Help us design Halton Hills Drive Parkette

The Recreation & Parks Department is developing a new parkette in the recently created Civic Centre Area and is seeking your input.

Halton Hills Drive Parkette will be centrally located within this new neighbourhood, along Halton Hills Drive and just northeast of the Town Hall.

We are planning to transform this 0.45 hectare space into a high quality parkette that promotes active living in a healthy, safe, inclusive, and sustainable environment.

We want to hear from you!

The first public consultation for this project took place in December 2023, and we heard the following themes from the community:

• Feedback leaned towards a more organic layout with natural elements, most favoring Concept A- Traditional parkette.
• The Majority would like to see a playground within the park, specifically a natural type playground.
• High support for incorporating a natural native buffer within the park and maintaining existing trees.
• Community desires ample seating options throughout the park.
• There was a high interest in fitness features. As a result, both a playground and a few fitness features will be incorporated.
• The majority favoured the concept of a terrace or overlook positioned along the ridge, providing views overlooking Halton Hills Drive.
• Concerns and uncertainty were raised regarding the existing pioneer cemetery within the park. The pioneer cemetery will remain protected, and sensitively integrated with the park design to ensure meaningful commemoration.

Please note:

• The size of the site and the budget also influence how the preferred concept design was created and will continue to factor as part of the final parkette design.
• There is an existing European settler pioneer cemetery within the park site. It remains undisturbed and will be preserved through the park development process. Commemorative features for the pioneer cemetery will be developed as part of the design.

What's next?