
Gyms in this area don’t have good equipment and not enough equipment.
Can be more in the evening.
Too expensive and timing isn't that great.
Day camps
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The main issue is wanting more day camps offered.
Not many day camps. Need more day camps in the summer
They are too far away.
I wish they would have younger ages.
More day camps are needed.
They are too expensive.
Family centred opportunities, child minding, parenting, family or preschool programs
Affordability and wanting more programs to be offered are the main issues.
I would like to see more children and family activities, especially for kids under 5 yrs of age.
Need more programs and more child care.
They need to get more moms out there doing stuff and there needs to be daycare offered.
More program for kid in summer time.
We need Mom and Me type programs and STEP parenting programs.
This year, parents are finding it more expensive than last year. Lowering the prices would be good.
We're so far away.
We need support and education for parents of teens before there are social problems.
There are not enough of those and should be low cost.
They are too expensive.
squash
A lack of locally offered indoor sports is the main concern.
There could be more with a cheaper cost.
There is a lack of courts for racket types indoor sport.
Not enough of them.
There are not many of these things in our area.
We need squash and racquetball instruction in the Gibsons area.
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There are not enough programs in this area, and we need some that are more appealing for kids
and gym sports in the evening.
Egmont doesn't have indoor sports programs.
Limited hours and times for fitness and public swim, issues with the aging Gibsons Pool,
chlorinated water and swimming instructors were mentioned as concerns.
The pool in GIbsons needs more times for public use.
Better timing for the swimming lessons. They wouldn't open the little pool during the day, so it was
almost impossible for my son to go swimming during the day.
They are not available through the whole of summer.
Not enough public hours.
There are no classes for adults, only for kids.
More aquatic fitness during the day.
The Gibson pool has too much chlorine, and the facility is in very poor repair.
Cost is too high.
I am frustrated by the fact that coaches always fail the kids. It seems like it’s a money grab for the
pool.
Not enough time for public swim.
It closes too early.
We don't have that many opportunities in Gibsons. They opened up in Sechelt, so they limited the
amount of classes. I don't want to travel that far. We have a pool here and we want to use it.
Should have ozonated water. Put less chlorine in the water.
At swimming lessons in Gibson, the pool was too cold and I was not happy with instructors.
Public skating or learn to skate programs
Limited open hours compounds the difficulty for those who have to travel to participate in skating.
Not enough public skating.
The skating rink in Sechelt is not open at convenient hours.
Too far.
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There's no skating rink in my area.
There are no facilities nearby.
Sometimes it’s hard to get in because of their timing.
General recreation programs such as social, bus trips, photography, crafts, table tennis
A lack of locally available general recreation opportunities is the main issue.
There are not bus trips that I have heard of. I noticed Sechelt has them.
We don't have a senior centre for bus trips in Area A.
I don't think there are a lot of facilities set up for that.
I would like to see more photography classes for my 13 year-old daughter. I would like to see more
opportunity for the teenagers.
I would like to have table tennis here.
There's not much to choose from.
There is not too much opportunity for going to one of the photography classes.
I don't think that there's really that many.
Health and wellness programs such as nutrition, injury prevention, stress reduction
The main issue is that more health and wellness programs are wanted.
There isn’t enough of that available.
I've never heard of anything like that.
There should be more of these and at a lower cost.
They provide services for Sechelt and not in Pender Harbour. For some classes you need to be
available for 16 weeks. There's a transportation issue, and there's no buses to the medical centre.
They don't have enough classes in Pender Harbour and I have to go all the way to Sechelt.
I think we should have more programming of this sort.
Programs should be offered for free.
I think that we are out of the way so some things just don't get here.
A desire for more community special events is the main issue.
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I think we need more events.
There is not enough community special events for young adults.
They are mostly for the elderly.
We could have more community special events.
I think that the town of Sechelt closes up a 5:00 and there is nothing to do there. Some form of
entertainment like evening concerts would be nice to draw people.
I guess variety is the issue.
More music concerts.
I would like to more free family productions.
A lack of information about volunteering opportunities is the main issue.
We need more volunteers.
There should be more volunteering opportunities, as long as liability issues are covered.
There is a lack of information.
There is no information about volunteering.
I would like to hear about the SCRD opportunities.
Facilities
The main issue is a lack of community centres in some areas and some of the older facilities need
repairs and upgrades.
We need a community centre.
Needs to be more.
There is no community centre for holding meetings.
There are not many community centres to rent for classes.
It has very limited space. It’s 100 years old. Basically nothing is here.
Needs general repairs and upgrading, e.g., the kitchen at Coopers Green, Roberts Creek.
No real community centre here in Madeira Park. There isn't the money for new equipment, etc.
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The community centre is poorly designed. There is no gym.
I think we're not using some of the facilities we have, and we're not providing enough facilities.
The main issues are the perception that the schools are not being used as often as they could be
and the cost associated with using schools to provide community recreation programs and
activities.
I don’t think that the schools are well enough utilized.
They do not give access to schools often.
It seems like they're not being used enough.
Basically there is not enough money for the schools to stay open after hours for activities. Someone
has to come up with money to cover expenses at the schools.
It's very expensive to utilize and they are not available for the public 7 days a week or at a
reasonable cost. The community use of the school should be subsidized by the local government.
They could be used a lot more.
Don't think there used as much as they could be.
The schools need to be more available for the community.
I think that the community hasn't got good access.
More could be done at the school because some are sitting empty.
Indoor pools
Nearly all of the dissatisfactions expressed were about the oldest indoor pool on the Sunshine
Coast, the Gibsons Pool. Other complaints included too much chlorine, user fees, and the size,
open hours and summer closure of the Pender Harbour pool.
Gibson pool needs maintenance.
Gibsons needs a pool.
Upgrade, get a better pool.
The Gibsons pool is old.
Needs upgrading.
Gibsons pool need to be fixed and has too much chlorine.
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Gibsons pool needs renovation.
Costs too much to use.
The pool in Pender Harbour is not a full length pool and it's closed for two months in the summer.
It's also closed early.
Need drop-in swimming for 55+.
Gibsons pool needs to be upgraded badly. Sechelt is good.
I am very dissatisfied because of the chlorine in them.
A number of different concerns about ice facilities were expressed, but the main one appeared to
be difficulties in use by the general public due to travel distance, lack of evening open hours, and
perceived problems in design.
I would like to see more time and space for the children during the day.
Another arena or renovated arena is needed and more time is needed for use by youths.
Sechelt needs a new ice rink.
Not enough times for skating.
The public doesn't use it other than organized sports.
The ice rink is not open at convenient hours. Teenagers want to go in the evening and it’s not
open.
We have to go to Sechelt for ice skating.
The new Gibsons rink is too loud and poorly constructed for spectators.
Gibsons has a problem with the echo, it’s extremely noisy.
They are not accessible for wheelchairs.
The main issues are there are too few so they are very busy, and are expensive. A need for
updating equipment is a concern also.
The only one near me is at Sechelt Aquatic Center and the weights room is small.
Poor equipment.
Not enough spaces and times.
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Not enough equipment and too expensive.
There are centered on the community centre. I don't see them anywhere else.
They are very expensive
Most of them are really busy.
We have no public fitness facilities except for Gibson's.
Not accessible to the working poor.
Egmont doesn't have the facilities.
The equipment is old and out dated.
Indoor gyms
The main issue is access to gyms throughout the Sunshine Coast.
None are available.
Not enough access to the gyms.
They are very expensive.
The only gym is in a school and we need it open all year round.
We have no public access to indoor gyms except for Gibsons.
If there were more then maybe there would be more activities.
Egmont doesn't have a gym.
I think the schools close too early.
It’s hard to book a gym in the schools.
It is very limited.
There are no gyms in Pender Harbour. I have to drive to other places.
They are bit small.
The only gym available is in the school and is expensive to rent them.
I would like to see a public indoor gym.
Poor hours and equipment.
Small.
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The main issue a lack of local spaces for youth activities that youth can easily get to.
There is no gym in any community facilities in Roberts Creek.
Not enough. I am picking up hitchhikers 13-18 who say there is not enough and no bus service to
get out to what is available.
There could be more.
There isn't enough.
Build a youth centre or rent one.
Lack of availability.
There aren't enough activities for teens so they're long boarding on the road.
I don't think there's enough.
I don't think there's any place for kids to go.
There are not enough youth activities.
There are not enough activities for youth.
Not a lot space for teenagers.
There is not a lot in Pender Harbour.
Don' think anything is available.
I don't think there are enough.
There doesn't seem to be a lot in Area A. We need a ball field and skateboard park.
Need more resources for them.
More places are needed.
There are not a lot of youth activities.
There aren't that many.
