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The Vancouver park board has approved a $399-million plan for the next four years that includes a new outdoor pool, a new community centre and more waterfront park land for the city.

The plan, which is the largest in the park board’s history and received unanimous support, includes $264 million for parks and open spaces, $126 million for recreation facilities and $9 million for service yards. It represents 14 per cent of the city’s $2.8-billion capital plan and will add new parks and amenities as well as upgrade existing ones, according to a report released at a special meeting Thursday.

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The park and open spaces investment dwarfs the previous capital allocation of $91.2 million, mostly to meet demand created by growth (including 60,000 new residents expected over the next decade) and development in the city, board chair Stuart Mackinnon said.

“That’s just tremendous for us. As land values go up, of course, land acquisition gets more expensive so we have to try new things, and that’s making the parks that we have even better as well as seeking new park space.”