Allan A. Lamport Stadium Park Playground Improvements

The City is improving the playground in Allan A. Lamport Stadium Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city, so that everyone can experience the joys and benefits of play for years to come!

  • Fall 2024: Community engagement
  • Winter to Fall 2025: Site assessment and hire design team
  • Winter to Spring 2026: Design development and community engagement
  • Summer 2026 to Winter 2027: Detailed design and hire a construction team
  • Spring 2027: Construction starts, playground closes
  • Summer 2027: Construction complete, playground opens

The timeline is subject to change.

Online Survey

Spring 2026

An online survey will be posted on this page in spring. The survey will ask for your feedback and preferences on playground options and play equipment. The design team will use this community feedback to develop the final playground design.

The results of the survey will also be shared on this page.

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March 2026

Playground design options are being developed and community feedback will be collected in an online survey launching in spring 2026. The options will include an expanded play area, rubber surfacing and equipment for junior and senior play. The new playground will also be fully accessible and fenced along the east side.

Winter to Fall 2025

A site assessment on the playground area was completed in 2025. A design team was hired to develop three playground design options based on community and stakeholder input gathered during community engagement in fall 2024.

December 2024

Online Survey

From November 1 to December 16, community feedback on playground design priorities and preferences was collected in an online survey. The survey was promoted through paid social media ads, the local Councillor’s office, on-site signage, and on the City’s webpage. The survey received a total of 222 responses.

The design team will use this feedback to develop multiple playground design options. These design options will be presented to the community for feedback in a second online survey.

Key Feedback Highlights
  • 63 per cent of participants preferred a playground type with one main structure with many play features attached, 24 per cent preferred many separate features without a main structure and 13 per cent had no preference.
  • Participants shared that the most important features to include in the new playground are:
    • climbing structure
    • belt swings
    • spiral slide
  • Participants shared that the least important features to include in the new playground are:
    • play panels
    • quiet hideaways
    • stand-up spinner toys
  • For amenities around the playground:
    • 84 per cent would like more seating areas and options
    • 75 per cent would like more garbage and recycling bins
    • 55 per cent would like more stroller parking
    • 50 per cent would like more bicycling parking
  • Participants suggested:
    • adding a rubber play surface, fencing around the playground, and more waste receptacles
    • animating or programming the playground area
    • improving pathway access to the playground
  • Suggestions that are beyond the scope of this project included calls for a dogs off-leash area, adult fitness area and a water feature.
  • Many participants expressed concerns about encampments, unhoused people and drug users near the playground and reported feeling unsafe.

Allan A. Lamport Stadium Park Playground is located on the east side of the stadium.

The playground currently includes:

  • one slide, one spiral slide and one double slide
  • a play structure with climbing options
  • sand under all play areas

The playground will be redesigned using community feedback and is proposed to include:

  • playground equipment for ages five to 12
  • additional seating
  • engineered wood fibre surfacing
  • an accessible pathway to the playground area

The play equipment and pathway connecting to the playground area will comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Learn more about how playgrounds are made accessible.

Improvements will only be made in the general playground area and will not include any new water or lighting features or improvements to other areas of the park.