There's not that much of them.
There could be more.
The youth don't get much variety.
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There needs to be something better than what we have. The kids play on the roads and they aren't
safe.
There's not much for teens to do or places for them to go.
Need more spaces for public gym and would say for fitness facilities for youth.
There’s not enough of them.
Spaces for childminding, family programs and preschool programs
The main issue is probably spaces in preschool programs.
There's not enough spaces.
Needs improving in the equipment area and the room is now bare. It needs to be more homey for
everyone to feel welcome.
The timing of programs are very inconvenient.
There aren't enough.
I think there needs to be more.
I would like to see more action there.
Needs to be more.
More are needed. There is a lack of spaces, the waiting is months.
Spaces for seniors activities
The main issue is the lack of space for seniors programs and activities.
More spaces are needed.
Spaces are limited.
No specific space for seniors in the Pender Harbour area.
The space itself is really good, there's just not that many available.
There aren't enough.
There isn't any senior activities I'm aware of in Area A.
There should be more outdoor activities for seniors.
I don't think there too many places for seniors to go.
I don't know of any.
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More activities are needed.
There isn't any, would be nice to have some.
PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENTS
11a. Now I am going to read to you eight potential priorities for outdoor and indoor recreation in the
new Parks and Recreation Plan and ask you to identify the three that are most important to
you. Which of these is your first choice, second choice and third choice for improvements to
indoor and outdoor recreation?
146 survey respondents, one-third of the survey sample (34%), did not choose a priority for
improvement. Nearly a quarter (23%) said more or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and
walkways is their first choice priority for improving indoor and outdoor recreation. The remaining
seven options were fairly tightly clustered in their endorsement, and ranged from 10% favouring
better maintenance of recreation facilities, parks, trails and sports fields to 3% favouring more or
better indoor recreation facilities and more or better outdoor sports fields.
First Choice Priority for Improvements
34%
Didn't state a priority
23%
Paths, trails, bikeways
10%
Better maintenance
More programming
8%
Beach access points
8%
6%
Festivals, outdoor spaces
5%
More or better parks
Indoor rec facilities
3%
Outdoor sports fields
3%
When first, second and third choices are considered, the largest percentage of survey respondents
continued to support improving indoor and outdoor recreation through
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 more or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and walkways. 40% chose this option as
their first, second or third choice priority.
The next three ranked priorities all had about the same level of endorsement when first, second
and third choices are considered. These are:
 better maintenance of recreation facilities, parks, trails and sports fields (23%)
 more or better beach access points (22%) and
 more or better recreation programs including fitness, arts, crafts, health and wellness for
different age groups (21%).
The next chart shows the level of support of each of the eight options at each of the three choice
points.
First, First & Second, First, Second & Third Priorities
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Didn't
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Better
state a
trails, maintenpriority bikeways ance
Beach
More Festivals, More or Indoor Outdoor
access program- outdoor better
rec
sports
points
ming
spaces
parks facilities fields
1st Choice
34%
23%
10%
8%
8%
6%
5%
3%
3%
1st & 2nd Choice
34%
36%
18%
16%
16%
12%
9%
6%
7%
1st, 2nd & 3rd Choice
34%
40%
23%
22%
21%
16%
14%
10%
8%
First Choice Priorities for Areas
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More or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and walkways was the first choice for
improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation for all areas. Starting with the north and moving
south, the rank order of first choice priorities for each area are shown in the next series of charts.
A third of residents of Area A - Egmont & Pender Harbour area (34%) said more or better paths,
trails and roadside bikeways and walkways was the first choice for improvements to indoor and
outdoor recreation for all areas. Next were more or better recreation programs including fitness,
arts, crafts, health and wellness for different age groups (14%) and more or better beach access
points (11%).
A third of residents of Area B - Halfmoon Bay area (33%) also said more or better paths, trails and
roadside bikeways and walkways was their first choice for improvements to indoor and outdoor
recreation. Next was more or better beach access points (23%), followed by more or better
outdoor sports fields (14%) and better maintenance of recreation facilities, parks, trails and sports
fields (13%).
First Priorities of Areas A and B
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Paths,
Didn't
Rec
trails,
state a
programs
bikeways priority
Beach
access
points
Better More or Indoor Festivals,
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rec
outdoor
tenance
parks
facilities spaces
Sports
fields
Area A
34%
15%
14%
11%
7%
7%
5%
5%
3%
Area B
33%
10%
5%
23%
13%
1%
1%
0%
14%
Looking next at the two urban centres on the Sunshine Coast, about one in five residents of
District of Sechelt & SIGD (18%) said more or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and
walkways was their first choice for improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation. Next was
better maintenance of recreation facilities, parks, trails and sports fields (10%) and more or better
community festivals and special event and outdoor spaces to hold them in (9%).
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The first choice improvement of residents of the Town of Gibsons (14%) was more or better paths,
trails and roadside bikeways and walkways. Next was better maintenance of recreation facilities,
parks, trails and sports fields (11%).
First Priorities of Sechelt & SIGD and Gibsons
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Didn't
Paths,
Better Festivals,
state a
trails,
main- outdoor
priority bikeways tenance spaces
Beach
More or Indoor
Rec
access
better
rec
programs
points
parks facilities
Sports
fields
Sechelt
39%
18%
10%
9%
8%
7%
5%
3%
1%
Gibsons
58%
14%
11%
3%
2%
6%
4%
3%
0%
Lastly, looking at the Areas D, E and F, one in ten residents of Area D - Roberts Creek area (29%)
said more or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and walkways was their first choice for
improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation. Next was better maintenance of recreation
facilities, parks, trails and sports fields (14%) and more or better recreation programs including
fitness, arts, crafts, health and wellness for different age groups (11%).
Similarly, the first choice for improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation for residents of Area E
- Elphinstone area (23%) was more or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and walkways.
Next were more or better recreation programs including fitness, arts, crafts, health and wellness for
different age groups (11%) and more or better beach access points (11%).
More or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and walkways was also the first choice
improvement for residents of Area F - West Howe Sound area (26%), followed by beach access
points (8%) and more or better recreation programs including fitness, arts, crafts, health and
wellness for different age groups (7%) .
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First Priority in Areas D, E and F
50%
45%
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
Didn't
Paths,
Better
Rec
state a
trails,
mainprograms
priority bikeways
tenance
Beach
access
points
More or Festivals, Indoor
better outdoor
rec
parks
spaces facilities
Sports
fields
Area D
25%
29%
11%
14%
1%
9%
4%
2%
5%
Area E
26%
23%
11%
7%
11%
6%
6%
6%
4%
Area F
43%
26%
7%
7%
8%
5%
3%
2%
0%
Combined First, Second and Third Choice Priorities by Area
The next table shows the combined first, second and third choice priorities of each area’s residents
with the rank order of the priority shown in parentheses. The most important priority for all areas is
more or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and walkways. The rank order of priorities in
areas changes after that. For example, there is a strong demand for more or better recreation
programs in Areas A and D and a strong demand for beach access points in Areas A and B.
Combined First, Second and Third Priorities for Improvements by Area
Base: Total sample, N=432
Area A
Area B
Sechelt
& SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
58% (1)
56% (1)
30% (1)
58% (1)
48% (1)
25% (1)
35% (1)
31% (4)
35% (3)
21% (2)
23% (4)
23% (2)
19% (2)
21% (2)
37% (2)
43% (2)
19% (3)
20% (5)
17% (4)
12% (3)
19% (3)
35% (3)
27% (4)
19% (3)
30% (2)
16% (5)
11% (4)
14% (4)
Priority Options
More or better paths, trails
and roadside bikeways
and walkways
Better maintenance of
recreation facilities, parks,
trails and sports fields
More or better beach
access points
More or better recreation
programs including
fitness, arts, crafts, health
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and wellness for different
age groups
More or better community
festivals and special event
and outdoor spaces to
hold them in
More or better indoor
recreation facilities
More or better outdoor
sports fields
Area A
Area B
Sechelt
& SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
10% (7)
13% (7)
17% (4)
25% (3)
16% (5)
12% (3)
11% (6)
12% (6)
6% (8)
12% (5)
23% (4)
22% (3)
10% (5)
13% (5)
13% (5)
14% (6)
10% (6)
5% (6)
17% (4)
8% (6)
11% (6)
12% (6)
26% (5)
7% (7)
5% (6)
4% (6)
2% (7)
3% (7)
11b. FOR 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD CHOICES, What type of improvements are needed? Are you talking
about a facility or program? Where? Are more needed or does it need to be better in some way?
Any other details?
Survey respondents who chose better maintenance as a first, second or third priority were not
asked if more is needed or does it need to be better in some way, because better maintenance
was assumed to include both aspects of improvement.
