To the editor:
Re: “What’s in a name? Whither Bobolink Park,” Nov. 8.
I read with interest the recent article about Bobolink Park and was surprised to hear it called “sleepy,” which to me meant there was not a lot happening in this park.
Bobolink Avenue was also referred to and this is where our Family Place is located. Bobolink Avenue is a closed-off street that divides Bobolink Park and is also where both the South Vancouver Family Place and Kids Care Preschool are located and have been for more than 12 years. Just south of us is David Oppenheimer Elementary, a busy local school with more than 350 children attending and they all use the park.
Bobolink Park is a very busy community hub for hundreds of families living in the Victoria/Fraserview community. The Family Place offers a daily drop-in program for families with young children as well as offers parenting programs and ESL classes. The 70 family preschool offers a blend of bilingual (Chinese/English) and English programs to the many families with young children who live throughout the community.
We may not have any Bobolink songbirds but the Park is full of the good noise of children and families connecting and playing together.
