A wonderful way to remember the passing of a family member or loved one is through the sponsorship of a memorial Park Bench, Picnic Table or Tree. It’s also a good way to recognize significant contributions individuals have made to community projects. The information listed below clearly articulates the options available through this program.  

Picnic Table Donation

The City of Port Alberni Parks, Recreation and Heritage Department, invites individuals, organizations or service clubs to sponsor a picnic table.  This Donation Program may be a tribute to honour one or more persons for his/her past or present contribution to the community, to a service club project, in memoriam as well as for other special events.

All table sponsorship requests and selected locations must be deemed to be acceptable by the Parks, Recreation and Heritage Department. 

Standard park picnic table construction by Parks, Recreation and Heritage staff with concrete legs, 3” x 6” plastic wood boards, cast brass plaque, inlaid on the top board of the table.

Tree Donation

Cost of this sponsorship: $1,500

The City of Port Alberni Parks, Recreation and Heritage Department, invites individuals, organizations or service clubs to sponsor a tree.  This Parks Tree and Shrub Donation Program may be a tribute to honour one or more persons for his/her past or present contribution to the community, to a service club project, in memoriam, as well as for other special events.

All Park Tree and Shrub Sponsorship requests and donations must be deemed to be acceptable by the Parks, Recreation and Heritage Department.

Tree and Shrub Selection

Trees to be planted shall have a caliper size of 50 to 70 mm as measured 1.5 metres above the ground. The variety and size of the tree or shrub and the preferred location to be planted must be acceptable to Parks, Recreation and Heritage staff.

Cost of this sponsorship pays for the tree purchase, planting and maintenance, as well as the purchase of the donation board plaque which will be mounted in a concrete block placed at the base of the tree.

Park Bench Donation

Cost of this sponsorship: $2,500
Graphic Image: add $100

The City of Port Alberni Parks, Recreation and Heritage Department, invites individuals, organizations or service clubs to sponsor a park bench.  This Park Bench Donation Program may be a tribute to honour one or more persons for his/her past or present contribution to the community, to a service club project, in memoriam as well as for other special events.

All bench sponsorship requests and selected locations must be deemed to be acceptable by the Parks, Recreation and Heritage Department.

Bench Selection

Standard park bench construction by Parks and Recreation staff with black steel legs, 3” x 6” plastic  boards and a 3” x 9” cast brass plaque, inlaid on the top board of the bench.