The City is building a new multi-use Community Recreation and Child Care Centre in Scarborough’s Joyce Trimmer Park. The facility will be the City’s first Net Zero Energy and Emissions Community Recreation Facility, and will feature a 25 lane swimming pool and leisure pool, a full size gymnasium that is large enough to accommodate an indoor Cricket pitch, Child Care Centre, and more. The park will be upgraded with various outdoor amenities, including the addition of a skateboard park and multiple outdoor play spaces.
The timeline is subject to change.
Due to recent labour strikes and unforeseen site conditions, construction for the new Community Recreation and Child Care Centre has been extended to June 2025. Joyce Trimmer Park will continue to be closed during construction.
Construction for the new Community Recreation and Child Care Centre starts. Joyce Trimmer Park will be closed to the public until December 2024.
Pre-qualified contractors with experience in net-zero energy and emissions building construction submitted bids for the project. A contractor will be awarded a construction contract and construction is anticipated to start by November 2021.
The design team completed the detailed design in May 2020. The design calls for a building footprint of approximately 84,000 square feet and includes the Community Recreation and Child Care Centre. The new facility will be constructed in Joyce Trimmer Park, which will also be upgraded with the addition of a skate park. The plans are being reviewed by City Planning as part of the Site Plan Approval process and are subject to change.
On November 21, 2019, a public meeting was held at Alvin Curling Public School to present the schematic design. The concept design was developed based on needs surveys, environmental scans, community consultation events and feedback from the City’s Design Review Panel. Feedback from this meeting was collected and next steps were discussed.
The presentation deck and summary report for this meeting are not in an accessible format so cannot be posted publicly at this time. If you would like to view these files, please contact the Senior Project Coordinator.
On September 19, 2019, the project team returned to the Design Review Panel with a redesign. In response to the feedback on May 30, 2019, the design strategy now focused on maintaining a functional park while achieving the programming needs for the community recreation centre. The Panel provided very positive feedback about the redesigned building.
On May 30, 2019, an initial schematic design was presented to the City’s Design Review Panel. The design strategy was a traditional two-storey community centre model with a larger footprint that took more space from the existing park. The Panel voted for a redesign, recommended changes to the site layout, the orientation of the building, and landscaping.
On June 18, 2018, the project team discussed visioning and the project’s guiding principles of community building, placemaking and measuring success.
The presentation deck and summary report for this meeting is not in an accessible format so cannot be posted publicly at this time. If you would like to view these files, please contact the Senior Project Coordinator.
On June 15, 2018, a drop-in community event was organized in Joyce Trimmer Park to get feedback from the community on what programming they would like to see in the new facility.
The project team conducted an environmental scan and demographic survey of the North East Scarborough Community. The results were used as recommendations for programming in preparation for the schematic design and future community consultations.
On January 12, 2017, the project team discussed the budget, design process and schedule, the community consultation process and needs survey. This was the first public meeting after hiring the project architect. The community was highly engaged and showed interest in the project.
The presentation deck and summary report for this meeting are not in an accessible format so cannot be posted publicly at this time. If you would like to view these files, please contact the Senior Project Coordinator.
On June 27, 2016, the project team presented an overview of the project and discussed recreation programming from the Community Recreation and Child Care Centre. Feedback from this meeting was collected and next steps were discussed.
The presentation deck and summary report for this meeting are not in an accessible format so cannot be posted publicly at this time. If you would like to view these files, please contact the Senior Project Coordinator.
The new North East Scarborough Community Recreation Centre is located within the Rouge Valley watershed and is surrounded by parks and natural areas, including Joyce Trimmer Park. In response to the community’s desire maximize the surrounding park space, the Community Recreation and Child Care Centre’s design incorporates the following components in a unique multi-level stacked facility:
The new Child Care Centre is designed as an inclusive play environment that maximizes opportunities for all children to engage with a naturally stimulating environment. The Child Care Centre will include the following components:
The Community Recreation and Child Care Centre’s unique stacked design reduces the building’s overall footprint and maximizes the surrounding park space, which includes a landscaped front plaza that can be animated for special events and a multi-functional parking area. This project will include the addition of the following components:
The facility will be the City’s first Net Zero Energy and Emissions Community Recreation Centre, and the first in Ontario aiming to achieve Zero Carbon Building Certification. The building’s ambitious and leading edge design employs innovative strategies to reduce overall energy consumption and incorporate on-site renewable energy systems.
Key features include:
In 2004, Council adopted the City of Toronto Recreation Facilities Report, which identified North East Scarborough as an area having unmet community needs with respect to parks and recreation facilities. It is recommended that this area be a priority for a Community Centre project.
The Community Recreation and Child Care Centre will be located in Joyce Trimmer Park. The park will be revitalized and include features that will complement the overall design of the facility. Feedback from the community was heavily considered throughout the process and included needs surveys, environmental scans and multiple community consultation events.
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