Parksville and District Community Society

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Parksville and District Community Society

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        1922-1963

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        The Parksville and District Community Society was established in May 1923 to preserve Parksville’s community park area near the beach for public use. The first Board of Directors consisted of several community leaders, including Robert Craig, Robert H. Hickey, Col. W.B. Creig, Fred Shelly and James E. Kingsley. Largely through community fund raising, the Society purchased the land from Joseph Hirst. Over the years, the Society improved the Community Park through fund raising, sports days, picnics and dances. In 1947, the Society purchased a surplus army building and moved it from Nanaimo to the Community Park where it was reconstructed, opened in 1948 to serve as a Community Hall. The Society transferred the Park to the City of Parksville in 1963 and disbanded its activities.

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