Maple Lake
This page was last reviewed on November 7, 2017.
Maple Lake, the Village of Cumberland and Beaufort Mountain Range. Photo credit Comox Valley Echo
July 2017 Update
Maple Lake has been sold and is no longer available for purchase by the Village of Cumberland. The Maple Lake Committee has been dissolved, since its purpose is no longer achievable.
Maple Lake
Since 2013 a Committee of individuals representing all areas of the Comox Valley has been working towards the public acquisition of Maple Lake and surrounding wetlands and accesses for a public park.
Maple Lake is located northeast of the Cumberland village core and lies just west of the Inland Island Highway at the junction of Cumberland Road.
The proposed acquisition is of 90 hectares of land, including 20 hectares of lake bottom, a 100 metre buffer around the lake, and adjacent wetlands. It also includes Teal Lake and road access from Bevan Road.
Maple Lake is an important recreational and natural asset for the Comox Valley. As a public park, Maple Lake would provide recreational opportunity for all residents of the Comox Valley – be they fishers, walkers, runners, hikers, canoeists, or picnickers.
The Maple Lake Fundraising Committee envisions a community approach to acquiring this land for public use.
Maple Lake Fundraising Committee
Members of the Committee include individuals at large or individuals representing regional organizations having experience with
- outdoor and recreational pursuits
- habitat and wildlife conservation
- obtaining grant funding and other fundraising
Members of the committee do not have to be residents or electors of Cumberland. Elected officials representing the Town of Comox, the City of Courtenay and the Comox Valley Regional District are also voting members of the Committee.
More about Maple Lake
I support Maple Lake park, Vaughn Smith
Comox Valley Naturalists Society, Comox Valley Nature Viewing Guide, Maple Lake
Comox Valley Record, Maple Lake should be open to the public, Ralph Shaw, May 3, 2013
Comox Valley Record, Maple Lake is a Jewel, Ralph Shaw, January 29, 2014
Photo credit Dave Ingram