Grandravine Park Playground Improvements

The City is improving the playground in Grandravine Park and moving it closer to the park entrance at 75 Grandravine Dr. The current playground will stay open until the new one is completed. Once the new playground is ready, the old playground area will be re-sodded. These improvements are part of an ongoing city-wide program to ensure playgrounds provide safe and accessible fun for many years.

  • Fall 2024: Community engagement (online survey) and design development
  • Winter 2025: Hire a construction team
  • Spring 2025: Construction starts
  • Summer 2025: Construction complete, playground opens at new location and playground closes at old location.

The timeline is subject to change.

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November 2024

Final Playground Design

The final design for the new Grandravine playground, which has been refined based on community feedback. It will be blue and include the play features listed below.

The final playground design and layout were determined using feedback from the community. The new playground will be Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliant and will include the following features:

  • A swing set with:
    • Three belt swings
    • Two toddler swings
    • One accessible swing
  • A junior play structure for ages two to five with:
    • One double slide
    • Two climbing option
    • One double slide
    • One wheel panel
    • Telescope and game counter
  • A senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • One double slide
    • One straight slide with waves
    • Three climbing options
    • One hammock
    • Challenge bridge
  • One seated spinner
  • One spring rider

Online Survey

From October 25 to November 11, feedback on multiple playground design options was collected in an online survey. The survey was promoted through paid social media ads, outreach to nearby schools, the local Councillor’s office, on-site signage and on this page. The survey received a total of 378 responses.

The design team will use this feedback to refine the final playground design. The final design will be available on this page in Spring 2025.

Key Feedback Highlights

When asked to rank their playground design preference, respondents ranked Playground Design B highest (43 per cent) followed by Playground Design A (28 per cent) and Playground Design C (28 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:

  • stand-alone toys
  • stand-up spinner toys
  • play panels

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
  • spiral slide

For seating around the playground:

  • 65 per cent of respondents like amour stones
  • 14 per cent of respondents like picnic tables
  • 12 per cent of respondents like benches

The preferred colour scheme for the new playground was bright colours, like yellow, orange, and purple (66 per cent) over earthy colours like green, brown, and grey (24 per cent).

Playground Options

All three designs comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), have the same amount of play features, have engineered wood fibre safety surfacing and cost the same amount.

Playground Design A

An aerial view of Playground Design A. From the lower left to the upper right, it includes a pair of talk tubes, a swing set, a junior play structure, a spinner toy, three medium-size overhead climbing stations, a senior play structure, and one stand-alone spider net.

Design A includes:

  • A swing set with:
    • Two belt swings
    • Two toddler swings
    • One accessible swing
  • A junior play structure for ages two to five with:
    • One double slide
    • One climbing option
    • Two play panels
    • One steering wheel on post
  • A senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • One double slide
    • One curve slide
    • Three climbing options
    • One two-storey house panel and roof
    • Multiple play panels
  • One stand-alone spider net
  • Three medium-sized overhead climbing stations
  • One pair of talk tubes
  • One spinner toy
  • One spring toy
Playground Design B

An aerial view of Playground Design B. From the lower right to the upper left, it includes a senior play structure, a spinner toy, a junior play structure and a swing set.

Design B includes:

  • A swing set with:
    • Three belt swings
    • Two toddler swings
    • One accessible swing
  • A junior play structure for ages two to five with:
    • One double slide
    • Two climbing options
    • One double slide
    • One wheel panel
    • One telescope and game counter
  • A senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • One double slide
    • One straight slide with waves
    • Three climbing options
    • One hammock
    • One challenge bridge
  • One seated spinner toy
  • One spring rider toy
Playground Design C

An aerial view of Playground Design C. From the lower left to the upper right, it includes a junior play structure, two spring toys, a senior play structure, a play panel, and a swing set.

Design C includes:

  • A swing set with:
    • Two belt swings
    • Two toddler swings
    • One accessible swing
  • A junior play structure for ages two to five with:
    • One double slide
    • One climbing option
    • One game panel
  • A senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • Two straight slides
    • One curved slide
    • Three climbing options
    • One sliding pole
    • One climbing bridge
    • Multiple play panels
  • Two seated spinner toys
  • One stand-up spinner toy
  • One spring rider toy
  • One play panel

Grandravine Park Playground is located at 23 Grandravine Dr. in North York, north of Stilecroft Drive and beside Stilecroft Public School.

The playground currently includes:

  • A swing set with four swings for ages two to five
  • A swing set with four swings for ages five and up
  • A spring toy
  • A tic-tac-toe play panel
  • A junior see-saw
  • A curved slide
  • A horizontal log
  • Play equipment with four slides and climbing structure

The playground will be redesigned using feedback from the community and will be relocated to the northwest corner of the park, next to the existing basketball court and near the park entrance at 75 Grandravine Dr. 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.