Vancouver Aquarium Revitalization and Expansion Proposal in Stanley

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A full feedback form is available at www.aquariumconsultation.ca or can be picked Feedback Form up at Open Houses (see “How can I participate”) and at other consultation meetings.

1. PUBLIC PLAZA (OPEN SPACES) The proposal calls for 4.AMOUNT OF LAND REQUIRED FOR EXPANSION The land 7. SUPPORT FOR REVITALIZATION AND EXPANSION formal and informal plazas (open spaces) and an update required for the revitalization and expansion is 0.6 hectares PROPOSAL of existing buildings and facilities. There are a number of (1.5 acres) which is composed of 0.54 hectares (1.34 services and amenities that could be included in the acres) of greenspace and 0.06 hectares (0.16 acres) of The revitalization and expansion proposal would: plazas, some of which are in the plaza as it currently existing hard surfaces. Please indicate how strongly you ~ Enhance the size of pools for improved animal care Community Consultation exists. Thinking about the public open space near the agree or disagree with the use of this additional Park space ~ Provide visitors with better viewing of the animals, Aquarium, how appealing would you find each of the and more information about them following elements if they were included in the public for the Aquarium revitalization and expansion. Vancouver Aquarium Revitalization and ~ Improve visitor flow within the Aquarium open space? ❑ Strongly Agree ~ Increase space for educational programs a) The sculpture by Bill Reid ❑ Agree Somewhat Expansion Proposal in Stanley Park ~ Replace aging equipment and facilities with modern ones ❑ Very Appealing ❑ Neither Agree nor Disagree ❑ ❑ ~ Reduce energy consumption by using greenbuilding Somewhat Appealing Disagree Somewhat principles ❑ Neither Appealing nor Unappealing ❑ Strongly Disagree ~ Be able to accommodate up to 8 whales and 8 dolphins ❑ Somewhat Unappealing The Vancouver The Vancouver Aquarium is proposing a revitalization and expansion (cetaceans) ❑ Very Unappealing 5. GREENSPACE Of the 0.54 hectares (1.34 acres) of Stanley ~ Require an additional 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) Aquarium to improve its animal habitats and public spaces. b) A zone for portrait artists and buskers Park greenspace required for the revitalization and expansion, of Stanley Park The Vancouver Aquarium is a non- ❑ 60% would be used by the Aquarium for pools and buildings ~ Result in a loss of 0.54 hectares (1.34 acres) Very Appealing profit organization. The Aquarium Why is the Aquarium proposing this revitalization and expansion? To: ❑ Somewhat Appealing and 40% would be turned into formal and informal public of greenspace in Stanley Park ❑ is home to more than 70,000 Neither Appealing nor Unappealing plazas. Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree that ~ Require the removal and replacement of 32 trees ~ Replace aging equipment and facilities ~ Improve visitor flow within the Aquarium ❑ Somewhat Unappealing 0.54 hectares (1.34 acres) of greenspace be removed from in Stanley Park creatures and receives over ❑ Very Unappealing Stanley Park for the revitalization and expansion of the 900,000 visitors each year, including ~ Enhance the size of pools for improved animal ~ Increase space for educational programs Aquarium. Overall, please indicate how strongly you support or 60,000 school children. It is one of care to meet anticipated international c) Benches and tables for visitors to sit and eat/drink oppose the proposal to revitalize and expand the standards of care ~ Reduce energy consumption by using green ❑ Very Appealing ❑ Strongly Agree Aquarium. the most popular tourist attractions building principles ❑ ❑ ~ Provide visitors with better viewing of the Somewhat Appealing Agree Somewhat ❑ Strongly Support It in Vancouver. ❑ Neither Appealing nor Unappealing ❑ Neither Agree nor Disagree ❑ Moderately Support It animals, and more information about them ❑ Somewhat Unappealing ❑ Disagree Somewhat ❑ Neither Support nor Oppose It ❑ Very Unappealing ❑ Strongly Disagree ❑ Moderately Oppose It Benefits to the ❑ Strongly Oppose It Animals 2. AQUARIUM BUILDING Which of the following two options 6.TREES A total of 32 trees (greater than 20 cm or 8 inches Open House Schedule do you prefer for the Aquarium building entrance facing the How can I in diameter) would need to be removed. The trees will be ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? ~ Larger pools, which could public open space? (Please select one.) Vancouver Thursday, September 28, 2006 replaced as close to the Aquarium as possible. Please indi- accommodate up to eight whales participate? ❑ Downtown 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Contemporary glass façade that would have a larger cate how strongly you agree or disagree with the tree and eight dolphins, will provide Vancouver Public Library, presence in Stanley Park removal and replacement to accommodate the expansion more room for swimming Community feedback is encouraged through: Alice MacKay Room ❑ Façade partially screened with foliage and stepped- and revitalization of the Aquarium. 350 West Georgia Street back upper level that would more readily blend into ~ Deeper pools with more varied ~ Open Houses (Sept 28 – Oct 3) ❑ Strongly Agree Vancouver Saturday, September 30, 2006 Stanley Park ❑ Agree Somewhat underwater landscapes will provide ~ Stakeholder Meetings (Sept 27 – Oct 16) Eastside 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Killarney Community Centre ❑ Neither Agree nor Disagree environmental stimulation ~ Focus Groups (Week of Oct 2) 6260 Killarney Street 3. FREE PUBLIC VIEWING OF AQUARIUM ANIMALS Currently ❑ Disagree Somewhat there is one free public viewing area where the public can ~ More pools will give these highly ~ One-on-One Interviews (Sept 27– Oct 30) ❑ Strongly Disagree Vancouver Tuesday, October 3, 2006 view beluga whales and seals, meaning that people do not social animals more room to ~ Public Attitude Survey (Week of Oct 2) Westside 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm have to pay to see some of the marine mammal exhibits. interact as individuals and families ~ The Vancouver Sun Newspaper Insert (Sept 26) Dunbar Community Centre The proposal calls for one additional free viewing opportu- Participants are requested to provide their 4747 Dunbar Street nity as partial compensation to the Park Board for permis- Decision-Making postal code so that feedback from Vancouver ~ Dedicated medical and maternity ~ The Province Newspaper Insert (Sept 26) sion to revitalize and expand. How much do you agree or residents can be separately reported on. 3-D Model September 29 – October 30, 2006 The public feedback gathered through facilities will ensure appropriate ~ On-line feedback form at West End Community Centre disagree that an additional free viewing opportunity is one POSTAL CODE:______form of appropriate compensation for the revitalization this consultation will be recorded and care for all animals including www.aquariumconsultation.ca 870 Denman Street and expansion? summarized in a Consultation mothers and calves ❑ Summary Report, which will be Additional Information (optional): Strongly Agree ~ Ensure excellent water quality Comments & Inquiries Consultation Deadline ❑ Agree Somewhat presented to the Vancouver Park Board E-MAIL:______❑ Neither Agree nor Disagree E-mail: [email protected] Public and stakeholder feedback will be and made available to the public A link to the Vancouver Aquarium Freedom of Information and Right to ~ Provide space for new species ❑ Disagree Somewhat Phone: 604-659-3569 received until October 30, 2006. during subsequent public meetings Privacy Policy is available on the consultation website such as sea birds and beavers ❑ Strongly Disagree in November or December 2006. www.aquariumconsultation.ca Fax: 604-659-3515 ~ Better conservation of species in- For more information, visit Mail: Vancouver Aquarium www.aquariumconsultation.ca the-wild through enhanced public PO Box 3232 To Submit your Feedback Form: E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 604-659-3515 understanding of the natural world. Vancouver BC V6B 3X8 Mailing Address: Vancouver Aquarium, PO Box 3232, Vancouver BC V6B 3X8 To sustain its excellence and ongoing commitment to conservation, education, and research, the Aquarium is proposing a revitalization and expansion to add additional space and enhanced habitats for marine mammals.