“More” or “more and better” account for large majorities of the responses, between seven and
eight in ten for the following priorities:




more or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and walkways
more or better beach access points
more or better indoor recreation facilities
more or better outdoor sports fields.
For more or better community festivals and special events and outdoor spaces to hold them in and
more or better parks between six and seven in ten responses were “more” is needed.
Type of Improvement Needed: More, Better or Both
st
Base: Total responses for question 11a, 1 , 2
nd
rd
and 3 priority, N=665 responses
More
Better
Both more
and better
45%
18%
37%
44%
28%
29%
52%
23%
24%
Priority Options
More or better paths, trails and
roadside bikeways and walkways
More or better beach access
points
More or better recreation
programs including fitness, arts,
crafts, health
and wellness for different age
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groups
More or better community
festivals and special events and
outdoor spaces to hold them in
More or better indoor recreation
facilities
More or better outdoor sports
fields
More
Better
Both more
and better
69%
7%
24%
60%
25%
15%
42%
28%
30%
44%
28%
28%
11b.i. SKIP IF CHOSE BETTER MAINTENANCE IN 11a, First, are more needed or does it need to
be better in some way?
11b.ii. What specific improvements are needed?
11b.iii. Where is this improvement needed?
The main issues are summarized first for each priority, followed by a sampling of respondents’
descriptions of the improvements they feel are needed.
More or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways and walkways
The main issue for the number one priority is to improve the safety of pedestrians and bikers by
providing continuous, connected routes to major destinations and well designed bike lanes and
smooth walking paths or sidewalks, which are free of potholes and debris along the Highway and
major roads.
We need bikeways between West Sechelt to Robert's Creek.
Need more and better bike paths and need to create them off the highway.
More bike lanes. They need to be maintained regularly - paving and cleaning for the bike ways all
over the sunshine Coast.
There should be bike lanes on both sides - Roberts Creek Lower Road and also the Highway.
More bike ways between Gibsons and Sechelt.
More clearing of bikeways is needed, also better signage and better maintenance between Bonnie
Brook and Gibsons and between Roberts Creek and Gibsons.
We need more and better walkways and bikeways connecting place to place throughout the coast,
especially Langdale to Gibsons to Sechelt.
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Need to have a public consultation process and better and safer bike ways - Roberts Creek on
crown lands.
Need wider bike lanes, a walking path or seawall.
Need more walking and bike trails.
From ferry to Gibsons along Marine Drive needs improvement because there’s not enough room for
both bikes and cars and this becomes dangerous.
On the highway, the bikeway needs to be separated by a bank all along the highway.
We need more roadside walkways along the highway and along side roads - Chaster Road.
There's an area in the Pender Harbour district where roads are windy and have no shoulder. No one
can bike there, something needs to be done.
We need bikeways along the highway along the entire coast from Earl's Cove to Langdale.
The shoulders need to be improved and connect them more – on most of the Coast.
Need the sideways. It’s not safe to go for walks on Francis Peninsula Road. It needs to be wider.
There’s not enough room. It is not safe. Need more bikeways between provincial park in Roberts
Creek to Wilson Creek to Sechelt.
Better quality and maintenance and wider paths on most trails, bike and walkways and paths.
Sidewalks so the kids don't walk on the road - going up from Trail Avenue and Reef Road.
More continuous trails - put something through Gibsons. Also, from the ferry terminal to Cliff Gilker
there should be a path for cyclists.
We really don't have any roadside paths or bike ways. If we want to walk somewhere we have to
walk on the road – Madeira Park.
I think we need more continuous ones in Halfmoon Bay.
More access to the beach and better trails that lead to the beach at Frances Beach.
Mark the trails better at Chapman Falls.
I would like to see more hiking trails built - everywhere.
I would like to see the trails go to beaches - mostly around Garden Bay.
Additional parking, handicapped trails, and interpretive centres – Sandy Hook.
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Better maintenance of recreation facilities, parks, trails and sports fields
The main issue for the second choice priority is to increase general cleanliness and tidiness at
indoor facilities and parks and improve the safety and enjoyment of trails by regular clearing of
brush. The aging Gibsons pool and sports fields with poor drainage were mentioned a number of
times. Many survey respondents mentioned both indoor and outdoor facilities in need of
maintenance. Even so, the responses for outdoor facilities outnumbered those for indoor facilities.
Sechelt pool needs a new boiler, as it had to close because the boiler blew. Gibson's pool is very
old and needs major upgrading.
The public facilities are not always kept clean or up to date. More concern needs to be had in
regards to safety Sechelt Aquatic Centre.
Gibsons pool needs to be upgraded.
Gibsons pool needs a major overhaul. Water temps in showers is bad. There is a shortness of
trained aqua fitness instructors.
Sechelt ice rinks needs maintenance.
Sechelt ice rinks need redoing.
Need to have better maintenance of the trails and pathways - need to fix and clear the overgrown
areas.
The fields at Shirley Macey and Cliff Gilker need better drainage.
We have a couple of little parks that aren't being taken care of.
Better maintenance of the parks is needed everywhere.
More grass and flowers - everywhere.
Some of the trails need to be better maintained.
Roots need to be levelled off in winter to prevent walkers from tripping. Need handrails on steep
slopes, especially for elderly - Smugglers Cove and Skookumchuk Narrows.
More access points and they are not marked at the bottom of the trails on the beach and they need
to be better maintained From Sechelt to Davis Bay.
Repair the trail steps. They have been very poorly maintained at Francis Bay Peninsula, Homestead
Creek Trial.
Some of the trails need to be better maintained in the Gibsons and Sechelt areas.
The trails could be safer in the Soames Hill area - generally need to be better maintained and
cleared.
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The garbage left from tourists is not cleared.
Cooper's Green is a little run down.
More or better beach access points
The main issues are that more public beach access points are needed everywhere along the
coast, they need to be marked so residents know where they are, and they need to be safe to use
by being cleared of brush and if there are steps that these steps be in good repair. A secondary
issue was inadequate parking space at the popular, well known access points.
There has to be more of them and they need washrooms – Egmont area.
More beach access is need everywhere.
We only have one beach for the public at Madeira Park.
I want to see more beach access points in Area A.
Parking is the big thing on 101 from Redrooffs to Sechelt.
They should have better pathways to improve access for seniors. For example, my friend swims in
the summer but no longer uses the beach access. The stairs are too steep for her - in the Gibsons
area.
More beach access points. Better maintenance and more accessible for me – in Gibsons.
We need more beach access and it needs to be better maintained. How about a wharf at Cooper's
Green?
The access needs to be opened up all along Redrooffs Road.
They need to be created. They overgrown and need to be maintained between Sargeant Bay and
Cooper Green in Halfmoon Bay.
More beach access points – Davis Bay.
More and better maintenance - Gower Point Road.
The beach accesses need to be cleaned up - at Hopkins Landing.
More parking needed - at Hopkins Landing.
Need more identification as to where the beach accesses are.
More visible access points are needed at Armour's and Secret Beaches.
More beach access points are needed between Roberts Creek and Langsdale and more parking.
Access needs to be wheelchair accessible in Bonnie Brook.
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More or better recreation programs including fitness, arts, crafts, health and wellness for
different age groups
Providing programs with more variety for children, youth and seniors is the main issue. Providing
health and wellness and fitness classes in more locations, providing nature-based programs, and
less costly programs were each mentioned a number of times.
Better organization and volunteers to do the jobs.
Need more for seniors.
Not so expensive.
Need more equipment and better teachers to run the programs all over the Coast.
More arts and crafts programs in elementary schools, so when the schools are closed people can
still use the schools.
We need more programs that are nature based.
Need more programs in Pender Harbour.
They need programs for different age groups. Some programs are lacking for seniors and for kids in
Pender Harbour.
I think at night time there's not enough to do in my area – all over the Coast.
Focus on prevention of illness - In the whole area.
There is not a very wide variety of programs offered for the 7 to 10 age group – need a dance
program or music programs.
Need health and wellness programs locally – Madeira Park.
Need more fitness classes In Halfmoon Bay and Sechelt.
The programs need to be accessible, have a gym and proper pool and fitness centre. We need to
have the centre stay and open and have proper staff. They need to say open 12 hours a day, 5 days
a week year round. This improvement is needed in Pender Harbour and Earl's Cove.
Have more crafts like knitting.
Programs should be more accessible for everyone and more youth programs. We need a better
transit system to these programs, etc. - all up and down the coast.
Well there isn't enough skill development classes for young children - anywhere.
More programs are needed in Gibsons - weight training, fly fishing, bridge lessons.
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I would like to see drop-in tournaments like squash - Gibsons.
