The City is improving the playground and adding a new fitness area in Clarinda Park. The new fitness area will include outdoor fitness equipment, such as pull-up bars and step benches, with instruction panels at each station to accommodate adults with different fitness levels. The playground improvements are part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.
Project Timeline
- October 2024: Community engagement (online survey)
- November 2024 to June 2025: Detailed design and hire a construction team
- Fall 2025: Construction starts
- Late Fall 2025: Construction complete, playground reopens
The timeline is subject to change.
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Project Updates
November 2024
Online Survey
From October 21 to November 3, 2024, feedback on multiple playground design options was collected in an online survey. The survey was promoted through paid social media ads, the local Councillor’s office, on-site signage and this web page. The survey received a total of 136 responses.
The design team will use this feedback to refine the final playground design. The final design will be available on this page in the winter of 2025.
Key Feedback Highlights
- When asked to rank their playground design preference, respondents ranked Playground Design A highest (37 per cent) followed by Playground Design B (32 per cent) and Playground Design C (31 per cent).
- Respondents shared that the three most important features to include in the new playground are:
- Climbing structures
- Senior play structure for ages five to 12
- Junior play structure for ages two to five
- Respondents shared that the three least important features to include in the new playground are:
- Play panels
- Stand-alone toys (e.g. imaginative play vehicle, play house, sensory sculptures, etc.)
- Double slide
- If budget permits, the three features respondents would like more of in the improved playground are:
- Climbing structures
- Senior play structure for ages five to 12
- Motion toys (e.g. standing or sitting spinners, spring toys, teeter totters, etc.)
- The preferred colour scheme for the new playground was bright colours, like yellow, orange, and purple (46 per cent) over earthy colours like green, brown, and grey (29 per cent), over neutral colours with one accent colour, like white, black, and turquoise (16 per cent) and no preference (nine per cent).
Playground Options
All three designs are AODA compliant, have the same amount of play features, and cost the same amount.
Playground Design A
Design A includes:
- A swing set with:
- Two belt swings
- Two toddler swings
- One accessible swing
- One junior play structure for ages two to five with:
- One wavy slide
- Three climbing options
- One play panel
- One senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
- One wavy slide
- One curved slide
- Four climbing options
- Two overhead climbing options
- One quiet seat
- One step pod
- One play panel
- One teeter totter
- One standing spring teeter-totter
- One group spring toy
- One stand-up spinner toy
- Five play panels
Playground Design B
Design B includes:
- A swing set with:
- One belt swing
- One toddler swing
- One accessible swing
- One junior play structure for ages two to five with:
- One curved slide
- Three climbing options
- Two overhead climbing options
- One bridge
- One quiet seat
- Two play panels
- One senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
- One wavy slide
- One straight slide
- Four climbing options
- Two overhead climbing options
- One bridge
- Seven step pods
- One quiet seat
- Two play panels
- One dome climber
- Two spring toys
- One group spring toy
- One stand-up spinner toy
- One play panel
Playground Design C
Design C includes:
- A swing set with:
- Two belt swings
- One toddler swing
- One accessible swing
- One junior play structure for ages two to five with:
- One double slide
- One curved slide
- Two climbing options
- One overhead climbing option
- three play panels
- One senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
- One curved slide
- One wavy double slide
- Five climbing options
- One bridge
- One overhead climbing option
- One hammock swing
- Five play panels
- One spring toy
- One stand-up spinner toy
About the Project
The playground and fitness area will be designed using community feedback.
Playground
The playground is located at the centre of the park, near the entrance at Clarinda Drive.
The playground currently includes:
- two swing sets with:
- two swings for ages two to five
- two swings for ages five and up
- a medium-sized spiral slide
- a combined junior and senior climbing structure with:
- one small sized slide
- one medium-sized covered slide
- two overhead climbing options
- one tunnel
- one bridge
- six climbing options
- two play panels
- 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
- improved seating
- engineered wood fibre surfacing
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.
Fitness Area
The Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan helps guide future investments in outdoor fitness areas across the city.
The location of the fitness area in Clarinda Park is to be determined.
