The City is improving the splash pad in Dentonia Park with the help of community feedback. The new splash will replace the existing splash pad in approximately the same location, near the playground, and is proposed to include play elements that spray water and have water play activities for children ages two to 12.
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Project Timeline
- Winter 2024: Hire a design team
- Spring/Summer 2024: Community engagement
- Spring to Winter 2025: Design development
- Spring 2025: Hire a construction team
- Summer 2025: Construction starts, splash pad closes
- Fall 2025: Construction complete, splash pad reopens
The timeline is subject to change.
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Project Updates
The following splash pad design options were presented to the community for feedback through engagement activities.
Design Option A: Beach Theme
Design Option A includes:
- One bucket trio
- Two tube sprays
- Three spray loop
- One bobble with single self-spinning orb
- One bobble with three self-spinning orbs
- One astra spray
- One in-ground geyser
- Water activator
- One aqua dome
- Two in-ground jet stream
- One in-ground rooster tail spray
- One in-ground spider spray
Design Option B: Nature Theme
Design Option B includes:
- One bamboo tree
- Four in-ground directional jet
- Two in-ground geyser
- One garden bug spray
- Water activator
- One curved spray with multi-directional water jets
- One in-ground spider spray
- One curved spray with horizontal water jets
- One luna spray
- One frog
- One turtle
September 2024
Online Survey
From August 12 to September 8, an online survey collected community feedback on design options for the new splash pad in English and Bengali. Over 500 surveys were submitted by at least 790 respondents, including members of the same household.
Feedback Summary
- 64 per cent of respondents preferred Design Option A and 34 per cent preferred Design Option B
- 85 per cent of respondents were satisfied with the splash pad design options, 10 percent were neutral and 5 per cent were unsatisfied
- For Design Option A, 51 per cent of respondents liked the bucket trio feature waterplay feature most, followed by the spray loop (44 per cent) and the astra spray (37 per cent)
- For Design Option A, 23 per cent of respondents liked the tube spray waterplay feature least, followed by the in-ground jet stream (19 per cent) and the in-ground rooster tail spray (17 per cent)
- For Design Option B, 47 per cent of respondents liked the garden bug spray waterplay feature most, followed by the luna spray (35 per cent) and the curvey spray with multi-directional water jets (34 per cent)
- For Design Option B, 18 per cent of respondents liked the in-ground directional jet waterplay feature least, followed by the bamboo tree (18 per cent) and the turtle (16 per cent)
- 57 per cent of respondents preferred tables and umbrellas for the shaded seating area and 37 per cent preferred picnic tables under a trellis
Additional feedback included suggestions to consider adding more seating, using soft or non-slip play surfaces, ensuring there are enough garbage bins, using durable materials, installing signs with a variety of information and adding change rooms.
August 2024
Community Pop-up Event
On August 13, the project team presented and collected feedback on the splash pad design options at a community pop-up event in Dentonia Park. More than 90 community members participated in the event. Participants were asked to indicate their preferred design option and waterplay features through a dot sticker voting activity. Four members of the project team were present to answer questions and gather feedback.
Feedback Summary
- 29 participants preferred Design Option A and 23 preferred Design Option B
- 24 participants were satisfied with the splash pad design options and two were neutral
- For Design Option A, 47 participants liked the spray loop waterplay feature most, followed by the astra spray (27) and the aqua dome (23)
- For Design Option B, 23 participants liked the garden bug waterplay feature most, followed by the luna spray (19) and the curved spray with multi-directional jets (18)
- 26 participants preferred tables and umbrellas for the shaded seating area and 18 preferred the picnic tables under a trellis
Additional feedback included suggestions to consider more benches, more garbage cans, movable picnic tables and improved drainage.
School Pop-up Event
On June 27, the project team presented and collected feedback on the splash pad design options at a pop-up event at Crescent Town Elementary School. Approximately 220 students in Grades 1 to 4 participated in the event. Participants were asked to indicate their preferred design option and waterplay features through a dot sticker voting activity. Three members of the project team were present to answer questions and gather feedback.
Feedback Summary
- 81 per cent of students preferred Design Option A and 19 per cent preferred Design Option B
- For Design Option A, 35 per cent of students liked the bucket trio waterplay feature most, followed by the spray loop (22 per cent) and the tube spray (18 per cent)
- For Design Option A, 14 per cent of students liked the geyser waterplay feature least, followed by the jet stream (13 per cent) and the spider spray (11 per cent)
- For Design Option B, 52 per cent of students liked the frog waterplay feature most, followed by the garden bug (22) and the curved spray with multi-directional jets (21 per cent)
- For Design Option B, 33 per cent of students liked the directional jet least, followed by the curved spray with horizontal jets (31 per cent), and the luna spray (24 per cent)