Need a higher level - from beginners to advanced. They could be exploring use of the schools.
Health and wellness programs should be offered more than two times a week. There is an
opportunity to provide social places for seniors to interact - Gibsons.
We need a wider variety of recreational programs for all age groups in the evenings after working
hours in Gibsons area.
They have to do better for teenagers. They need to provide more for the age group. There should be
more programs. There should be more opportunities in Gibsons.
More or better community festivals and special event and outdoor spaces to hold them in
The main issue was a desire for more frequent festivals and special events, and the need for more
of these to be family-oriented was mentioned a number of times.
There are not enough family-oriented celebrations.
More theatre and art, more dance for children - all over the Sunshine Coast.
There need to be more special family events in the summer time in Area A.
More kids events and better organization. Have a sports days for kids, etc.
The festivals are geared for the 50+ age groups. There are no children's areas.
They need to be spread throughout the year, i.e., winter actives – anywhere on the Coast.
Need more spaces for community events - bigger facilities to hold bigger events.
I would like to see more free family programs and festivals. I would like to see the parks more
accessible and have free parking.
Need some smaller venues for more outdoor music festivals.
Sunshine Coast should have more events to attract more tourists.
I would like to see more activities in the summer time in Sechelt.
Have more outdoor concerts in the summer or outdoor movie nights in Sechelt or Gibsons areas.
Need more festivals in the year in the Sechelt area.
Just that more are needed. Madeira Park is a good spot.
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Setting aside or purchasing land for more natural destination parks and developing more
neighbourhood parks, some with playgrounds, are the main issues.
They should have more parks. The SCRD needs to improve on preserving parks.
More camping spaces are needed.
Just needs to be more - all around.
More parks with trails.
We need more parkland with hiking, nature walking and easy activities.
Improve the bathrooms in Hyack, and put some in the Sargeant Bay Park.
We more wild parks in the area to enjoy the outdoors.
More parks are needed between Sechelt and Halfmoon Bay.
More parks should be built into every neighbourhood.
Sechelt and Porpoise Bay Park should have campsite fires. Improve the community boat ramp.
The signage is poor.
Just more parks in general are needed.
Pender Harbour area needs a park with a playground - in the Garden Bay area.
Need to have more playgrounds and more parking spaces at the existing parks.
Better parks would be great. We only have one here. We are starving for water parks - Roberts
Creek and Sechelt.
I would like to see playground equipment for kids over 2 years of age in Whispering Firs Park in
Gibsons.
They should purchase an area in Gibsons called Gospel Rock and make a park there and protect
that area. The local government should put more money in.
Better signage – Cliff Gilker.
More or better indoor recreation facilities
The main issues are the poor condition of Gibsons Pool and the lack of local community centres in
some areas.
More facilities needed in the whole District.
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They should build a recreation facility in the Egmont area.
Need more facilities for teens and community centres – in Sechelt.
There aren't enough facilities in the Village.
More ice rinks available year round – off Lower Road.
Lower the cost.
Need more free weights at the gym at Gibsons Community Centre.
Gibsons needs a bigger pool.
The swimming pool in Gibsons is not safe.
The indoor swimming pool in Gibsons needs to be repaired.
A public gymnasium is needed and a weight or exercise facility that rivals the private one in cost Gibsons.
More seating is needed in the ice rinks.
We need an indoor recreation facility in Halfmoon Bay.
In Frank West Hall, the windows didn't open and so no natural light came in and the tables aren't
cleaned.
Need more facilities for rod and gun club.
I would also like to see the school’s gym or other large indoor area open for family drop-in on
weekends especially school season. It would be nice if there were toys for all ages available and
coffee for moms.
More or better outdoor sports fields
More all weather fields appear to be the main issue for residents who said outdoor fields are a
priority. A secondary issue is to build more baseball diamonds.
Need more places to play soccer, football, and baseball with a standard size all over the Coast.
Need more sports fields – everywhere.
Need facilities for soccer and tennis – anywhere.
Sports like baseball need more time. All practices were cancelled because there was not time on
the fields.
We need a tennis court in the Pender Harbour area.
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We need a baseball diamond – Area A.
The sports fields are shut down a lot due to rain. There are no tracks for kids to train on in the
Sechelt and Gibsons area.
All weather fields are needed in Roberts Creek, Gibsons, and Sechelt.
I would like to see the Chatlech Field have all weather fields.
Shirley Macey Park turns into a mud hole--needs drainage.
Need better drainage at Conner Park.
Need more seating to watch the games in Gibsons and Sechelt.
Need lights and ball diamonds.
WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR IMPROVEMENTS
12. IF IDENTIFIED AT LEAST ONE PRIORITY IN Q11a, How much more, if any, are you willing to
pay per year in order to support improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation on the Sunshine
Coast?
The survey sample split evenly when it came to willingness to pay additional taxes to support
improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation. In the next chart the “willing to pay” group includes
all survey respondents who mentioned a dollar amount in question 12, and the “unwilling to pay”
are those who did not give a priority for improvements or were unwilling to give a dollar amount in
Q12 and did not say they needed more information.
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Willing to be Taxed for Improvements
Need
information
5%
Unwilling to pay
47%
Willing to pay
48%
The next chart shows the percentages of the total sample and of those asked question 12 (had to
choose at least one priority for improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation in Q11). One in five
respondents (22%) who chose a priority were willing to pay $90 or more to support improvements
in recreation, one in five (20%) were not willing to pay any additional taxes, and half (51%) of those
willing to pay some amount mentioned an amount under $50 per year.
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Amount Willing to Pay for Improvements
20%
18%
16%
14%
12%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
Under $10 $10
$19
Chose a Priority 7%
8%
Total Sample
4%
5%
$20 $29
9%
$30 $39
7%
$40 $49
7%
$50 $59
12%
$70 $89
1%
$90 $100
18%
$100
+
5%
Need
info
7%
None
6%
5%
4%
8%
1%
12%
3%
5%
13%
20%
The next chart shows the running totals for percent willing to pay certain amounts for their priority
improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation. While only 3% were willing to have their taxes
increased by over $100 a year, 48% were willing to have an increase of less than $10 a year.
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Running Totals of Amount Willing to Pay
for Improvements
More than $100
3%
Up to $100
14%
Under $89
14%
Under $59
Under $49
Under $39
Under $29
Under $19
Under $10
23%
27%
32%
38%
43%
48%
Willingness to Pay by Area
The next chart shows that the largest percentages of residents who are willing to pay additional
taxes for recreation improvements live in Areas A, B, D and F. Half or more respondents who live
in these areas are willing to pay more taxes, although it should be noted that the dollar amount
some are willing to pay is very small.
 Residents of Area A - Egmont & Pender Harbour area (19%) were especially likely to say
they need more information before answering a question on how much they might be willing
to have their taxes increased for improvements in recreation.
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Willing and Not Willing to Pay by Area
Area F
Gibsons
Area E
Area D
Sechelt & SIGD
Area B
Area A
0%
20%
40%
Area A
Area B
Need Information
19%
3%
Sechelt
& SIGD
6%
Unwilling to Pay
20%
22%
Willing to Pay
61%
75%
60%
80%
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
6%
10%
5%
0%
52%
35%
52%
64%
49%
42%
59%
38%
31%
51%
EFFECTIVENESS OF COMMUNICATION AND PREFERRED METHOD
13a. Have you heard of the Leisure Access Scholarship?
13b. Did you see a Sunshine Coast Recreation Guide last year, in 2010?
One in ten survey respondents (10%) said they had heard of the Leisure Access Scholarship
(LAS), while a large majority had not or were not sure if they had heard of this program to assist
lower-income Sunshine Coast residents to participate in recreation programs and services.
13% of respondents living in households with children were aware of LAS and 9% of those living in
households without children were aware. 13% of those with young children, 12% of those with
children 7 to 12, and15 % of those with children 13 to 18 were aware of LAS.
Awareness did not differ between those with household incomes $45,000 or less (13% aware) and
those with household incomes above $45,000 (10% aware).
 A higher level of awareness was found among SCRD users (12%) than nonusers (4%).
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 The highest level of awareness among age groups was among those aged 35 to 44 years
(20%), the age group most likely to have dependent children, and awareness was very low
for older respondents 65 or over.
 Awareness of LAS was highest among Area D residents - Roberts Creek area (19%) and
lowest among Area E residents - Elphinstone area (1%).
The results for the other areas are:
4% of Area A residents (Egmont & Pender Harbour area) were aware of LAS.
6% of Area B residents (Halfmoon Bay area) were aware of LAS.
13% of District of Sechelt & SIGD residents were aware of LAS.
10% of Town of Gibsons residents were aware of LAS.
