Indian Line Park Playground Improvements

The City is improving the playground in Indian Line 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.

  • Winter 2025: Community engagement (online survey)
  • March to June 2025: Detailed design and hire a construction team
  • Late Summer 2025: Construction starts
  • Late Fall 2025: Construction complete, playground reopens

The timeline is subject to change.

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May 2025

Final Playground Design

Plan view of the proposed playground area in Indian Line Park. The new area is a rectangular shape with a chamfered corner to the north-west. To the east is a walkway connecting the playground to new picnic tables to the north, new benches to the east, and the existing shade shelter to the south. All features are listed below.

The following features will be included in the playground and surrounding area:

  1. Accessible playground with engineered wood fiber safety surfacing, online-survey-selected play equipment and concrete curb
  2. Accessible concrete ramp into play area
  3. Three benches on concrete surfacing
  4. Chain link fence
  5. Two picnic tables on concrete surfacing
  6. Asphalt walkway
  7. Four new tree plantings (species to be determined)

The final design for the new Indian Line Park playground, which has been refined based on community feedback. It will be bright colours, including yellow, orange, blue, and purple, 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 play features:

  • A swing set with:
    • Two belt swings
    • One toddler swings
    • One accessible swing
  • A junior play structure for ages two to five with:
    • One double slide
    • Two climbing options
    • One hammock
    • One play panel
  • A senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • Two curved slides
    • Five climbing options
    • Four overhead climbing options
    • Four bridges
    • Two step pods
    • One pair of quiet seats
    • Two play panels
  • Two standalone climbing structures
  • One group spinner
  • Two teeter-totters
  • One spring toy
  • Three play panels

March 2025

Online Survey

From February 24 to March 9, 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 332 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 C highest (41 per cent) followed by Playground Design B (40 per cent) and Playground Design A (19 per cent).

Respondents shared that the three most important features to include in the new playground are:

  • Climbing structure
  • Senior play structure for ages five to 12
  • Motion toys (e.g. standing or sitting spinners, spring toys, teeter totters)

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)
  • None

If budget permits, the three features respondents would like more of in the improved playground are:

  • Climbing structure
  • Motion toys (e.g. standing or sitting spinners, spring toys, teeter totters)
  • Senior play structure for ages five to 12

For seating around the playground:

  • 26 per cent of respondents like seatwalls
  • 74 per cent of respondents like benches
  • 75 per cent of respondents like picnic tables

The preferred colour scheme for the new playground was bright colours, like yellow, orange and purple (60 per cent) over earthy colours like green, brown and grey (32 per cent) and no preference (8 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

Aerial view of Playground Option A looking south-west. From left to right: junior play structure, group spinner, swings, senior play structure, and individual spinner.

Design A includes:

  • A swing set with:
    • Two belt swings
    • One toddler swing
    • One accessible swing
  • A junior play structure for ages two to five with:
    • One double slide
    • One curved slide
    • Three climbing options
    • One overhead climbing option
    • Two bridges
    • One quiet seat
    • Four play panels
  • A senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • One straight slide
    • One double curved slide
    • Seven climbing options
    • Six overhead climbing options
    • Three bridges
    • Three step pods
    • One pair of quiet seats with table
    • Three play panels
  • One seat spinner
  • One group spinner
  • One large play panel
Playground Design B

Aerial view of Playground Option B looking north-west. From left to right: play panels, senior play structure, group spinner, junior play structure, and swings

Design B includes:

  • A swing set with:
    • Two belt swings
    • One toddler swing
    • One accessible swing
  • A junior play structure for ages two to five with:
    • One double slide
    • One curved slide
    • One straight slide
    • Five climbing options
    • One hammock
    • Four play panels
  • A senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • One double slide
    • Three curved slides
    • Four climbing options
    • Two bridges
    • Two hammocks
    • One quiet seat
    • Six play panels
  • One group spinner
  • Three play panels
Playground Design C

Aerial view of Playground Option C looking north-west. From left to right: swings, group spinner, climbing structure, senior play structure, teeter totters, spring toy, second climbing structure, play panels, and junior play structure.

Design C includes:

  • A swing set with:
    • Two belt swings
    • One toddler swings
    • One accessible swing
  • A junior play structure for ages two to five with:
    • One double slide
    • Two climbing options
    • One hammock
    • One play panel
  • A senior play structure for ages five to 12 with:
    • Two curved slides
    • Five climbing options
    • Four overhead climbing options
    • Four bridges
    • Two step pods
    • One pair of quiet seats
    • Two play panels
  • Two standalone climbing structures
  • One group spinner
  • Two teeter totters
  • One spring toy
  • Three play panels

Indian Line Park Playground is located in the northwest area of the park near the entrance from Morning Star Drive, north of the tennis courts and west of the splash pad.

The playground currently includes:

  • one swing set with:
    • two swings for ages two to five
    • two swings for ages five and up
  • a junior play structure with:
    • one small sized double slide
    • one medium sized double slide
    • two bridges
    • four climbing options
    • three play panels
  • a senior play structure with:
    • one large wavy slide
    • one large spiral slide
    • one medium double slide
    • one bridge
    • five climbing options
    • one play panel
  • one standalone structure with two overhead climbing options
  • one talk tube set
  • 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
  • accessible walkway to the playground
  • engineered wood fibre surfacing

The play equipment and pathway connecting to the playground area will comply with 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.