Highfield Park Playground Improvements

Review feedback from the online survey in the Project Updates section.
The City is improving the north playground in Highfield 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.
  • Summer 2025: Hire a design team
  • Fall 2025 to Winter 2026: Design development
  • Winter to Spring 2026: Community engagement
  • Summer 2026: Hire a construction team and construction starts, playground closes
  • Fall 2026: Construction completed, playground opens

The timeline is subject to change.

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Level of Engagement

This project has been classified as a Consult project based on the International Association for Public Participation Spectrum. This means we collect and consider public feedback on proposed design options to inform the development of a final playground design.

April 2026

Online Survey

From March 13 to April 27, 2026, 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 65 responses.

The design team will use this feedback to refine the final playground design. The final design will be available on this page in Summer 2026.

Key Feedback Highlights
  • When asked to rank their playground design preference, respondents ranked Playground Design B highest (51 per cent) followed by Playground Design A (30 per cent) and Playground Design C (19 per cent).
  • Respondents shared that the three most important features to include in the new playground are:
    • senior play structure for ages five to 12
    • climbing structures
    • junior play structure for ages two to five
  • Respondents shared that the three least important features to include in the new playground are:
    • toddler swings
    • play panels
    • stand-alone toys
  • If budget permits, the three features respondents would like more of in the improved playground are:
    • climbing structures
    • senior play structures for ages five to 12
    • toddler swings
  • For seating around the playground:
    • 65 per cent of respondents like benches
    • 60 per cent of respondents like picnic tables
    • 38 per cent of respondents like armour stones
  • The preferred colour scheme for the new playground was earthy colours, like green, brown and grey (48 per cent) over bright colours, like yellow, orange and purple (42 per cent), and no preference (10 percent).
Playground Options

All three designs are AODA compliant, have the same amount of play features and cost the same amount.

Playground Design A

A rendering of Playground Design A looking towards the northeast. From left to the right it includes senior play structure, a seat spinner, a freestanding hoop climber, and a stand-up spinner. From left to right the senior play structure includes a spiral slide, a climbing option, a seating seating area, two roofs, two activity panels, steps, an overhead climbing option, and rings. The equipment is shown in beige, brown, and green.

A rendering of Playground Design A looking towards the southwest. From left to the right it includes a stand-up spinner, a seat spinner, a freestanding hoop climber, and a senior play structure. From left to right the senior play structure includes a transfer station with steps, a roof, a wave slide, another roof, a climbing option, and a spiral slide. The equipment is shown in beige, brown, and green.

Design A includes:

  • a senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • one slide,
    • one spiral slide
    • two climbing structures
    • one overhead climber
    • one set of rings
    • one seating area
    • two activity panels
    • two roofs
    • one transfer station with steps
  • one seat spinner
  • one stand-up spinner
  • one freestanding hoop climbing option
Playground Design B

A rendering of Playground Design B looking towards the northeast. From left to the right it includes a stand-up spinner and a senior play structure. From left to right the senior play structure includes a curved slide, a roof, two climbing options, a deck transition climbing option, a climbing wall option, another roof, an overhead climbing option, and a monkey bar with two rings. The equipment is shown in beige, dark grey, green, and light green.

A rendering of the senior play structure in Playground Design B looking towards the southwest. From left to right it includes a monkey bar with two rings, an overhead climbing option, a roof, a deck transition climbing option, a steering wheel, a transfer station, a seating option, a telescope, a climbing wall option, another roof, and a curved slide. The equipment is shown in beige, dark grey, green, and light green.

Design B includes:

  • a senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • one curved slide
    • one deck transition climber
    • three climbing structures
    • two climbing walls
    • one overhead climber
    • one monkey bar with two rings
    • one steering wheel
    • one telescope
    • one seating option
    • two roofs
    • one transfer station with steps
  • one stand-up spinner
Playground Design C

A rendering of Playground Design C looking towards the west. From left to the right it includes a stand-up spinner, a spring toy, a senior play structure and a freestanding activity panel. From left to right the senior play structure includes a wheel activity panel, a crunch bar, an overhead climbing option, a spinning overhead option, another overhead climbing option, a lily pad activity, a deck transition climbing option, a firepole, a roof, a wave slide, and a transfer stations with steps. The equipment is shown in beige, brown, and green.

A rendering of Playground Design C looking towards the east. From left to the right it includes a freestanding activity panel, a senior play structure, and a spring toy. From left to right the senior play structure includes a spiral slide, a roof, a firepole, a deck transition climbing option, an overhead climbing option, a lily pad activity, an overhead spinning option, an overhead climbing option, a wheel activity panel, and a crunch bar. The equipment is shown in beige, brown, and green.

Design C includes:

  • a senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • one spiral slide
    • one wave slide
    • one climbing structure
    • one deck transition climber
    • two overhead climbers
    • one overhead spinners
    • one lily pad activity
    • one wheel activity panel
    • one crunch bar
    • one firepole
    • one transfer station
  • one stand-up spinner
  • one spring toy
  • one freestanding activity panel

The north playground in Highfield Park is located south of Highfield Junior Public School, at the intersection of Mount Olive Drive and Silverstone Drive.

The playground currently includes:

  • a play structure with:
    • a spiral slide
    • a wavey slide
    • four climbing features
    • two slide poles
  • 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
  • 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.
Date modified: July 14, 2026