14% of Area F residents (West Howe Sound area) were aware of LAS.
Aware of the Leisure Access Scholarship
Not Sure
2%
Yes
10%
No
88%
Two-thirds of survey respondents (67%) said they had seen the Sunshine Coast Recreation Guide
in 2010.
Awareness did not differ between those with household incomes $45,000 or less (63% aware) and
those with household incomes above $45,000 (73% aware).
 The level was higher among respondents living in households with children (77%) than
those living in households without children (62%) including 76% of those whose children are
up to 6 years, 80% of those whose children are 7 to 12 years, and 69% of those whose
children are 13 to 18 years.
 The level was higher among SCRD users (70%) than nonusers (52%).
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 The highest level of awareness among age groups from 45 to 74 years of age: 73% of 45 to
54 year olds, 71% of 55 to 64 year olds, and 78% of 65 to 74 year olds. The lowest was
found for those 75 or older (50%), followed by young adults 25 to 34 (53%). 59% of 35 to 44
year olds had seen the 2010 Guide.
 Having seen the 2010 Recreation Guide was highest among Area D residents - Roberts
Creek area (90%), followed by Area B - Halfmoon Bay area (80%) and Area F - West Howe
Sound area (78%). The level was lowest among District of Sechelt & SIGD residents (52%).
62% of Area A residents (Egmont & Pender Harbour area) had seen the 2010 Recreation
Guide.
68% of Area E residents (Elphinstone area) had seen the 2010 Recreation Guide.
68% of Town of Gibsons residents had seen the 2010 Recreation Guide.
Saw the 2010 Recreation Guide
Not Sure
5%
No
28%
Yes
67%
14. In general, how informed do you feel about the various types of recreation programs and
special events, trails and parks, beaches and other public recreation opportunities that are
available to residents of the Sunshine Coast?
Four in five survey respondents (82%) said they feel informed about indoor and outdoor recreation
opportunities available on the Sunshine Coast. These included 27% that said they feel very well
informed and 55% that said they feel adequately informed.
No differences were found for SCRD facility users versus non-users, those with children at home
versus those without children, those with household incomes of $45,000 or less versus household
incomes of over $45,000.
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 The level was higher among respondents living in households with children (77%) than
those living in households without children (62%) including 76% of those whose children are
up to 6 years, 80% of those whose children are 7 to 12 years, and 69% of those whose
children are 13 to 18 years.
 Only 12% of SCRD facility users said they didn’t feel very well informed in comparison with
21 % of nonusers. Moreover, an additional 7% of non-users said they feel not at all
informed.
 The results for feeling very well informed ranged from a high of 33% of those aged 35 to 44
and 31% of 25 to 44 year olds to a low of 17% of those 75 or older.
 Feeling informed decreased with increasing age, although overall levels are high for all age
groups. 95% of 25 to 34 year olds 81% of 35 to 44 year olds, 86% of 45 to 54 year olds,
84% of 55 to 64 year olds, and 79% of 65 to 74 year olds, and 74% of those 75 and older
feel very well informed or adequately informed.
 The results for feeling very well informed ranged from a high of 46% of Area B residents
(Halfmoon Bay area) to lows of 13% of Area E (Elphinstone area) and 14% of Area F (West
Howe Sound area).
90% of Area B residents (Halfmoon Bay area) feel very well informed or adequately informed. 84%
of Area E residents (Elphinstone area) and 80% of Area F residents (West Howe Sound area) feel
very well informed or adequately informed.
 33% of Area A residents (Egmont & Pender Harbour area) feel very well informed and 83%
feel very well informed or adequately informed.
 22% District of Sechelt & SIGD residents feel very well informed and 75% feel very well
informed or adequately informed.
 40% of Area D residents (Roberts Creek area) feel very well informed and 90% feel very
well informed or adequately informed.
 29% Town of Gibsons residents feel very well informed and 82% feel very well informed or
adequately informed.
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Feel Informed About
Indoor and Outdoor Recreation
Don't feel
informed
15%
Not sure
3%
Feel informed
82%
15. What are the most effective ways of providing information to you?
As shown in the next chart, one-half to two-thirds of survey respondents said both Sunshine Coast
newspapers and the Recreation Guide were the most effective ways of providing them with
information. The Sunshine Coast Regional District website was effective for two in five, followed
by newsletters and email, effective for three in ten.
 One or both local newspapers and the Recreation Guide are effective methods for the
majority of all demographic groups with two exceptions. The Recreation Guide is effective
for 40% of 65 to 74 year olds, 20% of those 75 and older, 49% of those with no children in
the home, and 34% of non-users.
 The SCRD website is most effective with younger adults (59%) of 25 to 34 year olds and 35
to 44 year olds, adults with children in the home (45%) and SCRD facility users (41%).
School flyers are effective for 34% of those with children, including 49% of those with children up
to 6 years, 43% with children 7 to 12 years, and 30% with children 13 to 18 years. Also effective
methods of communication for households with children are: email (34%), the website (45%), the
Recreation Guide (61%) and local newspapers.
Like other particular groups, non-users of SCRD facilities can be reached through the two local
newspapers, the Recreation Guide (34%), local radio station CKAY FM 91.7 (34%) and cable TV
(30%).
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Most Effective Method of Providing Information
65%
62%
53%
38%
31%
28%
24%
24%
22%
18%
12%
10%
3%
The next table shows the results for area. The number in parentheses indicates the rank order of
effectiveness for the area in descending order.
The three most effective methods in all areas are the two community newspapers and the
recreation Guide. SCRD website is the fourth or fifth effective method in all areas except District of
Sechelt & SIGD. The survey results indicate that newsletters and email are effective in most areas,
while other methods such as community bulletin boards, cable TV, radio and social media may
vary.
Most Effective Method of Providing Information
Base: Total sample
Area A
Area B
Sechelt
& SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
79% (1)
71% (2)
53% (3)
40% (5)
44% (4)
36% (6)
44% (3)
48% (2)
55% (1)
39% (4)
32% (5)
17% (8)
70% (1)
60% (2)
40% (3)
25% (6)
28% (4)
23% (7)
50% (3)
62% (2)
66% (1)
48% (4)
17% (8)
25% (5)
66% (2)
73% (1)
65% (3)
47% (4)
31% (6)
32% (5)
68% (1)
61% (2)
60% (3)
46% (4)
39% (5)
30% (8)
71% (1)
64% (2)
56% (3)
42% (4)
30% (7)
41% (5)
Activity
The Local
The Coast Report
Recreation Guide
SCRD website
Newsletters
Emails
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CKAY FM
Community bulletin
boards
Cable TV
School flyers
CVUE FM
Facebook
Twitter
Area A
Area B
Sechelt
& SIGD
Area D
Area E
Gibsons
Area F
23% (9)
17% (8)
25% (6)
20% (7)
23% (7)
31% (7)
26% (8)
32% (7)
8% (9)
21% (8)
22% (6)
32% (5)
20% (10)
39% (6)
4% (12)
27% (8)
10% (11)
14% (10)
18% (7)
22% (6)
8% (9)
6% (10)
36% (6)
26% (9)
12% (12)
19% (11)
2% (13)
25% (9)
18% (10)
9% (12)
14% (11)
1% (11)
8% (10)
14% (9)
14% (9)
5% (11)
0%
23% (7)
15% (9)
18% (8)
13% (10)
4% (12)
26% (5)
13% (9)
12% (10)
7% (11)
4% (12)
0%
14% (11)
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SURVEY METHODS
Survey Design
The survey design was a telephone survey of adult residents of the Lower Sunshine Coast of
British Columbia. The sample frame consisted of random extractions of residential phone numbers
from databases of all listed numbers for land lines and for some of the cell phones of the area.
Prospective respondents were screened for eligibility on age (must be at least 19), residency on
the Coast between Earl’s Cove and the Langdale area or on an Island within the Sunshine Coast
Regional District, no one in household an elected official, and no one in household employed by
local government in recreation or parks.
The sample size was 432. Seven areas within the SCRD were targeted using quota sampling to
obtain sub-samples of 100 in the District of Sechelt & SIGD combined, 80 in Town Gibsons, and
about 50 each in Areas A, B, D, E and F.
Questionnaire Development
The questionnaire was developed by the consulting team, led by Ana Wiggins, and members of a
survey advisory committee comprised of SCRD staff and residents of the community. The
questionnaire was pre-tested on June 30th to improve the wording of questions, the flow from topic
to topic, and instructions to the interviewers. The survey was conducted during weekday evenings,
on the weekend, or at scheduled appointment times and took place from June 20th to July 7, 2011.
All interviewing was carried out by trained interviewing staff that worked in a fully supervised
central telephone facility equipped with computer-assisted telephone Interviewing (CATI) software.
