The City is improving the playground in Wigmore Park and adding a new splash pad!
Project Timeline
- Spring 2019: Community engagement
- Fall 2023: Detailed design and hire a construction team
- Spring 2025: Construction starts
- August 2025: Construction complete
The timeline is subject to change.
Project Updates
August 2024
The project is in the process of securing necessary permits for construction, and construction is anticipated to start in spring 2025.
August 2023
Detailed Design Update
Minor updates are being made to the design drawings to ensure they meet the appropriate and latest codes. Construction is anticipated to start in August 2025.
August 2020
Design Finalized
The design for the playground and splash pad is finalized with the help of community feedback. The design for the playground includes:
- Junior play equipment for ages two to five
- Playground equipment for ages five to 12
- One swing set with
- One accessible swing
- One toddler swing
- Two belt swings
- Spring toy see-saw with four seats
- Skateboard rider
- Magnifying panel
- Seated spinner
- Cube shaped climber
- Freestanding sensory panel
- Engineered wood fibre playground surfacing
- Additional seating
- An accessible pathway connecting to the playground area
The design for the splash pad includes:
- An aqua dome
- Bollard activator (to turn water features on and off)
- Cattail twirl water feature
- Directional jet
- Flower water feature
- Geyser (in-ground jets)
- Jet stream
- Rooster tail water feature
- Water jelly
2019
An external consultant conducted the community engagement process for this project.
About the Project
Wigmore Park is located at 106 Wigmore Dr. in North York and features a ball diamond and playground near Pitcairn Crescent on the west side of the park.
The playground area currently includes:
- One swing set with
- One accessible swing
- Three toddler swings
- Two belt swings
- A slide with ladder
- A wood play structure with steps, double slide and climber
- A wood play structure with climber
- Sand under all play areas
- A drinking fountain
The improvements will include a new splash pad, which will be located across from the playground area, on the north side of the central pathway in the park.
