Parks and Recreation Fee Increase January 1, 2025
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Please be reminded that on January 1st, 2025, Parks and Recreation fees, including admission rates for the Cumberland Recreation Centre, will be increasing as per the new Parks and Recreation Fees Bylaw adopted earlier this year.
View the Parks & Recreation Fees Bylaw
View Recreation Admission Rates
Key highlights for individual patrons:
- Admission and membership fees are increasing approximately 7% each year
- Monthly memberships remain 10x the cost of a single admission; annual memberships remain 6x the cost of a monthly membership
- All memberships purchased before January 1, 2025 are subject to the current fees
- Fees for instructed classes and other registered programs are not affected by the bylaw
Key highlights for user groups:
- All park and facility bookings made after January 1st, 2025 and later will be subject to the new fees, other than those that have already been booked/paid in advance
- Fees for individual sports fields have not changed but may be part of the ongoing regional sports field allocation study
Why are our fees changing?
Parks and Recreation are essential public services that benefit both individuals and the community; as such, they are funded through a combination of taxation and user fees. The current fees were established in 2019. A lot has changed since then, not the least of which has been significantly high annual consumer price index (CPI) increases, which have in turn led to increases in the costs to operate services in the Parks & Recreation department.
The updated Parks & Recreation fees are intended to catch the Village’s fees up to the rising cost of goods and services over the previous five years, as well as keep pace over the next five years, in order to continue providing the services our community enjoys while remaining responsible to Cumberland taxpayers.
Questions?
Please address any questions to recreation@cumberland.ca and we’ll be happy to help.
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