Data Weighting and Analysis
Prior to analysis, the data were weighted to represent population proportions for each area and on
gender and age bracket. Cross-tabulations were run by area of residence, age bracket, children or
no children in the household, household income bracket, users of SCRD facilities, users of any
local recreation provider - private, public, or not-for-profit. Other statistics and cross-tabulations
were computed as needed to aid analysis and interpretation of the findings.
A sample of 432 yields very reliable results that can be expected to be accurate at least plus or
minus 4.68 percentage points 19 times out of 20. Results for area of residence and demographic
sub-groups will be less reliable. The results for area sub-samples can be expected to be accurate
at least plus or minus 13.6 to 13.8 percentage points 19 times out of 20.
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The Sunshine Coast Regional District
2011-2012 Parks and Recreation Master Plan
Telephone Survey of Residents
Hello, my name is __________ from Points of View Research. Today we are conducting a survey for the
Sunshine Coast Regional District, which includes Sechelt, Gibsons, the Sechelt Indian Government District
and five electoral areas. The Parks and Recreation Plan for the Sunshine Coast will be updated and this
survey is an opportunity for you to share your opinions about parks, trails, and both indoor and outdoor
recreation facilities and programs available to residents.
AFTER INITIAL ROUND OF CELL NUMBER CALLS, Our phone numbers for this survey contain land line
numbers and cell phone numbers so it is possible for us to contact the same household twice. To your
knowledge, has any other adult living in your home participated in this survey?
NO/ NOT LIKELY
YES
NOT SURE
1 CONTINUE
2 THANK AND DISCONTINUE, MAY TAKE NAME AND PHONE NUMBER
FOR FOCUS GROUP LIST IF WANTS TO DO THE SURVEY
3 MAKE APPOINTMENT AFTER PROSPECTIVE REPSPONDENT CHECKS
The survey takes most people 15 to 20 minutes and in appreciation for your time and interest, there will be
a draw for 4 gift certificates valued at nearly $200 each. IF NECESSARY, Each gift certificate is an adult 3
month Lifestyle Membership, which can be used towards any program or service offered by the Sunshine
Coast Regional District Recreation Division – it is like recreation cash.
To help ensure we get a random sample of residents, I would like to speak to the male or female head of
household who is 19 or older and whose birthday comes next? Would that be you or someone else?
WHEN APPROPRIATE PERSON IS ON THE TELEPHONE, REINTRODUCE SURVEY IF NECESSARY.
IF NOT AVAILABLE, ARRANGE CALL BACK
IF REFUSE, THANK AND DISCONTINUE
a) Do you live on the Sunshine Coast between Earl’s Cove and the Langdale area or on an Island within the
Sunshine Coast Regional District?
Yes
No
Not sure
1
2
3
CONTINUE
THANK AND DISCONTINUE
Where do you live? ____________ MAKE APPT FOR CALLBACK AND
ASK SUPERVISOR IF ELIGIBLE
b) Are you or anyone in your household an elected representative?
Yes
1 DISCONTINUE
No
2 CONTINUE
c) Do you or anyone in your household work for local government in recreation or parks?
Yes
1 DISCONTINUE
No
2 CONTINUE
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IF YES TO a BUT NO TO b AND c, CONTINUE
OTHERWISE THANK AND DISCONTINUE
1a. Do you live on an Island?
Yes
1 CONTINUE
No
2 GO TO Q2
1b. What is the name of the island?
DO NOT READ: ISLANDS TRUST ISLAND
Keats
1 CODE 8 Q2
Gambier
2 CODE 8 Q2
Trail
3 CODE 3 Q2
IF OTHER ISLAND
NOT A TRUST ISLAND:
Thormanby
4 CODE 2 Q2
Nelson
5 CODE 1 Q2
Hardy
6 CODE 1 Q2
7 Which one? ___________ MAKE APPT FOR CALLBACK AND
ASK SUPERVISOR IF ELIGIBLE
GO TO: READ INTRO
2. Which area do you live in? READ LIST / GIVE EXAMPLES AS NECESSARY.
Electoral Area A - Egmont & Pender Harbour area includes Earl’s
Cove, Garden Bay, Madeira Park, Nelson Island, Hardy Island
1
Electoral Area B – Halfmoon Bay area includes Halfmoon Bay, Redrooffs
area, Secret Cove, Thormanby Island
2
District of Sechelt (must live within boundaries of Sechelt and includes the
Village of Sechelt, West Sechelt, East and West Porpoise Bay,
Sandy Hook, Tuwanek, Wilson Creek, Davis Bay, Trail Island
3
SIGD – Sechelt Indian Government District (includes leaseholders
living on band land)
4
Electoral Area D – Roberts Creek area
5
Electoral Area E – Elphinstone area (includes Chaster, Ocean Beach
Esplanade, Cedar Grove, Pratt Road, King Road, Gower Point) 6
Town of Gibsons (must live within town limits)
7
Electoral Area F - West Howe Sound (includes Langdale, Port Mellon,
Granthams Landing, Hopkins Landing, Soames, Keats Island,
Gambier Island
8
DON’T KNOW OR OTHER, ASK OR CONFIRM
FULL ADDRESS AND POSTAL CODE _________
9 MAKE APPT FOR
CALLBACK AND ASK SUPERVISOR IF ELIGIBLE
READ INTRO: A process has been initiated to prepare a Parks and Recreation Plan for the Sunshine Coast
Regional District, which includes Sechelt, Gibsons, SIGD and Electoral Areas A, B, D, E and F. An
important part of this planning is to understand the needs and preferences of residents, and this survey
provides an important opportunity for you to give your input.
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OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
3a. First I am going to read you a list of outdoor activities. Please tell me if you or anyone else in your
household participated in this activity somewhere on the Sunshine Coast during the past year, January
2010 through December 2010. READ LIST. RANDOMIZE EXCEPT for k, l and m / r, s and t.
PARTICIPANT IS ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD – DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RESPONDENT.
3b. FOR THOSE ACTIVITIES PARTICIPATED IN Q3a, Do you or anyone in your household participate in
this particular activity three times a week or more on average?
Yes
a. Visiting a park for walking, picnicking or informal
activities or play
b. Visiting a playground or water spray park
c. Dog walking
d. Wildlife viewing such as bird watching
e. Running, jogging, walking or hiking
f. Skateboarding or inline skating
g. Beach use, such as lounging, swimming, snorkelling
h. Motor boating, sailboat with motor
i. Non-motorized boating such as kayaking or canoeing,
paddle board, windsurfing, dinghy sailing
j. Scuba diving
k.Visiting a mountain bike skills park such as Sprockids
or Conner
l. Mountain biking
m. Other types of biking (not mountain biking)
n. Outdoor winter sports such as cross-country skiing
o. Motorized trail use - ATV, quad, snowmobile
p. Horse riding
q. Field sports such as soccer, slopitch, baseball, rugby
r. Tennis
s. Other outdoor court sports such as basketball, roller
hockey, volleyball
t. Are there any other outdoor activities you or someone
in your household participates in?
(PLEASE SPECIFY) ______________________
Q3a.
No
Q3b.
NOT SURE 3 times a
week or more
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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USE OF PARKS AND OTHER OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES
4. In the past year, did you or anyone in your household visit these parks, trails or beaches? (REMIND IF
NECESSARY: from January 2010 to the end of December 2010.) READ LIST. DO NOT RANDOM-IZE.
VISITOR MAY BE ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD – DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RESPONDENT.
Yes
No
a. EA A
In the past year, have you or anyone in your household
visited a major park including the campsites in Electoral
Area A-Egmont & Pender Harbour area such as Klein Lake
or Katherine Lake or Dan Bosch Park at Ruby Lake or Lion’s
Park, the sports field in Pender Harbour?
1
2
3
b. EA B
A major park or trail in the past year in Electoral Area BHalfmoon Bay such as Cooper’s Green Park or Conner
Park or Redrooffs Circle Trail
1
2
3
c. EA D
A major park in Electoral Area D-Roberts Creek area
such as Cliff Gilker Park or Robert’s Creek Pier Park
1
2
3
d. EA E
A major park in Electoral Area E-Elphinstone area
such as Ocean Beach Esplanade/Chaster Park
1
2
3
e. EA F
A major park in Electoral Area F-West Howe Sound
area such as Shirley Macey Park, Sprockids Park
or Soames Hill
1
2
3
f. District of Sechelt
A major park or trail in Sechelt
1
2
3
g. Town of Gibsons
A major park or trail in Gibsons
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
Others
h. Dakota Ridge
i. Suncoaster Trail
j. Trails in your neighbourhood that you don’t drive to
k. Parks in your neighbourhood that you don’t have to drive to
l. Roadside bikeways in your neighbourhood that you don’t
drive to
m. A Provincial Park, such as Sargeant Bay, Skookumchuk
Narrows Provincial Park or Sechelt Inlet Marine
Provincial Park
NOT SURE
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SATIFACTION WITH PARKS AND TRAILS
5a. What is your level of satisfaction with each of the following in the Sunshine Coast area? When
answering please consider (READ SLOWLY) quality, location and if there are enough opportunities.
