Share your thoughts on the features and equipment for the new playground in an online survey available until February 20, 2022.
The City is planning improvements to the playground in Bellbury Park. These improvements are part of an ongoing city-wide program to ensure our playgrounds provide safe and accessible fun for many years to come!
Project Timeline
- Spring 2021: Community Engagement Survey 1, collect feedback on vision for new playground
- Summer 2021: Develop playground design options using survey feedback
- Winter 2021: Community Engagement Survey 2, collect feedback on multiple playground options
- Spring 2022: Detailed design and hire construction team
- Summer 2022: Begin construction
- Late Summer/Early Fall 2022: Playground reopens
The timeline is subject to change.
Get Involved
Online Survey
February 4 to 20, 2022
Take the online survey to share your thoughts on the features and equipment for the new playground. The design team will use the community feedback collected in the survey to develop a final playground design.
The results of the survey will be posted on this page.
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Project Updates
June 2021
Online Survey
Feedback on the community’s preferences for the playground design was collected in an online survey from June 5 to June 20, 2021. The design team will use this feedback to develop multiple playground design options. The survey received a total of 434 responses, which included feedback from 1,052 individuals.
- 43% of respondents would like to see more climbing features in the new playground
- 38% of respondents would like to see a group swing in the new playground
- 33% of respondents would like to see more spiral slides in the new playground
- 78% of survey respondents preferred a bright colour scheme for the new playground
Download the full survey summary report for more information.
About the Project
Bellbury Park Playground is located at 55 Van Horne Ave., east of Leslie Street.
The playground currently includes:
- Four swing sets:
- Two swing sets with two swings for ages two to five
- Two swing sets with two swings for ages five and up
- A junior playground area with:
- A spring car
- Tunnel
- Small yellow slide
- Mini house with seating
- A stand-alone steering wheel
- Several play activity panels
- An infinity climbing structure and small red slide
- A larger pink tunnel
- Monkey bars
- A pink cylindrical play structure with red handles
- Sand and rubber under play areas
- A small basketball court with a hoop
The playground will be redesigned using feedback from the community. The redesigned playground is proposed to include:
- Accessible play equipment. This means that people of all abilities will be able to play at this playground.
- New playground equipment
- Woodchip playground surfacing
Improvements will only be made in the general playground area. This will not include any new water or lighting features, or improvements to other areas of the park.
