When a group of horses walked in the empty Sears in Capilano Mall, they did not see retail ruins – berms, jumping lines, saw foam holes. And just so, North Coast Bike Park was born. The BC’s largest indoor walking facility in 60,000 square feet was: part training area, part of the day, part therapy session, part community center. Mountain cyclists, BMXERS, scooter children, roller skaters-name name – came to walk and join under a roof.
Worked for a while. Really worked.
A sudden lawyer
Thus, when he declared the park on February 30, the shock hit the shock on March 30. A few weeks ago, the fresh area presented a new foam hole and an updated airbag zone. There was no work – unless you are.
The rumors of a pickleball object replacing the park added insult to injury. It was not felt like a fist with another game that can not go here to throw here to throw here, and replacing one by one by one type of bike rider in any game center throughout the province.
Why it differs
It was not just a pclak and padding. This was a place where children learn to enter, and the adults learned to withdraw (or tested) and families came to burn vapors every weekend. Imposes to local enterprises. There was a healthy place to hang in teenagers. Supported the identity of the north minibus as a global mountain biking capital.
And when it snowed outside, it was one of the few places where you could walk on a shirt.
Community rallies
One application opened. The horsemen signed parents and park rats and shared as crazy. More than 6,300 signatures rolled. The community required response with Capilano mall, transparency and true conversation. Meanwhile, the owners of the park did not sit in their hands. They went hunting for a new place and found one.
A new chapter in Maple Ridge
The weekend, North Shore Bike Park, it was announced that it did not die after all. The new location opens the end of 2025, the same etho, the same energy, the same energy, family-friendly vibes, progress and yes, foam sticks and airbars. A difference; Ceilings are higher. Is a serious rise.
If you have a membership, you will be able to stop it until the new point is opened. Ten packages will continue. If you want to give a hand, park volunteers call volunteers to help with tears and moves in April. Free links and members are ready to catch.
Bittersweet, but still rolls
Of course, it stands to lose a place like this in the northern minibus. And the honest-maple ridge is not the next door. However, this park is usually a testament for the strength of society. The horsemen made noise. They showed. They took care of.
In a world where the malls are divorced and the screen time, this place was always connected with connection – two wheels, transitions and foam holes, failed recommendations and species that occur after foam holes, failed recommendations and high cribs. Thankfully, this spirit does not go anywhere.
