Malta Park Playground Improvements

Review feedback from the online survey in the Project Updates section.

The City is improving the playground in Malta 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.
  • Spring 2026: Community engagement (online survey)
  • Summer 2026: Detailed design and hire a construction team
  • Fall 2026: Construction starts, playground closes
  • Spring 2027: Construction complete, playground reopens

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 9 to March 30, 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 500 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 2026.

Key Feedback Highlights
  • When asked to rank their playground design preference, respondents ranked Playground Design A highest (45 per cent) followed by Playground Design B (41 per cent) and Playground Design C (14 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-up spinner toys
    • stand-alone toys (e.g. spring riders, spinner toys, activity panels, etc.)
  • If budget permits, the three features respondents would like more of in the improved playground are:
    • climbing structures
    • belt swings
    • senior play structures for ages five to 12
  • The preferred colour scheme for the new playground was a mix of bright warm colours and vibrant cool colours (30 per cent) over earthy colours, like green, brown and grey with a pop of vibrant colours (28 per cent), vibrant colours, like blue, turquoise, and purple (20 per cent), and bright colours, like yellow, orange and red (13 percent).
Playground Options

All three designs:

  • Are AODA compliant. This means that people of varying abilities can play at the new playground
  • Have about the same number of play features like swings, slides, etc.
  • Have wood fibre safety surfacing
  • Cost the same amount.

Playground Design A

A rendering of Playground Design A, looking towards the northwest. From left to right it includes freestanding activity panels, a junior play structure, a senior rope climbing play structure, a stand-up spinner, a swing set, and a spring toy. The play equipment is shown in beige, grey, light blue and dark blue.

A rendering of Playground Design A, looking towards the west. From left to right it includes freestanding activity panels, a junior play structure, a stand-up spinner, a spring toy, a senior rope climbing play structure, and a swing set. The play equipment are shown in beige, grey, light blue and dark blue.

Design A includes:

  • a swing set with:
    • one toddler swing seat
    • one accessible swing seat
  • a junior play structure for ages eighteen months to five years old with:
    • one double slide
    • one climbing option
    • one telescope activity panel
    • one boat game counter panel
    • one boat steering wheel panel
    • one sail roof
    • one transfer station
  • a senior play structure for ages five to twelve years old with:
    • a mix of flexible cables and rubber straps for climbing
  • four freestanding activity panels
  • one four-seater spring rider toy
  • one stand-up spinner toy

Playground Design B

A rendering of Playground Design B looking towards the southeast. From left to right it includes a swing set, a freestanding activity globe, a sculpted whale body and tail, a play structure, freestanding activity panels, and a spring toy. The play equipment are shown in teal, yellow, beige, red, and blue.

A rendering of the play structure in Playground Design B looking towards the northwest with the sculpted whale body in the left side of the background, and freestanding panels on the right side of the foreground. From left to right of the play structure, the rendering shows an overhead ring climbing option, roofs, activity panels, climbing options, a crawl-through activity panel, and a ship bow. The play equipment is shown in teal, yellow, beige, red, and blue.

Design B includes:

  • a swing set with:
    • one saucer swing seat
  • a structure for ages two to twelve with:
    • one senior curved slide
    • one junior curved slide
    • one ship bow
    • one ship hull
    • four bus stop roofs
    • multiple activity panels
    • two steering wheel panels
    • one crawl through activity panel
    • one telescope
    • one climbing option
    • one overhead climbing option
    • one seating option
    • one stepping stone
    • steps
    • one transfer station
  • one blue whale body sculpt
  • one blue whale tail sculpt
  • one freestanding activity panel
  • one freestanding activity globe
  • one spring rider toy

Playground Design C

A rendering of Playground Design C looking towards the south. From left to right it includes a spinner toy, freestanding activity panels, a swing set, a play structure, and an overhead climbing option. The play equipment is shown in white, light blue, cyan, blue pastel and black.

A rendering of Playground Design C looking towards the northwest. From left to right it includes an overhead climbing option, a play structure, free-standing activity panels, a spinner toy, and a swing set. The play equipment is shown in white, light blue, cyan, blue pastel and black.

Design C includes:

  • a swing set with:
    • one belt swing seat
    • one accessible swing seat
    • one saucer swing seat
  • a play structure for ages eighteen months to 12 years old with:
    • one double slide
    • two climbing options
    • one rock climbing option
    • two activity panels
    • one transfer station
  • one overhead climbing option
  • one barrel spinner toy
  • one freestanding sensory activity panel

Malta Park Playground is located just north of Saint Johns Road.

The playground currently includes:

  • one swing set with two swings for ages two to five
  • one climbing structure with slides
  • monkey bars
  • a spring teeter-totter
  • 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
  • additional seating
  • 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.