Minoru Park, Urban park in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
Minoru Park is an urban park in Richmond with artificial turf fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, and a cricket pitch. Walking paths surround the lakes, with benches and exercise equipment placed throughout the green space.
Minoru Park occupies the site of a horse-racing track named after King Edward VII's Epsom Derby winner, the Irish thoroughbred Minoru; it opened on 21 August 1909 before 7,000 spectators. On 25 March 1910 Charles K. Hamilton flew from the track to New Westminster and back, the first Canadian airplane flight west of Winnipeg, an event credited with placing Vancouver International Airport in Richmond. The track closed during the First World War and reopened in 1920 as Brighouse Park.
The Richmond Cultural Centre within the park houses galleries and a museum that serve the local community. These spaces give the area a role beyond just recreation and sports.
The park covers 0.18 km² in central Richmond and is served directly by bus routes 406, 407 and 430. Its outdoor facilities include five tennis courts, two playgrounds, two lawn bowling greens, a running track, a basketball court, a baseball diamond and a cricket pitch. Clement Track, the renamed Minoru Track, is used for competitions and general recreation.
A pivotal moment in Canadian aviation happened here when the first powered flight west of Winnipeg took off in 1910. This early aircraft activity was a milestone for aviation development in western Canada.
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