Hastings Park

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Hastings Park is located in the northeast sector of Vancouver in a neighbourhood called Hastings-Sunrise.

The land was originally granted in trust to the City by the Province in 1888, with the site to be kept in perpetuity as wilderness park for public use. However, throughout most of the twentieth century, Hastings Park was home to two institutions: the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) and the horse racetrack. Over the years, the site lost its park character because of the construction of many buildings and parking lots.

A Restoration Plan was prepared with the neighbourhood residents and approved by the City in 1997.