Riley Park–Little Mountain is a neighbourhood

Neighbourhood

A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

. Its boundaries are 41st Avenue in the south, 16th Avenue in the north, Cambie Street in the west and Fraser Street in the east. The main commercial thoroughfare of the neighbourhood is Main Street.

Parks

Little Mountain is the former name of a quarry located at, what is now, Queen Elizabeth Park. The quarry gardens at the park are some of the most popular parks in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, and in the summer time are filled with tourists. There is a pitch and putt

Pitch and putt

Pitch and putt is an amateur sport, similar to golf. The maximum hole length for international competitions is with a maximum total course length of . Players may only use three clubs; one of which must be a putter...

 course and a disc golf

Disc golf

Disc golf is a disc game in which individual players throw a flying disc into a basket or at a target. According to the Professional Disc Golf Association, "The object of the game is to traverse a course from beginning to end in the fewest number of throws of the disc." Of the more than 3000...

 course at Queen Elizabeth Park. There is a fancy restaurant called Seasons In The Park.

Sports

Nat Bailey Stadium

Nat Bailey Stadium

Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium is home to the Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League and also plays host to the University of British Columbia baseball team.-Stadium history:...

, home of the Vancouver Canadians

Vancouver Canadians

The Vancouver Canadians are a minor league baseball team located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Canadians are the Northwest League affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. The C's have previously affiliated with the Oakland Athletics between 2000-2010. They are the only Canadian team in the...

 minor league baseball team, is located in the neighbourhood. Next to the stadium is the newly constructed Millennium Sports Centre, home to both the Phoenix Gymnastics Club and the Pacific Indoor Bowls Club. Nearby is the Vancouver Racquets Club.

Near the stadium is Hillcrest Park

Hillcrest Park

Hillcrest Park is located in the Riley Park-Little Mountain neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia. It is located immediately north of Queen Elizabeth Park and west of Riley Park....

, where Little Mountain Baseball has its ballpark and clubhouse. They also use ballparks at nearby Riley Park for the younger age groups. Also at Hillcrest Park are two larger diamonds used by Vancouver Community Baseball. During the soccer season the ballparks are converted to be used as soccer fields.

Hillcrest Park also is home to the Vancouver Curling Club. It is currently on the south-west corner of the park in a small building, and has only 5 sheets. With the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

coming to Vancouver the club will be getting a new, expanded facility next door to the Millennium Sports Centre.

Riley Park Community Centre

The Riley Park Community Centre has a public pool and a public ice rink, along with other facilities. As part of the 2010 Winter Olympics, a new facility will be constructed housing a new community centre, library, ice rink, curling area and the Percy Norman Aquatic Centre. After the Olympics, the old building will be demolished, and the site will become open space.