Current Projects

The City of Brantford is pleased to announce that construction is set to begin this month on the Woodman Park Outdoor Pool, located at 491 Grey Street, and will be completed to open for the 2023 season. 

Features of the park may include new accessible play equipment and swings with rubber safety surfacing under play areas, multi-use court improvements, paved pathways, shade structures and more. Efforts will be made to ensure the new design complements the new Woodman Park Pool design and layout.

Pool construction update

The pool construction is planned to begin this month and expected to open for the 2023 season. Features of the new pool design include a 25 metre pool with a 2.0 metre deep end and a 1.2 metre shallow end pool complete with a walk-in entry and an accessible ramp, awnings to provide shelter from the sun, pool storage areas, and safety fencing designed to complement the new park development.

Survey results

Waterworks Park is a large community park with a natural greenspace for recreation and relaxation with access to the main trail system, Rotary Bike Park and active sports fields. The park is located at 390 Grand River Avenue in Ward 2.

The City has proposed new upgrades to enhance the experience Waterworks Park.

The scope of work includes:

• Improvements to the existing picnic shelter including roof replacement, re-staining and new signage
• New pollinator garden beds, including various native plantings adjacent to the existing picnic shelter
• New entrance signage to proposed garden area
• New asphalt path through proposed garden area for accessibility
• New benches along proposed asphalt path

Construction for this project is set to begin on October 19th, 2022, and will take approximately three weeks to complete phase one which includes pavilion roof replacement, garden beds, signage, asphalt path and benches. Phase two will be completed in Spring 2023, which includes the re-staining of the pavilion (schedule is dependent on weather conditions during construction).

Steve Brown Sports Complex will be under construction to have the lights and poles replaced at the Red Baseball Diamond, lights and poles replaced at the Track Enclosure, and new lights and poles installed at the Blue Baseball Diamond. Construction is scheduled to be underway over the fall and winter of 2022-2023.

The City's dedicated Parks Services team works hard year-round to update parks and playgrounds. We are pleased to share updates regarding our playground renovation and rehabilitation program as well as our current and upcoming renovations and projects outlined below.

Playground renovation and rehabilitation program

The City's Playground Replacement Program dedicates funds and resources to continuously updating parks and playgrounds with fun and exciting new equipment. We also add new paved paths, benches, signs and trees. All these improvements help to make sure our playgrounds are inclusive, so everyone can enjoy them. The size and shape of each new playground depends on many factors. We work very hard to make sure that each playground design is the best it can be and residents have a chance to offer input. It takes two years to complete a new playground. In year one, the playground is planned and designed. In year two, the playground is built then opened for you to use.

How we decide which playgrounds are replaced 

We use a variety of factors in choosing which playgrounds will be replaced. The most important of these factors is safety. Our playgrounds are inspected monthly. Important things like broken metal, rust, unleveled decking, and safety surfacing are all looked at. Findings from these inspections help us figure out which playgrounds need to be replaced sooner than others. We try our best to make sure that one playground in each area of the city is replaced each year.

We understand that there are many playgrounds across the city that needs an upgrade. While the playground closest to you may seem old and outdated, there may be others outside of your area that need replacement first. We appreciate your patience as we continue to move through our replacement list. Please call or email us if you have any questions about a park near you.

Playgrounds currently in the design phase

• Silverbridge Park (Project awarded and construction set to commence soon)
• Devereux Park (Construction 2024)
• Iroquois Park (Construction 2024)

Thank you to everyone who took the time to provide feedback for the recent Neighbourhood Decision Making Survey online for each park above. We are pleased to share the survey results below. 

Devereux Park

• The community responded that they’d like to see the playground be in bright colours like yellow, purple, pink, teal, orange, blue etc.
• The top two activity features residents would like to see in the final design, in order includes playground equipment geared to children ages 6 to 12 and swings.
• The top two park amenities residents are hoping to see in the final design in order include; a variety of playground features that appeal to all ages of children and shade areas.
• The top two types of preferred play equipment selected, in order include climbing features, and swinging features.

Iroquois Park

• The community responded that they’d like to see the playground be in bright colours like yellow, purple, pink, teal, orange, blue etc.
• The top two activity features residents would like to see in the final design, in order includes; playground equipment geared to children ages 6 to 12 and seating.
• The top two park amenities residents are hoping to see in the final design in order include; a variety of playground features that appeal to all ages of children and shade areas.
• The top two types of preferred play equipment selected, in order include; swinging features and climbing features.

Silverbridge Park

• The community responded that they’d like to see the playground be in bright colours like yellow, purple, pink, teal, orange, blue etc.
• The top two activity features residents would like to see in the final design, in order includes; playground equipment geared to children ages 6 to 12 and swings.
• The top two park amenities residents are hoping to see in the final design in order include; a variety of playground features that appeal to all ages of children and shade areas.
• The top two types of preferred play equipment selected, in order include; climbing features and swinging features.

Construction of the new and improved Dufferin Park Redevelopment will begin in Fall 2022. The new Dufferin Park Plan is intended to be more inclusive and appeal to a wider range of interests and activities. Learn more.

On December 17, 2019 Brantford City Council voted to direct staff to dispose of the  City owned lands at 282 Stanley St. to fund much needed affordable housing within the municipality. The sale of these lands provides a substantial capital foundation to create much needed, sustainable affordable housing in our community. The proceeds from the land sale combined with ongoing tax revenues, creative financial planning, partnerships with non-profit housing sectors and federal and provincial funding streams have the potential to result in over 470 units of affordable, sustainable, mixed income housing options for the residents of Brantford and Brant over the next 10 years. Learn more.