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with: READ RANDOMIZED LIST. PROBE FOR LEVEL OF SATISFACTION
OR DISSATISFACTION.
Very dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Very satisfied
DO NOT READ:
DON’T KNOW/NS/NO
EXPERIENCE
1
2
3
4
5
9
a. Neighbourhood parkland that is close to home
b. Destination parkland with major natural or built features
c. Natural parkland and nature trails
d. Beach access points
e. Paths and trails for walking close to home
f. Walkways close to home and connecting to destinations
g. Destination trails that you drive to
h. Roadside bikeways close to home and connecting to destinations
i. Youth outdoor spaces such as skateboard park, bike skills parks
j. Places for mountain biking
k. Places for motorized use of trails
l. Outdoor areas for social and cultural gatherings such as picnics or festivals
m. Off-leash areas for dogs
n. Playgrounds or spray parks
o. Sports fields / track and field - soccer, slopitch, and all other field sports
p. Outdoor fitness equipment for exercise
q. Outdoor courts for tennis, basketball, roller hockey, volleyball
r. Places to ride horses
s. Dakota Ridge Winter Recreation Area
t. Boat launch facilities
5b. IF CODE 1 OR 2 - DISSATISFIED, What is the main reason you are dissatisfied with __________?
PROBE FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE PERCEIVED PROBLEM AND LOCATION (IF APPLICABLE).
_________________________________________________________________________________
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USE OF COMMUNITY FACILITES
6. Did you or anyone in your household participate in recreation activities or programs or attend special
events at any of the following recreation facilities in the past year, during 2010? READ LIST. RANDOMIZE.
VISITOR MAY BE ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD – DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RESPONDENT.
a. Gibsons & Area Community Centre
b. Gibsons & District Aquatic Facility
c. Pender Harbour Aquatic & Fitness Centre
d. Sechelt Aquatic Centre
e. Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt
f. Pender Harbour Ranger Station in Madeira Park
g. A community hall such as Cooper’s Green,
Chaster House, Frank West, Eric Cardinal
Hall, Grantham’s Community Hall
Yes
1
1
1
1
1
1
No
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
NOT SURE
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
PARTICIPATE IN RECREATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITY FACILITIES
7a. Some of the next questions don’t apply to everyone so I need to ask you if you have children under 19
years of age living at home?
Yes
No
REFUSED
1
2 GO TO Q8a
9 GO TO Q8a
7b. Do you have at least one child or youth living in your household who is: AS MANY AS APPLY.
6 years or under
7 to 12 years
13 to 18 years
Yes
No
REFUSED
1
1
1
2
2
2
9
9
9
8a. Now I will read a list of indoor recreation activities. First, think about programs and activities that are not
located in Regional District facilities or parks, community halls or community schools. These activities may
be offered by privately owned businesses but sometimes they are organized by community groups. They
may be for adults, youth, children or families. They can be fitness, health and wellness, arts and crafts,
activities at the stand alone seniors centre in Sechelt or Gibsons, but do not include the seniors centre that
is located in Gibsons & Area Community Centre etc. Did you or anyone in your household participate in any
of these programs and activities during the past year, in 2010?
Yes
1 CONTINUE
No
2 GO TO Q8c
Not sure
3 GO TO Q8c
8b. IF YES, Do you or anyone in your household participate in any of these recreation programs or
activities three times a week or more on average?
Yes
1
No
2
Not sure
3
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AFTER ASKING Q8a AND Q8b AND IF NO USE OF ANY FACILITY IN Q6, GO TO Q9a.
8c. Now, I will ask you about programs and activities offered by the Regional District or held in a public
recreation facility in Pender Harbour, Sechelt or Gibsons, or in a community hall. These may be programs
for which registration is required or drop-in activities. RANDOMIZE EXCEPT FOR a (must be 1st), p and q.
READ LIST. PARTICIPANT MAY BE ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD – DOES NOT HAVE TO BE
RESPONDENT. INCLUDE DROP-IN SPORTS.
8d. THOSE ACTIVITIES PARTICIPATED IN Q8c Do you or anyone in your household participate in this
recreation program or activity three times a week or more on average?
Yes
No
Not sure
3 times a
week or more
a. aqua fitness classes
1
2
3
1
b. Work out at a fitness centre, gym or weight room in a
public facility or take fitness classes such as pilates,
nia, etc.
1
2
3
1
c. Stretching, balance and relaxation classes such as
toning, yoga, etc.
1
2
3
1
d. Public Swim or swimming lessons
1
2
3
1
e. Swim club
f. Public skating or skating lessons
1
2
3
1
g. Skate club or hockey league
1
2
3
1
h. Indoor sports of any type such as curling, squash,
racquetball, basketball, floor hockey
1
2
3
1
i. Arts and crafts programs such as music, painting,
photography, crafts, dance, theatre
1
2
3
1
j. ASK IF CODE 1 13 to 18 IN Q7b, Go to Gibsons Youth
Centre or to youth outings organized by the Centre 1
2
3
1
k. ASK IF CODE 1, CHILD UP TO 6 AND/OR 6 TO 12 IN
Q7b, Day camps
1
2
3
1
l. ASK IF CODE 1, CHILD UP TO 6 IN Q7b, Childminding, parenting, family or preschool programs 1
2
3
1
m. Special events held in community centres and recreation
facilities or in public parks such as musical concerts
or theatrical productions
1
2
3
1
n. Health and wellness programs such as nutrition or clinics
given by Vancouver Coastal Health for dentistry,
breastfeeding, diabetes etc.
1
2
3
1
o. Go to the seniors centre in Gibsons located at
Gibsons & Area Community Centre or one of its
outings
1
2
3
1
p. Volunteering opportunities in recreation
1
q. Any others? (SPECIFY) ______________
1
2
3
1
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BARRIERS
9a. Certain barriers may limit or even prevent use of recreation programs and activities offered by the
Regional District or held in a public recreation facility. Do any of the following potential difficulties affect the
participation of yourself or another member of your household? READ LIST. RANDOMIZE ORDER
EXCEPT t. AS MANY AS APPLY.
9b. IF MORE THAN ONE DIFFICULTY, Which difficulty would you say is most important to you or your
household? ONE ANSWER ONLY.
9a. A barrier 9b. Most import. NOT SURE
No time, too busy with other things
1
2
3
Being healthy and active is not a priority
1
2
3
Don’t feel comfortable with people who are
different from me (DIFFERENT IN AGE,
GENDER, CULTURE)
1
2
3
Lack of information
1
2
3
Not interested in what is available
Inconvenient locations/too far away
1
2
3
The timing of programs is inconvenient
1
2
3
What I/we want to do costs too much
1
2
3
Lack of proper clothes or equipment
1
2
3
Registration process is too difficult
1
2
3
Poor quality or condition of facilities
1
2
3
Poor quality of programs
1
2
3
Health, mobility, mental health or special
needs make it difficult
1
2
3
Lack of childcare
1
2
3
Transportation difficulties
1
2
3
Don’t feel safe
1
2
3
IF SAFETY A BARRIER, Where or when don’t you
feel safe? IDENTIFY FACILITY, PARK,
TRAIL ETC. BY NAME, TIME OF DAY__________________________________
Programs are full (can’t get in)
1
2
3
Can’t commit to a program that runs for several
weeks (i.e. 8 sessions per program)
1
2
3
Don’t feel welcome
Any other barrier? (PLEASE DESCRIBE) ________1
2
3
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SATISFACTION WITH RECREATION PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES
10a. Thinking now of the recreation programs and facilities available to Sunshine Coast residents, what is
your level of satisfaction with each of the following? When answering please consider (READ SLOWLY)
quality, location and if there are enough opportunities.
Are you satisfied or dissatisfied with: DO NOT RANDOMIZE a. to f. UNDER PROGRAMS. RANDOMIZE
WITHIN PROGRAMS AND WITHIN FACILITIES. READ LIST. PROBE FOR LEVEL OF SATISFACTION
OR DISSATISFACTION.
