After six weeks of remediation Regina Park re-opened to the public this week and the upgrades are significant.
Even Justice Ward Branch suggested the land of Regina Park was little more than an unkempt dog park in his final ruling that supported a Saanich injunction to evict more than 100 occupants of the Regina Park tent city on Sept. 7.
The park was officially fenced off and closed to the public on Sept. 13.
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A look at the newly upgraded Regina Park in Saanich.
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The upgrades are eye-catching, centred on a hard-pack gravel path through the middle of the park that connects Harriet Road to the Galloping Goose. The entirety of the construction actually came in under the estimated $207,000 that went to council in a report last month.
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Saanich Parks also installed berms of soil which used soil excavated from the pathway. No soil was removed from the site, Riccius said.
Another six trees will be planted through the park. There are also two rain swales and a series of berms.
Parks also took time to prune the iconic willow that stands in the park.
Saanich also did a site and soil assessment for environmental hazards such as hydrocarbons, but deemed it unnecessary to test for hazards related to recreational drugs, as was done on the courthouse lawn in 2016.
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Found were pieces of brake pads, as well as detritus from a former housing lot that was used for residential use prior to being converted into Regina Park.
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