I was recently selected by the marpole Oakridge Community Centre to sit on a Vanouver Park Board Committee to name Vancouver's newest park in marpole at W. 72nd Ave and Osler St.  Here is the news clip from the Vancouver Courier.

The parks board also officially named another orphaned lot in Marpole at West 72nd at Osler Street. The 0.4-hectare park is named Ebisu, after the Japanese god of fishermen and working men and the protector of children and good luck. The name reflects and celebrates the heritage of the community and acknowledges the history of this area of Marpole that was once home to a thriving Japanese fishing community in the early 1900s. The park includes two playgrounds, a climbing rock, landscaped lawns with pathways and a dry streambed of rocks that empties into an ornamental garden with benches. Official opening ceremonies for both parks will take place in the spring.