Very dissatisfied
Somewhat dissatisfied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat satisfied
Very satisfied
DO NOT READ:
DON’T KNOW/NS/NO
EXPERIENCE
1
2
3
4
5
9
Programs
a. Recreation programs and activities for young
children 6 and under
1
b. Recreation programs and activities for children
7 to 12
1
c. Recreation programs and activities for youth
13 to 18
1
d. Recreation programs and activities for young
adults 19 to 34
1
e. Recreation programs and activities for adults
35 to 59
1
f. Recreation programs and activities for adults
60 and older
1
g. Fitness programs such as pilates, step
1
h. Day camps
1
i. Family centred opportunities, child minding, parenting, family or preschool programs
1
j. Indoor sports programs such as curling, basketball,
badminton, floor hockey, volleyball, squash 1
k. Public swimming, lessons or programs
1
l. Public skating or learn to skate programs
1
m. General recreation programs such as social, bus
trips, photography, crafts, table tennis
1
n. Health and wellness programs such as nutrition,
injury prevention, stress reduction
1
o. Community special events
1
p. Volunteering opportunities
1
2
3
4
5
9
2
3
4
5
9
2
3
4
5
9
2
3
4
5
9
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3
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5
9
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3
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5
9
2
2
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4
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5
9
9
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3
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5
9
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2
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3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
2
3
4
5
9
2
2
2
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3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
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Facilities
q. Local recreation spaces such as community
centres and halls
r. Use of schools for community programs
s. Indoor pools
t. Indoor ice rinks or arenas
u. Public fitness facilities with exercise equipment,
a weights room
v. Indoor gyms
w. Spaces for youth activities
x. Spaces for childminding, family programs
and preschool programs
y. Spaces for seniors activities
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
9
9
10b. IF CODE 1 OR 2 - DISSATISFIED, What is the main reason you are dissatisfied with _________?
PROBE FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE PERCEIVED PROBLEM. BE SURE IT IS CLEAR IF RESPONDENT
IS TALKING ABOUT A FACILITY OR A PROGRAM/ACTIVITY.
______________________________________________________________________________
PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENTS
11a. Now I am going to read to you eight potential priorities for outdoor and indoor recreation in the new
Parks and Recreation Plan and ask you to identify the three that are most important to you. Which of these
is your first choice, second choice and third choice for improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation?
READ LIST. RANDOMIZE ORDER. ONE ANSWER FOR EACH CHOICE.
First Choice
1.
2.
1
More or better paths, trails and roadside bikeways
and walkways
1
3.
More or better outdoor sports fields
1
4.
More or better community festivals and special
events and outdoor spaces to hold them in
1
5.
Better maintenance of recreation facilities, parks,
trails and sports fields
1
6.
More or better beach access points
1
7.
More or better indoor recreation facilities
1
8.
More or better recreation programs including
fitness, arts, crafts, health and wellness
for different age groups
1
DO NOT READ:
INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATION FACILITES AND
PROGRAMS ARE SUFFICIENT OR FINE NOW
4
DON’T KNOW/NO OPINION
9
2nd Choice
3rd Choice
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
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11b. FOR 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD CHOICES, What type of improvements are needed? Are you talking about a
facility or program? Where? Are more needed or does it need to be better in some way? Any other details?
VERY IMPORTANT TO BE THOROUGH AND GET DETAILS FOR PRIORITIES
1st Priority:
SKIP IF CHOSE BETTER MAINTENANCE IN 11a, First, are more needed or does it need to be better in
some way?
More
1
Better
2
Both
3
What specific improvements are needed?
________________________________________________________________________
Where is this improvement needed? _______________________________________________
2nd Priority:
SKIP IF CHOSE BETTER MAINTENANCE IN 11a, Are more needed or does it need to be better in some
way?
More
1
Better
2
Both
3
What specific improvements are needed? Are you talking about a facility or program?
________________________________________________________________________
3rd Priority:
SKIP IF CHOSE BETTER MAINTENANCE IN 11a, Are more needed or does it need to be better in some
way?
More
1
Better
2
Both
3
What specific improvements are needed? Are you talking about a facility or program?
________________________________________________________________________
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12. IF IDENTIFIED AT LEAST ONE PRIORITY IN Q11a, How much more, if any, are you willing to pay per
year in order to support improvements to indoor and outdoor recreation on the Sunshine Coast? DO NOT
READ. CODE RESPONSE.
LESS THAN $10
1
$10 TO $19
2
$20 TO $29
3
$30 TO $39
4
$40 TO $59
5
$60 TO $69
6
$70 TO $79
7
$80 TO $89
8
$90 TO $100
9
MORE THAN $100 PER YR 10
(VERBATIM RESPONSE) $_________
DO NOT READ:
NOT SURE/NEED MORE INFORMATION
99
NOTHING/NOT WILLING TO PAY MORE TAXES
TO IMPROVE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR RECREATION 999
Communication
Yes
13a. Have you heard of the Leisure Access
Scholarship?
1
13b. Did you see a Sunshine Coast
Recreation Guide last year, in 2010? 1
No
Not sure
2
3
2
3
READ DEFINITION IF ASKED BY RESPONDENT AFTER RESPONDENT ANSWERS THE QUESTION.
The Sunshine Coast Regional District’s Leisure Access Scholarship (LAS) program assists lower-income
Sunshine Coast residents to participate in recreation programs & services.
14. In general, how informed do you feel about the various types of recreation programs and special
events, trails and parks, beaches and other public recreation opportunities that are available to residents of
the Sunshine Coast? READ LIST.
Very well informed
1
Adequately informed
2
DON’T KNOW / NOT STATED
Not very well informed
Not at all informed
3
4
9
15. What are the most effective ways of providing information to you? RANDOMIZE. READ LIST. ALL
THAT APPLY.
Coast Reporter newspaper
1
The Local newspaper
2
Recreation Guide
3
Sunshine Coast Regional District
website
4
Cable TV
5
Local radio station CKAY FM 91.7 6
CVUE FM Community Radio Station 7
Community bulletin boards
8
Emails
9
Newsletters
10
Facebook
11
Twitter
12
School flyers
13
Any other way? (SPECIFY IF CONFIRMS AS EFFECTIVE) _________ 14
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DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
The next questions will allow us to group all the responses. Remember, no individuals who participated in
the survey can be identified.
16. RECORD GENDER
MALE
1
FEMALE
1
2
3
4
55 to 64 years
65 to 74 years
75 years or older
REFUSED
2
17. What is your age bracket?
19 to 24 years
25 to 34 years
35 to 44 years
45 to 54 years
5
6
7
9
18. Is your family background First Nations? IF NECESSARY, Would you describe yourself as a Native
Indian, Métis or Inuit?
Yes
1
No
2
REFUSED
9
19. Which best describes your household situation at this time?
Couple with no dependent children living at home
Couple with dependent children living at home
Single parent with child/children living at home
Person living alone
Live with other related or unrelated adults
Other living situation (PLEASE DESCRIBE)
1
2
3
4
5
6 _________________________
20. How long have you lived full-time or part-time anywhere on the Sunshine Coast?
Less than a year
1 to 5 years
6 – 10 years
11 – 20
Over 20 years
REFUSED
1
2
3
4
5
9
21a. Was your household’s total income before taxes from all sources in 2010, $45,000 or less or was it
more than $45,000?
$45,000 OR LESS
1
MORE THAN $45,000
2
REFUSED
9
21b. IF $45,000 OR LESS, In 2010, was your household’s total income before taxes from all sources:
$27,000 OR LESS
Or between $27,000 and $45,000
REFUSED
1
2
9
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21c. IF MORE THAN $45,000, Which of the following categories most closely represents your household’s
total income before taxes from all sources in 2010?
Over $45,000 to $65,000
Over $65,000 to $85,000
Over $85,000 to $110,000
More than $110,000
REFUSED
4
5
6
7
9
22. Do you have any final comments or suggestions you would like to share?
23. ASK IF NO USE OF ANY FACILITES IN Q6, Those are all of the survey questions. Would you be
interested in attending a meeting or focus group to build on the information from this survey and provide
suggestions? If so, please provide your first name and telephone or email. This information will not be
associated with your responses to the survey.
NAME __________________________
PHONE OR EMAIL ________________
IF GIVES NAME AND CONTACT INFO, You will be phoned in the fall about the focus groups.
24. Would you like to be entered in the draw for 4 gift certificates valued at nearly $200 each? IF
NECESSARY, Each gift certificate is an adult 3 month Lifestyle Membership, which can be used towards
any program or service offered by the Sunshine Coast Regional District Recreation Division – it is like
recreation cash. If so, please provide your first name and telephone or email. Again, this information will not
be associated with your responses to the survey. Winners of the draw will be notified by phone in the
coming weeks.
NAME __________________________
PHONE OR EMAIL ________________
Thank you very much for your time and interest in this survey. Survey results will be available for the public
to review at a later date.
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