The District of Squamish is reviewing plans for a temporary “Pop-Up Village” at the Oceanfront that would include food trucks, a waterfront sauna, and a 16-metre monument made from salvaged scaffolding.
The district has received a delegated development permit application for the interim destination, which is intended to activate the waterfront area while the permanent retail village is planned and built. The project would support the existing House of Lager brewery and draw visitors to the water’s edge year-round, according to the application.
The proposal includes space for four food trucks, a grab-and-go coffee shop in a converted shipping container, and lawn games for casual recreation. The coffee shop container would be converted into a raised DJ booth for festivals and community events.
A waterfront sauna would introduce a wellness component and preview future amenity offerings planned for the site. Covered walkways would provide weather protection during the shoulder seasons. The application also calls for a temporary gravel parking lot with approximately 76 vehicle stalls, along with covered bike parking for 40 bicycles. The site currently has 60 existing parking stalls.
The centrepiece would be a 16-metre marquee monument constructed from scaffolding materials salvaged from the Cheekye Barrier. The structure is designed to serve as a visible landmark and beacon for the village.
According to the application, the pop-up village aims to build anticipation for the future retail development, strengthen connections between residents and the waterfront, and test programming and operational concepts that will inform long-term planning.
The parking provision exceeds the required 14.5 stalls, including four food truck stalls, 76 overflow spaces, 60 existing stalls, and bicycle parking.
No one wants to eat out of a food truck.
How do they plan on keeping the napkins from flying away and the wooden cutlery from going all over the place. So windy there
That’s great, Squamish needs to modernize and expand the infrastructure that already has.
I want to eat from a food truck, on the waterfront. It sounds great. I’ve spent lots of time with my kid on the playground there not getting blown away. Not sure why you’re speaking for everybody.
Emma woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning! I’d eat out of a food truck.
Pretty sure the food truck area on the corner of Cleveland and main is a prime example of “nope, too expensive for anyone to afford so we will just let it sit empty” can’t imagine the cost for waterfront pad fee *insert shock face here*. Alas another poorly executed plan.
😄 Emma is right !