Consultation Topics Impact on Greenspace Aquarium Building The proposal would remove a total of 0.54 The design of the Aquarium building influences The Aquarium is interested in community hectares (1.34 acres) of greenspace at the north how great a presence it will have in Stanley Park. and stakeholder feedback on a number of and south ends of the Aquarium as well as along One option features a contemporary glass façade, aspects of the proposed revitalization and Avison Way. which would create a larger presence in the park. expansion. Another option features a façade partially Impact on Free Public Viewing Areas screened with foliage and the upper level stepped Impacts of Proposal on A 23-metre (75 foot) free public viewing area cur- back, which would create a reduced presence in rently enables the public to view both beluga the park. Stanley Park whales (above ground) and seals (above ground Park Board staff have reviewed the Aquarium’s and underwater). The proposal would provide free proposal and its impacts on Stanley Park. The public viewing into the dolphin pool (above following includes some of the topics included ground), the beluga whale pool (above ground) in their review. and the sea lion pool (underwater).

The following elements are proposed within the Aquarium on the Expansion Proposal Highlights lower level: (not shown) The Vancouver Aquarium is proposing to revitalize and expand most of the ~ New underwater viewing galleries for all pools; outdoor display facilities that house marine mammals and other West Coast ~ New education, research, office, service, and meeting spaces; Proposed informal public plaza Proposed formal public plaza & proposed Aquarium Proposed Aquarium building with contemporary glass façade species, making the pools both larger and deeper. The following elements are building with partially screened façade and stepped ~ New mechanical life-support equipment and mechanical rooms. back upper level proposed within the Aquarium on the ground level: 1 New, larger pools for dolphins as part of the “Southern B.C.” exhibit; The Aquarium proposal also includes the following elements outside the Aquarium: Amount of Land Required for Expansion Impact on Salmon Hatchery and Stream Detailed information on these 2 New, larger pools for sea lions, seals, and sea otters as part of the Today the Aquarium occupies 1.2 hectares (2.9 The proposed changes to the salmon stream and 11 Re-organization of pedestrian pathways leading to the Aquarium; topics and more is available at: “Northern BC” exhibit; acres) in Stanley Park. The proposal would hatchery would make both facilities publicly acces- 12 Redevelopment of public open spaces to create a formal plaza 3 New, larger pools for beluga whales as part of the “Arctic” exhibit; and an informal plaza; increase the Aquarium’s footprint to 1.8 hectares sible and improve educational opportunities for the (4.4 acres), an addition of 0.6 hectares (1.5 public. www.aquariumconsultation.ca 4 A new entrance gallery near the Aquarium entrance; 13 A new location for Bill Reid’s sculpture near the new Aquarium entrance; acres). E-mail: [email protected] 5 A new educational gallery for the “Arctic” exhibit; Impact on Public Plaza (Open Spaces) 14 Three locations for free public viewing of Aquarium animals; Phone: 604-659-3569 6 New facilities for animal care; 15 An extension to the fish-bearing section of the salmon stream Impact on Trees The proposal would reorganize about 0.5 hectares 7 A new main entrance into the Aquarium; near the Aquarium; The proposal would retain 52 trees (including the (1.3 acres) of public open spaces near the Aquarium Fax: 604-659-3515 200 – 300 year-old Western Red Cedar) and entrance, by creating two public open spaces: a for- 8 A new, expanded gift shop; 16 A new, larger and publicly-accessible salmon hatchery; Mail: Vancouver Aquarium 17 New public washrooms; require the removal and replacement of 32 trees. mal plaza as a forecourt to the Aquarium, and an PO Box 3232, Vancouver BC 9 New, expanded food service in the Aquarium (includes café on 18 A new Park Board-owned restaurant with covered terrace; The Aquarium would plant new replacement trees informal plaza in a more natural setting adjacent to V6B 3X8 ground level); 19 Re-organization of car and bus parking near the Aquarium to minimize the effects. the stream. 10 A new enclosed loading dock for deliveries and garbage pick-up. along Avison Way. A full feedback form is available at www.aquariumconsultation.ca or can be picked Feedback Form up at Open Houses (see “How can I participate”) and at other consultation meetings.