Following the trails and parkland conversation
As the Ridge fills in, questions about trail connections and neighbourhood green space are coming up. Here's what we're watching — and why it's worth paying attention now.
One of the things people love most about living here is being able to step out the door and onto a trail. As the neighbourhood continues to build out, how those trails connect — to each other, to green space, and to the wider paths around South Courtenay — is a conversation worth having early, while things are still taking shape.
We want to be careful and honest here: we’re not reporting a finished decision, and nothing below should be read as settled fact. What we can say is that trail links and neighbourhood parkland are exactly the kind of details that get shaped through the City of Courtenay’s planning and development processes — the sort of thing that’s much easier to influence at the start than to change later.
So the group is doing a few practical things. We’re learning how these processes work and where residents actually get a chance to comment. We’re trying to understand what already exists on paper versus what’s still open. And we’re keeping a plain-language summary going, so a neighbour can catch up in five minutes rather than reading a stack of reports.
If you know this area well, or you’ve been through a City process before, we’d genuinely love your help. And if you’d simply like us to flag the moments that matter, join the list and we’ll make sure you hear about them in time.