Former Hospital Site Project
A vibrant new community centre, park, and housing to meet the needs of Oakville residents.
The Former Hospital Site Project is about working with community partners to create a vibrant new community centre, neighbourhood park future residential area and seniors-oriented housing district to meet the needs of Oakville residents.
This project is a part of the South Central Public Lands Study (SCPLS), which was a land use study focused on surplus school sites (Brantwood, Chisholm and Linbrook Public Schools), the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital site, and the Oakville Arena/Trafalgar Park site.
Site development
Construction of the Oakville Trafalgar Community Centre is complete.
The community centre features a modern design that respects the adjacent heritage district and designated high school. It includes a 25-metre lap pool, a warm water pool, a double gymnasium, a fitness centre with a running track, multipurpose meeting rooms and space for intergenerational programming.
Oakville Hydro and the Town partnered to build a LEED-certified energy efficient building that will include rooftop solar panels, geo-thermal heating and cooling, and car charging station.
The neighbourhood park adjacent to the community centre includes soft landscaping and trees, seating, a play structure, lawn areas, a water play area, pavilion and bicycle parking.
On April 28, 2022, the sale of the future residential lands to Fernbrook Homes was finalized.
The purchaser registered a plan of subdivision on July 2, 2025 to create 19 single detached dwelling lots along MacDonald Road and Allan Street, 16 townhomes internal to the site and a new public street on the lands.
As part of the sale of the property, the developer will be committing to constructing all dwellings to complement the existing mature residential neighbourhood and maintain the character of the community as intended in the Town’s official plan.
The Council approved vision for the remaining undeveloped section of the former Hospital site includes a seniors-oriented housing development with a publicly accessible civic square and preservation and adaptive reuse of the former Oakville Trafalgar High School.
In June, 2026, Council directed the Oakville Municipal Development Corporation to engage the broader development community to achieve the Council vision. The following documents provide additional background information on the Oakville Trafalgar High School:
- Chimney Swifts Memo from the Planning Services Department & Environmental Policy Department dated November 22, 2016 (pdf)
- Heritage Impact Assessment from EVOQ dated March 14, 2018 (pdf)
- Heritage Bylaw 1994-011 to designate the original portion of the Oakville Trafalgar High School built in 1909 at 291 Reynolds Street as a property of historical and architectural value and interest (pdf)
- List of Heritage Attributes for OTHS as a supplement to the heritage designation By‐law 1994‐011 (pdf)
- Structural Assessment from Tacoma dated October 2, 2025 (pdf)
- Memo from Facilities staff summarizing Town repairs completed on OTHS dated May 29, 2026 (pdf)
Project file
- Approved Former Hospital Site Master Plan (pdf)
- Former Hospital Site Project timeline (pdf)
- Approved Former Hospital Site Master Plan map, May 2018 (pdf), which includes future seniors-oriented housing.
- Planning Studies
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- Active Development Applications
- Ward 1 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 2 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 3 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 4 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 5 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 6 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Ward 7 - Development and Site Plan Applications
- Sustainable Development Practices
- Urban Design
- Data Centres